“5 Years Too Many!”
Take Action in the Nation’s Capital and Around the Country
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Countdown to March 19th: Less than 4 weeks to go!
Organize ~ Publicize ~ Plan ~ Prepare … Now!
The Declaration of Peace and United for Peace and Justice encourage your participation in the nonviolent actions that are being organized in Washington, D.C. and across the country during the 5th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
This is the fourth of seven weekly “5 Years Too Many” Updates.
You can read our previous “5YTM” Updates under Campaign Updates or by clicking on the dates below. February 4, 2008 February 8, 2008 ~ February 15, 2008
In this update:
* Momentum is Building as the 5th Anniversary Approaches
* Reports from The Declaration of Peace and United for Peace and Justice Conference Calls
* Make 5 Phone Calls for “5 Years Too Many”
* New Resources on Iraq War Spending from Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Momentum is Building as the 5th Anniversary Approaches
“We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.” — Sweet Honey in the Rock
“I don’t remember anything like this as far back as I can remember. It sounds appropriately new and unique, so congratulations.” — a comment on the DC actions planned for March 19th, made during The Declaration of Peace Feb. 18th National Conference Call
We’ve been hearing it from every corner of the country: on the phone, over e-mails, on conference calls, on web blogs, in the streets, in organizing meetings. So many people are working to make the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq the most powerful and broad-based resistance to the war since it began.
As a vital part of our work, the movement to end the war in Iraq continues to tell its own story, apart from the story put out by the Bush administration, a largely complicit Congress, and the same mainstream media that helped lead us into the war five years ago, five years too many.
Let us help you tell this story.
* Post your events to the “5 Years Too Many” event calendar and to The Declaration of Peace event calendar.
* Find events in your area on the “5 Years Too Many” event calendar and The Declaration of Peace event calendar.
* Some upcoming events:
Interfaith Peace Witness for Iraq (March 7)
Stop-Loss Congress (March 10-12)
Reports from The Declaration of Peace and United for Peace and Justice Conference Calls
“I heard it through the grapevine.” —Motown writers Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
On Monday the 18th, both The Declaration of Peace and United for Peace and Justice held conference calls to let people discuss and plan for local and D.C. actions for “5 Years Too Many”.
Click here to get important links, event ideas, and resources, as well as the full minutes, from Monday’s The Declaration of Peace National Conference Call.
Click here for important details about the events in D.C. on March 19th being coordinated by United for Peace and Justice as part of the “5 Years Too Many” campaign.
As we find out about upcoming conference calls we will keep you informed.
Make 5 Phone Calls for “5 Years Too Many”
As of this email, only 35 out of 50 states have events listed on the “5 Years Too Many” event calendar. Let’s make it 50 out of 50. The Declaration of Peace has a database of organizers in every state who have agreed to let volunteers with The Declaration of Peace campaign contact them personally. These personal connections are at the heart of any healthy movement, and you can help make the movement to end the war in Iraq even stronger.
Can you make 5 phone calls to people in one of these 15 states?
Alaska - Alabama - Arkansas - Hawai’i - Idaho - Kansas - Kentucky - Maryland - Mississippi - North Dakota - Nevada - Utah - Virginia - West Virginia - Wyoming
E-mail info@declarationofpeace.org if you’d like to help get all 50 states involved on March 19th.
~ If you’re in one of those 15 states and are already planning an event, post your event to the “5 Years Too Many” event calendar and to The Declaration of Peace event calendar.
~ If you’re in one of those 15 states and want to organize something or get connected with others in your area to find out what’s going on locally, email info@declarationofpeace.org and we’ll help you get started.
New Resources on Iraq War Spending from Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Jeff Leys of Voices for Creative Nonviolence has published two new resources on Iraq war spending:
Q & A: Iraq - Afghanistan War Supplemental
read about it at vcnv.org ~ download it as a PDF ~ download charts only
Assessing House Voting Records on Iraq War Funding
read about it at vcnv.org ~ download it as a PDF
“Organize Locally ~ Coordinate Nationally”