Memorial Day 2013: Peace Now . . . It’s Up to Us
“Responsibility for working for peace lies not only with our leaders,
but also with each of us individually.” —The Dalai Lama
Yes, it’s up to us. The American war in Iraq is over. U.S. troops are leaving Afghanistan.
The wars are over or nearly so for Americans, if not for the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Let’s seize this rare opportunity to build a lasting peace: to heal our veterans, to create a sustainable peace-centered
economy with good education and meaningful work for all, to repair our ailing planet, and to ensure human rights
and dignity for everyone. It’s time to redirect our human and financial resources from the bottomless pit of perpetual
war to efforts to build a future where children and grandchildren everywhere can thrive.
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Progressive Responses, Action for Peaceful Tomorrows
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v A civil liberties protection bill
regulating Drone use in Oregon,
HB 2710, has passed the Oregon
House. Ask your State Senator
to support the bill. Legislature
switchboard: 1-800-332-2313.
What we can do:
Contact Congress, talk to our friends
online and face-to-face, support
community organizations working
on peace and military issues:
v S upport education about and elimi-
nation of killer drones. They’re cheaper
than boots on the ground but they kill
civilians and build resentments against
the United States.
v O ppose the drive to war with Iran.
Support diplomatic efforts to stop the
spread of nuclear weapons.
v I nsist that all U.S. troops come home
from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
v S upport bigger cuts in the U.S. military
budget. That money can be better spent
to heal and rebuild our country.
v S upport veterans’ services while
opposing military policy.
v S upport efforts to expose and stop
sexual abuse in the military.
v P romote strengthening international
peace-keeping organizations.
v S upport regional peacekeeping
initiatives regarding Syria.
•Senator Ron Wyden: www.wyden.senate.gov
•Senator Jeff Merkley: www.merkley.senate.gov
•Rep. Peter DeFazio: www.defazio.house.gov
•Congressional switchboard: 1-202 224-3121
•President Obama: 1-202 456-1111,
www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
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