| Action Alert on International Peace and Conflict |
Tuesday, September 25 2007 @ 06:02 AM PDT
Contributed by: mudslingpyro
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September 20th, 2007
Dear Friends,
Today we launch the Washington Office\'s biggest advocacy campaign ever! Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the UUA, is heading to Capitol Hill on October 10th to tell Congress to end this war and he wants to bring your voice with him! Our goal is to collect 25,000 signatures for peace; nearly 10% of our members in the United States!
Please add your voice to the 25,000 UUs who say, \"end this war!\"
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/UUA/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=721&t=campaign.dwt
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In early January, Rev. William G. Sinkford wrote to President Bush saying NO! to the surge; the President did not listen. Then, in March, he sent a message to Congress asking them to assess how this war has affected our nation\'s moral balance; Congress chose to fund the war. Then, earlier this month, Rev. Sinkford faxed every member of congress telling them, yet again, \"Not another dollar. Not another life.\"
In the aftermath of the Patraeus and Crocker testimony and the reality that Congress is once again considering funding this war, Rev. Sinkford is refusing to stand idly by, wondering if his messages were received. Along with Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, Rev. Sinkford will be visiting your members of Congress on October 10th and carrying with him a message of peace. He does not want to do this alone. He wants to do it with the support of as many Unitarian Universalists as possible. We have set an ambitious goal of gathering 25,000 signatures in less than a month. Add your voice to 25,000 UUs as we say, \"end this war!\"
Please send this on-line petition to as many of your friends as possible. You can also download a copy of the petition and a sign-up sheet to take into your congregations on Sunday.
Add your voice to 25,000 UUs as we say, \"end this war!\"
In faith,
Adam Gerhardstein
Legislative Assistant for International Issues
\"The greatest prayer of man is not for victory, but for peace.\"
- Dag Hammarskjold
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