Dear MoveOn member,

March 19th, 2005 will mark 2 full years since the bombs started falling in Iraq. As of yesterday, 1,516 American troops have been killed in combat, and over 11,220 have been seriously injured. Uncounted tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have died, and millions are without electricity or running water. The Bush administration is in the middle of an optimism campaign on Iraq, and wants us to believe that a stable peace is around the corner. But most realists see years of chaos and violence ahead. The two-year anniversary of the invasion is an important time to come together in response.

Our friends at Sojourners--a network of progressive faith-based communities--are organizing peace vigils all across the country, and they have asked MoveOn members to join them. You can either find a vigil in your neighborhood, or start one of your own. It's a first step--an opportunity to mark this date with a solemn recognition of those we have lost, and a firm commitment to finding a better way.

To find a vigil near you, just go to:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=654

To host a vigil, go to:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=655

The vigils will take many different forms. Some are hosted by churches, synagogues and mosques and include religious prayers. Some are hosted by local peace groups and are non-denominational. Resources are available online to help you organize either type. Common elements include reading the names of fallen Americans and Iraqis, prayer for peace, and silence.

This anniversary is also an important time to reflect on the war itself, and where we go from here. The fundamental error of the invasion has left us, as a nation, with no opportunity for a quick fix. But together, we must address the catastrophe Bush has created, and ensure we are never again deceived into a reckless war.

Last summer, we surveyed MoveOn members to determine where folks stood on Iraq. An overwhelming majority of us agreed that we need to have a clear exit plan. And that consensus remains: in order to gain the trust of the Iraqi people, they must know that we don't intend to be there forever.

In the days ahead, we will work together to end the war, by pressuring the President to negotiate a binding exit plan with the Iraqi government. We will push to ensure that America doesn't establish permanent military bases in Iraq, which would send such a terrible message to the world about our motives there.

Together, we will demand that Congress root out the corporate corruption that has undercut the rebuilding efforts and washed billions we've already put into Iraq down the drain. This is especially crucial as Congress prepares to approve another $80+ billion for Iraq.

And we will counter the Bush doctrine of shortsighted, go-it-alone militarism by promoting healthy engagement with the international community--the best way to accomplish diplomatic goals, and address real security threats.

Finally, we'll organize to increase the political consequences for misleading the country into war. Future lawmakers must know that illegitimate wars come at a great political cost.

Our work together goes on. But this Saturday, let's begin by commemorating what has happened, mourning those we have lost and building hope together for a more peaceful world.

To find and join a two-year anniversary peace vigil, click here:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=654

To host your own vigil, click here

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=655

Thanks for all that you do to make the world a more secure and peaceful place.

Sincerely,

--Eli Pariser, Ben Brandzel and the MoveOn.org Team
March 16th, 2005

Act on March 19 and March 31 to Stop the Draft Before It
Starts!

Organize NOW to Stop the Draft:

1) Endorse the March 19 & March 31 Call to Action --
http://www.nodraftnoway.org/organizer.shtml

2) Organize a local
action--http://www.nodraftnoway.org/organizer.shtml

3) Donate online --
http://www.nodraftnoway.org/donate-new.shtml



No Draft, No Way! has issued a 2-part call for immediate
action to stop the draft:

*** March 19: *** No Draft No Way contingents at the March
19 Out Now! Demonstration in New York City and at regional
and local demonstrations around the country! Help us get
out literature and carry placcards alerting the anti-war
movement to the growing threat of the draft and the call
for local actions on March 31 at selective service offices
and recruitment centers. March 19 and 20th are global days
of protest of 2 years of occupation of Iraq demanding U.S.
Troops Out Now! Activists from all over the eastern United
States will be converging on New York City, Marching from
Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to a huge rally in Central
Park, and on to Mayor Bloomberg's house to say Money for
Cities and Human Needs, Not War! A major regional
demonstration will also occur in Fayetteville, N.C., and
there will be local demonstrations in hundreds of local
cities across the country.

Go to the link below to SIGN UP to participate in the No
Draft, No Way! presence in NYC on March 19 or at your
local demonstration:
http://www.nodraftnoway.org/organizer.shtml For details
and logistics about the March 19 Troops Out Now
demonstration in NYC, go to: http://www.troopsoutnow.org

*** March 31: *** Local actions at Selective Service
offices and recruitment centers around the country to
PROTEST SELECTIVE SERVICE'S PLANNED ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT
DATE THAT IT WILL BE READY TO BEGIN DRAFTING PEOPLE WITHIN
75 DAYS. Read the call below, issued by No Draft, No Way!

Go to the link below to ENDORSE the call, SIGN UP as a
VOLUNTEER or be LISTED AS A LOCAL ORGANIZING CENTER, and
to LIST DETAILS OF YOUR LOCAL ACTIVITY on the No Draft, No
Way! website: http://www.nodraftnoway.org/organizer.shtml

For more information, go to: http://www.nodraftnoway.org

HERE IS THE MARCH 31 NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION FROM NO
DRAFT, NO WAY!:

March 31 National call to action.

No Draft, No Way!

On March 31, the Selective Service System (SSS) will
report to President Bush that it is ready to implement the
draft within 75 days. Right now, the SSS is staffing local
draft boards, training volunteer registrars to work on
high school and college campuses, and streamlining its
induction process. They have also gained access to the
Department of Education's computer files, to ensure
maximum registration.

It is clear that the Bush Administration is preparing for
a draft. They are desperate for new soldiers to continue
the occupation of Iraq and to prepare for new wars against
Iran, Syria, and elsewhere.

At the same time that Bush is looking to youth to supply
cannon fodder for his wars, he is busy cutting financial
aid and slashing social programs. The same young people
that Bush wants to use to fight his wars are finding it
harder to pay for their education, find jobs that pay a
living wage, or obtain basic necessities, like health care
or affordable housing.

It is time for young people, who are already under attack
from the Bush Administration, to take a stand.

On March 31, the same day that the Selective Service
System is reporting that the draft is ready to go, youth
all over the country will report that they will refuse to
go.

Local No Draft, No Way organizers and other anti-draft
activists are planning protests, walkouts, and direct
action at recruiting centers, selective service offices,
and other sites. We call upon students, youth, and antiwar
activists to organize local actions on March 31 to say "No
Draft, No Way!"

How you can get involved:

Contact local No Draft No Way organizers:
http://www.nodraftnoway.org/organize.shtml

* List your activity * Endorse this call to action *
Become a local organizing center * Volunteer!:
http://www.nodraftnoway.org/organizer.shtml

**********************************

No Draft, No Way! http://www.nodraftnoway.org
info@nodraftnoway.org
212-633-6646


March 19: Out Now!



March 19
Troops Out Now!
March on Central Park in NYC!
Regional Demonstrations Across the U.S. & Worldwide

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	March 19 Global Day of Action Quote of the Week from George Bush on the incompatability of foreign occupation and the holding of free and democratic elections: Bush insisted in his March 5 Radio Address: "that Lebanon's sovereignty be respected and that all foreign forces be withdrawn, and that free and fair elections be conducted without foreign influence." Dear VoteNoWar.org members, Using Alice-in-Wonderland propaganda, Bush is complaining of Syrian troops in Lebanon as a pretext for widening the U.S. war drive in the Middle East. Bush never mentions that Israel in its U.S.-backed war in 1967 seized and continues to occupy Syrian territory. Meanwhile the Iraqi people are demanding that the 150,000 U.S. troops that occupy their country leave immediately. It is urgent that the people of the United States continue to  take action against the Administration that has pledged "endless war." Seven weeks ago tens of thousands of people demonstrated on the very first day of Bush’s second term of office. The Counter Inaugural protests in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and other cities sent a strong message that the people of the United States would stand against the Empire in its pursuit of endless war. As evidenced at the January 20 protests, thousands of new people have come into the progressive movement in the last six months. For many of those in attendance it was their very first demonstration. Less known was that high school and college students held January 20 walk-outs in many schools around the country.  With ever growing numbers opposed to the war in Iraq as well as Bush’s attempt to dismantle Social Security and other social programs, it is clear that Bush’s claim to a “mandate” is just one more lie. The dynamic growth of this movement has been the greatest hope and the only source of genuine opposition to Bush’s criminal conduct. Now we are all preparing for the next step. Over 2,500 endorsers have signed on to the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition’s Call to Action issued last October to mobilize for the March 19/20 Global Day of mass action the second anniversary of Bush's criminal aggression against the people of Iraq. VoteNoWar.org member will be participating in the hundreds of local and some regional demonstrations will be taking place throughout the United States. There will be rallies, marches, CD actions, and student walkouts all over the country. Tens of thousands will be marching on the west coast in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and elsewhere. Throughout western and midwestern states there will be local actions with a major action planned in Chicago. Thousands from throughout the south are organizing to go to Fayetteville, North Carolina for a major demonstration near Fort Bragg. Buses for this demonstration are being organized from cities up and down the East Coast. On the 19th there will be a march from Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to a rally in the East Meadow of Central Park in New York City. In the Mid-Hudson Valley people are coming together for a large regional action in New Paltz. There will be demonstrations in Baltimore on March 19 and a major action in Boston on March 20. This list is just a tip of the iceberg. Students and youth have called for walkouts and other anti-war actions at campuses and high schools between March 14-18. The Global Resistance Network and the Youth & Student A.N.S.W.E.R.  have issued this call for student and youth actions Click Here for Details The March 19 demonstrations couldn’t come at a more important time. Every day that the U.S. military occupies Iraq represents one more day of colonial-style occupation. Now Bush is threatening Syria and Iran. Having engaged in a brutal war against the Palestinian people, Bush and Sharon are now aggressively attempting to liquidate the national aspirations of the Palestinian people. The U.S. government is also embarked on a full-court press of tightening economic sanctions, blockades, subversion and military threats against North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and other governments that have been targeted for destruction. In Haiti, the U.S. established a puppet regime after kidnapping the democratically elected President one year ago. While Bush pursues and escalates the strategy of  “endless war” in pursuit of empire, the costs of this strategy must be borne by working people in the United States. Looting Social Security, public education funding, veterans benefits, and social programs designed to curb hunger, homelessness  - constitutes the “economics” of the endless war strategy. Funds are Urgently Needed VoteNoWar.org organizers and affiliates are busy organizing local actions on March 19 all over the country. Funds are urgently needed to help the anti-war movement continue to get stronger. We can’t do it without your help. You can make a contribution through a secure server by clicking here, where you can also find information on how to contribute by check.
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Momentum Is Building for the March 19 Troops Out Now
Demonstration

Help build the movement to stop the war:

1) Endorse - http://troopsoutnow.org/endorse.html
2) Organize transportation from your area
 http://troopsoutnow.org/orgcents.html
3) Forward this email to your lists
4) Donate http://troopsoutnow.org/donate.html

Plans for the March 19 March and Rally in Central Park,
NYC are drawing support from antiwar groups across the
country.

Saturday, March 19, the second anniversary of the U.S.
invasion of Iraq, is a world-wide day of protest. In New
York City, a broad coalition of antiwar,
community,solidarity, and labor organizations will march
from Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to Central Park's East
Meadow to demand the immediate, complete, and
unconditional withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.

Groups from all over the eastern U.S. are organizing
buses, vans, car caravans, and peace trains to travel to
NYC for what promises to be a massive rally against the
war. Activists are travelling from as far away as Maine,
Georgia, and Ohio to demand an end to the occupation and
money for human needs, not for war.



Troops Out Now

The Troops Out Now Coalition is bringing together diverse
progressive and antiwar groups to build a united struggle
against the war in Iraq and the war at home. The last
meeting of the Coalition drew 65 participants,
representing 38 different organizations from all over the
Northeast.




March 19 Events

10:00 AM - Gather at Marcus Garvey Park, 124th St. & 5th
Ave. in Harlem for a brief rally before marching to
Central Park.

11:20 AM - Stop at the recruiting center at 76 W. 125th
St. to protest against economic conscription, militarism
in the schools, and the return of the draft.

12:00 Noon - Rally in the East Meadow in Central Park

3:30 PM - March (route to be announced - see
http://troopsoutnow.org for updates)



Peace Trains

Communities in Long Island, New Jersey, Westchester
County, and Connecticut are organizing "Peace Trains" to
come to NYC on March 19.

Activists will board trains at pre-determined times and
locations and ride to the demonstration together.

If you live in an area served by trains to NYC and would
like information about a peace train from your town, or
would like to organize a train from your town, please
visit http://troopsoutnow.org/orgcents.html.



Speakers

Distinguished Speakers at the March 19th Rally will
include Rep. Cynthia McKinney  and other members of
COngress, Martin Luther King III, former U.S. Attorney
General Ramsey Clark, Rev. Lucius Walker, human rights
lawyer Lynne Stewart, Members of the NY City Council,
labor officials, immigrant rights organizers, artists,
celebrities, vets, military families and U.S. soldiers who
are resisting orders to Iraq.. An updated list of speakers
will be available online soon.
http://troopsoutnow.org/donate.html



Get the CD!

Black Waxx Recordings ( http://www.BlackWaxx.com ) and
artists from the New York area have generously donated
their time and facilities to produce a Troops Out Now CD,
which will feature both music and spoken word. For more
information or to purchase the CD call 212-633-6646.



A Global Day of Protest

The global antiwar movement has called for massive
demonstrations on the weekend of March 19-20 In addition
to the rally in NYC, demonstrations will take place all
over the U.S., including a major demosntration in
Fayetteville, NC, fome of Ft. Bragg. For more information,
see http://www.ncpeacejustice.org



Ten Things You Can Do:

1) Come to the rally and bring a friend. Join tens of
thousands of people in Central Park to tell Bush we're fed
up with his war. For travel information, see
http://troopsoutnow.org/logistics.html

2) Volunteer to help prepare for the rally. We need
hundreds of volunteers for this event. Drop by 39 W. 14th
St. #206 in Manhattan to help, or call 212-633-6646.

3) Put up posters and flyers. Stop by an organizing center
to pick up posters to put up in your neighborhood.

4) Organize at your job or school. Put up flyers or
posters, hand out literature, talk to your fellow workers
or students. Organize a group to come to the rally
together.

5) Organize a bus, caravan, or peace train. If you live
outside NYC, become an organizing center.

6) Call your friends, email your lists. Word of mouth is
the most effective way of getting the word out. Tell
everyone you know to be there on March 19th.

7) Volunteer to help out on the day of the rally. Hundreds
of volunteers will be needed to help with setup, getting
out literature, security, and many other tasks. Look for a
Troops Out Now volunteers table in East Meadow.

8) Take off work or school the week of March 19th. Come
into the mobilizing center office at 39 W. 14th St. in
Manhattan to help make placards and banners and with manyn
other tasks to prepare for the rally.

9) Endorse. Visit the Troops Out Now website and add your
name or your organization's name to the growing list of
endorsers. http://troopsoutnow.org/endorse.html

10) Donate. Help with the enormous expenses involved with
this major demonstration. Every dollar you donate goes to
build the movement against the war. Send checks to: Troops
Out Now/Iac, 39 W. 14th St., New York, NY 10011.



March 19
Central Park
East Meadow
Troops Out Now
http://www.TroopsOutNow.org
212-633-6646

Dear James, Saturday, March 19 is the second anniversary of the war against Iraq.  With more than 1,500 U.S. dead and an estimated 100,000 Iraqi lives lost, it is time to end the bloodshed and bring the troops home. As part of our growing Wage Peace Campaign, we are asking people across the country to organize local events to show that the majority of Americans support peace. Will you join us in standing for peace in your community on March 19? Click here for information on organizing or attending a Stand for Peace event in your community. Events will range from petition drives to candlelight vigils to creating local memorials to honor the war's dead -- whatever best suits your community.  The day's events will be anchored by AFSC's Eyes Wide Open exhibit's national tour stop in Los Angeles.   AFSC's second anniversary commemorations are part of larger national calls for action on the second anniversary by our partners in the United for Peace and Justice and Win Without War coalitions.  On our Stand for Peace site, you can see what others are organizing in your area and around the country. Working together, we can make sure that the major story of the war's second anniversary is a peace story.  Your participation will help ensure that March 19 is remembered as the day the U.S.'s pro-peace majority turned out to call for an end to the bloodshed.   AFSC will be making a second delivery of its Iraq Peace Petition to the President and Congress shortly after the second anniversary.  Local events can give thousands more people the opportunity to sign the petition and join the call to bring the troops home.   Please download copies of the petition and take them to your local event to collect signatures and help us to keep the momentum building. Click here to find or organize an event in your community. Let's make March 19 the turning point for peace.   Peace, Peter Lems AFSC's Iraq program staff Visit the web address below to tell your friends about AFSC's Wage Peace Campaign and email newsletters.  Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for American Friends Service Committee. This message was sent to Thomasjdkm@msn.com. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from American Friends Service Committee, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line).

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Week of Campus and High School Resistance Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 18 Students & Youth Mobilize Against War & Racism Initiated by: The Global Resistance Network and Youth & Student A.N.S.W.E.R. On Saturday, March 19, people in the U.S. and all over the world will march against the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and colonial occupation everywhere. During the week of the second anniversary of the "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq, our generation will make its presence felt. Help build the militant and vibrant youth and student movement that has grown continuously over the past three years. We have opposed the Bush administration's cynical manipulation of the events of September 11 to carry out wars and occupations abroad, and attacks on people's rights at home. Tens of thousands of young people have mobilized for mass antiwar demonstrations, and have organized walkouts, sit-ins and more at their schools and on their campuses. The recent January 20th, CounterInaugural student walkouts were a big step in the reconsolidation of the Student and Youth Movement. Students walked out of class in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Tucson, Boulder, Philadelphia and many other cities in resistance to Bush's right-wing policies of war and repression. Let's continue to take the youth and student struggle to a new level. We, as students and youth, need a future with jobs, healthcare, housing, and education, not war and occupation. Organize a protest against military recruiters, a teach-in, a campus demonstration, an educational forum, a walkout, a sit-in, a rally or other antiwar activity at your school the week of March 14 to March 18. Join students all over the U.S. for a week of campus resistance to war, racism, greed and all forms of injustice. Then, on March 19, mobilize for local and regional demonstrations taking place across the country. Let other students and everyone else around the globe know about a scheduled antiwar event at your high school or college campus the week of March 14 to March 18. To connect with other students and youth fill out the action form by clicking here. By filling out this form your local event will be posted so that other youth and students, as well as other activists, in your area can support the activity Funds are Urgently Needed A.N.S.W.E.R. organizers and affiliates are busy organizing local actions on March 19 all over the country. Funds are urgently needed to help the anti-war movement continue to get stronger. We can’t do it without your help. You can make a contribution through a secure server by clicking here, where you can also find information on how to contribute by check.   A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Act Now to Stop War & End Racism http://www.ANSWERcoalition.org info@internationalanswer.org National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389 New York City: 212-533-0417 Los Angeles: 323-464-1636 San Francisco: 415-821-6545 For media inquiries, call 202-544-3389.

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