On the morning after Inauguration Day, at the dawn of a new administration,
help send a
message to the President to end the Iraq war now.
Also, on Friday the 21, the American Friends Service Committee will
deliver the Iraq Peace
Petition to President Bush, which calls for an end to the Iraq War.
11,000 persons have signed
the petition to date. The petition will remain open for signatures
until March 20, 2005, the second
anniversary of the Iraq war. At this time, it will be delivered to
the president and congress with
all additional signatures.
Your voice is an important part of local and national efforts and actions
taking place across the
country.
ACTIONS
1. Pledge to make a call to President Bush: Click here: http://www.afsc.org/wakeup/
AFSC will
release the number of people participating in the Wake Up Call on this
web site and to the media.
You will also receive a reminder email with more Wake Up Call information.
2. On Friday, January 21, at 9 AM in your time zone (or another time
if this is not possible), call
the Capitol Switchboard at 800-839-5276. Ask for the White House Comment
Line and tell them
you want an immediate end to the Iraq war. If you are unable to get
through on the 800 number,
the direct number to the White House is 202-456-1111. (See the Sample
Script below.)
3. Sign the Iraq Peace Petition at http://ga3.org/campaign/iraq_peace
SAMPLE
CALL-IN SCRIPT (please try to put this in your
own words)
We must bear responsibility for the continuing death and destruction
in Iraq. We urge you to end
this war now. To bring our troops home immediately and give Iraq back
to the Iraqi people.
The withdrawal of troops must not take place in a vacuum. We have a
responsibility and
obligation to help repair the damage we have caused, and fulfill U.S.
moral and legal obligations
to reconstruct Iraq through appropriate multinational, national, and
Iraqi agencies.