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REMEMBER AND RESIST
Call to Action for Mass Civil Resistance on Sept. 26
Mourn the Dead.
Resist Bush’s War.
Bring U.S. troops home, now!
For
the last two and half years the U.S. war and occupation of Iraq has
brought immeasurable death and destruction. This is a war that never
should have happened, a war based on lies and greed. It is time to end
it and bring our troops home, now.
UFPJ invites you to
participate in a mass civil resistance action at the White House on
September 26. As part of three days of public protest against the war
in Iraq, this action will provide a dramatic opportunity to more
directly express your opposition to the war makers.
Building
on many traditions of nonviolent action and civil resistance, the
protest at the White House will bring together people from different
communities and constituencies. For some people this will be the first
time they have risked arrest, for others this will be something they
have done before. But for all who participate, the action at the White
House will be a vehicle to communicate our deeply held convictions that
this war must end now.
Our action on September 26 will
remember and mourn the precious Iraqi and U.S. lives lost in this war
while forcefully resisting the Bush White House that is responsible for
the carnage and suffering. And while we will be at Bush's front door
others will be on Capitol Hill as part of a day of grassroots lobbying,
pointing out the ways Congress has been a partner in the war-making and
that our representatives must now must do their part to end this
illegal, immoral war.
We will take our grief and outrage
directly to the President, demanding that he hear our message - Bring
the Troops Home Now, no more death and destruction. We will begin by
solemnly encircling the White House to the intonement of bells and then
move in waves to the White House gates to deliver our message. We will
not leave until our message is heard!
The nonviolent civil
resistance actions are being organized by UFPJ's Nonviolent
Direct Action working group, composed of UFPJ member organizations
including Pledge of Resistance/National Call for Nonviolent Resistance
and a host of others nationwide. The actions will
be focused on the White House. We welcome the creative ideas of
affinity groups from around the nation that will help make this the
strongest statement possible. And we encourage you to help us bring
large numbers of people to participate in this important protest.
UFPJ also expresses solidarity with activists who may act elsewhere that day in a nonviolent manner. Click here to register for the mass nonviolent civil resistance. | 
