>Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 15:22:13 +0000 (GMT) >From: Rania Masri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >From: "Kate Reuer, FOR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq > >"We are destroying an entire society. It is as simple and terrifying as >that."-Denis Halliday, former UN coordinator of the Oil-for-Food Program >and Nobel Peace Prize nominee > >Dear Friend, > >The summer of 2000 is shaping up to be the largest mobilization we've seen >yet to end the sanctions on Iraq. Please join us August 6th (A6) for a >mass demonstration and rally in DC. > >Why August 6th? Why now? > >On August 6, 1990 the UN Security Council imposed a near total embargo on >Iraq, the most comprehensive sanctions in the history of the United >Nations. For everyone concerned, the resulting crisis was thought to be a >short-term problem created by the 1991 Gulf War and sanctions. Yet, this >summer Iraq's humanitarian crisis will enter its tenth year. > >The United Nations remains at odds with the U.S. overresolving this >crisis; Washington insists the international embargo must continue. >Caught in the middle are over 22 million Iraqis struggling to survive. >According to UNICEF, in the seven years from 1991 to 1998, sanctions >contributed to the excess deaths of over 500,000 children under the age of >five. The International Committee for the Red Cross recently described >the situation in Iraq as "increasingly desperate." > >The U.S. response? An air war. Earlier this month, Associated Press and >Reuters reported U.S. bombings of Iraqi cities for four days in a row >(6/1/00). Regular bombing raids since 1991 have caused hundreds of >casualties, making America's war on Iraq the longest continuous air >campaign since the Vietnam War. > >In response, members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Peace >Action, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), American >Muslims for Global Peace & Justice, Voices in the Wilderness, Mennonite >Central Committee (MCC), Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC), >American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Life for Relief & Development >(LIFE), and over 20 other organizations are calling for a national rally >on August 6th (A6) in our nation's capital to mark the tenth year of >sanctions against Iraq. > >With a growing number of countries, former UN officials, Members of >Congress, religious bodies, and organizations coming out against >sanctions, the time has come for us to gather and take a principled stand >against the Administration's genocidal policy toward Iraq. > >We hope that you will join us. If you or a representative of your >organization are unable to attend, but are interested, let us know. >Please see the attached endorsement form which includes the Mobilization's >mission statement. If you have any questions, please call us at (202) >543-3649 or (202) 258-4958. For recent updates, please check out our >website at www.saveageneration.org/a6. > >In Peace, > >Stephanie Schaudel Raed Battah >A6 Outreach Coordinator A6 Outreach Coordinator > >National Mobilization to End the Sanctions on Iraq >504 Eleventh Street SE, Suite #204, Washington, DC 20003 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.saveageneration.org/a6 > >Tel.(202) 543-3649, fax (202) 543-1062  Cell (202) 258-4958 >*********************************************************** > >National Mobilization to End the Sanctions Against Iraq >August 5-7 > >Although the Gulf War officially ended nearly a decade ago, the war >against the people of Iraq continues. Accordingly, we of various faith >communities, peace and justice organizations, and concerned citizens >demand that the economic sanctions and bombings end immediately. We >believe it is reprehensible to use the children, the poor, and the sick of >Iraq as bargaining chips for a political standoff in which they, not >Saddam Hussein, suffer. We oppose all sanctions that prevent or otherwise >hamper a nation's ability to provide for the public health of its people. >Our message is clear and direct: "Lift the economic sanctions, stop the >bombing!" > >Name of Organization:__________________________________________ >Individual Contact:______________________________________________ >Address:________________________________________________ >City/State:______________________________Zip Code:___________ >Telephone:_______________________________Fax:____________________________ >Email:__________________________________________________________________ >************************************************************************ >Please Check: > >_____Yes, add my organization as an endorser of the mobilization*. >_____Yes, we will advertise this mobilization in our newsletter and in our >networks. >_____Yes, we will mail out/distribute _____ copies of the flyer or brochure. >_____Yes, we will send _____ people to DC August 5-7. >_____Yes, we are enclosing a contribution to help defray the costs of the >weekend. > >Return to: Stephanie Schaudel or Raed Battah, DC Organizers > > > > >_______________________________________________ >iac-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://iraqaction.org/mailman/listinfo/iac-list > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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