In the coming weeks, Congress will vote on spending billion of your money to send another 30,000 troops, plus many more contractors, to Afghanistan.
DefundWar.org logoWe are inflicting horrible suffering on the people of Afghanistan, making our own nation less safe, and spending resources we badly need.
Tell congress members we need them to publicly commit to voting No, and to urge their colleagues to do the same. Call your Representative at (202) 224-3121.
Here's a whip list tracking who has already committed to voting No and to publicly lobbying their colleagues to join them:
http://defundwar.org
Congressman Bill Delahunt is held a public forum on the question of war funding yesterday in Falmouth, Mass. See video:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/51398
David Swanson's prepared remarks for the forum offer a detailed argument for voting No on the billion.
On tax day, let people know where their tax dollars will be going. Here are some resources:
http://www.warresisters.org
http://nationalpriorities.org/taxday2010
And plan ahead for Brown Bag Vigils all over the country on April 21st!
It's funny that we cant afford Health care but we can afford illegal wars.
ReplyDeleteI'm more important than the middle easterns. How bout you?