March on Washington to end the war

Dear MoveOn member,

If you are like me, you watched with outrage last week as Bush announced his plan to send 21,000 more US troops to Iraq.

Today, as we honor Martin Luther King Jr., I have been thinking about his words:

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

On January 27th, United for Peace and Justice are planning a March on Washington to end the war.

I'll be in Washington with thousands of other MoveOn members. Can you join me? Click here for more information:

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3468

As Americans, we stand at a crossroads: we can allow this unaccountable administration to continue down a deadly path or we can redouble our efforts to change the direction of this tragic war.

Many of you have already raised your voices against "escalation." Last week, MoveOn members and allies around the country staged more than 1000 Emergency Rallies to Stop Escalation in Iraq to show public opposition to Bush's plan. Now, tens of thousands of folks are taking the message
directly to Washington.

To make it plain that most Americans are united in our opposition to more war, we want to have people from all 50 states and every congressional district marching. So, if you yourself can't make it, can you donate $25 to help pay travel expenses for a MoveOn member who otherwise would not be able to make it? (See below for info on applying for travel funds yourself).Click here to help:

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/marchondc.html?id=9714-1849694-3J745KYFSKnAoia5pVbj_g&t=2

A MoveOn member whose son is a soldier preparing to go to Iraq explained the Bush plan this way:

" 'Escalation' is just a word for more people dying. They're going to be more American people, and they're going to be more Iraqi people, and they're all going to be innocent people."1

Imagine people from every state together in D.C. calling for a sane end to this war. With your help, we can make this happen.

Big marches and rallies in Washington DC have helped to secure many of our country's most important gains. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963 was a turning point in the fight for equality and civil rights. The power of Americans standing together for justice cannot be
underestimated. This march on Washington can be a similar turning point for the war.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and thanks for all you do.

--Eli Pariser, Executive Director
Monday, January 15th, 2007

P.S. We need marchers from every state. If you would like to apply for a travel scholarship to make it to DC, click here.

http://pol.moveon.org/ufpj07/index.html?id=9714-1849694-3J745KYFSKnAoia5pVbj_g&t=3

Source:

1. "Antiwar demonstrators protest call for troop 'surge'," Boston Globe. Jan. 12, 2007. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2315&id=9714-1849694-3J745KYFSKnAoia5pVbj_g&t=4

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