June Action Alert
Contact Congress -- no more money for war!
Congress is not expected to vote on the appropriations supplemental until after the 4th of July. There is still time to build on the growing momentum to defund the wars and bring our troops home now!
Please call or email your Representative today. You can call the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121. We have recently heard that personalized emails are also an effective way to communicate with your Representative. You can go to www.contactingthecongress.org, find your Representative, and email or call them directly through their individual websites.
Your Message to Congress:
"As your constituent and military family member I urge you to vote against the $33 billion supplementary spending bill to pay for the escalation of troops in Afghanistan and the continuation of this war and occupation!
I also want you to co-sponsor McGovern's H.R. 5015 that is an enforceable start to withdrawal from Afghanistan."
Note: Right now there are 93 co-sponsors, the full text of the bill and list of co-sponsors can be seen here. If your congressperson has co-sponsored H.R. 5015, thank them! Then your message can be:
"Thank you for taking this important stand against funding the war. I hope you are a member of the Out of Afghanistan Caucus as well as the Out of Iraq Caucus. Your commitment to bringing our troops home now and insisting President Obama develop a rapid, real, and complete plan to bring our troops home now is imperative."
Join us in Detroit!
In alliance with Veterans For Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War, we will be presenting a workshop at the US Social Forum, where thousands of activists from across the country will be gathering. Our workshop, Veterans and Military Families: Impact of the Wars; Impact on Movements, is on Friday June 25th in Detroit, and you can find more details here.
We're also looking for volunteers to sit at our information table during the forum. It's a great networking opportunity! To find out more about the veterans encampment we will be supporting or to let us know you will be there, contact National Organizer Nikki Morse at nikki@mfso.org or 347-703-0570.
Charley Richardson Legacy Fund
We are mid-point in reaching our goal for a $5,000 match donation -- can you help us get the rest of the way there? Right now, any gift you give will be doubled!
The Charley Richardson Legacy Fund is a way to honor the contributions of our co-founder, Charley Richardson, and build on his legacy of leadership in the movement to end the wars. Please go to www.mfsotribute.org to read the powerful messages of support and donate to the fund.
