Muusja Mailing List: Our Biggest Action Ever!

[Lauren Culbert (lculbert]

Editor's note: Our inability to send HTML items to you through our
newsletter results in messages like this, where something very important is
not very compelling to read. Please forgive all of the links and read this
right away. There is action for you to take at your congregation this
Sunday.

Lauren
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UUA Washington Office for Advocacy
Action Alert on International Peace and Conflict
                
September 20th, 2007 

Dear Friends, 

Today we launch the Washington Office's biggest advocacy campaign ever! Rev.
William G. Sinkford, President of the UUA, is heading to Capitol Hill on
October 10th to tell Congress to end this war and he wants to bring your
voice with him! Our goal is to collect 25,000 signatures for peace; nearly
10% of our members in the United States! 

Please sign the petition and add your voice to 25,000 UUs as we say, "end
this war!"
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BeK9mMpO%2FlYWJHFbiP
uaTan2npt%2FcnOz>  

In early January, Rev. William G. Sinkford wrote to President Bush
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gj2fJDJlVN4UbU2gnUN9EK
n2npt%2FcnOz>  saying NO! to the surge; the President did not listen. Then,
in March, he sent a message to Congress
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9WwuSkKzvhhFrP5yKCjVWa
n2npt%2FcnOz>  asking them to assess how this war has affected our nation's
moral balance; Congress chose to fund the war. Then, earlier this month,
Rev. Sinkford faxed every member of congress telling them, yet again, "Not
another dollar. Not another life."
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=T%2BlhTW9vi2b1jVkLuKrn
ZwbilXzQPWAR>  

In the aftermath of the Patraeus and Crocker testimony and the reality that
Congress is once again considering funding this war, Rev. Sinkford is
refusing to stand idly by, wondering if his messages were received. Along
with Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the United Church
of Christ, Rev. Sinkford will be visiting your members of Congress on
October 10th and carrying with him a message of peace. He does not want to
do this alone. He wants to do it with the support of as many Unitarian
Universalists as possible. We have set an ambitious goal of gathering 25,000
signatures in less than a month. Add your voice to 25,000 UUs as we say,
"end this war!"
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dXiIksMTyS%2BX5BFIIkku
San2npt%2FcnOz>  

Please send this on-line petition to as many of your friends as possible.
You can also download a copy of the petition and a sign-up sheet
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=jsp%2B9kQ3%2BYj1jVkLuK
rnZwbilXzQPWAR>  to take into your congregations on Sunday. 

Add your voice to 25,000 UUs as we say, "end this war!"
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cDDkHHhFVnJ3mVYLkmP9X6
n2npt%2FcnOz>  

In faith, 
Adam Gerhardstein 
Legislative Assistant for International Issues 


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