{news} Green Party of Ohio seeking CTGP support for Oct. 17th Peace Actions?

[Charlie Pillsbury]

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Logan Martinez
<loganmartinez at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Dear Connecticut Greens,
>         The *Green Party of Ohio* has passed a resolution endorsing
> the October 17th peace actions being called by the National Assembly to End
> the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations. (see below) We are looking
> for other states to co-sponsor a resolution for endorsement by the Green
> National Committee.  Anti war actions are being planned across the country
> and it is important that the Green Party has a visible presence.  These
> actions have the potential to revitalize the peace movement.  If you can
> help with this effort please let me know.  Thanks,  Logan Martinez
>  937-275-7259
>
> These members of the Green Party of Ohio’ Coordinating Committee voted to
> endorse the October 17, 2009 peace actions.
>
> Dayton: Tim Bruce, Tiki Kai-Krismano, Logan Martinez
> Cleveland:  David Berenson
> Cincinnati: Josh Krekeler, Dorsey Stebbins
> Warsaw/Coshocton  Tim Kettler
> Toledo:   Anita Rios
> Mahoning Valley Greens / Youngstown:  Dennis Spisak
>
> Columbus:  Donald Gibson,  Paul Dumouchelle
>
> Action Proposal  October 17 Local and Regional Actions  (
> www.NatAssembly.org)
>
> October has several dates with significance for the peace movement.
> October, 2009 will mark the eighth year of the U.S. war in Afghanistan and
> seven years since Congress passed the resolution authorizing war against
> Iraq.  In addition, October commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam
> Moratorium that brought hundreds of thousands into the streets to protest
> the war.
>
> Designate October 17 as a day for mass rallies, marches, coordinated local
> and regional demonstrations and other forms of protest with unequivocal
> antiwar demands:
>
>    - Immediately and unconditionally withdrawal all U.S. troops,
>    military personnel, bases, contractors and mercenaries from Iraq,
>    Afghanistan and Pakistan!
>    - End U.S. support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine! End to the
>    siege against Gaza!
>    - U.S. hands off Iran and North Korea!
>    - Self-determination for all oppressed nations and peoples!
>    - End war crimes, including
>    torture!
>
>
>
> Action Proposal – Motivation
>
>  We insist on the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all U.S.
> troops, military personnel, bases, contractors and mercenaries from Iraq,
> Afghanistan and Pakistan. We demand an immediate end to all U.S. support for
> the Israeli occupation of Palestine and the ongoing siege against Gaza and
>  the Palestinian people. We oppose sanctions,threats of war, and attacks
> against Iran, North Korea, Somalia, or any other nation, whose right to
> self-determination is under assault by Washington’s aggressive drive for
> hegemony. We strongly oppose interference in the internal affairs of these
> countries, as well as Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia and any other nation targeted
> by the U.S. government for political destabilization.
>
>  The lopsided vote by the U.S. House of Representatives – 368-60 – on May
> 14, 2009 approving the Obama administration’s request for $97 billion for
> U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Senate’s
> follow-up vote on June 18, 2009 approving by a 91-5 majority $105.9 billion
> for the same purpose make clear the bipartisan support for continuation of
> the wars and occupations. It also underscores why an independent, unified,
> mass action antiwar movement is needed now more than ever.
>
>    We support without equivocation the right of all oppressed nations and
>    peoples to self-determination, whether in the Middle East or in other
>    parts of the world, such as Haiti.
>
>    We stand in solidarity with working people, their unions and allies, and
>    so we demand that the trillions being spent on wars and the military be
>    diverted to the support of homeowners, the opening of plants to create new
>    green jobs instead of seeing them shut down, and preventing the slashing of
>    urgently needed social programs
>
>
>
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Charlie Pillsbury, CTGP
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