[HCCN] Fwd: Maine Signature ad - Bring War $$ Home

[Judith Robbins]

"How is the War Economy working for You?" -- Veterans for Peace
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>> From: "Global Network" <globalnet at mindspring.com>
>> Date: February 12, 2011 4:38:53 PM EST
>> To: "Peaceworks" <peaceworks at lists.riseup.net>
>> Subject: Maine Signature ad - Bring War $$ Home
>> Reply-To: "Global Network" <globalnet at mindspring.com>
>>
>> Please share this message with your local email list
>>
>>
>> Dear Maine Friends:
>>
>> Today we had a meeting of our Maine Campaign to Bring Our War $$  
>> Home.  One of our key objectives in this campaign has been to  
>> create more discussion among the grassroots and our elected  
>> officials about the connection between endless war spending and  
>> the economic crisis in our state.
>>
>> As of today Maine taxpayers have paid $3.4 billion since 2001 as  
>> our share of war spending.  As our new governor and state  
>> legislature threaten even more massive cuts in Augusta we are  
>> stepping up our activities to shine a light on war spending as a  
>> key alternative to destroying social progress.
>>
>> To that end we are planning a news conference and rally in Augusta  
>> Hall of Flags on March 28 (tentative date depending on  
>> availability of the site).  The event will be from 11-3 pm.
>>
>> In addition we are going to purchase a full-page statewide  
>> advertisement in the Portland Press Herald newspaper.  Due to a  
>> generous donation from a supporter we also plan to purchase radio  
>> ads around that time to get our message out to Mainers.
>>
>> We are writing to invite you to become a signer on the statewide  
>> newspaper ad.  In order to pay for the ad, and to be able to make  
>> it affordable for everyone, we are asking you to pay what you can  
>> best afford between $15-$25 for each name.
>>
>> The advert will read as follows (subject to minor adjustment):
>>
>> We the undersigned are outraged that our nation remains at war  
>> after 10 long years of fruitless killing in Iraq-Afghanistan- 
>> Pakistan.  It has been determined by the National Priorities  
>> Project (Nationalpriorities.org) that Maine taxpayers have paid  
>> $3.4 billion as our share of war spending since 2001.  Imagine how  
>> those dollars could have been used to fund education, health care,  
>> and other human needs in our state.  Imagine how many more of our  
>> tax dollars will be wasted as long as these wars continue.  Thus  
>> we call upon all elected officials in Maine (local, state, and  
>> federal) to speak out now and call upon President Obama and  
>> Congress to Bring Our War $$ Home now.  We must all begin to make  
>> the deadly connections between endless war spending and our  
>> economic crisis here at home.
>>
>> The advertisement will be accompanied by graphic illustrations and  
>> the names of each person who donates to fund the ads.  It will  
>> also carry the web site and address of the Maine Campaign to Bring  
>> Our War $$ Home.  The ad will run during the fourth week of  
>> March.  Deadline for names and donations will be March 10.
>>
>> Please join us in sending this important message to the people of  
>> Maine and to our elected officials.  Make your check out to  
>> "Global Network" and write "Signature ad" on the for line.  Send  
>> your check to the post office box shown just below.  Please let me  
>> know if you have any questions.  Thanks for your support.
>>
>> Please help us spread word about this ad in your community.
>>
>> Bruce K. Gagnon
>> Coordinator
>> Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
>> PO Box 652
>> Brunswick, ME 04011
>> (207) 443-9502
>> globalnet at mindspring.com
>> www.space4peace.org
>> http://space4peace.blogspot.com/  (blog)
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