Bring the Procession for the Future to Your Campus or Town!

The Backbone Campaign and our movement partners present the Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool inspire, educate and train students, youth and concerned citizens to be more effective activists in this critical time. We first launched the Procession on March 4th (March Forth!), 2008 in Portland, Oregon.

Bring the Procession for the Future to Your Campus or Town!

The Backbone Campaign and our movement partners present the Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool inspire, educate and train students, youth and concerned citizens to be more effective activists in this critical time. We first launched the Procession on March 4th (March Forth!), 2008 in Portland, Oregon.

Bring the Procession for the Future to Your Campus or Town!

The Backbone Campaign and our movement partners present the Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool inspire, educate and train students, youth and concerned citizens to be more effective activists in this critical time. We first launched the Procession on March 4th (March Forth!), 2008 in Portland, Oregon.

665,000 civilians dead during the U.S. occupation of Iraq! More than 4,200 U.S. soldiers dead. If you object, please join our peace vigil.

Phone: 215-843-4256 and nwgreens@yahoo.com

Kathy Kelly Speaks on "From Gaza to Guantanamo"

Kathy Kelly who is recently back from Gaza will be speaking about the victims of our foreign policy.

Click for more information about Kathy Kelly.

Contact: info@100dayscampaign.org

Public Opinion in the Islamic World on Terrorism, Al Qaeda, American Policies, and Islamist Politics

The START Center of the University of Maryland and WorldPublicOpinion.org will release the findings from extensive new public opinion research in Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia, supplemented with additional data from Turkey, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, and Azerbaijan.

The research examines in detail public attitudes on such topics as:

• Views of terrorist attacks on civilians in general and Americans in particular
• Views of attacks on US troops based in Muslim countries
• Perceptions and views of the goals of al Qaeda
• Perceptions and views of US foreign policy objectives in the region US military presence in the Persian Gulf
• The participation of Islamist groups in the political process

Protest the New York Post for its racist cartoon!

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 20, 4:45 PM

WHERE: News Corp. Building, 1211 Ave. of the Americas, bet. 47th and 48th Streets

We are United for Peace and JUSTICE.

We who continue to work for peace in Iraq and Afghanistan must make our voices heard against the vicious racism displayed by the New York Post in its recent cartoon. The fight for peace cannot be separated from the fight for justice.

The cartoon printed in Wednesday's New York Post depicts 2 white cops who have just shot a monkey saying "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill." On the previous page, there is a picture of President Obama signing the stimulus bill. Given the historic racist imagery depicting black people as monkeys, there is no way to construe this as anything but a revoltingly racist attack on the President.

Presents

CLOSING GUANTANAMO: The Diplomatic Challenge

Featuring:

• Peter Ahearn, Consultant, Ahearn Consulting; Former Senior Advisor,
  Office of Director of National Intelligence

• Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University
• Matthew Waxman, Associate Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
• Moderator: Karen J. Greenberg, Executive Director, Center on Law and Security

Please RSVP here. Yes = you're attending.

Location:
Near Senator Arlen Specter's home

Street:
West Schoolhouse Lane (at Vaux Street) in East Falls

City State Zip:
Philadelphia, PA 19129

Phone:
215-843-4256 and nwgreens@yahoo.com

Notes:

Twenty-three peace groups (including Northwest Greens) will hold an Afghanistan Withdrawal Peace Event from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 15, near Senator Arlen Specter's home on West Schoolhouse Lane (at Vaux Street) in East Falls. They want Specter to cut off funding for the U.S. occupation of Iraq and to bring the troops home, now.

On February 15, 1989, the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan after a 10-year occupation with 100,000 soldiers. During their occupation, more than 14,000 Soviet soldiers were killed by the Afghan mujahideen resistance.

As part of the 100 Days Campaign, we have been holding a daily vigil from 11am-1pm, Monday thru Friday, at the White House.

On February 12 at 8 a.m, we will gather for a presence at the Lincoln Memorial. Every year since the Memorial was dedicated, dignitaries, diplomats, and citizens have assembled in the chamber to honor Abraham
Lincoln on the day of his birth.

A guest speaker will read the Gettysburg Address. We will maintain a silent and somber presence, with orange jump suits, signs, and leaflets from 8am-9am and then head to our regular vigil at the White House (with a stop along the way for breakfast). Let us know if you can join (daloisio@riseup.net).

For updates on the campaign and related events, go to: www.100dayscampaign.org