Please take
time to review the four attachments.
The first is
Zaineb Alani's keynote talk at the conference held July 10-12
at La Roche College in Pittsburgh. Her compelling personal story about
life in
Iraq today, her helping dispel illusions that the U.S. will soon
be leaving
Iraq, and her call for unity of the antiwar movement drew a thunderous
standing
ovation.
First attachment
The second is
Marilyn Levin's account and evaluation of the first year of
the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and
Occupations.
Marilyn's talk was particularly significant because it laid out so
clearly why
the movement must take to the streets this fall and beyond. This
underscores the
importance of the action program unanimously adopted by the conference
and the
need now to go all-out to implement that program.
Second attachment
The third
attachment is a form for endorsing the October 17 local and
regional antiwar demonstrations. It is our earnest hope that this
will be
the first date in years for the movement to come together nationally
for unified
actions. As you will note, the form leaves it open for local groups to
spell out
their specific demands.
Third attachment
The fourth
attachment is an invitation to all groups which support the
National Assembly's five points of unity to seek representation
on its Continuations Body. Please help us continue to
strengthen
our work, which is designed to unite the antiwar movement in visible
actions to
stop the U.S. wars and occupations.
Fourth attachment
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In a
subsequent posting, we will be forwarding the call for endorsement of
the G-20 September 25 march in Pittsburgh.
We will also
be forwarding appeals for endorsing the actions on October
5 in Washington D.C. and on other dates in early October, which
were part
of the action program adopted by the Pittsburgh conference.
With best
wishes and in solidarity,
Jerry
Gordon
Secretary, National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and
Occupation