Invest in America's Future Campaign
Urgent!! Take Action Now!
Tell Congress: No Blank Check for Iraq War!
Iraq vote coming soon! Congress will vote to extend funding for the Iraq War until April 2009, giving the President a blank check for endless war in Iraq and no timeline for withdrawal. You must act quickly and urge your representative to VOTE NO BLANK CHECK!
Call Your Representative Now!
Capitol Switchboard (Toll Free):
1-888-460-0813
Ask the Capitol Switchboard operator to connect you to your member of Congress' office. If you don't know your Representative's name, click here.
YOU can make the difference! Here's a suggested script: "I am calling to urge Rep ____ to vote NO to another blank check for the Iraq War. We cannot continue to fund this endless war without a certain date for withdrawal."
After your call, please forward this message to three members of your friends and family. Together we can end the Iraq War and ensure Congress passes a package that provides for a shared recovery. But time is of the essence!
Invest in America's Future (IAF)
Guaranteeing health care for all... greatly expanding educational opportunities from cradle through college... achieving energy independence through clean energy and conservation... strengthening our national security by safely ending the war in Iraq... rolling back the tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and big corporations — these are sensible, practical policies that address the urgency of change.
The Invest in America's Future (IAF) Plan calls for a change in America's priorities. Instead of tax breaks for powerful corporate interests and billions of dollars for disastrous, endless war in Iraq, America should make critical investments that help American families succeed. To pay for these investments, Congress would eliminate recently passed tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, and enact new measures to hold government accountable and reduce corruption and waste.
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The IAF agenda reaches beyond partisan politics and speaks to the aspirations of Americans for a path forward to a new era of prosperity and opportunity for all, but we can only reach this ambitious agenda by mobilizing the majority of voters who support this agenda. The 2008 elections can be a powerful mandate for this investment agenda. That is why we are moving forward this year to:
- Help current and future members of Congress to be strong champions for the IAF Agenda.
- Build grassroots coalitions and activate grassroots constituencies, on the ground and online, in favor of the agenda.
- Mobilize and persuade voters to help make the 2008 elections a mandate for change.
- Act immediately after the election, demanding that the new President and Congress write and pass a federal budget that reflects this mandate, including focusing our organizing program to ensure that the tax cuts for the wealthy do expire at the end of 2010, pass health care for all, and end the war in Iraq.
Take Action! Click here to sign-on to support IAF. Please return the completed form to Crystal Snedden by email crystals@njcitizenaction.org or fax 973-643-8100, or Ladonna Blount at ladonna@njcitizenaction.org or fax 732-214-8385.
More About IAF
Media: Read the extensive press coverage of IAF. Media Releases (March 19, 2008): "NJCA and Community Organizations Join Nationwide Day of Action Marking 5th Anniversary of Iraq War" and "NJCA and Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War Join Nationwide Day of Action Marking 5th Anniversary of Iraq War". Photos from our March 28, 2008 Bush Protest in Freehold, NJ.
Resources: USAction Education Fund Report: Getting U.S. Back on Track: Congress needs to reverse the upside-down priorities – from Washington to Iraq – that are shortchanging New Jersey families and communities.
Video: See a broadcast of our Tax Day Protest (from the Home News Tribune).
For more information, visit noiraqescalation.org or contact Eve Weissman at 856-966-3091 or eve@njcitizenaction.org.
Events
2nd Annual Inter-Faith Peace Parade & Festival
Sunday, September 21, 2008
2pm – 5:30pm
in front of
Somerset County Courthouse
(corner Main Street & Grove Street)
Somerville, New Jersey
Speakers & Participants:
Rev. Lisanne Finston & Rev. Patricia Fox.
Madelyn Hoffman, Executive Director – NJ Peace Action
Bruce Knotts, Executive Director – Unitarian Universalist – United Nations Office
Tulsi Maharjan – Somerset County Cultural Diversity Coalition
Rev. Bob Moore – Coalition For Peace Action
Rev. Julie Newhall – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills
Sharon Silverstein – Living at Peace
Annette Winther – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills
Music By:
Deb Gelomine, Ingrid Heldt, Sharleen Leahey & Yolanda
We invite you to join us . . . together we can develop a voice for peace and justice in our community.
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Coalition for Peace Action New Jersey Peace Action Somerset Voices for Peace & Justice* Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills Somerset County Cultural Diversity Coalition NJ Citizen Action |
Working Families Win NJ Buddhist Vihara NJ Jain Society Rotary International WHY Islam The Spiritual Unity Network Taskforce For Humanity Coalition Raritan Valley Chinese School |
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For More Information Call 908-927-0601
Please distribute the flyer. Thank you!
$3 Trillion Shopping Spree!!!
The occupation of Iraq will cost $3 trillion, America's most expensive conflict since WWII.
Can YOU spend that money better? Watch the video (either below or at YouTube), then go on a virtual $3 trillion shopping spree and prove it at 3trillion.org.
Allies
Visit these organizations to learn more about additional actions and events being organized against the war on Iraq: