[haw-info] Fundraising appeal for United for Peace and Justice

[Marc Becker]

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

Since our founding in 2003, HAW has been an active member of United for 
Peace and Justice (UFPJ), the nation's largest antiwar coalition.  We 
have organized contingents for each major UFPJ mobilization, and UFPJ 
has strongly promoted our events.  Now UFPJ has a serious financial 
crisis.  We are asking for your consideration to the following message 
from UFPJ Co-Chair Michael McPhearson, who is also the Executive 
Director of Veterans for Peace.
 
Jim O'Brien and Marc Becker
co-chairs, Historians Against the War



*/THE WAR IS OVER/*

/ /

/The troops are home. The struggle for peace and justice has been won./

 

/Silence your voice of rage, your mighty call for peace and justice. 
Rest your weary feet, your troubled mind. Pack up the buttons and 
posters, the marching shoes and petitions, put them away as keepsakes, 
attic bound. The time for celebration is now./

 

Do you believe a coalition like United For Peace and Justice is no 
longer needed -- that this is a time of no war and no U.S. troops in 
foreign lands, that the struggle for peace and justice is over, that the 
ties between militarism and economic deprivation are not real and 
inflaming the crisis at home right now?

 

If not, please take this message seriously.

 

*United For Peace and Justice needs your help - and we need it now! 
Please donate today.* 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=THoA%2Faqnx6qK%2FH0svhCZVawIWAvpCvvQ>

 

There are some who think that with the new administration the war in 
Iraq will wind down and Afghanistan will take care of itself. That we no 
longer need to be in the streets or push Congress. That we no longer 
need to participate in and FUND peace organizations and coalitions. 
Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

Our activism is as needed today as ever before. UFPJ nurtures the work 
of community-based organizers and is the vehicle that brings this 
movement onto the national stage. In fact, our movement needs to grow, 
to be stronger and more effective. But we cannot do that without your 
support, your financial support.

 

*We need funding to continue the struggle or we might soon have to CLOSE 
OUR DOORS* 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GBWOEctKAuat6ssu8vtFrqwIWAvpCvvQ>.

 

For the past six years, UFPJ has been a leader in the antiwar movement. 
Our work has turned antiwar sentiment into action, laying a foundation 
for the possibilities of positive change that lay ahead. While the 
future looks bright it could turn darker -- decisions on Afghanistan 
will be made soon and UFPJ must be able to raise our voice for peace. It 
is a critical time, unlike any before, to push for change. It will not 
happen by itself. UFPJ is needed to push for that change.

*Your help is needed right now! The economic crisis is at our front 
door. We cannot do the work and we will not be able to pay staff without 
your help! Please donate* 
<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nzMGhQuJYanRmTczMIKVrKwIWAvpCvvQ>*.*

If UFPJ goes away the proponents of violence and war will rejoice. Let's 
not give them something to smile about. Please give now and please give 
as generously as you can.

Michael McPhearson

Co-chair, UFPJ

Executive Director, Veterans For Peace

 

/P.S. Yesterday, I signed up to give a monthly recurring donation to 
UFPJ. Please think about doing the same. Everyone is hurting 
financially. That's exactly why we need to stick together. See you at 
the next demo!/
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