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<p><b>When:</b> Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm<br><b>Where: </b>Downstairs from Sen. John Kerry's office • One Bowdoin Square • Boston</p><p><i><b>Additional Locations:</b></i><br>
<b>Lowell</b> • Office of Rep. Niki Tsongas • 11 Kearney Square <br><b>Worcester</b> • Public Library • 3 Salem Square (12:30pm)<br><b>Hyannis</b> • Office of Rep. Bill Delahunt • 146 Main Street (Friday at 3-4pm)</p>
<p><a href="http://pdamerica.org/articles/misc/2009-11-13-12-49-50-misc.php" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank"><img alt="Healthcare Not Warfare" src="http://justicewithpeace.org/files/u1/HNW_BBV_logo_150px.jpg" align="left" height="171" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="150"></a></p>
<p><i><font color="red"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/bblv-register" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Register to attend!</a></font></i></p><p>Last week, the Senate Appropriations committee voted 30-0 for a $59 billion war appropriation; it will probably come up in the full Senate, and maybe also the House, this week. </p>
<p>The bill attempts to wrap $33 billion to escalate troop levels in Afghanistan in a sugar-coating of funds for Vietnam-era veterans' Agent Orange health care, Haiti earthquake aid, cleanup of the Gulf oil spill and flood relief. <span> </span><b>Congress must separate those needed programs from the Afghanistan war escalation and vote NO</b><span> </span>on the supplemental military appropriation! </p>
<p>The $33 billion supplemental request will pay for the 30,000 additional troops President Obama ordered to Afghanistan in December and who are now starting to arrive for the Kandahar offensive. Congress must take a stand, refuse to fund the war, stop the assault on Kandahar, save lives and support a negotiated end to the conflict.</p>
<p><b>Passage of the bill is NOT a done deal.</b><span> </span> Sen. Tom Harkin plans to add $23 billion to prevent teacher layoffs to the measure. If antiwar legislators stand firm they will have leverage. <b>Call your Congressperson</b>, <b>202-224-3121 today and ask him or her to vote NO on funding for the Afghanistan war!</b></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.unitedforpeace.org/img/original/Phone-Small.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="5">At our<span> </span><a href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GMrI3nrGh6wEwl4dHNc%2Bxr6kSanqZgj2" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Brown Bag Lunch Vigil (BBLV)</a> we will ask passersby to call Sen. Kerry and Brown and tell them to vote<span> </span><b>NO<span> </span></b>on the supplemental appropriation. We will also drop into their offices to bring our message in person.</p>
<p>Sponsored by UJP Afghanistan Task Force, Progressive Democrats of America, and Veterans for Peace/ Smedley Butler Brigade. Email us at<span> </span><a href="mailto:ujpcoalition@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">ujpcoalition@gmail.com</a>.</p>
<p><i><font color="red"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/bblv-register" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Register to attend!</a></font></i></p></div><div><table rules="none" border="3" cellspacing="0">
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<th><br></th><th><br></th><th><br></th><th><br></th><th><br></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/1301" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Vets for Peace 5k Foot Race</a></td>
<td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Sat May 22</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">8:00am</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">UMass Boston</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Dorchester</td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/1300" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">UJP Community Brunch</a></td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Sun May 23</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">10:00am</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">AFSC</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Cambridge</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/memorial-day-2010" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Third Annual Memorial Day for Peace</a></td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Mon May 31</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">1:00pm</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Christopher Columbus Park</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
Boston</td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/1206" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Peace Contingent in the Dorchester Day Parade</a></td>
<td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Sun Jun 6</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">12:00pm</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Dorchester Lower Mills</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Dorchester</td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/1281" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental impact of War</a></td>
<td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Tue Jun 15</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">7:00pm</td><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Watertown Free Public Library</td>
<td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Watertown</td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://justicewithpeace.org/node/1306" style="color: rgb(17, 65, 112);" target="_blank">UJP Strategy Conference: Human Rights in Afghanistan</a></td>
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