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(See Don's reflections in September
'03) March '05
We stand and work for peace and justice, and there is much more
work to do.
We believe that nonviolence and non-military actions --through
grassroots work, diplomacy and international law -- are the best means
of settling local, regional, and global differences.
We believe the U.S. invasion of Iraq was unnecessary, illegal, and
unjust.
We believe the U. S. furthers this injustice through our continuing
military, economic, and administrative occupation of Iraq. We call for
an end to this occupation.
We believe that the actions of the present administration -- before,
during, and after the invasion of Iraq -- have caused the destruction
of international law, weakened the value of the United Nations peace-keeping
and humanitarian-serving functions, and made domestic and global security
more precarious, not less.
We denounce the present administration’s doctrine of: 1) the
U.S. right to global military supremacy, 2) the U.S. right to preemptively
attack any sovereign nation assumed by the U.S. to be a potential threat,
and 3) the U.S. right to first use of nuclear weapons.
We believe that the explosive Israeli/Palestinian conflict remains
the major barrier to peace in the Middle East and that the U. S. must
support and work for peace, dignity, and justice for all parties.
We denounce U. S. support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine
and the present administration’s support for the unjust construction
of the Separation Wall.
We oppose any use of nuclear weapons and call for global nuclear
disarmament.
We denounce the use of depleted uranium weapons. Their use in Iraq
in the Gulf Wars I & II, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan,
has caused extensive damage to people (all troops, including our own;
innocent civilians; and the unborn) and the environment.
We plead with our government to act responsibly and clean up the war-related
radiated soils and waters of Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo, Kuwait,
and the U.S.
We denounce cuts in Veterans’ Benefits and the refusal of our
government to treat war-related health problems of veterans and civilians.
We condemn the waste of our country's human and economic resources
- billions and billions of our tax dollars diverted from education, jobs,
health care, and housing.
We support the establishment of a cabinet level Department of Peace.
We call on all citizens to reclaim our democracy: honor dissent,
vote in all elections, demand a free press, oppose abusive corporate power,
and protect every individual's right to privacy.
We stand and work for peace and justice, and there is much more work
to do.
Please join us in Andover: Old Town Hall, Main Street
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7 PM to 8 PM and
Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon,
and in Shawsheen Square (North Main and Lowell St.)
Sundays from 12 noon to 1 PM.
Also, in front of Raytheon (on Route 133 just off Int. 93)
Tuesdays from 5:45 AM to 6:45 AM.
(see vigils)
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- You may have seen us flying rainbow peace flags. These flags have a
proud history, starting
in Italy in 1961. You
can buy a Rainbow Peace Flag at a Saturday morning vigil.
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Merrimack
Valley People for Peace meets monthly, on the fourth Tuesday,
at 7:30 PM, at North Parish Church, North Andover.
Contact
Merrimack Valley People for Peace
Call (978) 661-9009