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Mayor Lee Should Co-sponsor US Mayors Conference Resolution Bring War Money Home

by How Is the War Economy Working for You
Resolution 59 was introduced by Ms. Kitty Piercy, Eugene, Ore. and cosponsored by Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond, California and Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California. Social Services are being cut by these mayors and they have an obligation to point out that trillions of dollars are going to fund these unnecessary wars.

See http://nationalpriorities.org/tools/database/ to see how your money could be better spent whether by city, county or state

Call the mayor's office urging him to vote for the BRING THE WAR $$ HOME resolution at the mayors' conference/ next wk. urgent they act quickly. main # at city hall is: 554-5184.
It is #59 in proposed resolutions in the Mayors' packets
http://www.usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/documents/2011proposedresolutions.pdf

Resolution for U. S. Conference of Mayors, Baltimore , MD June 17-21


CALLING ON CONGRESS TO REDIRECT MILITARY SPENDING TO DOMESTIC PRIORITIES
WHEREAS, the severity of the ongoing economic crisis has created budget shortfalls at all levels of government and requires us to re-examine our national spending priorities; and

WHEREAS, the people of the United States are collectively paying approximately $126 billion dollars per year to wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, 6,024 members of the US armed forces have died in these wars; and at least 120,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the coalition attacks began.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors supports efforts to speed up the ending of these wars; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the U.S. Conference of Mayors calls on the U.S. Congress to bring these war dollars home to meet vital human needs, promote job creation, rebuild our infrastructure, aid municipal and state governments, and develop a new economy based upon renewable, sustainable energy
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Dear Mayor [LASTNAME],
As you know, the reverberations of the economic crisis are still being felt here in [CITY] and across the country. Meanwhile, our nation is projected to spend more than $126 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars that the majority of Americans no longer support.
That's why Eugene Mayor Piercy submitted a War Dollars Home Resolution for review at the US Conference of Mayors 73rd Annual Meeting this June. The resolution supports the speedy ending of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and calls on the U.S. Congress to redirect war dollars to meet vital human needs, promote job creation, rebuild our infrastructure, aid state and local governments, and develop a new economy based on renewable, sustainable energy.
Can we add your name to this list of visionary leaders as a co-sponsor of the Bring Our War Dollars Home Resolution?
• Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California
• Carolyn Peterson, Ithaca, New York
• Dave Norris, Charlottesville, Virginia
• David Coss, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• John Duran, West Hollywood, California
• Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond, California
• Bob Kiss, Burlington, Vermont
• R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Frank Ortis, Pembroke Pines, Florida
• Matthew Ryan, Binghamton, New York
• Paul Wiehl, Athens, Ohio
• Brenda Lawrence, Southfield, Michigan
• Joy Cooper, Hallandale Beach, Florida
• Joseph C. O'Brien, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Paul Soglin, Madison, Wisconsin
• Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore, Maryland
• David L. Konick, Rock Mills, Virginia
• Joanne Twomey, Biddeford, Maine
I urge you to sign onto this important resolution and register your support for foreign policy guided by diplomacy and a federal budget focused on rebuilding America. Please send notice of your support to C.J. Minster at CODEPINK, cj [at] codepink.org or 310-827-4320.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[NAME]

CODEPINK understands that as important as our work is, no one organization can end the wars and bring the money home for vital needs. We are grateful for the support of sister organizations, who have reached out to their membership to help with this vital effort get mayors to cosponsor the Bring Our War Dollars Home Resolution.
• Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
• Peace Action
• New Priorities Network
• Maine Campaign to Bring Our War $$ Home
• Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
• U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW)
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Veterans For Peace, Chapter 61, St. Louis
• Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Ann Arbor
• Women's International League for Peace & Freedom, Sacramento
• Community Alliance of Lane County, Oregon
• National Veterans for Peace
• Unitarian Universalists for Peace-San Francisco

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