Just double checking on the April 5 date.  Please confirm. Joyce Naffier

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 08:19:26 -0600 Debbie Neustadt
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> On April 5 in Des Moines at noon in Nollen Plaza will be a
> demonstration
> organized by the American Friends Service Committee (in Des Moines)
> around this same issue.
>
>
> March 12, 2003
>
> Dear Sierra Club volunteers and staff,
>
> On the eve of a possible war in Iraq, a world-wide candlelight vigil
> for
> peace is being organized.  Some peace groups that the Sierra Club
> has
> been
> working with -- MoveOn.org and Win Without War -- are organizing
> this
> effort.  To find out how you can participate visit the web site
> noted
> below
> and enter in your zip code.  The site will then inform you about
> vigils
> planned in your neighborhood or how to organize and register a vigil
> of
> your own.
>
> The Sierra Club Board met in late February and reaffirmed its
> opposition
> to
> any US led military attack that was not sanctioned by the UN
> Security
> Council.  If the Security Council votes to approve an attack, the
> Sierra
> Club Board will convene an emergency conference call meeting to
> discuss
> the
> circumstances and to determine the Sierra Club position on the UN
> action.
>
> The details from Win Without War follow.  Please help us work for
> peace.
>
> Bruce Hamilton
> National Conservation Director
> Sierra Club
> San Francisco
>
> ******************************************************************
>
> Please visit http://www.globalvigil.org and plan a candlelight vigil
> for peace in your area on Sunday, March 16 at 7 pm.  MoveOn.org and
> the Win Without War coalition, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
> and many faith-based organizations, are calling this vigil, and we
> need your help.
>
> Beginning in New Zealand, this will be a rolling wave of candlelight
> gatherings that will quickly cross the globe.  It's up to you to
> make
> this happen.  Today we are asking individuals, like you, to organize
> a vigil in each community.  We're hoping that thousands of small
> groups around the world will be inspired to come together and
> stand for peace.
>
> For more information about how to make this happen in your community
> and to join with millions of others around the globe, go to
>
>    http://www.globalvigil.org
>
> It's time for the world to come together in this moment of darkness
> and rekindle the light of reason -- and of hope.  It's time to renew
> our commitment to building a positive world for our children.
>
> With your help, we will see the first candlelight vigil to sweep
> around the globe on the evening of March 16th.  Together, we will
> lead the nations of the world away from an unnecessary war and
> toward a peaceful and prosperous future.
>
> This is a key moment in history.  Be a part of it.  Go to:
>
>    http://www.globalvigil.org
>
> Thank you,
>
> -Wes Boyd, MoveOn.org
> Tom Andrews, Win Without War
> Tuesday March 11, 2003
>
> P.S.  You can make your local vigil as small or as big as you wish.
> The important thing is to act now and to add your efforts to the
> efforts of thousands of others around the world.  Whether you plan
> a gathering with just your closest friends, or organize an event
> for thousands, you will be making a difference.  Register your
> event on our web site above.
>
> Immediately afterward, please report your vigil to our web site
> or to [log in to unmask], with digital photographs if possible.
> If you know how, please crop and resize your photos to approximately
> 200h x 150v pixels and send them in .jpg format.  Please include
> the city, location and country of your vigil.  We will compile the
> reports and photos for the media.
>
> P.P.S. Yesterday, we delivered to the 15 United Nations Security
> Council members anti-war comments from one million people around
> the world, gathered last week in just five days.  180 boxes of
> your petitions were delivered, which drew extensive media attention.
> It now appears that the Bush administration's resolution on Iraq
> will
> fail to garner Security Council support, and world public opinion
> has
> been a key part of this.  Thank you!
>
>
> Lynn Erskine
> Win Without War
> 202-478-3429
> www.winwithoutwarUS.org
>
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