City Council Resolution: Bring the Troops Home Now!

There are only a few days left until March 19, when tens of thousands of people will march to demand, "Fund Cities, Not War!"

We need your help to make this demonstration a success. Donate online at http://www.troopsoutnow.org/donate.html

New York City Council Resolution: Money for Jobs, Education, & Healthcare, Not Occupation!

As people across the region prepare for a major antiwar protest in New York on Saturday March 19th, last Wednesday, City Council Member Charles Barron announced that he had introduced a resolution into the City Council, that called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and to use the funds currently being spent on the war to be used to for education, housing, healthcare, and other human needs.

Council Member Barron was joined on the steps of City Hall by representatives from labor, community, and antiwar organizations who are part of the Troops Out Now Coalition.

Below is the text of the resolution:

City Council Resolution

New York City Council Resolution on March 19th Central Park Rally

BRING THE TROOPS NOW FUND CITIES AND COMMUNITIES - NOT WAR

WHEREAS: March 19 is the second anniversary of the beginning of the war against Iraq, and

WHEREAS: Peace loving people in New York City and throughout the region will gather in Central Park, as people in cities across the country and the world will be marking that date with protest;

WHEREAS: President Bush is asking Congress to approve $82 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on top of the $200 billion that has already been taken from the lives of working and poor people to pay for the last two years of war;

WHEREAS: President Bush’s 2006 proposed budget constitutes the most violent assault in 25 years on the programs that New York City as well as other cities and communities across the country depend on;

WHEREAS: These proposed cuts in desperately needed aid for education, healthcare, housing, veterans, as well as for the homeless and hungry; and whereas the continuation of the war and occupation in Iraq that these proposed cuts will in part pay for will cause grave harm to the people of New York City;

The New York City Council calls on President George Bush and on Congress to:

WITHDRAW ALL U.S. TROOPS FROM IRAQ NOW and NOT CUT THE PROGRAMS THAT CITIES AND COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON.

We call on President Bush and Congress to cut funds for war instead.

March 19, the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, is only a few days away. Buses, vans, car caravans, and peace trains are coming from as far away as Maine and Minnesota.

We need your help to make this demonstration a success:

1) Volunteer! Come by the IAC office at 39 W. 14th St. #206 (btw. 5th & 6th Aves in Manhattan) all week to help assemble placards, paint banners, etc. Volunteer on the day of the event. Meet us at Marcus Garvey Park, East Meadow, or the IAC at 7 am on Saturday to help with setup, loading and unloading. Or meet us at the rally -- look for a Troops Out Now table and find out how you can get involved.

2) Donate From renting the stage to printing thousands of leaflets, the costs of a major national demonstration are enormous. Please consider making a generous donation online to help---http://www.troopsoutnow.org/donate.html

3) Bring your friends, co-workers, and classmates and join us on the streets on March 19. Check out the updated website for information. http://www.troopsoutnow.org/home.html

Check out the Troops Out Now CD from Black Waxx: http://blackwaxx.com/troopsoutnowcd.htm

posted March 14, 2005