SHIPMENT OF MEDICINE, A CHALLENGE TO GENOCIDE!

Day by Day Reports of the Iraq Sanctions Challenge 2000

The Iraq Sanctions Challenge will defy the U.S./UN sanctions that have killed one million people by taking tons of medicines and medical supplies to Iraq in January 2000 as an act of solidarity with our Iraqi sisters and brothers and of defiance to the genocidal U.S.-led UN sanctions.

Between January 13 and 21, 2000, Ramsey Clark and other prominent leaders and activists will be part of a large delegation that will defy the sanctions in an international act of civil disobedience. This will be the third delegation sent by the Iraq Sanctions Challenge. The first Iraq Sanctions Challenge included more than 84 people—community and religious leaders, trade unionists, students, and activists—in May 1998. Combined with the second Iraq Sanctions Challenge in December 1998, more than $6 million worth of medicine was delivered to Iraq.

We know that no amount of humanitarian aid can truly meet the needs of the Iraqi people. Only a complete lifting of the sanctions and allowing Iraq to resume normal trade relations can bring an end to the country’s catastrophic economic situation. In the spirit of the civil rights movement, we refuse to abide by unjust U.S. laws or UN resolutions that result in death and destruction for Iraqi children, women and men.

We call upon all who are dedicated to justice to join with us in making the Iraq Sanctions Challenge a major step toward ending the blockade against the people of Iraq.

DO YOU WANT TO BE A PARTICIPANT IN THE IRAQ SANCTIONS CHALLENGE III DELEGATION?

If you would like to participate in the Iraq Sanctions Challenge, contact us for an application by email at iacenter@iacenter.org   Or download the application and release forms here.

If you would like to volunteer, help raise funds for medicine, or be a part of the Support Network for the next Iraq Sanctions Challenge, please email us at iacenter@iacenter.org or call 212-633-6646 in New York and 415-821-6545 in San Francisco.

End the sanctions Now!

Sara Flounders and Brian Becker Co-Directors of the International Action Center

Application to Participate Deadline: December 8, 1999

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