TUES AUG 28 7 PM Statehouse: STOP THE ESCALATION IN IRAQ RALLY

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FYI! On Tues., Aug. 28 at 7:00PM there will be a rally in the Statehouse Atrium to stop the escalation if the Iraq war. Take a Stand Town Mtgs. are being held in several states targeting Senators and Congressmen/women who have voted for this endless war. In Ohio they are targeting Sen. Voinovich and Rep. LaTourette, Pryce and Schmidt. The organization has an informative web site. Included are the sponsors. Please pass this along to your lists.


Americans Against Escalation in Iraq is a national campaign comprised of a variety of groups from across the political spectrum that are committed to opposing the Bush plan to escalate the war in Iraq and to work for the responsible redeployment of American forces. Americans Against Escalation in Iraq includes Veterans, students, some of the nation's leading anti-war voices, and progressive organizations which traditionally confine their activity to domestic issues. Many of the organizations coming together to lead Americans Against Escalation in Iraq are those that successfully mounted a national campaign in 2005 to defeat President Bush's effort to privatize Social Security. Using that same campaign model, these organizations are joining with more traditional anti-war forces, Veterans and students to mount this campaign because the stakes are so high and because the future of a generation of Americans is on the line.

Americans Against Escalation in Iraq is a group of independent entities, including the Service Employees International Union, MoveOn.org Political Action, VoteVets.org, Center for American Progress Action Fund, USAction, Win Without War, Campaign for America's Future, the United States Student Association, Working Assets, Americans United for Change, Campus Progress Action and Nation Security Network, that have banded together as a coalition to launch a multi-faceted, multi million dollar effort in fifteen target states to education the American public about the true costs of the war in Iraq, mobilize opposition against President Bush's Iraq policy, as well as apply on-going pressure on members of Congress to oppose this failed policy.

The coalition consists of tax-exempt educational and advocacy organizations, as well as political action committees and "527" organizations. Each entity, working on its own or with other legally permissible coalition members, will conduct activities appropriate to its tax and election law status, all under the umbrella of Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. Americans Against Escalation in Iraq is a coalition of organizations including a wide range of political and nonprofit organizations that are working to change our current policy in Iraq. Coalition partner organizations that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code have not endorsed or sponsored any statements or advertisements that support or oppose any candidate for public office, and no funds provided by any such organizations were used in producing or distributing any electioneering speech.

Web site: www.noiraqescalation.org