Now is the time to join
nysdap!
NYSDAP – New York State Direct Action for Peace – is nothing more – and nothing less than – a coalition of nonviolent activists in the upper New York State region, working together to help end the occupation of Iraq.
We began meeting after a Syracuse Peace Council Rally in the fall of 2007. Our efforts lead to coordinated nonviolent protest actions in March 0f 2008, and following that we organized a historic New York Marches for Peace – a 10-day three-feeder March to support the soldiers at Ft. Drum, walking through many small towns and communities as marchers walked from Rochester, Ithaca, and Utica, meeting up for a collective walk into Watertown and ending at the Different Drummer Cafe.
We meet to support one another’s nonviolent direct action efforts; to work together in unifying upstate New York nonviolent direct actions; to learn new skills; and to build a community of support from Buffalo to Albany and northa nd south as far as we can reach.
Give us a call:
In the Syracuse region, call Paul Frazier: 315-475-2811; <pauljfrazier@yahoo.com>
In the Buffalo region, call Vicki Ross: 716-884-0582; <victoryross@verizon.net>
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An Open Letter to the Peace/Anti-War Movement from Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, and Veterans For Peace
After six years of war and the historic election of a new President, we as veterans, military and Gold Star families felt an urgent need to reach out to the larger peace/anti-war movements to make our position on Iraq clear during this time of political and economic uncertainty. Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out and Veterans For Peace continue to stand together in our demand to Bring the Troops Home Now! We ask all those who have stood with us in the past to stay faithful to the cause. [Read more →]
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Russell Brown of Buffalo, working with nysdap, has put together a terrific campaign and accompanying blog: http://adoptresistance.blogspot.com/
Adopt Resistance: Share a Soldier’s Burden identifies a number of campaigns (such as Bring the Guard Home), resisters and veterans organizations (such as Courage to Resist), and antiwar organizations (such as Rochester Against War) — all under one blog.
The theme of Adopt Resistance: We all have to share the burden with the soldiers who stand in opposition to the occupation of Iraq.
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