New York State Direct Action for Peace

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>

ADOPT RESISTANCE! CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY

Russell Brown of Buffalo, working with nysday, has put together a terrific campiagn 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.