[NukeNet] Call to Action--No War, No Warming

[Michael Mariotte]

>From Iraq to New Orleans

Take Action for Justice, Peace and Clean Energy

>From October 21-23, 2007, join a global movement rising up against war
and global warming by participating in a massive intervention in
Washington DC or your own community. 

Millions of Americans want immediate action on the twin global threats
of the Iraq War and Climate Change. But as the violence, chaos and death
in Iraq continue and we hit another year of increasing climate
disasters, our government is failing, once again, to respond to the will
of the people.

It is the USA's addiction to oil that drove our country into war with
Iraq and could fuel future war with Iran. Climate Change threatens us
with new conflicts over resources such as oil, land, and water.
Additionally, the US Military is the largest single consumer of
petroleum in the country, so as the military grows, so does our
addiction to fossil fuels. We recognize this vicious cycle of resource
wars and Climate Change and demand that our government take immediate
action to bring our troops home and reduce our dependence on fossil
fuels. 

The burning of oil and coal is the major cause of climate change. Our
addiction to carbon-based fossil fuels is melting the icecaps, raising
sea levels, destroying Indigenous land, cultures and peoples and fueling
extreme climate events like Hurricane Katrina world-wide. Our window of
time in which we can prevent these crises is running out.  As people
lose access to clean water and eco-systems wither, the Earth and our
communities will become less equipped to respond to the impacts of
climate change. 

Who suffers from war and climate change?  In both cases, it is the
poorest people, people of color and communities in the Global South, who
suffer the most, whether it comes in the form of a poverty draft, the
bombing of a neighborhood, the privatization of natural resources, or
military bases, detention centers and oil refineries in communities.
Systemic racism remains the underlying abusive foundation of the US
drive to control resources.

The US Government enables companies like Exxon-Mobil, Halliburton,
Blackwater, Bechtel, and others to reap profits at the expense of the
neediest communities. These corporate profits buy our elections and
threaten true democracy.

The US must immediately shift to a clean energy economy and end its
addiction to oil, coal, natural gas and nuclear energy.  Imagine if we
shifted the billions of dollars being spent every month on war in Iraq
to investment in energy conservation, efficiency, and good, safe jobs in
a renewable, clean energy economy. Bring our troops home now and invest
in green jobs to rebuild our communities!

We Need to Take Immediate Action... 

STOP the war in Iraq and future resource wars by ending our addiction to
fossil fuels.

SHIFT government funding to rebuild New Orleans and all communities
suffering from racism and corporate greed.

GO green and promote environmental justice with new jobs in a clean
energy economy

Here's What You Can Do:

ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, WE WILL TAKE ACTION.

Come to Washington, DC, the Nation's Capitol, to speak truth to power!
Join the following powerful actions so that we can have the greatest
impact on U.S. and global policy makers.  

Begin planning now for the week of Oct 19 - 23   

October 19 -20: The IMF and World Bank will be meeting in Washington DC
and there is an international call for global justice actions.  

October 19-22: The Energy Action Coalition is gathering thousands of
students for Power Shift, a student-run conference focused on climate
change. 

October 21-23: No War, No Warming is calling for a massive intervention
in Washington, DC, with solidarity actions around the US and
internationally.  On Sunday and Monday we will be organizing trainings
for nonviolent direct action / civil disobedience and holding spokes
council meetings to plan and coordinate our actions. 

The intention of No War, No Warming is to hold Congress accountable; we
will hold an intervention by taking over Capitol Hill on a day that
Congress is in session.  We will be putting our bodies on the line to
say enough is enough. We will be taking positive action to make visible
the cost of these failed government policies and to creatively manifest
the world we know is possible.   

Until our Government representatives change course off the path of
destruction, we have no choice but to get in the way.  

Some of us may gather in the intersections and set up windmills or solar
panel blockades. Others may hold people's assemblies in front of the
doors or create a bicycle bloc in front of a parking garage. Actions may
bring to light the cost of war and climate change through die-ins or
cough-ins. Others may sit in silent prayer, or form a chorus of
resistance in the streets.  

Across the country and world the message of No War, No Warming may be
taken to Federal Buildings, US embassies and directly to the offices of
corporate profiteers. 

Start talking now with your family, friends and co-workers about how you
might intervene to prevent catastrophic climate change and embody the
world we know is possible.  Form a group and make plans to send some
folks to DC or organize an action at home!

Let's show the American people, our government and the world that we are
taking immediate action to STOP this war and break our addiction to
fossil fuels, SHIFT funding to support a sustainable economy and GO
green, just and renewable!

Join the Intervention!   Another World is Possible.  It is up to us to
make it happen! www.NoWarNoWarming.org <http://www.nowarnowarming.org/> 

 

Nuclear Information and Resource Service is an endorser of
NoWarNoWarming. We hope you will join in these efforts however you can.

 

Michael Mariotte

Executive Director

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

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