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A New Day for
U.S.-Colombia Policy--We Can Make it Happen!
After seven years of speaking truth to power, in 2007
Congress heard our call. As you know, last year Congress
cut over $141 million in military aid to Colombia. Yet
in this year's request, the stubborn Bush Administration
again called for over 75% in military aid for Colombia.
The Administration is also trying to force Congress to
pass a NAFTA-style trade agreement with Colombia that
will only make the poor poorer.
We must tell Congress what our vision is for U.S. policy
toward Colombia. Together we can ensure Congress makes
an even bigger cut to military aid in 2008 while
blocking the unfair trade deal. Now is the time to tell
Congress that we want ZERO military aid for Colombia, an
end to aerial fumigation, respect for human rights and
no more "free" trade. Will you join us?
Your
donation to Witness for Peace today will support our
work to change U.S. policy toward Colombia! Click
here to donate now!
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Call for Peace in
Colombia--Join the Days of Prayer and Action
Last year hundreds of churches in the U.S. and Colombia
joined together in prayer and action for peace in
Colombia. Now churches in both countries are preparing
to commemorate the third annual Days of Prayer and
Action for Colombia on April 27 and 28, 2008. Ricardo
Esquivia, a longtime Witness for Peace partner and the
President of the Colombian Protestant Council of
Church's Peace Commission sends a special note of
encouragement. "Because
the Bible says the prayer of the righteous is powerful,
we the people of God in Colombia humbly ask our brothers
and sisters of the United States to join us on April
27th and 28th in the Days of Prayer and Action for Peace
in Colombia. May we be of one spirit as we pray and act
for peace in Colombia, the United States and around the
world. May God's plans become reality."
Here is how you can answer Ricardo's call.
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Download the Witness for Peace organizing packet
here. The organizing packet has all the
information you need, including sample worship
materials, action ideas and more.
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Speak with your faith community's worship leader to
ask for a special time to be dedicated to Colombia on
Sunday, April 27 (if that day doesn't work, select
another Sunday!). You can find additional worship
materials at
www.peaceincolombia.org.
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Plan an action
for the National Day of Action for Peace in Colombia
on April 28 (see below for more information).
Our Witness for Peace office has a host of resources
available to make your commemoration of the Days of
Prayer and Action a success. We can send you a poster
for your church, a bulletin insert, a video to show
during coffee hour and postcards for members of your
congregation to sign and send to Congress. Please email
me at
jess@witnessforpeace.org to request these resources
and more. Please also let us know if you will be
commemorating the Days. We want to make sure your church
is included on our list!
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In Your Church, on Campus
or at Home--Participate in the National Day of Action
for Peace in Colombia on April 28
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Join Tens of Thousands Across the
Country Calling for a New U.S. Policy, an End to
Unfair Trade and Respect for Human Rights
On April 28th tens of thousands of us will tell
Congress we want zero military aid for Colombia, an
end to aerial fumigations, no "free" trade for
Colombia and respect for human rights.
Here is how you can get involved.
- Organize a postcard signing
campaign in your local community. Just email
jess@witnessforpeace.org and tell us how many
postcards you can get signed and send to Congress.
We'll send them out to you!
- Organize a group of people to
meet with your member of Congress in his/her
district office.
- Organize a public vigil, a film
screening and more in your community. You can find
out how
here.
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New Faith Community
Outreach Tool--Witness for Peace Announces its
Congregational Partnership Program |
Now your faith community has a concrete way to support
peace, justice and sustainable economies in the
Americas! Witness for Peace is proud to announce our
Congregational Partnership Program. You can read more
about this exciting opportunity
here. Or email
jess@witnessforpeace.org to request more
information.
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