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Mother's Day Call for a General Congress of Women for Peace

May 8th Action in Sacramento

We continue to honor the origins of Mother's Day on Sunday May 8th in Sacramento. Embracing our Mothers' pride & fierce determination to end all war, we will convene a "General Congress of Women without limit of nationality".

ALL WE WANT FOR MOTHER'S DAY IS OUR TROOPS HOME FROM IRAQ NOW.

We will begin the call to Governor Schwarzenegger & our State Legislators to bring our California National Guard home from Iraq by Labor Day, 2005.

WHEN: Sunday May 8th, from 4:00-6:00p.m.

WHERE: At the Vietnam War Memorial on the capitol grounds in Sacramento

WHAT: A General Congress of Women without limit to nationality

WHY: To reclaim the origins of Mother's Day and to begin calling our National Guard home from Iraq by Labor

We need your participation: we will be meeting 6:30p.m. Mondays at Fellini's, 1401 University Ave (at Acton), Berkeley - 3 blocks south of the North Berkeley BART

Join the May 8th Mother's Day List at lists.riseup.net/www/subscribe/cp_may8mothersday
or
Call 510-524-2776 or 415-575-5555 if you'd like to participate and help make this action successful!

CLICK HERE to read the Mother's Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe, 1870.

Documents to download for the action in Sacramento:

Mother's Day Proclamation/Flyer
MS Word doc - *.PDF format
Bring Home the National Guard Petition
MS Word doc - *.PDF format
Resolution calling on the Governor of California to insure the Pentagon, the President and Congress to take steps to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq.
MS Word doc - *.PDF format
Goals & Objectives for Bring Home National Guard Campaign
MS Word doc - *.PDF format
Sample letters for Council folks
Dear Councilperson MS Word doc - *.PDF format
Sample letter to Mayor and Council MS Word doc - *.PDF format

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