Thanks to the thousands of you who participated in the Million Doors for Peace weekend! Reports
are still flooding in, but here's a typical one:
"Thanks for organizing this event and giving me the opportunity to participate! I enjoyed the
experience (and) I appreciate the simplicity and organization
of the event. Thanks for your hard work!"
This video
from our partners at Connecticut Opposes the War gives the flavor of the day. If you weren't able
to join us this time, be sure to sign the petition online, below:
What would a blockade of Iran look like? The Bush administration sending American warships and military equipment into the most combustible region in the world. Their mission? Board and inspect cargo entering and leaving Iran by any means necessary. This would be a clear provocation and the first step on the path to all out war.
Unfortunately, that's exactly what Democrats who want to look tough on national security are demanding. Right now there is a resolution working its way through the House of Representatives which would require a naval blockade of Iran and bring us closer to war. This resolution already has 247 co-sponsors and it must be stopped.
Remember January 2001? Those were the good old days before George Bush and Dick Cheney took office.
At the time, gas cost just a dollar fifty-one a gallon. And now? $3? $3.50? Even four dollars for a gallon
of gas.
The cost of driving to work and flying to visit family keeps going up. Meanwhile, Exxon-Mobil made more profits
last year than any corporation in human history.
It's long past time for real energy independence in America and that starts by making sure oil companies pay
their fair share.
On June 17th, California is poised to become only the second state in America to practice full marriage
equality. Over the past decade the public has rapidly been embracing equal rights and with this clear
ruling we finally have an opportunity to put equality over the top.
Now we're coming out. We support full marriage equality.
Just when you think it can't get any worse, the Bush Administration finds a new way to shock the conscience.
Yesterday, ABC News reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice chaired explicit White House discussions
about which torture techniques should be used on prisoners.
They "were so detailed" that "some of the interrogation sessions were almost choreographed -- down to the
number of times CIA agents could use a specific tactic." This is the first time that we have evidence that
senior officials, "not only discussed specific plans and specific interrogation methods, but approved
them". Given these new revelations, Condoleezza Rice can not continue as Secretary of State.
TrueMajority's new eye-popping, war-opposing machine is hitting the road for peace...and it
might be coming to a street near you. The IranMobile is on an important mission: to gather petitions
and deliver them to senators who have not taken the lead on preventing a war with Iran. Sign our petition
asking senators to support S. Res. 356, legislation that would force President Bush to get congressional
approval before attacking Iran. Then join us in delivering this message of peace in a town near you!
There is a human rights crisis in Florida's fields. Farm laborers are being paid poverty wages while working
long hours without overtime pay. There is even physical abuse and wage fraud by crew leaders, supervisors, and growers.
There is a simple solution. Workers have asked Burger King to pay just one penny more per pound for tomatoes and ensure
that the increase is passed on to tomato pickers in the form of increased wages. While other fast food corporations
have already agreed to this small change, Burger King has so far refused to help workers out of poverty.
Gen. Petraeus has asked for a "45-day period for consolidation and evaluation to
examine the situation on the ground". But we've heard this before. This is really just
a request for endless war, forty-five days a time. After five years of an unnecessary
war, we're tired of hearing the same rosy projections and shaded facts. We're fed up
with the lies and want to bring our troops home.
A group of Congressional candidates have come up with a Responsible Plan to get our
nation out of this nightmare, and scores of them have already agreed that if elected
they will actually carry out the plan, not just keep holding hearings while continuing
the war.
TrueMajority's new eye-popping, war-opposing machine is hitting the road for peace...and it
might be coming to a street near you. The IranMobile is on an important mission: to gather petitions
and deliver them to senators who have not taken the lead on preventing a war with Iran. Sign our petition
asking senators to support S. Res. 356, legislation that would force President Bush to get congressional
approval before attacking Iran. Then join us in delivering this message of peace in a town near you!
You've probably heard about the violence in Tibet. After decades of oppressive rule, the people
of Tibet have taken to the streets to air their grievances. Violence is escalating, but the Dalai Lama
has offered to meet directly with Chinese leaders to resolve the current crisis.
We urgently need to call on the Chinese government to live up to its obligations by resolving the
situation peacefully and open up a direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Sign our petition to the Chinese
President and make sure he renounces force in resolving the crisis:
It's been an exciting year. For starters, TrueMajority has seen its list grow by over
100,000 concerned Americans -- which is more than the population of Green Bay, WI! All while
members, like yourself, were busy working on some of the most important issues facing our
country. Just take a look at some of the highlights from everything you and your fellow
TrueMajority members were a part of in 2007:
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