[RAICES] short petition: read and sign

[aa02 at hampshire.edu]

dear people,

This is a short, articulate and very sensible statement against not just this 
war on iraq, but against all forms of injustice and imperialism. lots have 
already signed, and the more the better. Even better, pass it on, but i know 
few people will do so. but its worth reading.


love,
alia


If, after reading it, you like what it has to say, take a few seconds to visit 
http://www.zmag.org/wspj and add your name to the list of endorsers.

The statement was released on March 27, 2003, and already more than 42940 
people have signed on! Here it is...
				
"I stand for peace and justice. 

I stand for democracy and autonomy. I don’t think the U.S. or any other country 
should ignore the popular will and violate and weaken international law, 
seeking to bully and bribe votes in the Security Council. 

I stand for internationalism. I oppose any nation spreading an ever expanding 
network of military bases around the world and producing an arsenal 
unparalleled in the world. 

I stand for equity. I don’t think the U.S. or any other country should seek 
empire. I don’t think the U.S. ought to control Middle Eastern oil on behalf of 
U.S. corporations and as a wedge to gain political control over other 
countries. 

I stand for freedom. I oppose brutal regimes in Iraq and elsewhere but I also 
oppose the new doctrine of "preventive war," which guarantees permanent and 
very dangerous conflict, and is the reason why the U.S. is now regarded as the 
major threat to peace in much of the world. I stand for a democratic foreign 
policy that supports popular opposition to imperialism, dictatorship, and 
political fundamentalism in all its forms. 

I stand for solidarity. I stand for and with all the poor and the excluded. 
Despite massive disinformation millions oppose unjust, illegal, immoral war, 
and I want to add my voice to theirs. I stand with moral leaders all over the 
world, with world labor, and with the huge majority of the populations of 
countries throughout the world. 

I stand for diversity. I stand for an end to racism directed against immigrants 
and people of color. I stand for an end to repression at home and abroad. 

I stand for peace. I stand against this war and against the conditions, 
mentalities, and institutions that breed and nurture war and injustice. 

I stand for sustainability. I stand against the destruction of forests, soil, 
water, environmental resources, and biodiversity on which all life depends. 

I stand for justice. I stand against economic, political, and cultural 
institutions that promote a rat race mentality, huge economic and power 
inequalities, corporate domination even unto sweatshop and slave labor, racism, 
and gender and sexual hierarchies. 

I stand for a policy that redirects the money used for war and military 
spending to provide healthcare, education, housing, and jobs. 

I stand for a world whose political, economic, and social institutions foster 
solidarity, promote equity, maximize participation, celebrate diversity, and 
encourage full democracy. 

I stand for peace and justice and, more, I pledge to work for peace and 
justice."

http://www.zmag.org/wspj