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Support Iraqi Peace and Nonviolence Activists Today!

2008-10-09 | September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows is pleased to announce a new opportunity to show your support for Iraqi peace and nonviolence activists!

Take Action Now by signing on to an International Letter of Support endorsing LaOnf's Third Annual Week of Nonviolence, which will start on October 10, 2008. http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5384/t/3350/content.jsp?content_KEY=543

You can sign on now to the letter of support at this link. After you have signed, please forward the link to your friends.
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5384/t/3350/content.jsp?content_KEY=543

Founded in 2006, LaOnf (which means "No Violence" in Arabic) has grown to a network of over 100 Iraqi organizations that are committed to using nonviolence to end the occupation, sectarian fighting, and corruption that are destroying Iraq. LaOnf members are men and women from Iraq's many ethnic and religious groups, Sunni, Shiite, Kurdish, Turkmen and Christian, in all of Iraq's 18 governorates (states).

View a short video about LaOnf at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y83MnF0uQEg

LaOnf's 2008 Week of Nonviolence, October 10-20, will focus on making the upcoming elections in Iraq free, informed, safe, and open to all. The activities, which will take place in each of Iraq's 18 governorates, are part LaOnf's on-going work to build a culture of peace in Iraq. International support and solidarity will make a tremendous difference at this critical moment in LaOnf's growth and work.

Peaceful Tomorrows is inviting people across the U.S. (and the world) to post photo greetings to LaOnf from your organization or community. Email your digital photo of you or your group sending a message of support to LaOnf to: laonfsolidarity@yahoo.com. You can continue to check out the postings at our online photo gallery. Please send the link to your friends. http://www.flickr.com/photos/laonfsolidarity/

To learn more about LaOnf, how to support their work, and to follow the latest developments during the Week of Nonviolence, visit:
http://www.peacefultomorrows.org

WHY LAONF NOW? This is an extraordinary opportunity for U.S. peace activists to demonstrate their solidarity with Iraqi civilians and to say to the world that we believe that peace in Iraq depends upon ending the occupation and empowering members of Iraqi civil society to reclaim control of their institutions and resources. Standing in solidarity with the activists of LaOnf shows that we believe Iraqis themselves can end sectarian strife and undertake the reconciliation necessary to rebuild their country.

In Peace and Solidarity,
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
http://www.peacefultomorrows.org

Please also see:

Support LaOnf Week of Nonviolence
http://vcnv.org/support-laonf-week-of-nonviolence

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