Petition-O-Rama: Sign the Ones You Agree With!

Richard Greene's show "Clout!" on Air America interviewed Democrats.com's David Swanson about the Iraq Town Halls project and urged Air America listeners to take part. Here's the audio: http://www.airamerica.com/clout/node/201

Peter Rothberg of the Nation magazine has written about the Iraq Town Halls:
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow?bid=4&pid=302340

Progressive Democrats of America is helping to organize Iraq Town Halls and has just launched its Healthcare NOT Warfare campaign to bring our troops home from Iraq and use the savings to pass H.R. 676, Rep. John Conyers' bill which guarantees comprehensive publicly-funded, privately-delivered health care for everyone in the U.S. Please sign their petition: https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/personal2.asp?formid=healthpet

Win Without War is urging its members to take part in Iraq Town Halls and wants Rep. John Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, to provide funding only for the safe and timely redeployment of U.S. troops out of Iraq.

Please sign their letter: http://www.standupcongress.org

FireDogLake filed a complaint with the FEC because John McCain is breaking his own campaign finance law by spending $4 million above the limit he imposed on himself when he accepted public financing.

You can sign it too: http://action.firedoglake.com/page/petition/mccainfec

The Backbone Campaign is helping to promote Iraq Town Halls and has just created the Procession for the Future, a creative organizing tool with which to inspire, educate and train students, youth and concerned citizens to be more effective activists. The Procession for the Future is a touring parade, using high production value art and spectacle to animate our aspirations and deliver a compelling progressive vision for the country. A dozen giant puppets and floats portray a set of progressive policy priorities.

Use this tool: http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=129

TrueMajority is asking its members to be part of Iraq Town Halls and is organizing against an attack on Iran at: http://www.NotAnotherWar.org

Cities for Peace is also involved and is helping localities pass resolutions against an attack on Iran: http://tinyurl.com/2a3p6h

DontAttackIran.org has almost reach 120,000 signatures on a petition to Bush and Cheney opposing an attack on Iran, and 100,000 on a petition to members of the military urging them to refuse illegal orders to launch such an attack: http://www.dontattackiran.org

Voters for Peace is urging Congress to compel the testimony of Admiral Fallon, who reportedly resigned due to disputes with the White House over whether a military attack on Iran should be pursued: http://votersforpeace.us

Code Pink: Women for Peace is working with us on planning Iraq Town Halls around the country, while at the same time keeping up the pressure on Capitol Hill every day:
http://codepinkalert.org

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) are available as speakers at Iraq Town Halls, and video of their Winter Soldier testimony is available as well and highly recommended:
http://ivaw.org

Veterans for Peace has just published a letter to the peace movement:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/32262