[R-G] Cleveland Becomes 50th City to Pass Anti-War Resolution

[DavidMcR at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/29/03 3:55:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
portsideMod at netscape.net writes:

<< Active Campaigns Underway in More than 60 Additional Cities (see list 
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 Cleveland City Council unanimously passes anti-war resolution Tuesday
 28 Jan 2003
 
 From: "James K Miller" <jkmiller at igc.org>
 posted To: <whatsup-neohio at igc.topica.com>
 
 Independent Media Center
 http://www.cleveland.indymedia.org:8081
 
 author: stav (stavrosthehunter at yahoo.com)
 
 Summary: An Emergency Resolution: Supporting the men and women serving
 in the armed forces an honoring their commitment to our national
 safety and security; opposing unilateral military actions against Iraq
 and urging President Bush to continue seeking a peaceful resolution of
 issues with Iraq in a diplomatic manner.
 
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 On January 27 of 2003 Cleveland City Council unanimously passed a
 resolution in opposition to unilateral military action against Iraq.
 Over one hundred people gathered outside city hall an hour before the
 council came to order to rally support for the measure.  The full
 transcript of the resolution can be found here.
 
 This marks Cleveland as the 50th city nationwide -- and the very first
 in Ohio -- to adopt such a resolution.  A complete list of all cities
 that have passed resolutions can be found at www.citiesforpeace.org.
 
 For more coverage and audio interviews tune to wruw FM 91.1 Tuesday
 Jan. 28, 6-7:00 PM.
 
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 Active Campaigns are Under Way in the Following Cities:
 
 [if your city is not on this list, contact:
 http://www.citiesforpeace.org/ ]
 
 
 California: Los Angeles, Sacramento
 
 Colorado:   Crestone, La Veta, Saguache, Silver Plume, Walsenburg
 
 Connecticut:    Cornwall
 
 Florida:    Gainesville, Manatee County, St. Petersburg,
 
 Hawaii:     Honolulu
 
 Illinois:   Charleston, DeKalb, East Moline, Moline, Oak Park,
         Rock Island, Silvis
 
 Iowa:       Clive, Davenport, Decorah
 
 Maryland:   Cheverly
 
 Maine:      Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Portland
 
 Massachusetts:  Amherst
 
 Michigan:   Alma, Berkley, Charlevoix, Clawson, Grand Rapids,
         Lake Orion, Lansing, Livonia, Marquette, Petoskey,
         Plymouth, Resort Township, Royal Oak, Southfield,
         Troy
 
 Missouri:   Columbia
 
 Montana:    Helena
 
 New Jersey: Bloomfield
 
 New York:   Cooperstown, New York City
 
 North Carolina: Chapel Hill
 
 
 Ohio:       Columbus, Dayton
 
 Oregon:     Multnomah County, Salem
 
 Texas:      Austin, Corpus Christie, Dallas, Galveston, Houston
 
 Utah:       Salt Lake City, Virginia, Charlottesville
 
 Washington: Bellingham, Spokane
 
 West Virginia:  Charleston
 
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 Cities for Peace is a rapidly growing effort to get City Councils and
 other civic bodies to pass resolutions against a war on Iraq. Civic
 and religious leaders, educators, peace activists, business leaders
 and individuals from all sectors are coming together across the
 country to say "no" to Bush's call for war. We the people of the U.S.
 are wary of a military venture against a country that has not attacked
 us. We are fearful that a war will lead to the deaths of thousands of
 Iraqis and US troops. We see this as a potentially dangerous
 distraction from fighting terrorism and we are aware that such a war
 would have devastating consequences on our city budgets and on local
 capacity to meet the current needs of our own communities in these
 difficult economic times.
 
 We need to exercise our democratic rights by pressing our local
 elected officials and other public institutions to pass resolutions
 expressing the will of local communities with regard to a war with
 Iraq. It is imperative that local officials weigh in on national
 matters that will ultimately have enormous impacts on our communities.
 Please join us! This website is a hub to link the many City Council
 resolutions and campaigns across the country. It is a testament to the
 growing unease that people across the country are feeling about Bush's
 preemptive strike policy and our commitment to cultivating a world
 based on peace and justice.
 
 Citiesforpeace.org brought to you by the Institute for Policy Studies.
 http://www.citiesforpeace.org/
 
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