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Ten Things YOU can do to Stop the War on Iraq

by Andrew Wiard  |  Socialist Resistance no2  |  page 13

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SOCIALIST CUS DagwAR wAR NO TO town. puses, and libraries. 1. Get Active in the local mobilisations to stop the war by helping organise anti-war events (a rally, march, vigil. munity. Anti-war actions are being organised in almost every city and 2. Distribute flyers about why people should stop this war before it starts. Good, heavily trafficked locations include bus stops, railways stations, coffee houses, shops, college cam3. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper or student newspaper saying why you oppose the war on Iraq. Your letter should be from one to three paragraphs long. Possible points to make include: 250 Iraqis are dieing each day from the sanctions, this war is really about oil, or an attack on Iraq would be a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty and right to self-determination. You can find out where to send your letters by looking on the letters page of your local newspaper. 4. Email or Call a friend and ask them to join you in opposing the war. Send this list of things you can do to stop the war to a friend and pass this list on 5. Organise meetings where people can speak out against the war. Make a list of people you could reach out to who might be interested in speaking 6. Educate yourself about Iraq and Bush and Blair's accusations against Saddam Hussein so you can discuss the issue with friends, family, and even strangers. We won't be able to stop this war if we can't convince people who don't agree with us to come over to our position. 7. Place a 'Don't attack Iraq!' poster in a prominent public place. Even if the poster is taken down within a few hours, people will see it while it's up, and they will realise that opposition to this war is growing. You can hang banners from road bridges. It's easy to make a banner: just use paint or markers on a white sheet. 8. Donate to the Stop the War Coalition to help raise the cost of printing leaflets and posters, doing mailings and other organising expens