All month, Democracy for America (DFA) members have kept the pressure on both the President and Congress to not only stop the escalation of the Iraq War, but end the occupation and bring our brave men and women home.
Congress publicly rejected the President’s escalation plan, but has not yet used teeth to actually stop it. We can’t leave this up to Washington politics. We must continue to build the movement locally in every state, in every district, and in every neighborhood demanding binding action. We will not stop until every soldier is home. We’re holding congressional meetings, rallies, vigils, Arlington-style memorials, and petition drives all demanding an end to this reckless war.
Our The War Tapes premiere week is coming to a close but DFA members are still hosting hundreds of screenings of the award-winning documentary...everywhere. Thirty-three people have RSVPed for a screening in Davenport, Iowa. Thirty-four in Asheville, North Carolina. Forty people in Austin, Texas. Change for Northern Kentucky has partnered with nearby groups and expects over 200 people at their screening. The interest is so hot that AM 940 WINZ in Florida is giving away tickets to one of six screenings in Miami.
Straight from the front lines in Iraq, The War Tapes is the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves. The film is powerful and moving, conveying both the passion and mindset of American soldiers and the incredible cost of war to our communities and humanity. You have never seen a film like this before and will leave the movie more motivated than ever to end the occupation and bring our troops home.
DFA members in all fifty states are coming together, watching the movie, and writing postcards to congress demanding action. By the end of February, DFA will have mailed ten of thousands of postcards, generated dozens of new press articles against the war, and united thousands of members in national action.
What are you doing to end the war? Don’t wait until tomorrow to get active. Come to a screening, write postcards and letters, screening, write postcards and letters speak out in your neighborhood or join DFA. Do whatever you want. Just do something, because people are dying and the war won’t end until we demand it... everywhere.