GoodStorm (www.goodstorm.com), a progressive e-Commerce company, is helping BringThemHomeNow.com, a coalition of groups calling on President Bush to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, to launch a tax day protest by selling an anti-war postage stamp online.
The Bring Them Home Now U.S. Postal Service-approved 39 cent first class stamp is available at Bring Them Home Now's online store at
http://www.BringThemHomeNow.com. It features the symbol of the growing movement - a peace sign festooned with a yellow ribbon.
In case the site is brought down by dark forces, people can access the on-line store at: http://www.goodstorm.com/stores/bringthemhomenow .
Andrew Boyd, founder of Billionaires For Bush and designer of the postage stamp, remarked, "The yellow ribbon means 'I support the troops, so let's bring them home now, and take care of them when they get here.' Using the stamp to send in your tax returns is a symbolic way to mourn the 2300 American lives lost as well as protest the over $300 billion in tax payer money spent on this disastrous war."
Proceeds from the sale of the anti-war postage stamps and other merchandise benefit veterans groups working to end the War in Iraq and bring our troops safely home. These groups include Military Families Speak Out (http://mfso.org), Gold Star Families for Peace (http://www.gsfp.org), Iraq Veterans Against the War (http://www.ivaw.net), and Veterans for Peace (http://www.veteransforpeace.org).
The stamp was launched on March 20 at an all-star concert commemorating the third anniversary of the Iraq War. Michael Stipe, Rufus Wainwright, Margaret Cho, Cindy Sheehan and Susan Sarandon were among the artists and activists participating in the historic concert and autographing a large format commemorative version of the stamp. The concert and stamp were produced by NY America (www.nyamerica.org), an organization of artists and producers engaging the public in civic discourse through events that unite the arts, sciences, and humanities.
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http://www.goodstorm.com/stores/bringthemhomenow
and/or
http://www.BringThemHomeNow.com
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