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FRIENDLY ACTIONS FOR PEACE Page 2

Set up a Conversations Café. This is a structured form of dialogue which is an effective way of allowing people to speak from the heart, listen without comment, and then dialogue rather than debate. For more information: www.conversationcafe.org.

AFSC Emergency and Material Assistance Program has extended the deadline to April 30, 2003 for Health Kits for Iraq. Since June, 2002, we have been working, in cooperation with other international aid agencies, on a contingency plan for Iraq. This resulted in the shipment of three 40 foot containers to Jordan. The containers are filled with health kits, school kits and blankets to be distributed by the AFSC regional staff and the other agencies with local organizations. You can help by assembling kits in your church or Meeting. For more information: oibrahem@afsc.org.

Have a cup of coffee with a pro-war friend and talk.

Write or visit your Congressional delegation in support of Congressman Kucinich's Department of Peace Bill which is to be introduced April 8. See www.dopcampaign.org.

Congressman Brian Baird of Washington proposes a resolution to investigate the death of Rachel Corrie. Write your Congressional delegation in support.

Set up graveyards with tombstones in public places to include all the casualties of war such as truth, civil liberties, Iraqi civilians, names of detainees, names of service men and women.

Mothers Day Declaration. An international conference to bring attention to the AIDS problem in Africa will be held in South Africa on Mother's Day, May 11. The Mother's Day Proclamation of 1870 by Julia Ward Howe is a strong anti war statement calling on women of the world to act for peace. Delegates must raise their own money to attend and if from the developed world, must bring additional funds to help support orphanages set up to care for children of AIDS victims. For more information: www.jubileeusa.org.

A Petition to support peace, justice, prosperity and democracy for all Iraqis from Education for Peace in Iraq: www.epicusa.org/signon.

April 12 another International Day of Action and protest. Already protests are planned in Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Philippines, Italy, Sweden, England, Germany and the U.S. For more information of actions in your area: www.stopwar.org.UK.

A National Demonstration on May 3 in Austin, Texas to demand "True Homeland Security" that will:* protect workers * protect the environment *. protect citizens and immigrants *. protect civil liberties * improve health care and education. For more information: www.voice4change.org.

The Iraq War Science Project by Glen Anderson: glen@olywa.net. This is an experiment to illustrate the unintended consequences of the war. It is a simple and dramatic tool which can be used in many different settings. Glen says: "Kids, please DO try this at home! And show it to your friends, your congresspersons, and your newspaper editors!"

Arrange teach-ins for high schools or college campuses.

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