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May 21, 2009
If we want to stop the war in Afghanistan, we need to change public opinion. As Malalai Joya--once the youngest member of the Afghan Parliament, and now the forthcoming author of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice--writes:
It is a shame that so much of Afghanistan's reality has been kept veiled by a western media consensus in support of the 'good war.' Perhaps if the citizens of North America had been better informed about my country, President Obama would not have dared to send more troops and spend taxpayers' money on a war that is only adding to the suffering of our people and pushing the region into deeper conflicts."
We can help shift media consensus and inform the public about Afghanistan this Thursday, May 21st, by taking part in the National Media Day of Action on Afghanistan. Won't you join us by blogging, Tweeting, Facebooking, calling in to radio shows, or submitting op-eds or letters to the editor that call for an end to war in Afghanistan? If you're not sure where to start, CODEPINK and UFPJ's Afghanistan Working Group have put together a list of resources
to help you get your voice in print or on the air. You can also take a look at our Afghanistan Talking Points for facts to help you back up your position with confidence and knowledge.
Only have a few minutes? You can:
Update your Facebook status and/or Tweet this:
Out of Iraq and into Afghanistan? We demand another plan! http://bit.ly/out-of-afghan #StopAfghanWar
OR
Obama: "You will be judged by your people for what you build, not what you destroy." End the Afghanistan War! http://bit.ly/out-of-afghan
OR
I just wrote a letter to the editor opposing war in Afghanistan... will you? www.codepinkalert.org/letter #StopAfghanWar
Send a letter to the editor with our easy 3-step tool
Sign our petition to tell Congress to stop hiding behind Afghan women's skirts and offer real security for the women of Afghanistan. We will deliver your signature directly to your reps' offices.
As Malalai Joya reminds us:
A troop 'surge' in Afghanistan, and continued air strikes, will do nothing to help the liberation of Afghan women. The only thing it will do is increase the number of civilian casualties and increase the resistance to occupation. To really help Afghan women, citizens in the U.S. and elsewhere must tell their government to stop propping up and covering for a regime of warlords and extremists. If these thugs were finally brought to justice, Afghan women and men would prove quite capable of helping ourselves."
Thank you for using your voice to press the press and speak out for the people of Afghanistan this Thursday.
In solidarity,
Allison, Audrey, Blaine, Dana, Desiree, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Janna, Janet, Jean, Jodie, Liz, Lori, Lydia, Medea, Nancy, Pam, Paris, and Rae
Be the media! Take part in the National Media Day of Action on Afghanistan
Sign our petition asking for real leadership for the women of Afghanistan
Attend a Women's Leadership Intensive at the Pink House this summer!
Watch our NEW Video "Women Under War SPeak Out!"
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