Peace Fresno

Please sign these two timely petitions today.

The U.S. Congress will be voting tomorrow, July 1, on a $33 billion supplemental military funding bill.   Congress has the power to say NO to war by not funding it.  Our job is to let Congress know that NO WAR FUNDING is what we want.

Petition #1

http://www.democrats.com/oppose-33-billion-war-supplemental-for-2010

Petition #2

http://democrats.com/21-progressive-democrats-must-end-the-wars

You will find good background info when you go to both of these sites.  The first petition was create by Credo and the second by Democrats.com.

Additional background information on behind the scenes Congressional  juggling can be found in an blog by David Swanson, who spoke in Fresno in November 2009 about holding Congress accountable.  For David Swanson’s blog go to http://www.antemedius.com/content/war-escalation-funding-fight-week?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+antemedius+%28Antemedius+-+Liberally+Critical+Thinking%29

Make your reservation and be a part of the dialogue.

On Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 4 p.m., Peace Fresno will host a dinner and meeting for the entire peace community to reassess and recommit to a local antiwar strategy.  We will collaborate on setting an effective, coordinated agenda for the local peace community. Think standing on the corner with a sign is a waste of time? Believe YouTube and Facebook are the way to reach youth? Want advocacy training? Have an idea that would double attendance at events? Know how to make the community more effective? Bring your ideas and energy.

The Peace Community Dinner will take place on Saturday, September 11, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno (2672 E. Alluvial Ave., Clovis). Reserve your seat now for the meeting and dinner for only $10. Send your check to Peace Fresno, P.O. Box 5115, Fresno, CA 93755; please write “Peace Dinner” and the names of the attendees on the memo line. Voice mail 559-487-2515.

Duration of Major American Military Conflicts

Conflict                                                               Duration

Afghanistan (ongoing)                                         104 months

Vietnam War                                                      103 months*

American Revolution                                          100 months

Iraq War (ongoing)                                               88 months

U.S. Civil War                                                     48 months

World War II                                                       45 months

Korean War                                                         37 months

War of 1812                                                        32 months

U.S.-Mexican War                                               21 months

World War I                                                        19 months

Spanish-American War                                          5 months

Gulf War                                                                3 months

*All sources do not agree on the duration of the Vietnam War. This figure covers the period from the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution until the withdrawal of the last American combat forces from Vietnam (Asian News International [ANI]).

Source: Lee, R. The History Guy: Comparing America’s Wars by Length. Retrieved June 16, 2010, from http://www.historyguy.com/american_wars_by_length_of_time.html