I want to close with a few things you can do, before taking questions. There are sign-up cards for WorldBeyondWar.org around in the room. They have a survey question at the top that it would be very helpful if everyone could answer Yes or No. Then there's a short statement to sign if you agree with it. Thousands of people have signed from 57 nations thus far. This is how we're going to build an international pivot to peace instead of a pivot to war in Asia. Then there are places to check if you'd like to join in in any way.
You can also start planning, and maybe some of you are already, for the International Day of Peace on September 21st. Join an existing event and enlarge it, or start a new one and we'll help promote it. There are resources you can use at WorldBeyondWar.org.
Also start planning for an October 4th global day of actions against drones.
Connecticut has established a commission to work on converting from war to peace industries. Los Angeles and/or California could use one of those.
Other things to tell Congress (and come to RootsAction.org where I work on online activism and where you can create your own online petitions):
1. Repeal the authorizations for the use of military force from Afghanistan and Iraq
2. End the occupation of Afghanistan
3. End drone murders
4. Disband NATO
And I would add, out of the millions of other things you might tell Congress, do not put troops back into the Philippines, do not build a Navy base on Jeju Island South Korea, and do not build a new Marine base on Okinawa, Japan. Ten days from today I'll be speaking at an event in Washington with a mayor from Okinawa who was elected to stop the construction of a base that the people of Okinawa overwhelmingly oppose. Congress should hear his message from you while he's in town. And I hope he has as good a crowd as this one today. Thank you for being here.
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