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Work with cities and counties, as well as political parties, to pass resolutions supporting impeachment.   

Support whistleblowers  and remember that we have friends and potential friends throughout the Bush Administration.  Encourage resistance from within and truthtelling. 

And if you work for the administration and can resign, do so.   And if you know something, speak out.   

Similarly, if you are a reporter and your editor kills a story that is important to our democracy, blog it or leak it to a blogger.

A lot of organizations that should be opposing this war and demanding impeachment are not yet doing so.  We must pressure them to join the movement.  We need to pressure activist organizations, including unions  to oppose the war.  We also need to encourage peace organizations to work for economic justice, and vice versa.    

In some parts of the country most of these campaigns are well advanced.  The most useful thing people can do in those areas is to support efforts elsewhere.  Reach out to nearby redder areas of your state.  Share your lessons.  Back anti-war and pro-impeachment Congressional candidates in other districts who need the help. 

Support activist groups with volunteer work – most of the work is brainless and boring but crucial – and with money; forego buying something you do not need and, instead, make a contribution to a peace or impeachment organization. 

Support or – better – participate in upcoming important events.   

Winter Of Our Discontent

February 15 to March 19

Washington, D.C.

Voices for Creative Nonviolence is organizing this campaign to help strengthen grassroots opposition and nonviolent resistance to the continued war against the people of Iraq. A core group will journey to Washington, D.C. to organize a 33 day fast, vigils, lobbying and nonviolent civil disobedience during this period. Others will join the core group in D.C. for shorter periods of time. Still others will organize local actions in their home communities. VCNV invites you to join them in D.C. for part or all of the Winter of Our Discontent. If you are not able to travel to D.C., you are encouraged to organize actions in your local community.  

Women Say No to War

March 8, International Women's Day

At White House and around the world

Students Say No to War in Iraq

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David Swanson is the author of "When the World Outlawed War," "War Is A Lie" and "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." He blogs at http://davidswanson.org and http://warisacrime.org and works for the online (more...)
 
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