CRAWFORD, Texas/EWORLDWIRE/Jan. 2, 2007 --- Dallas holds vigil at Earle Cabell Federal Building to support bringing the troops home from Iraq.What: "Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar" Vigil for Peace in Iraq
When: Tuesday, Jan. 2 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Where: 1100 Commerce Street, Downtown Dallas
Who: Crawford Peace House, Consumers for Peace and coordinated nationally by the American Friends Service Committee and United for Peace and Justice
The "Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar" vigil will commemorate those lost in Iraq - both military and civilian, both American and Iraqi - on the day following the sad announcement that the 3,000th U.S. serviceperson has died.
More than 200 communities nationwide have planned memorial activities. Coordinated nationally by United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a UFPJ affiliate, the war memorial events will mourn the human cost of war, call for the troops to come home now, and support funding an Iraqi-led reconstruction of the war-torn country.
So far, more U.S. lives have been lost in Iraq than in the first four years of the Vietnam War. In addition, more than 20,000 U.S. servicepersons have been seriously injured in Iraq. Estimates of Iraqi casualties vary widely, but a recent Johns Hopkins study published in The Lancet put the figure as high as 600,000 Iraqis killed.
"This event is a testament to our commitment to change course in Iraq," said Valley Reed of Consumers for Peace. "We believe not one more Iraqi or U.S. soldier should be killed; not one more U.S. dollar should be spent sustaining war and occupation. Instead of increasing troop levels in Iraq, the U.S. should begin funding the speedy departure of all U.S. troops out of Iraq and Iraqi-led reconstruction of their country."
For more information about this event, see the AFSC’s "Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar" Web site at www.afsc.org/3000 or contact Hadi Jawad at 214-392-2939 or by e-mail at shadijawad@aol.com.
United for Peace and Justice is planning a major national demonstration calling for and end to the war in Iraq for Washington on January 27. For more information, visit http://www.unitedforpeace.org.
Local Contacts:
Hadi Jawad 214392-2939
John Wolf 469-879-2227
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