Connecticut Opposes the War

From C.O.W.

Last Saturday, 500 of us met with Congresspeople John Larson, Joe Courtney and Chris Murphy. The Congressmen heard testimony from: Tom Matzzie, founder of MoveOn.org; Rev. Dr. Steve Sidorak, the Exec. Director of the Christian Coalition of CT; John Olsen, the President of the CT AFL-CIO; Carmen Boudier, President of CT's largest union, District 1199; former Lt. Governor Kevin Sullivan, former Speaker of the House Irv Stolberg; CT House Majority Leader Chris Donovan; Peggy Gray, mother of a recently returned Iraq vet, James Madison, decorated vet from the Gulf War; Carl Dudley from The Hartford Seminary; a CT psychologist who treats vets with PTSD, and others.

The message from all these speakers was that being against the war is not enough; we expect our Congressional Representatives to organize in Congress to end this war, and soon!

COW has decided on an ambitious plan to bring the anti-war movement to every corner of Connecticut by holding simultaneous COW Town Meetings on Saturday, February 24. These meetings should be co-sponsored by congregations, union locals, community leaders, and regular citizens all over CT to share viewpoints and strategize on how to keep the pressure on to end the war. The COW Town Meetings will also help to organize a massive rally in Hartford to mark the anniversary of the invasion in March.

WE NEED YOU TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP ORGANIZE THE MEETING IN YOUR TOWN!

With your help, we brought 1,500 people to protest the war at the Statehouse in March.
With your help, we brought 500 people to an anti-war meeting with 3 Congressmen last Saturday.
With your help, we will make history by holding simultaneous, conference-call connected anti-war meetings involving religious, union and community leadership, plus thousands of regular citizens, all over Connecticut on February 24.

Only YOU can make this happen!
Call 203 329-1629 or 860 655-4179, or write to CtOpposesWar@yahoo.com, to volunteer,
AND FORWARD THIS MESSAGE FAR AND WIDE THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT.

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February 24, 2007
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Connecticut Opposes the War

Simultaneous, Conference-call Connected
Town Meetings Statewide!

Organize a COW Town Meeting in Your Town

Testify and hear from each other on the moral and economic cost of the war,
why we need to leave, and how to support our troops!

Work with the CT AFL-CIO, State Legislators, Local Religious Leaders,
Community Organizations, Veterans, City or Town Government

Call 203 329-1629 or 860 655-4179 or email ctopposeswar@yahoo.com
to help organize a COW Town Meeting in your area.
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Bring All the Troops and the Money Home!
$400 Billion Spent So Far - 3,000 Americans Dead; Hundreds of
Thousands of Iraqis Dead; Countless More Wounded & Displaced

Stop The War – Spend the Money on:
Making Our Cities Safe, Health Care, Education and Jobs
Full Financial and Medical Support for Returning Troops

Endorsers from March ’06 rally at Statehouse in Hartford

Sisters Of Notre Dame De Namur; Sisters of Mercy Leadership Team; Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery; CT State Legislators Andy Fleischmann, Toni Harp, Jonathan Harris, Jack Hennessy; Evelyn Mantilla, David McCluskey, Denise Merrill, Tim O’Brien, Melissa Olson, Elizabeth Ritter; Brendan Sharkey, Toni Walker; AFL-CIO CT; AFT CT; AFSCME Council 4; AFSC CT; CCAG; CT NOW; Charter Oak Cultural Center; CT Coalition for Peace & Justice; CT State Council of Machinists IAM & AW; Citizens for Global Solutions-NE CT Chapter; Collaborative Center for Justice; Congress of CT Community Colleges Peace Caucus; CT Trans Advocacy Coalition; Communist Party USA –CT; District 1199, SEIU; Episcopal Peace Fellowship; Greater Hartford Coalition on Cuba; United Nations Assn. Greater Hartford & Mansfield Chapters; Greater Hartford Labor Council; Greater New Haven Peace Council; Green Party CT; Harmony House New Haven; Hartford Catholic Worker; Interfaith Coalition for Equity & Justice; Media Education Foundation; Military Families Speak Out; New Haven People‘s Center; New London Meeting (Quaker); Northeast Coalition for Peace & Justice; Northeast CT Media Coalition; Peace Action of Greater Hartford; People of Faith CT; Queers Without Borders; Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice; Socialist Party USA Central CT; UE Northeast Region; UAW CT State CAP Council; W. Hartford Citizens for Peace & Justice; Witness for Peace, New England; Veterans for Peace, Central CT.

Connecticut Opposes the War (COW)
Call (860) 655-4179, or (203) 329-1629 for more information or visit CTOW on Yahoo Groups