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September 24, 2007
Democratic Party of Milwaukee County

Resolution to Support the Iraq Moratorium and October 27 Demonstrations

WHEREAS, a monthly Iraq Moratorium began on Friday, September 21, 2007, and will repeat on the third Friday of each month, with the objective of actively involving the 70% of Americans who oppose the occupation of Iraq but who have yet to take action; and
WHEREAS, nationally coordinated regional mass demonstrations have been called for October 27, 2007, by United for Peace and Justice under the slogan “End the War Now,” to give public expression to the growing opposition to the occupation in Iraq, and to the waste of resources that should be used to meet human needs; and

WHEREAS, the members of the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County (DPMC) officially and explicitly oppose the occupation of Iraq, and favor using our resources to meet human needs; and

WHEREAS, the Iraq Moratorium and the October 27 demonstrations offer an opportunity for the Democratic Party to mobilize its base to actively demand that all U.S. troops and private contractors be brought rapidly and safely home, that all U.S. bases in Iraq be dismantled and abandoned, and that resources now spent on the occupation be invested in meeting human needs; and

THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that the DPMC endorses and will actively encourage its members to participate in the monthly Iraq Moratorium activities by, for example, encouraging members to wear arm bands and other antiwar insignia at work, attend vigils, conduct workplace educational programs, sign postcards to Congress, and other activities to demonstrate opposition to the occupation; and

FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the DPMC also endorses and urges its members and their families to promote and participate in the October 27 antiwar demonstration in Chicago; and

FINALLY, RESOLVED, that the DPMC will send a copy of this resolution to all its affiliates with a request that they too endorse, mobilize, and participate in these important expressions of opposition to the occupation in Iraq.