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Dear
CODEPINKer
 There
is nothing more powerful than hearing someone speak from their
heart.
That
is why I was so moved by Barbara Lee's passionate speech
on the floor of Congress September 14, 2001,
eight years ago this week. She was the only member of Congress,
in both the House and Senate, to have the courage to vote
no against authorizing war in Afghanistan. Her voice shakes
with emotion, but she stands her ground with strength and
grace and the knowledge that she is speaking the truth that
desperately needed to be heard. Her's was the only voice of
compassion, of reason, during such a charged and painful time.
When she said “Let us not become
the evil that we deplore,” she knew the quagmire
that would result from such military engagement.
This week, many of us took inspiration from Barbara Lee and
used our own voices to speak out against our woefully misguided
war in Afghanistan. As one woman, she spoke for many of us
eight years ago. This week, we each have the opportunity to
follow her lead and channel the outrage and hope of everyone
who wants us out of Afghanistan; each day, we flooded the
blogosphere and phone lines and opinion sections of newspapers
with the words that need to be heard about why we need to
end our involvement in Afghanistan. If you haven't already,
you can still use
these tools from CODEPINK to make your voice loud
and clear.
One
of the best bumper stickers I've ever seen says “Speak
your truth, even if your voice shakes.” If you haven't
ever blogged or called your Congressperson before, now is
the time to do so, even if your voice shakes. It is up to
us to remember Barbara Lee's brave example, her voice
trembling with deeply felt conviction. We need more Barbara
Lees to speak out against war. We can be those Barbara Lees,
ourselves. We are the ones we've been waiting for. When
we speak together from the heart, we truly can change the
world.
In
solidarity,
Susan Sarandon
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Today
is the 8th anniversary of President Bush signing the Authorization
for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The AUMF is the bill which authorized
--and less than three weeks later on October 7th --led to the invasion
of Afghanistan.
 Follow
Susan's lead and call your congressperson at 1-800-517-5696
today and use
our talking points. Say NO to another troop surge
and NO more money for the war.
Tell
us how your call went--report
back here.
Keep using your voice (even if it shakes)!
Dana,
Farida, Gael, Gayle, Janet, Jodie, Medea, Nancy, Paris, Rae, Tracy
and Whitney
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