FW: [USC4P&J Members] Fw: [Ufpj-leg-action] Please sign and forward: Why is this petition different from 20 others?

[pilar anita quarzell castel <pilarcastel at hotmail.it>]

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From: annafar at msn.com
To: members at peaceandjustice.it
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:20:44 +0100
Subject: [USC4P&J Members] Fw: [Ufpj-leg-action] Please sign and forward: Why is this petition different from 20 others?

Because it targets the Pentagon and the wars,,,

As Congress Debates Cuts,
People Demand Jobs Not Wars!

JOBS NOT WAR
is a new national campaign that begins RIGHT NOW!
And YOU can be be part of it.
JOBS NOT WAR is a time-limited, nation-wide petition campaign to urge the president and congress to abandon austerity solutions to the deficit and instead to end the war, cut military spending, tax the super-rich, and redirect resources to restore and protect the social safety net, create jobs, deal with climate change and meet other urgent social needs.

Over 70 organizations have come together to collect thousands of signatures on an
on-line petition.
The petition demands the Congress and President –

• End the war in Afghanistan now, bring all our troops home and care for and support them upon their return.
• Create good jobs at living wages: invest in our communities and our people to sustainably grow the economy and put people back to work.
• Assure communities devastated by hurricane Sandy, that reconstruction is performed in the public interest with full transparency under the direction and control of local, state and federal governments and is accountable to the people.
• Redirect our nation’s resources from war and uncontrolled Pentagon spending to fund social programs and public services, protect and improve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, repair the social safety net, meet the challenge of climate change, and reduce poverty and inequality.
• Require those at the top of the income ladder, giant corporations and financial speculators to pay their fair share of taxes.

To read the full text of the petition, click here.
The campaign seeks to forcefully inject the question of uncontrolled Pentagon budgets and endless wars into the budget debate in Congress. The discussion in Washington and the media ignores bloated war spending while focusing instead on possible cuts to vital public services such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Here’s what you can do right now:

• Sign the online petition. It’s easy! Just CLICK HERE to sign online at the Jobs Not Wars website.
• Copy the link to an email and then send it to your contact list so this petition goes viral:
  http://bit.ly/jobs-not-wars-BFP
• Get your organization to endorse the campaign and promote the petition. That will spread the campaign to thousands of others. Time is of the essence so contact your organization’s directors right away. The debate is taking place in Congress right now. Organizational endorsements can be made here: Organizational edorsement form
  

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