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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Leslie Cagan, UFPJ
[mailto:listmaster@unitedforpeace.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 30, 2007
2:19 PM<BR><B>To:</B> leeloe@igc.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Thank You,
Cindy<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=verdana size=2><EM>Please forward
widely!</EM> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
face=verdana,geneva size=2>Dear LEE,</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2>It was with great surprise
that we read <A
href="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kcD80lbXIVyoEmdS5fjepR2f3Y8j5e3e">Cindy
Sheehan’s message</A> about her decision to pull back from her activism in
the antiwar movement. Surprise, because we know how deep her commitment is
to this struggle, and because we know how much of herself she has poured
into this work. <BR><BR>At the same time, we were not surprised that she
needed a break. Cindy, like many of us, has been working to end the war in
<ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Iraq</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> for
many years. But like very few, she put most of the rest of her life on
hold as she tirelessly traveled the country, spoke to groups large and
small, marched and rallied and lobbied and participated in acts of
nonviolent civil disobedience, did media interviews and so much more every
single day. And we cannot forget for one moment that all of this was done
not only as someone opposed to an unjust and immoral war but also as a
grieving mother, a parent whose son was senselessly killed in a war that
never should have happened, a war that has taken so many Iraqi and
<ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>
lives. Her clarity and her energy helped to inspire others to activism,
people who also lost loved ones in
<ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>Iraq</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION> and
much wider circles of people as well.<BR><BR>We are saddened by Cindy's
decision, even though we respect it and know she is doing what is right
for her and her family.<O:P></O:P><BR><BR><STRONG>But what is most sad is
how long this deadly, costly, outrageous war has gone on.
</STRONG>Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead and their nation is in
ruins. More than 3,400
<ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><ST1:PLACE>U.S.</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>
servicepeople are dead, and tens of thousands will live with debilitating
wounds for the rest of their lives. Our national treasury has been robbed
of over $400,000,000,000 and now Congress has agreed to give Bush another
$96 billion for this war and occupation. <STRONG>What we are most sad and
angry about is how stubborn the so-called leadership in
<ST1:STATE><ST1:PLACE>Washington</ST1:PLACE></ST1:STATE> is and how hard
it is to end this war.</STRONG> <BR><BR><STRONG>However, we are inspired
when we think about Cindy's work and the journey she has been on.</STRONG>
Her ability to turn personal grief into public action for the greater good
should serve as a model for others. What Cindy did was a reminder that the
actions we take as individuals do make a difference, and that the impact
of those actions is amplified when we join with others. Cindy’s individual
contribution has been enormous, but she was part of a much larger
movement. Without that movement, her presence in
<ST1:PLACE><ST1:CITY>Crawford</ST1:CITY>,
<ST1:STATE>TX</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>, would not have resonated the way it
did. Without that movement, her ongoing activism would not have had its
power or ability to reach so many others. And that's a critically
important lesson for us all: <STRONG>We each must find our voice and take
the action that's most appropriate for us as individuals – and inspire
others to do so as well -- that is how we make the strongest contribution
toward the growth of our movement.</STRONG><O:P></O:P><BR><BR>Our movement
also needs to take this moment to reflect on how we support one another.
We have taken on an extremely difficult challenge: We seek to change the
policies of the largest, most deadly military force in human history. We
are confronting the economic, cultural and social power of the rulers of
this nation, and we are demanding profound changes. Doing this work takes
a toll on us, and yet we push forward. There are differences among us and
there always will be. The goal shouldn’t necessarily be to eradicate those
differences but rather to find new, constructive ways to deal with them.
We’re going to need every ally and every tool in the toolbox – and
probably some others that haven’t been dreamed up yet – to end this
war!<BR><BR><STRONG>We thank Cindy for all that she has done, and wish her
well in regaining her strength. And we take this opportunity to recommit
ourselves to the hard work ahead -- the work of building and strengthening
our movement and the work of ending the war and bringing all the troops
home!</STRONG><O:P></O:P></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>We look forward to
taking this mandate into our upcoming National Assembly in
<ST1:CITY><ST1:PLACE>Chicago</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY>.</STRONG> Hundreds of
delegates from UFPJ’s member groups around the country will gather June
22-24 to discuss the next stage of our work. <STRONG>Keep an eye out for
updates -- together we will end this war!</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Yours, for peace and
justice,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT><BR><FONT face=Verdana
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