OCTOBER 5 DIRECT ACTION AT WHITE HOUSE

On October 5, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR), along with other national peace groups, will carry out direct action at the White House to end the war in Afghanistan and demand reparations for the people of Afghanistan.

Eight years ago on October 7, 2001, the U.S. and Britain invaded Afghanistan—and the war on Afghanistan continues today, with President Obama, the “anti-war candidate,” increasing the number of troops. On Monday, October 5, 2009, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (NCNR), working with Witness Against Torture, Peace Action, The War Resisters League, World Can't Wait, Atlantic Life Community, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and Veterans for Peace, will mark the anniversary and speak out against the war with direct action risking arrest at the White House. We will gather at 10 AM at McPherson Square for a permitted rally and to hear lifelong war resister and widow of Phil Berrigan, Liz McAlister. From McPherson Square, we will march to Pennsylvania Avenue. We will visit the White House in an act of civil resistance, calling for a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan and demand an ending of the illegal bombing in Pakistan with US drones and other forms of violence, the closing of the Bagram prison, and an ending to indefinite detention and torture. We are calling for an end to these wars and occupations, including that of Iraq, so that our resources can be used for life-sustaining actions including the funding and the rebuilding of Afghanistan’s and Iraq's infrastructure and medical assistance to Afghans and Iraqis, in addition to poverty reduction programs in the United States and world wide.  We are also calling for accountability for those who have committed war crimes.  The White House action is a key component of a number of complimentary actions planned for early October. If you would like to be involved contact: For more information: www.nogoodwar.org or http://www.iraqpledge.org/  To sign up: http://vcnv.org/ncnr For the latest death toll: http://www.icasualties.org/OEF/