Monday, January 19, 2009 - Honor Dr. King, End the War in Iraq

Rally and Press Conference to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
and to
call on President-Elect Obama and the new Congress to:

• end the war in Iraq


• bring all of the troops home NOW


• keep the New Jersey National Guard in New Jersey for New Jersey


• take care of the troops when they get here


• bring the more than $12/billion home to use for our communities – for health care, housing, jobs, and education

Monday, January 19, 2009 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1:00 pm
Where: 713 Teaneck Road (across from Holy Name Hospital),
at the site of the newest Bring them Home billboard in Teaneck , NJ
Please bring food and baby supplies for National Guard families.

Sponsored by:
Military Families Speak Out, Bergen County Chapter www.mfsobergencounty.org
Bergen Peace and Justice Coalition www.bergenjustice.net
NJ Peace Action www.peaceaction.org
Teaneck Peace and Justice Coalition www.teaneckpeace.org
NJ Coalition to Bring the Troops Home NOW

Speakers include:
Teaneck Town Council member Barbara Toffler and other elected officials
Hallie Emma Brevetti, Teaneck High School Student
Veterans, Military Family members, community activists

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we will dedicate our newest billboard located at 713 Teaneck Road , across from the Holy Name Hospital parking lot. The billboard is an important reminder to all that, even with a new administration, we must continue to press for an end to the war in Iraq ! Last year at this time, 3926 U.S. troops and nearly 1 million Iraqi people had been killed. Now the number of U.S. troops is up to 4221 – and over 1 million Iraqi people have been killed - each one, someone’s son or daughter. This is a tragedy. Enough!!!

Dr. King demanded an end to the War in Vietnam, which he said, was destroying lives of U.S. Troops and the Vietnamese people and was draining much needed resources from our communities.

The Teaneck Town Council passed a resolution supporting resolutions SJR55 and AJR104, introduced in the State Legislature, which call on the Governor to bring the National Guard back to New Jersey to serve the people of New Jersey. It’s time for the State Legislature to pass JSR55 and AJR104 and for Congress to cut off funding for the war and to bring the troops home NOW. Use all remaining funds to bring troops home quickly and safely. Over $1 trillion has been spent on that war – depriving our communities of the funds so dearly needed for health care, housing, jobs, education, and social services.