On November 30th the Portland City Council heard testimony from many citizens including MFSO-Oregon members on an “Out of Iraq” resolution. It passed unanimously. Here’s a message from one of the organizers:

WE DID IT!

By unanimous vote, the Portland City council adopted our resolution to bring
the troops home from Iraq and fund human needs!

A “standing room only” crowd witnessed moving testimony from more than 50
people who made the case for the resolution. Those testifying included
military families, veterans and Iraqi-Americans, labor and faith group
leaders, youth and students and those who work on health care, education,
housing, homelessness, environmental justice and other human needs issues.
The presenters made a strong case for the many local impacts of the war on
the Portland community and why we need to speak up as a city for peace.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this campaign–those who signed the
petition, gathered signatures, volunteered, spread the word and showed up
for the hearing. This was truly a group effort and it showed!

Portland has spoken: now we have to make sure our federal officials act on
behalf of our wishes to bring the troops home from Iraq and to change our
policies to reflect Portland’s priorities.

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Send a message to: afsc-pdxpeace-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

Thanks for your support!