Please drop by Westchester-area Congressional and Senate offices anytime on Tuesday 1/26 to oppose the Afghanistan Troop surge, and the sky high military budget.
Peace Action of NY State has called for coordinated visits statewide on Tuesday. No War Westchester and our local network of organizations concerned about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have agreed to help.
Our priorities in Westchester are to visit Sen Schumer’s office in Peekskill, Rep. Nita Lowey’s office in White Plains, and Rep. Eliot Engel’s office in Mt. Vernon. We suggest if possible that several people converge around noontime, or other convenient time, if that is possible for your district or community.
Resources: Talking points and details about Afghanistan war spending are included below. Please download our campaign leaflet, “Bring Our War Dollars Home,” which explains the tradeoffs in military vs. civilian spending for New York state and each Congressional District.
Please drop off this leaflet or mail it in, and make sure that your member of Congress knows how our local area is being hurt by high military spending.
Information about the record $630 BILLION military budget can be found in the excellent article, “Obama and the Permanent War Budget” by William Hartung. Also see the good resource guide from American Friends Service Committee on the Cost of War in Afghanistan.
New York state has already paid $82 BILLION for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including $15 BILLION for the war in Afghanistan. New York State government is facing a $7.5 BILLION deficit now because of the struggling economy and the federal diversion of resources to the military.
The federal government should provide more funds for strugging state governments, but it is running out of money because of massive spending for two unnecessary wars. Congress will be considering requests for additional funding for the proposed Afghanistan Troop Surge of 30,000+ additional troops in March.
It costs $1 million a year to maintain one (1) soldier in the war in Afghanistan. YOU ARE PAYING FOR THIS.
Please let the members of Congress who represent you know you want them to Bring our War Dollars Home, and cut the military budget to pay for jobs, education, housing and health care now.
No War Westchester
www.NoWarWestchester.org
PS If you’re in NYC on Tuesday, you can join a NYC Peace Action visit to Sen Schumer or Sen Gillibrand’s office. See below:
Hello!
We are writing to you because we would like you to participate in our January 26th drop in visits to Senator Schumer and Gillibrand’s offices in Manhattan. The point of these visits is to inform our senators that we want an end to the War in Afghanistan. We will be visiting Senator Schumer’s office at 12:30 pm (757 Third Avenue, Suite 17-02) and Gillibrand’s at 1:00pm (780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601). Attached is an information sheet that we’d like you to use at the visit. Please RSVP by calling Cheryl Wertz at 646-723-1749. We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Peace Action
www.panys.org
Tuesday, January 26 — Statewide Action to Oppose Afghanistan Troop Surge and Escalating Military Budget
Be an Active Citizen and Raise Your Voice for Peace. Please drop by your local Congressional Office anytime on Tuesday, Jan. 26 and drop off a personal letter or postcard, and/or one of our leaflets.
Our message is:
- Bring our War Dollars Home – Paying for Endless War Hurts New York State
- Oppose Afghanistan Troop Surge of 30,000+ more Troops
- Stop Air Strikes and Drone Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Bring all US troops home Now from Afghanistan and Iraq
- Cut the Military Budget and Fund Human Needs -- We want to know what you, as the Member of Congress who represents us, is going to do to rein in excessive military spending, at a time of sky-high unemployment and economic hardship in the US.
Our local locations are as follows:
Senate Offices:
1) Sen. Charles Schumer
1 Park Place, Suite, 100
Peekskill, NY 10566
Tel. (914) 734-1532
FAX (914) 734-1673
Senator Charles Schumer
757 Third Avenue, Suite 1702
New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 486-4430
Fax: (212) 486-7693
Washington DC Phone/Fax �
Phone: 202-224-6542
Fax: 202-228-3027
Link to Email Page:> http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm
2) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Our other Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, doesn’t have an office in Westchester, but you can phone/fax her, and/or join the NYC visit to her office on Tuesday.
Westchester Office
Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Tel. (914) 725-9294
Fax (914) 472-5073
New York City Office
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601
New York, New York 10017
Tel. (212) 688-6262
Fax (212) 688-7444
Washington DC Phone/Fax Tel. (202) 224-4451
Fax (202) 228-0282
Link to Email Page:> http://gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/
House of Representatives Offices:
1) Rep. Nita Lowey – 18th Congressional District
White Plains District Office
222 Mamaroneck Ave., #310
White Plains, NY 10605
914-428-1707
914-328-1505 (fax)
Rockland County
845-639-3485
Washington, DC Phone/Fax
202-225-6506
202-225-0546 (fax)
Link to Email Form> http://lowey.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=56§iontree=56
2) Rep. Eliot Engel – 17th Congressional District
Westchester
6 Gramatan Avenue; Suite 205
Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
Map & Directions
Phone : (914) 699-4100
Fax: (914) 699-3646
Office hours: Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm
Bronx
3655 Johnson Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463
Map & Directions
Phone : (718) 796-9700
Fax: (718)796-5134
Office hours :
Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm
Rockland
261 West Nyack Road
West Nyack, NY 10994
Map & Directions
Phone : (845) 735-1000
Fax: (845) 735-1963
Office hours: Monday-Friday 9 am – 5 pm
Washington, DC Phone/Fax
Phone : (202) 225-2464
Fax: (202) 225-5513
Link to email form:> http://engel.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=169§iontree=3,169
3) Rep. John Hall – 19th Congressional District
Carmel Office
40 Gleneida Avenue, 3rd Floor
Carmel, New York 10512
Phone: (845) 225-3641 x49371
Fax: (845) 228-1480
Goshen Office
Orange County Gov’t Center
255 Main St., Room 3232G
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 291-4100
Fax: (845) 291-4164
Washington, DC Phone/Fax
Phone: (202) 225-5441
Fax: (202) 225-3289
Link to email form:> http://johnhall.house.gov/emailjohn.asp
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