The Iraqi Red Crescent estimates that hundreds have fled Sadr City amid heavy fighting and curfews that continue to cut off access to food, water, and electricity. There is also an update from the congressional quarterly on the next steps on the congressional strategy for war funding. You will find wonderful resources and action ideas on the link to voices for creative nonviolence. There is also a link to the UFPJ call. The AFSC defund/refund letter to congress is at the bottom of the message.
925 Dead in Sadr City Clashes
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gu3DSmX0EDPV9zNQSwAEgO8xCPzQ
Agence France Press, 30 April 2008
UNHCR Concerned About Funding for Refugees and IDPs
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=77990
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 30 April 2008
A View Inside Sadr City –Slideshow
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/04/28/world/20080228SADR_index.html
New York Times, 28 April 2008
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Democrats’ War Spending Strategy Riles Many
http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002713392.html
Josh Rogin, Congressional Quarterly, 29 April 2008
“After weeks of discussions, several House aides confirmed that they could bring to the floor, probably next week, a bill that would be open to three specific amendments: one for over $170 billion in war funding, another for domestic spending items and a third for a series of Iraq-related policy provisions.
The bill would then be packaged and sent to the Senate, which would hold floor votes on its own amendments and send the measure back to the House to be cleared.
Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, the chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, said House and Senate Democrats were closing in on an agreement. “I think we’re about 95 percent there,” Inouye said.
But after a leadership meeting Tuesday evening, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., said no final deal had been struck. “There are still a lot of moving parts,” Hoyer said.”
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Voices for Creative Nonviolence: Iraq War Funding Resources*
http://vcnv.org/
* You will find a question and answer section on war funding, several very helpful charts of voting records on approval for war funding, and a history of amendments that have been added to the funding bills over the years.
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UFPJ – Action Alert
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3882
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AFSC Documents
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Download "The Iraqi Refugee Crisis" (spring/summer update)http://afsc.org/iraq/guide/documents/Overview.pdf
Download "Iraqi Refugee Resettlement" (new)
http://afsc.org/iraq/guide/documents/Resettlement.pdf
Healing the Wounds of War: Alternatives to War Funding
http://www.afsc.org/iraq/guide/documents/HealingtheWoundsofWar-March2008.pdf
Peacebuilding Measures Outlined in the Document
1) Stop funding the U.S. military presence in Iraq
2) Negotiate a timetable for a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces
3) Withhold funding allocated for arming Iraq’s sectarian militias and armed forces
4) Suspend plans to implement a $60 billion U.S. arms package to the region
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Cost of War – Activist Tool Kit
http://www.afsc.org/cost/resources.htm
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Defund/Refund Letter to Congress
http://support.afsc.org/site/PageNavigator/DefundRefundPetition
New Resource Page
http://www.afsc.org/iraq/guide/default.shtm
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