Namaste and Greetings~

Now is the time for the
unified power of women
to make our voices heard
in creating a peaceful world. 
It is the qualities of the
Divine Feminine that will
raise the planetary vibration
as we shift our collective consciousness
into the Golden Age.
We are at the dawn of this decade
of transmutation and transformation.
May we create Heaven on Earth
within our own lives and
illumined fields of consciousness.
May we radiate this true power
and presence infinitely outwards
as we collectively create a New Earth.
Blessed are we,  the peacemakers,
for the grace, love and wisdom,
that lives within us.
Light upon light,
we illumine the world!

 
25 Congresswomen
in the US House of  Representatives
just walked out and refused to participate
in the vote to give Bush war powers --
- they were led by Barbara Bell of California
and they took up residence
on the White House lawn.....
They say women can change the world.
 Here is a chance!

A nationwide effort to unite women against war
has drafted the statement below and asks each of us,
if we are so moved, to send it out to as many women
and women's groups as we can for endorsement.
 
sign it with your own name, and forward it
with the petition on to as many people as you know.
If you are the 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, etc.,
person to sign the petition,

This is our chance to stop this war.
Women are a strong  constituency in this country.
We only have a few days. Please act immediately.
The White House has stated it expects war
with Iraq in February.
 
 

PETITION:
Women United Against War
As women embracing life and peace,
we declare ourselves opposed to any
military action against Iraq.
As women, we have been the victims
of many kinds of violence.
We call on you in Congress
to oppose any military action.
We make this demand for ourselves,
our children, our parents, our brothers,
husbands, partners and friends.

We make this demand because
we understand that warfare
creates endless cycles of violence,
destruction and death,
impoverishing us
spiritually and economically.

We make this demand because warfare
destroys family life, throwing whole communities
into exile and turning children into orphans.

We make this demand because we cannot build
happy lives on a ground polluted by violence.
 

We believe this is a defining moment
in the life of our country.
We will either take our place in the family
of nations as seekers of peace and justice
or we will start down a terrible road to war,
unleashing the fury of generations to come on our land.

We call upon you to act with integrity,
to show courage and remember that
you are guardians of the public trust
and of the world we leave to our children.
We oppose this war.
We oppose all elected officials who support this war.
There is no other issue greater
than the cause of peace.
No past stand or history can be called upon
to overshadow the imperative
to stand today for peace.
We, as women acting to shape public life,
dedicate our energy, resources, and hopes
to those who establish peace.

There will be NO war in OUR names!!
If you want our support and votes,
STOP THIS WAR!!!

Signed:

1. Unreasonable Women for the Earth, Nationwide
2. Pramila Jayapal, Seattle, WA
3. Ginny NiCarthy, Seattle, WA
4. Karen Bosley, Seattle, WA
5. Janice Pickard, Coupeville, WA
6. Margot E "Peg" Tennant, Coupeville WA
7. Patty Carlisle, Seattle, WA
8. Karen Jensen, Seattle, WA
9. Frances Partridge, Seattle, WA
10. Elizabeth Sanders, Seattle, WA
11. Marjorie Huebner, MN
12. Karolyn Redoutey, MN
13. Jennifer Moore, MN
14. Jacqueline Sterling, Minneapolis, MN
15. Rorie Hanrahan, Santa Fe, NM
16. Maggie Copeland, Glendive, MT
17. Joan Gough, Moab, UT
18. Eleanor Inskip, Salt Lake City, UT
19. Meherban Kaur Khalsa, Salt Lake City, Ut
20. Shakta Khalsa, Herndon, VA
21. Anne V. Hilliard, Jacksonville, FL
22. Ann McGill, Reston, VA
23. Mary Elizabeth Thunder, West Point, Texas
24. Joy Walker, Palm Bay, Fl. 32909
25. Christina Van Deusen, Waltham MA 02453

26. Susan Cohen Thompson, Natick, MA 01760
27. Linda Timann Dewing, Providence, RI 02906
28. Mikala Moore, Durango, CO 81301
29. Sister Patricia Soltesz,IHM Harper Woods, MI 48225
30. Jan Soleau, IHM, St.Clair Shores, MI 48080
31. Joyce Campbell, IHM, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
32. Kathleen Brogle, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
33. Laurene T. Hagman, Columbus, Ohio 43219
34. Janice Bachman, Columbus, Ohio 43214
35. Judy Niday, Dayton, Ohio 45426
36. Joyce Kahle, CPPS, Cincinnati, Ohio 45217
37. Julie M. Murray, Cincinnati, OH 45219
38. Growth in Motion, Inc. Fanchon Shur, Colleen mcCarty Cincinnati Oh 45229
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40. Avram Gleitsman, NY, NY
41. Julie Turley, NY, NY
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44. Luise Eichenbaum,NYC 10024
45. Sara Baerwald, NYC 10010
46. Allison Lebar, Gambier, OH 43022
47. Susan Baerwald, Los Angeles, CA 90049
48. Phyllis Wender, New York, NY 10021
49. Susan Yankowitz, New York, N.Y. 10024
50. Karen Cooper, New York, NY 10014

51. Alice Arlen, 1120 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
52. Honor Moore, 276 Riverside Drive, New York City 10025
53 Susan Kleckner, New York, NY 10128
54. Elizabeth de Bethune, Yonkers, New York
55. Randi Davenport, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
56. Miriam Lieberman, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
57. Pamela St. John, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516
58. Lun Steuart, Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27514
59. Salli Benedict, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510
60. Kristine Kelsey, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516
61. April Tacey-Dickinson, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
62. Woman Within Empowerment Circle of Raleigh/
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
63. Melva Fager Okun, Carrboro, NC 27510
64. Diane Fager, Chicago, Ill. 60618
65. Barbara Engel, Chicago, Ill. 60615
66. Nanette Benbow, Chicago, IL 60625
67. Jamie Leslie, Chicago, IL 60626
68. Prairie Fire Organizing Committee, Chicago, IL 60626
69. Katie Bjorkman, Burlington, WI 53105
70. Jan Bjorkman, Burlington, WI
71. Judith Ormond, Milwaukee, WI 53217
72. Lynette Diers Cohen, Cleveland Hts., OH 44118
73. Carol Boyd, Richfield, OH 44286
74. Marilyn Meadows, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
75. Peggy Spaeth, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
 

76. Susan Miller, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
77. Leatrice B. Tolls Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
78. The Tyrian Network, Cleveland , OH 44107
79. Susan D'Arcy, Cleveland, OH 44120
80. Katherine Lane Sillars, Madison, WI 53726
81. CAROL LANE, Cape Porpoise, ME. 04046
82. Sara Izod, U.S.A.
83. Lynda English Bervid, Kings Beach, Ca. 96143
84. Judith Campbell, Houston, TX 77092
85. Jane Woodward Elioseff, Houston, TX 77005-1882
86. Lisa Powers, Marfa TX, 79843
87. Jeannette MacDougall, Boerne, Texas 78006
88. Ann Nitschke, Boerne Texas 78006
89. Jan Wrede, Boerne, Texas 78006
90. Nisa Mason Boerne, Texas 78006
91. Sarah Sugarman, Oakland, CA 94610
92. Alexandra Blair, Chicago, IL 60610
93. Molly Hooper, San Francisco, CA 94117
94. Brooke Brown, Mill Valley, CA 94941
95. Chera van Burg, Rochester, NY  14450
96. Denise Newman, San Francisco, CA 94131
97. Rosmarie Waldrop, Providence,RI 02906
98. Lisa Schrempp, Tucson ,Az. 85705
99.  Alystyre Julian, New York, New York,  10012
100.  Bridget Shields, Brooklyn, NY 11238
 
 

101.  Andrea Beeman, New York, NY  10011
102. Jennifer Olivieri, New York, NY 10026
103.  Susan May, New York, NY
104. Sarah Sills, Brooklyn, NY 11215
105. Dorie B. Clay, Newark, NJ 07103
106. Donna Brown Guillaume, Encino, CA 91436
107. Bonnie Boswell, Los Angeles, CA 90004
108. Barbara Engel, Chicago, Illinois 60615
109. Tina Tchen, Chicago, Illinois 60640
110. Margo De Ley, Chicago, Illinois 60622
111. Evelyne Accad, Urbana, Illinois 61801
112. Kathleen Barry, Santa Rosa, Ca 95405
113. Mary Carouba, Santa Rosa, CA  95404
114. Rebecca Walters, Rio Nido, California 95471
115. Lori Barra, San Rafael, California 94901
116. Sandra Hart, Woodacre, CA 94973
117.  Cheri Forrester, Mill Valley
118. Lonnie Barbch, Mill Valley, CA 94941
119. Augusta Talbot, San Francisco, Ca 94114
120. Deborah Skidmore, San Francisco, CA 94117
121. Dorothy Craft Evans, Atlanta, GA 30307
122. Kelly Frick Richards, Atlanta, GA 30030
123. Geraldine Zetzel, Cambridge MA 02138
124 Ann Cobb, Cambridge MA 02149
125. Christina Thompson, Lincoln, MA 01773
 
 

126. Catherine Kernan
127. Alison Schiff, NYC
128. Sara Rudner, NYC
129.  Olivia Bernard, Leverett, MA
130.  Carolyn Webb, Williamsburg, MA 01096
131.  Francine Trearchis Ozereko, Pelham MA
132.  Carol Struve, Bemidji, MN
133. M.A. Papanek-Miller, Frazee, MN
134. Annushka Gisella Peck; Bemidji, MN
134. Mali Moss Mattson; Tucson, AZ
135. Trish Johnson, Minneapolis, MN
136. Julia Ockuly, Minneapolis, MN
137. Eleah Horwitz, Los Angeles, CA
138. Lillah McCarthy, Los Angeles, Ca.
139. Peggy Goss
140. Susan Grace, Sherman Oaks, CA
141. Janet M. Hicks, Los Angeles, CA
142. Robin Swanson, Los Angeles, CA
143. Lumina Love, Santa Cruz, CA
--
"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons.
They were not made for humans any more than
black people were made for whites,
or women created for men."
 ......Alice Walker (1944- )