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American Friends Service Committee — Part 21
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a 4) Send letters to the editor.
, . Here are
.. church, PTA, ete;
WHAT CAN I BO
uv END THIS WAR?
Bre suzresticus:
1) Be informed. Know the Lacts
the history, and political as-
pects of the American involvement
2) Inform others. Talk about tne
war to your friends, neighbors,
Write them,
3) Write your Congressmen and!
. Senators, They'll need votes ine
“the rext elections ry
This may be effective in Memphis,
but only if we send many letters,.
§) Wear a peace button; Tt will:
indicate your position and may :
help you start a conversation,
6) Affiliate/Organize. You can
join D,R.U, ili, onWednesdays and
. Sundays, D,R.U.M, reads the
roll of honor on Wednesdays and ©
leaflets church services. on Sun-’
days,
frouns within: your neighbor Hao
Ba bead eh Fadil Fils Wh bak dd Pt iad ee Ey a we 2a ee
7) Support draft resistance; .
‘a, If you are over draft age you
ean identify with those now refusing
military service by Signing a
' "statement of complicity" which
jmight make you liable for. drrest,
be Get information on the Con-
scientious Objector position to’-
draft age men,
ce. Urge that all High Schools
have a draft counseling service,
d: Men of draft age can resist .
war by filing for “the C.0,. statue. |
_@, Anyone of any age can-carry
the protest against the draft to .
“the induction centers by physical
How
dramatic it would be if grandmothe
mothers, sisters were to lead a
sit-in of the draft center saying.
"We will not allow you to take
another black. or white boy out
of the slums and ghettoes for the
purpose of waging this war with
out arresting us first."
f, Contribute to D,R.U.M,;
cannot participate actively, then.
“help D.R.ULM. with its expenses, |
ine cost of materials and postal °
:- Cherses for tnis issue of the
“@rummer totaled over. ¥20.00.
“It became necessary” “40 destroy .
the town to gave it Army mai
Wa hte wwriraas
You can organize discussionof the - entire world.
“augue*, bmnieneary _o
fugust3, .9643
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
was passed in the House by a vote
of 465 to 0, in theSenate by a vot
~f 86 to 2.
The U.S, dropped. ‘the: ‘atomic _
bomb on Hiroshima.
August 9, 1945:
The U.S, dropped the atomic
hee ds
ee]
-bomb on Nagasaki,
August 12, 1964:
President Johnson said: "Some ..
atharea ara aarnn tA anlanran +ha ‘
Q9tners are eager To. eniar BY tie
conflict. They call upon us to
supply American boys to do the job. |
that Asian boys should do. They. mm
ask us‘to take reckless action
whiv.;might risk the Lives of
millions and engulf much of Asia _
and certainly threaten the. peace ©.
‘Moreovery..
such action would offer. no solu tio oi
. Vietnam." |
August 19, 1945: .
a The Democratic Repubbic of
Viet tnam proclaimed from: Hanoi, by. :
at all to the real problem of ane
“ .
the drummer staff: Las
editor--Victor A, Smith, Ie. Doty
historian--Harry E, Sayle , 67°
EPF. consultant--Robert ape cae
secretary--Char] ea Wrich
On Feb; ali, 1965, | Sec-General
‘U Thant made a most unusual state-
‘ment:. "IT am sure the great Amerie
ean people, if they only knew the
-true facts and the background to-
‘the developments in. South Vietnam,
will agree with me that further
bloodshed is unnecessary, As you
kriow, in. times of war and of hos-=
tilities the first: casualty is
truth.” 7° a
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“aNUOG. VIET NA SUA NCU a
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~+ eesViet nam to ‘the vietnamese.
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Ben Tre, So. Vietnam, Feb). 7, 19869 _
_.FPOR PEACE AND FREEDOM sittin. doen
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