| Rutgers–Newark Law School Professor Frank Askin to Argue Challenge to Constitutionality of Iraq War at April 21, 2009 Hearing in Newark Federal Court Newark, NJ, April 14, 2009 – The constitutionality of the War in Iraq will be the subject of a hearing in Newark’s Federal District Court on Tuesday, April 21, at 11 am. The suit brought by the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at Rutgers School of Law–Newark challenges the legality of the invasion of Iraq without a Congressional Declaration of War. The plaintiffs are New Jersey Peace Action, a non-profit anti-war group; an Iraq war veteran; and two New Jersey mothers (Paula Rogovin of Teaneck, NJ and Anna Berlinrut of Maplewood, NJ), members of Military Families Speak Out, whose sons were deployed in Iraq. for more info, click here |
| Please take time to look at Aliya's cool audio-video page. click here |
| MFSO members at the January 27, 2007, March on Washington. Click here to see more photos from the March. |
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| Billboard in Teaneck, NJ - January 10-February 10, 2008 Click on the billboard to find out about the billboard campaign. |
| Military Families Speak Out Military Families Speak Out is an organization of people opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones in the military. Formed by two families in November of 2002, we have contacts with military families throughout the United States, and in other countries around the world. Our membership currently includes over 4000 military families, with new families joining daily. As people with family members and loved ones in the military, we know that it is our loved ones who are, or have been, or will be on the battlefront. It is our loved ones who are at risk, who have been injured or who have died as a result of this war. It is our loved ones who are returning scarred from their experiences, who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). If you have family members or loved ones in the military and you are opposed to this war, JOIN us by sending an e-mail to mfso@mfso.org Click here to read an interview of MFSO co-founder, Nancy Lessin. |
| To contact any Senator, call 800-459-1887. For contact information about Congressional reps, click here |
Vigil - every Wednesday at the National Guard Armory 4:30 - 6:00 pm Liberty Road and Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Sponsored by Military Families Speak Out, Bergen County, Teaneck Peace and Justice Coalition, Veterans for Peace, Chapter 21 NJ www.http://vetsforpeace21.blogspot.com Click here to see photos of the most recent vigils. |
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| icasualties.org To see the number of U.S. and Coalition deaths, suicides, and troops wounded, click here. |
| Estimates of Iraqi people killed vary. The John Hopkins study estimated over 655,000 dead more than 1 year ago! Click here to read about the Johns Hopkins study. Iraq Body Count has different information. Click here to see the number and names of Iraqi people according to Iraq Body Count. |
The American Friends Service Committee has excellent resources about the cost of the Iraq war and how that money could be spent for education, housing, health care, etc. They have that information on colorful banners which are available to organizations. This is part of their Defund the war, Refund human needs at home and in Iraq. This would be especially good for linking the teaching of math and social issues. click here |
| The BBC has an analysis of the number of deaths in the Iraq occupation. click here |
| To see our December 19, 2007 vigil on NY 1 TV, click here or go to audio-video (then audio-video 2) |
NO NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD IN IRAQ - IT’S THE LAW! KEEP NEW JERSEY SAFE! Click here to get information about the campaign. Click here and here to see youtube videos about the bills in the NJ State Legislature! |
Click here to see photos of some past vigils, the 2nd Annual Memorial Week demonstration, and the Peace Contingent of the 4th of July parade in Teaneck,NJ Click here to see most recent vigils and actions. |