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No to Star Wars

Say No to Star Wars

Sunday, June 22, 11am to ...
(USC4P&J meeting at 4:30pm)
Piazza Navona

Dear peace activists,

This Sunday, June 22, there will be a one-day global hunger strike to
protest the proposed U.S. military base in the Czech Republic, and what is
seen as the first step in creation of the U.S. Missile Defense System in
Europe, aka the new Star Wars. The Missile Defense System is destined to
antagonize Russia (and other countries suspicious of U.S. motives) and
ultimately create a dangerous new arms race. Its only beneficiaries will be
defense contractors such as Boeing, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, as
well as European weapons manufacturers. In February 2007, under the
Prodi government, Italy secretly signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with the U.S. to participate in the program.

In Rome, Italian activists of Mondo senza guerre are supporting the
struggle in the Czech Republic, where there is tremendous opposition to
the new base, with an all day event in Piazza Navona, starting at 11am.
They'll make use of everything they can -- from street theatre to flyers -- to
inform Italians and tourists of the dangers of this multi-billion dollar program
described as "a solution that technically does not work being applied to a
problem that does not actually exist."

They will be collecting signatures for a petition against the new base, with
the aim of reaching the goal of 200,000 signatures before Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Prague on July 10 to sign an agreement
between the U.S. and the Czech Republic. Over 120,000 signatures have
already been collected (http://petice.nenasili.cz/?lang=en).

USC4P&J fully supports this initiative, and we plan to show our solidarity
and lend a hand by joining them in the afternoon, from 4:30 on. Please do
try to join us, even if only for a short while, and if only to add your name to
the signatories of this important petition, in person!

Please note: You don´t have to participate in the hunger strike to take part
in the activities! However, if you would like to join the hunger strike, you can
sign up at: http://tinyurl.com/5mvqyn

**Join us on June 22, 4:30pm to say NO to Star Wars!

For more information, contact us at: info@peaceandjustice.it

For more information on the Missile Defense System, see:

US Pushes Pie-in-the-Sky Missile Defense in Europe
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=10593

US taps Lithuania as alternative to Poland for missile shield plan
http://tinyurl.com/5jygs7

Priceless propaganda video from the US Missile Defense Agency
http://tinyurl.com/3ova44

Anna, Gene, Maria, Maria Chiara and Stephanie
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U.S. Citizens for Peace & Justice - Rome
info@peaceandjustice.it
http://www.peaceandjustice.it

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