Sign this petition and stand in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan as they speak out against the surge. “To fight is not the solution. We have a mouth and a brain, we should talk.” --Dr. H.B. Ghazanfar, Women’s Affairs Minister (Translated by Fawzia Habibi, Director of Coordination & International Relations for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs) The petition has already been signed by:
Uzma Noorani
Pakistan
Human Rights Commission in Pakistan
Baela Raza Jamil
Pakistan
ITA Public Trust
Dr. K. Lalita
India
Chair, Yugantar NGO
Dr. Kawsar Salehi
Afghanistan
MOPH
Surya Parlika
Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s Network
Najia Zewari
Afghanistan
Gender & Justice Officer, UNIFEM
Noojris Nehan
Afghanistan
Dr. Alema
Afghanistan
Afghan Women’s Network
Zoya Hassan
India
Professor, Center for Political Studies, Jawarharlal Nehru University
Dr. Roshanak Wardak
Afghanistan
Gynecologist and Member of Parliament
Leeda Yqoobi
Afghanistan
Deputy Director, Afghan Women’s Network
Sheila Samimi
Afghanistan
Advocacy Director, Afghan Women’s Network
Wazhma Karzai
Afghanistan
Sister-in-Law of the President
0-25 of 557 signatures
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Date
Name
Location
Add your message for Congress
557
November 20, 2009
Jan Garrett
, AL, US
Please don't sacrifice thousands of lives for political ambition. Peace = prosperity; war = ruin.
556
November 20, 2009
Rev. Diana Allende
, AL, US
555
November 20, 2009
Christine Kennedy
, AL, US
554
November 20, 2009
Ruth Busch
, AL, US
553
November 20, 2009
Jean Scott
, AL, US
Please end the US slaughter of Afghanistan.
552
November 20, 2009
Caryl Lloyd
, GA, US
Send no more forces to Afganistan. Let us use the more suasive power of aid: food, medical supplies.
551
November 20, 2009
Judy Collins
, AL, US
And in our own country the astronomical amounts spent on war should be immediately redirected toward our own healing---of the environment where King Coal must be unseated and replaced by safe solar. Greening the economy will create desperately needed jobs. Redirect funds to education of our people, to health care, to education--building the WELL fare of our country instead of further preparation for and administration of wars, destroying our own sons and daughters as well as those of the Afghans and Iraqis , also Palestinians, and Israelis and all others killed through our funding of weapons and military forces.
550
November 19, 2009
mike hunt
, AP, US
These code pink people are traitors that should be investigated,tried, and imprisoned at the least.
they are breaking the LAW by going to foriegn countries and consorting with the enemies of the U.S.
549
November 16, 2009
Irene Hanssen
, ON, CA
548
November 15, 2009
Darcy Sweeney
, MA, US
547
November 14, 2009
Tusi Gastonguay
, MA, US
Please listen to the people!
546
November 06, 2009
Jodi Rose
, CA, US
545
November 02, 2009
Anonymous
, CA, US
What do women of the world have to do to have their voices rise above the profiteering warmongers wo are sacrificing lives to fund an unsustainable war-driven society? Albert Einstein is quoted as having said that repeating the same process over and over again and expecting a different outcome each time is insanity. Military force has not succeeded in doing more than destroy human lives-- American and Afghani. When does this insantity end and responsible government begin?
544
November 02, 2009
Anonymous
, CA, US
What do women of the world have to do to have their voices rise above the profiteering warmongers wo are sacrificing lives to fund an unsustainable war-driven society? Albert Einstein is quoted as having said that repeating the same process over and over again and expecting a different outcome each time is insanity. Military force has not succeeded in doing more than destroy human lives-- American and Afghani. When does this insantity end and responsible government begin?
543
October 30, 2009
Marisol Solares
, CA, US
STOP THE WAR!!!!!
542
October 29, 2009
Chloe Fulton
, CA, US
541
October 25, 2009
Angeline johnson
, WA, US
540
October 21, 2009
walter howard
, MI, US
HEALTHCARE NOT WARFARE!!!!!!!
539
October 21, 2009
Doris Rowe
, NY, US
I voted for you Mr. President to STOP the WAR in Afghanistan. Why are you holding back on your promises? None of my business? As a woman, I speak for other women who find more troops repugnant. Send 40,000 women to talk their way through this mess. Something is not working there. More troops will not do it. More talks. More posters. Mail flown in from planes advertising the freedom and lives of women (with children, mind you) in Afghanistan to be freed of the fear of being killed by more bombing. Send 40,000 women .. it'll knock their socks off. The Woman Brigade! Think about it, Michelle!
538
October 21, 2009
carl murray
, NY, US
537
October 21, 2009
maryann delany
, FL, US
536
October 20, 2009
Sarah Mills
, CA, US
'"Withdraw troops and empower disarmament and democratic groups. We are not free; we are not liberated." ~Afghanistan native Zoya
535
October 20, 2009
Richard Van Aken
, PA, US
Listen to the people they know what they need it's their country. Stop the needless deaths of civilians and focus on improving the lives of the people. We and the people of Afghanistan will benefit immensely from a change to our approach.
534
October 20, 2009
Brianna Rigg
, CA, US
Perhaps we should spend our dollars on infrastructure and education in Afghanistan, rather than on increased troops. Who are we really trying to help?
533
October 20, 2009
Sheila Michaels
, MO, US
Sending more troops, sending people trained to kill, misuses the tax money I pay for a government of the people, here & abroad.
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