Our people need jobs, but our leaders fund war. On October 2, unionists, civil rights groups, immigrant rights leaders and social justice advocates will march on Washington DC under the banner of One Nation, Working Together. We in the peace movement have the opportunity to join this exciting coalition and bring the message: Fund Jobs, Not War.

With the long Labor Day weekend behind us, now is the time to take our organizing to the next level. What we do - what we all do - in the next few weeks will determine if 10.2.10 is one of the largest and most powerful expressions of the progressive agenda that our nation has ever seen. The peace movement has a tremendous role to play, if we step up now.
 
We have an opportunity to help millions of people understand how the struggle to end the wars and occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq is directly tied to the urgent need to re-direct this nation's economic and social priorities. We can bring our clear call for cuts in military spending into the efforts to fund the needs of all of our communities, including creating millions of new, green jobs.
 
Making these connections will only be as strong as our presence within the One Nation Working Together movement. This means being part of the local organizing coalitions that are already in place, or building new ones in the cities where they don't exist yet. It means turning out massive numbers of people in Washington, DC on 10.2.10. And it means helping us build the peace presence there.

Global Exchange is a partner in the One Nation coalition with our friends at CODEPINK, and is also one of the 40 organizations that is part of the Peace Table, the peace and anti-war voice of One Nation and we're counting on you to be part of the voice for peace that's loud, clear, creative, diverse, and dynamic on Oct 2!

This will culminate in a massive-and we believe historic-March on Washington on October 2. Don't miss it. Together, we can make the change we want to see.