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| Wed., August 6, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Meeting
Sat., August 16, 2008
Minnesota
Neighbors for Peace Metro-Wide Potluck Picnic
Tues., Sept. 9, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Meeting
Fri., Sept. 19, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Potluck
Wed., October 1, 2008
(day/location TBA)
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Meeting
Fri., October 23, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Potluck
Wed., November 5, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Meeting
Fri., November 21, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Potluck
Wed., December 3, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Meeting
Fri., December 19, 2008
Merriam
Park Neighbors for Peace Potluck
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Raise the Bar for Peace & Justice
Democratic leaders from all fifty states will gather in
St. Paul, June 19–21, for a meeting of the Association of State
Democratic Chairs and the Democratic National Committee.
Show Democratic candidates that we expect their leadership
on issues of peace and justice if they want to earn our votes in 2004!
Help present the hard questions to determine where the candidates stand.
Bring signs with positive messages promoting peace and
justice issues. We'll be there to support these issues to raise the bar
for all Democrats, not to promote a particular candidate, so
please do not single out individuals.
When and Where?
Friday, June 20, 2003
2:30–5:30 p.m.
Radisson Riverfront Hotel
11 East Kellogg Boulevard, Downtown St. Paul
Click on the images below to display a map to the Radisson
Riverfront Hotel:
Click
here for the Metro Area Transit System bus schedule.
More Info
Call or e-mail Anne at (651) 647-0580 or anne@mppeace.org,
or Krista at (651) 641-7592 or krista@mppeace.org.
Questions for Candidates
Dear Democratic Candidate:
The members of Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace and many
other Minnesota organizations believe that in recent elections, Democratic
candidates have lost their chance to take office because they've
neglected the concerns of their own voters. Many Democrats have felt alienated
and misrepresented by your party and have looked instead to other alternatives.
Democratic representatives at every level have betrayed the core values
of peace, non-violence, and social and economic justice.
We now encourage you to ask yourself the hard questions
listed below and let us know where you stand on these important issues.
We would like the opportunity to meet with you outside the Radisson Hotel
during your St. Paul, Minnesota, convention on Friday, June 20, between
2:30 and 5:30 p.m. If you're in this race to turn the tides, we'll
make sure you get that chance.
Sincerely,
Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace and the rest of the Minnesota
progressive community
| 1) |
What actions will you take to denounce
pre-emptive war and pursue non-violent solutions? |
| 2) |
How will you reconcile the rift between
the U.S. and other U.N. member nations? |
| 3) |
How will you prevent another U.S.-supported
regime from misusing funds, committing human rights violations,
and emerging as a new enemy with arms and training we have provided? |
| 4) |
How will you serve to mediate a peaceful, fair
resolution to the Israel-Palestine crisis? |
| 5) |
What actions will you take to bring the U.S.
into alignment with international laws and treaties such as the
International Criminal Court, Kyoto Protocol, and Anti-Ballistic
Missile Treaty? |
| 6) |
Can you justify the use of depleted uranium munitions
and the continuing development of nuclear weapons? |
| 7) |
How will you support veterans in the face of recent
V.A. benefits cuts? |
| 8) |
How will you sustain social programs within a
balanced budget to prevent the disadvantaged of our country from
becoming the victims of our wars abroad? |
| 9) |
How will you protect jobs at home to prevent working
families from becoming the victims of unfair trade agreements and
irresponsible international corporate behavior? |
| 10) |
What will you do to elevate K–12 and higher
education to a critical national priority? |
| 11) |
How do you justify the use of tax dollars to kill
people in other nations while denying health care for many of our
own nation's people? |
| 12) |
How will you secure our freedoms established in
the Bill of Rights in the face of the PATRIOT Act? |
| 13) |
How will you work within the international community
to promote conservation and fair allocation of natural resources
to advance both ecological and political stability, thereby reducing
the pressures that lead to terrorism and war? |
| 14) |
How will you honor the Geneva Convention
obligation requiring an occupying power to provide for the well-being
of the occupied people while allowing the reconstruction of a free,
self-governing Iraq and Afghanistan? |
Press Release
Neighbors for Peace
to "Raise the Bar" for Democratic Candidates
June 17, 2003
Download and Print Materials
Raise the Bar Questions and Invitation
Please e-mail us if you
would like a copy of this document.
Raise the Bar Flyer - Half Sheet (2-up on 8.5 x 11)
Please e-mail us if you
would like a copy of this document.
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