All Oshkosh and Fox Valley Democrats warmly invited!

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WPJC and LWGP to host Iraq War Referendum Organizational Meeting


On Wednesday, July 20th from 7 - 8:30 p.m. in Meeting room A of the Oshkosh
Public Library, the Winnebago Peace and Justice Center (WPJC) and the Lake
Winnebago Green Party (LWGP) will sponsor an organizational meeting for all
citizens interested in doing the work necessary to provide voters in the
April, 20, 2006 elections an opportunity to vote on an Iraq War referendum
question.

"Public opinion polls now show that the majority of Americans have real doubts
about the Iraq War and a growing number want to see an immediate withdrawal of
US troops," said Bob Poeschl of the WPJC. "It's time to allow citizens of
Winnebago County the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot
box."

Ron Hardy, co-chair of the Lake Winnebago Green Party, said that the Iraq War
has demanded an unprecedented and disturbing sacrifice from the National Guard
and Reserves and their families. As a result, the WPJC/LWGP referendum
question says the following: "Should the United States begin an immediate
withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, beginning with the National Guard and
Reserves?"

The purpose of the July 20th meeting is to determine the level of grassroots
support for a referendum drive, and to discuss strategies ! for getting the
question on the April 6th ballot.

Poeschl and Hardy said that almost 40 towns in Vermont have endorsed
withdrawal resolutions. "Bring the Troops Home" resolutions have also been
passed in Amherst, Mass. and Arcata, Calif. And last November in San
Francisco voters endorsed Proposition N, an anti-war statement declaring, "The
federal government should take immediate steps to end the U.S. occupation of
Iraq and bring our troops safely home now."

"We believe that Wisconsin should be in the forefront of what is now a
national movement to support our troops by demanding that they be brought
home," said Hardy.

All citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting.



Lake Winnebago Green Party