A Call to End the War in Iraq on its 5th Anniversary. Sponsored by MoveOn.org and South Mountain Peace Action.
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The welcome table at Maplewood Memorial Library, where South Mountain Peace Action launched two petitions on Be About Peace Day.
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:: Op-Ed :: Proclamations :: Petitions

Prepared by South Mountain Peace Action
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There are many reasons to celebrate the election of Barack Obama as our next President. Our nation has taken a great step toward inclusion and racial equality and restoring civil liberties. We will have a President who believes in science and who cares about the environment and the interests of all people, not just the wealthy. And the election was a great victory for peace — the American people voted to end the war in Iraq and to approach Iran diplomatically, not militarily. South Mountain Peace Action looks forward to helping build community support for turning these election-day victories into national policy.

March 21, 2009 at the Peace Memorial in the Ethical Culture Society Garden, Maplewood NJ.
We recalled our six years of efforts for peace and welcomed the President’s commitment to end the war. We stated our concern about the continuing human and economic costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and restated our dedication to working for peace and a peace economy. A moment of silence was held for South Orange residents Augie Schroeder and Dwayne Kelley and all Americans and Iraqis whose lives have been lost and damaged in the war.

— Photos by Mary Gallagher.
See blog by Chris Black on The NY Times Local.

“Be About Peace” design © Jackson Roberts 2003
Dove-and-hand and “Shalom Salem” designs
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May 25, 2009

On May 6, 2007, South Mountain Peace Action received NJ Peace Action’s “Sylvia and Oscar Akelsberg Peace Award” and a “Certificate of Congressional Recognition” from Congresswoman Barbara Lee.

Click for SMPA Statement on Be About Peace Day, Posters and Proclamations by Maplewood and South Orange
Click for Photos of Be About Peace Day at the Burgdorff Center: 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: 4 :: 5 :: 6
Click for Photos of Ceremony for Major Dwayne Kelley: 1 :: 2
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of Be About Peace Day by Jamie Ross: