This message is forwarded to us by Professor Francisco Gomes de Matos:

The Peace Alliance Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace
www.ThePeaceAlliance.org

Dear Friends,

Recently, seven Congresswomen went to Iraq in what "was billed as a trip to teach Iraqi women who are running for office the rudiments of campaigning. But for the members of Congress who traveled to the Middle East over the weekend, it turned out to be a harrowing lesson on the sometimes painfully high price of democracy... The biggest challenge Iraqi candidates face: how to avoid getting killed.

Candidates of both sexes risk assassination and kidnapping. Women face additional hostility from some of the country's religious conservatives." You can read the full USA Today article at http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-01-12-iraq-women-usat_x.htm

We are writing to ask you to call and to write thank you faxes and postcards (letters are delayed because of the past anthrax problems) to each of these Representatives. Their phone numbers and addresses are listed below. Thank them for their interest and courage to go to Iraq. Tell them how much you know that all of us want peace in Iraq and around the world. Make the message positive and acknowledging, and also hopeful towards a more peaceful world. In addition to acknowledging them for their efforts, this is a way of building support and awareness of our work in Congress for a U.S. Department of Peace.

We are hopeful that local constituents will host meetings with each of them. If you are living in one of their districts or know someone who does, please contact Lynn McMullen at lynn@thepeacealliance.org about organizing a meeting to engage these members of the House of Representatives with the Department of Peace campaign. We are actively seeking new co-sponsors, as well as republican members to sign on.

Thank you each and every one for your vision of peace and your efforts to bring it to reality.
Warmly,
Lynn McMullen
Department of Peace Campaign Coordinator

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Debrorah Pryce (R-OH 15th)
Washington Office: 204 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-3515 Phone: (202) 225-2015 Fax: (202) 225-3529
Main District Office: Columbus, OH

Sue Kelly (R-NY 19th)
Washington Office: 2182 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-3219 Phone: (202) 225-5441 Fax: (202) 225-3289
Main District Office: Fishkill, NY

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL 18th)
Washington Office: 2160 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-0918 Phone: (202) 225-3931 Fax: (202) 225-5620
Main District Office: Miami, FL

Darlene Hooley (D-OR 5th)
Washington Office: 2430 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-3705 Phone: (202) 225-5711 Fax: (202) 225-5699
Main District Office: Salem, OR

Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY 4th)
Washington Office: 106 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-3204 Phone: (202) 225-5516 Fax: (202) 225-5758
Main District Office: Garden City, NY

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN 7th)
Washington Office: 509 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-4207 Phone: (202) 225-2811 Fax: (202) 225-3004
Main District Office: Memphis, TN

Katherine Harris (R-FL 13th)
Washington Office: 116 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C.
20515-0913 Phone: (202) 225-5015 Fax: (202) 226-0828
Main District Office: Sarasota, FL

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