Letter to political leaders
from WIB (Women In Black)

Femmes en Noir - Mujeres en Negro

website : www.peacewomen.org

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From: Women in Black, an International Network of Women opposed to War and Militarism

To:.... (1) International (2) United States of America (3) Europe (4) Anglo speaking countries

In the aftermath of the terrible attack on New York and Washington on September 11, we urgently call on all those with responsibility and authority, in our national governments and international institutions, to step back from war.

Our hearts go out to those people who have lost family and friends, and our deep sympathy to those injured. Those who perpetrated the violence must be brought to justice under international law.

But we strongly believe the urge to vengeance must be resisted. A war waged by the US and its allies will cause the death of many innocent people, will de-stabilize many governments and societies, and its longterm effects on relations between countries and regions of the world will be disastrous.

Terrorism cannot be defeated by such means. We have to ask why so many people around the world have felt mixed feelings in response to the suffering of the USA. While poverty and hunger, injustice and exploitation, are experienced by so many, and the policies of the rich countries are seen as contributing to them, genuine despair will sometimes turn to desperation, and will fuel terrorism.

We urge all political and military authorities, national and international, to turn away from strategies of war and combine their efforts in seeking strategies for an inclusive, just and equal global society. Without that, we will never see peace.

Signatures

 

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1) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

His Excellency, Kofi Annan
Secretary-General of the UN
c/o The Executive Office of the Secretary-General
United Nations
New York, NY 10017

or by fax at: +1 (212) 963-4879 o <ecu@un.org>

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Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN
United Nations, S-378
New York, NY 10017
Tel. +1 (212) 963-7162 Fax. +1 (212) 963-7055

 

NATO Headquarters
Blvd Leopold III
1110 Brussels, Belgium
<natodoc@hq.nato.int >
and the main operator tel. +32 (0)2-707-4111.

 

NATO Parliamentary Assembly
3, Place du Petit Sablon
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2/513.28.65
Fax: +32 (0)2/514.18.47
E-mail: <secretariat@naa.be>

UN Conventional Arms Branch
TO CONTACT THE CAB:
Email: <ddaweb@un.org>

UNITED NATIONS
ROOM S-3170-H
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017

Project on Peacekeeping and the United Nations
Council for a Livable World Education Fund
110 Maryland Avenue, NE
Suite 201
Washington, D.C. 20000 USA
Phone: +1 (202) 546-0795; Fax: +1 (202) 546-5142

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2) USA

U.S. Mission to the United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10017-3505
Telephone: +1 (212) 415-4000 Fax: +1 (212) 415-4443

E-Mail to the Press Section <usa@un.int>
Telephone: 212-415-4050

E-Mail to the Personnel Unit <taharallys@state.gov>
Telephone: 212-415-4080

The Fax number for the Permanent Mission of France is: (212)-421-6889.
Att: H.E. M. Jean-David Levitte. Tel. is (212) 308-5700. Address: One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, 245 E. 47th Street, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
Remember France is president of the Security Council this month.

Executive Addresses:

- President George W. Bush The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: +1 (202) 456-1414
Fax: +1 (202) 456-2461 or +1 (202) 456-2883

High Commissioner for Human Rights <webadmin.hchr@unog.ch>
President George W Bush <president@whitehouse.gov>
Laura Bush <first.lady@whitehouse.gov>
Vice President Dick Cheney <vice.president@whitehouse.gov>
Lynne Cheney <mrs.cheney@whitehouse.gov>
Secretary of State Colin L Powell <secretary@state.gov>
CNN Community <community@cnn.com>

To CALL your Senator or Representative, call theCongressional Switchboard: +1 (202) 224-3121 or +1 (202) 225-3121

To FAX, go to http://www.globalexchange.org/september11/

To MAIL, use the following addresses:

• The Honorable (full name) United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
• The Honorable (full name) United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

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  3) More adresses for each country: please send us more!

  More addresses on the Women Int'l League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF US website), http://www.wilpf.org