How is the war economy working for you?
At the U.S. Social Forum, members of VFP wanted to draw a parellel between the destruction of city infastructure with the massive amount of money invested in our war economy. To do this, the group made a banner and hung it from one of the many abandoned buildings in Detroit's urban area. > read more about this action
Veterans For Peace has been a leading voice in exposing the costs of war - and this banner drop has excited folks to repeat the action in their own areas.
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URCHASE A YARD SIGN
You don't have to hang a banner on the side of your house to talk about the war economy. We have it packaged in a tidy little yard sign!
RESOURCES
How is the war economy working for you handout - Word Document
On the back page is a text box that I filled with information from the National Priorities project suitable for us here in Missouri. You can replace it with information specific to your state by going to the NPP site below and following these instructions:
Go to: http://www.nationalpriorities.org
Click on "THE COST OF WAR," or “TRADE OFFS” icon on the right side of the home page.
"Cost of war" gives you the total your city/state has sent to the War Department JUST for Iraq and Afghanistan wars and occupations.
"Trade offs" gives you examples of what could be bought with that money.
You will have re-arrange the information to make it fit the text box.
Cost of War Game - 
Info would go here about how to do the cost of war game.
A Giant Step Forward
“A giant step forward, beyond all of my expectations”, were my thoughts after The Tom Paine Chapter, Albany, NY sold 100 “How is the War Economy Working For You?” lawn signs before the weekend ended at the National Assembly peace conference on July 23-25, 2010. Everyone thought the sign was terrific and both individuals and organizations purchased our new sign. The question asked truly resonates with a good cross section of the American public and Veterans For Peace has a major opportunity to come out strong in its opposition to the on going wars, educate the public about the cost of the war, recruit new members and re-energize our current membership.
Dan Wilcox and John Amidon of Chapter 10 and Jack Rossbach and Kim Doss
Smith of Chapter 27 did the lion’s share of tabling at this conference
which featured Noam Chomsky, Kathy Kelly, Ann Wright and a host of
others . Michael McPhearson was part of a panel discussing the current
status of the war , considering ways to end the ongoing conflicts in
the Middle East and other parts of the world. Jim Murphy and Daryl Wise
conducted an exceptional counter recruitment workshop.
Our new campaign, still an its infancy has found its legs and is up and
running. Chapters are encouraged to purchase lawn signs and do banner
drops asking the question, “How is the War Economy Working for You? If
we unite soon our campaign will grow wings.