AFSC's Peace and Justice Program
By John Tuzcu, AFSC
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Peace Building:
John Tuzcu will be heading up AFSC's Cost of War project this summer by taking our display to county fairs, town squares, markets, public events and wherever else we can get it around the state of Iowa. The visibility of this project deeply depends upon our allies and partners across the state.
The display includes five poles with two 10-foot-long banners on each that exhibit the cost of a single day of the Iraq War and how the money used for guns and bombs could cover some of our basic necessities here at home if we were to choose life and pull out of Iraq TODAY:
ONE DAY OF THE IRAQ WAR = $720 Million
= 163,525 People with Healthcare
= 84 New Elementary Schools
= 6,482 Families with Homes
= 1,153,846 Children with Free School Lunch
= 12,478 Elementary School Teachers
= 423,529 Children with Healthcare
= 34,904 Four-year Scholarships for Students
= 1,274,336 Homes with Renewable Electricity
= 95,364 Head Start Places for Children
We're looking for allies around the state to help us identify locations and events where we might present this display. If your group is interested in organizing a peace event in your town and would be interested in using the banners, please contact me to make arrangments. Send thoughts, suggestions and plans on how to get this exhibit into your town so all Iowans will realize that not only does the war rage on in Iraq but that another war is ravaging us here at home.
Best,John Tuzcu
office: 515.274.4851, ext. 14
cell: 216.533.9925
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