Coalition of Concerned Patriots
PEACE IN OUR LIFETIME
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NEXT MEETING June 2, 2009"No one has the right to feel hopeless. There is too much work to do." Dorothy Day
Get behind the effort to distribute Military Opt Out Forms. Our children are impressionable, lets present all of the opportunities. Opt Out Forms found below.
Military Opt Out Forms ---> http://www.militaryfreezone.org/opt_out
June 2, 2009 Meeting Agenda:
- Set priorities
- Ready for schools in August? June actions? Important actions?
- Training & Reflection? TCB!
Group meets from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th Street @ 3rd Ave., Downtown Bradenton
Please come early to set up room and stay after to clean up. Please bring a friend and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks to share. Please bring representatives of groups who share our concerns.
Our mission: A Coalition of groups and individuals that discusses and takes actions non-violently to change government officials' behavior so that they support civil rights, justice, and peace. To oppose politics without principles and a government of greed run by multi-national corporations.With the election over, lets get on with the peace process. Taking our country back is a slow process that begins with you. Become involved in the process! Ask the politicians the hard questions after giving them your vote. What are their positions on creating jobs, helping our schools, helping the homeless?
About the Coalition of Concerned Patriots:
The Coalition meets at 4:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th Street West, Bradenton, FL Bradenton, FL. Except November 2nd (the group will meet the 11th).
Executive Committee
Co-Chairperson: Don Thompson (941) 739-7103
Co-Chairperson: Trudy Pratt 941-755-6926 peacedoc.@netzero.com
Representative to Family Promise/IHN: Jane Thompson 941-739-7103 janedonjuan@juno.com
Pax Christi Representative: Carol Ann Breyer 941-721-3486 breyerca@juno.com
Web Master: Ron Fogaros 941-928-2832 rfogaros@live.com
Next Meeting 06/02/2009
Upcoming Events
Weaving Peace Through Curriculum and Community - March 20, 2009, 7 PM, March 21 and March 22. A Conference for Educators, Community Organizers, Parents and students at Sudakoff Hall, free to students and educators, sponsored by Peace Education Action Center, Arlene Sweeting, Director, will discuss financial help planned.
First Tuesday of Every Month - Coalition of Concerned Patriots Monthly Meeting 5-6:30 PM at Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 322 15th Street West, Bradenton, FL. Contact Don Thompson at 941-739-7103 for more information. Exceptions: September 9th and November 11th, 2nd Tuesday.
Every Friday in Sarasota - Silent Peace Vigil organized by Southwest Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice. This is held between 4:00 - 5:00PM at the Sarasota Bayfront (near marina Jack's).
Every Friday in St. Petersburg - The St. Petersburg Friends (Quakers) sponsors a picnic and sharing of food beginning at 7:00PM each Friday in Williams Park at the corner of 2nd Ave. N and 4th St. in downtown St. Petersburg. For more information call (727) 647-6929
Friday Picnic and Sharing in Sarasota - Sarasota Food not Bombs serves food at Five Points Park near Selby Library in downtown Sarasota. The picnics start at 6:00 PM on Fridays. For more information - sarasotafnb@yahoo.com
Every Sunday at Green Bridge - Join the Green Bridge Patriots to protest the war every Sunday at the Green Bridge in Palmetto (11:00 AM). For more information - alvinevie@hotmail.com or (941) 747-0941.
For more information call Trudy Pratt at 941-755-6926.
Contact those Accountable for United States Policy
As members of the CoCP we believe in government by the people for the people. Many of us are decendents of people who escaped from their lands, fleeing to American, leaving war and bloodshed behind. We believe that our President and Congress should be held accountable for their actions. Below is a list of contact information. Your vote is what keeps them in power!
Barack Obama (201) 456-1414 obama.barack@fcboe.org
Senator Mel Martinez (202) 224-3041 www.martinez.senate.gov
Senator Bill Nelson (202) 224-5274 www.billnelson.senate.gov
Rep. Vern Buchanan (202) 225-5015 www.vern.buchanan@mail.house.gov
Governor Charlie Crist (850) 488-4441 Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com
Stop the Madness
Council Military Eligible about the horrors of this war!
