Code Pink

[Guest guest]

Dear M,

 

When Petty Officer Nicole Prince, 24, returned from Iraq in January 2004, she

soon found herself out on the street-- homeless. With her young son Nijay, they

moved from shelter to shelter, seeking help from the VA, private organizations,

as well as from Homeless Services in New York City. She

presently lives in a shelter in Brooklyn.

 

While unreported in the media, we have heard heart-breaking stories of women

veterans who are homeless, coping with debilitating physical injuries, suffering

from post-traumatic stress disorders, and struggling to provide for their most

basic needs.

 

Female veterans returning from the battlefields of an illegal, immoral war need

more than Yellow Ribbons: they need tangible support.

 

This Valentines day, open your heart and take a moment to look at the cost of

war to women - women who joined the service to get money for education, mothers

and wives grieving over the loss of their loved ones, Iraqi women imprisoned by

occupying forces, and the women of Iraq themselves. To read their heartfelt and

inspiring stories,

www.codepinkalert.org/National_Actions_Valentine.shtml

 

In an effort to show these women that we care, here are three things you can do

today to support them:

 

Send a Valentine to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi asking her to have a heart, end

the killing and bring the troops home. Care2.com has created a beautiful and

specially worded Valentine for Congresswoman Pelosi and anyone else you feel

needs a heart. www.care2.com/ecards/build/1/6013

(email Congresswoman Pelosi at sf.nancy)

 

Send a Valentine to Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey and thank her for her leadership

in working to end the occupation or to anyone else that has been standing in

vigils, hanging banners or working to end the occupation.

www.care2.com/ecards/build/1/6014

(email Congresswoman Woolsey at lynn.woolsey )

 

Send your love to the female vets of the Iraq War by making a financial

contribution through CODEPINK to the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans. We

will be collecting donations to serve their most immediate needs.

 

Thank you for your heart,

Andrea, Carol, Claire, Dana, Gael, Jodie, Medea, Tiffany

www.codepinkalert.org February 11, 2005

 

 

 

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