Oregonians Against the War wishes our governor, Ted Kulongoski, would formally come out against the war as well. On Tuesday, June 20, 2006, Governor Gregoire called for withdrawal of troops of Iraq “as timely as we possibly can.”
A Eugene woman has been arrested for refusing to deploy for a second tour of duty in Iraq. Read the story at:
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13287277/
On June 6th, several members of Oregonians Against the War met with Oregon’s governor to urge him to come forward and publicly oppose the war. (more…)
As of the end of May 2006, we’ve collected thousands of names on our petition to the Governor. We’ve delivered them in person, via fax and via mail, and we plan to keep up the pressure until we’ve ended the occupation of Iraq. If you check back you’ll hear about our progress!