Consider a holiday gift of peace

Still not finished with your holiday shopping?

Hate shopping?

Hate the war?

Here’s a last-minute holiday gift idea for you — and you can give it without ever leaving your keyboard, where you’re sitting right now.

Consider a donation to the antiwar movement as a gift to a friend or relative, or in someone’s memory.  Or simply in the name of building the peace movement, to stop the war in Iraq and bring the troops home.

I’ll get to some others in a minute, but my favorite cause is the Iraq Moratorium, which continues to grow on the Third Friday of every month, as more people take the pledge and participate.  Friday was Moratorium #4, and reports of actions are beginning to come in from around the country.  You can read them here. Some of them are really inspiring.

But we have a long, long way to go.  There is much work to be done.  And the Iraq Moratorium urgently needs your financial support. It’s a low budget, volunteer organization, with virtually no overhead and zero fundraising expense. Every dollar you give goes directly to building the movement.

To make a holiday contribution, simply click here.

Others that also will put your dollars to work in the cause of peace:

Vietnam Veterans Against the War.

Veterans for Peace.

Iraq Veterans Against the War.

United for Peace and Justice.

Brandywine Peace Community.

Fellowship of Reconciliation.

The list is far from exhaustive.  You may know of other organizations, local or national, which do good work and need financial help.  (Feel free to plug them in the comments.)

If it matters to you, many of these contributions are tax deductible, including the Iraq Moratorium.  In most cases you’ll find info at the website.

But please consider a holiday gift of peace, even a small one.  It will help, and you’ll feel better, too.

Have a peaceful holiday season.