[O29] Fwd: Voices-- 100,000 Rings

[David Rolde]

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>From: <mailto:mayas at vitw.org>mayas at vitw.org 
><<mailto:mayas at vitw.org>mayas at vitw.org>
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>Basically, we in Chicago are spearheading a new project to spread awareness
>about the huge number of Iraqis dying because of the US/UK occupation and
>sanctions.
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>The 100,000 Rings project intends to commemorate the 100,000 Iraqis killed.
>(Even this estimate by The Lancet, which has been called high, is probably an
>underestimate.) The idea is that 100 groups all over the world will 
>ring a bell
>1000 times during October 24-28, with each death symbolizing one 
>death. The bell
>ringing ceremonies will take place in public areas, garnering media attention
>and uniting activists.
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>We will ring a bell once every minute, giving the sound time to reverberate.
>Individual groups can work out what time schedule they want to use to
>coordinate their bell ringing.
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>At intervals during the bell ringing, some groups will be reading the names of
>Iraqis who are known to have died in the violence. Two websites which list
>names of Iraqi civilians killed in the war are Iraqi Civilian War Casualties
>and Iraq Body Count: 100 Names of Civilians Killed.
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>If your group chooses to participate, we'll have printed materials 
>you can hand
>out to people who are interested. It is suggested that you choose a spot for
>your ceremony that has a lot of foot traffic. (And is close to a public
>bathroom!)
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>We hope this project will spread awareness about the enormous number of Iraqi
>deaths, and also call attention to the fact that most, if not all, 
>estimates of
>body counts are gross underestimates.
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>For more information about the "100,000 Rings," or to organize a bell ringing
>ceremony in your community, see 
><http://iraqmortality.org>http://iraqmortality.org.
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>Your group can sign up at 
><http://iraqmortality.org/sign-up>http://iraqmortality.org/sign-up.
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>Write to Scott Blackburn (scott(at)vitw.org) or Milan Rai 
>(info(at)j- <http://n-v.org>n-v.org)
>for more info, or call me or Laurie here at the Voices office at 773-878-3815.
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>In Solidarity,
>Maya Schenwar
>Voices for Creative Nonviolence
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