Campaign to Bring Our Troops Home Now
Massachusetts Can Vote to End the War!

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On November 7, 2006, voters in 139 cities and towns in Massachusetts (84 in Western Mass) will have the opportunity to voice their opinion to end the war and bring the troops home from Iraq! (Click here to see the list of the municipalities that will see this question on their ballot.)

The text of the ballot will read:

Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling upon the President and Congress of the United States to end the war in Iraq immediately and bring all United States military forces home.

Congressman Olver calls this ballot initiative “democracy in action.” In a statement released by his press secretary on 10/12/06 he added, "The Iraq referendum will allow Massachusetts voters to officially tell their legislators where they stand on the war."

For Election Day, Tuesday, November 7 , please consider handing out these small flyer/postcards at your polling place! It is vital that people know about the question before seeing the ballot.

Question 4 postcard - English: For all towns except: Amherst, Hatfield, Palmer, Pittsfield and Monson

Question 4 postcard - Spanish: For all towns except: Amherst, Hatfield, Palmer, Pittsfield and Monson

Question 5 postcard - English: For Amherst, Hatfield, Palmer, Pittsfield, and Monson


To continue this amazing grassroot effort, we need YOUR HELP to spread the news about this opportunity.

To spread the word, here are some things you can do:

1. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, school newsletters, organizational bulletin!

2. While you're writing, send a letter to your State Representative and other legislators to let them know you want an end to the war and they should too!

3. Hold signs at vigils, near busy intersections, tape them to your windows, stick them on your lawn! We also really need folks to hold signs on Election Day at their polling places. 4. Pass out flyers at events you attend, at cafes, on laundromat bulletin boards, at your favorite bookstore - everywhere! The word is starting to spread about the opportunity to VOTE YES to end the war immediately and bring the troops home from Iraq. Here are some links to mentions of it in the media. Let YOUR voice be heard and take some action, and above all else VOTE on November 7th.

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Press/Media requests can be made to the Western Mass campaign at 413-584-8975 or 413-527-7178 or to the Central/Eastern Mass campaign at 617-497-5273 or 617-623-5288.

Western Massachusetts Media Guide - a large (315KB) .pdf file with a vast amount of information about media in the area.