February 11, 2003 -- New healthworker anti-war group forming

New Anti-War Group forming:
DOCTORS AND NURSES AGAINST THE WAR

Mission Statement:

Doctors and Nurses against the War is an organization of doctors and
nurses and other health professionals who are committed to speaking
out and organizing against the US plans for a war with Iraq.

We believe that George W. Bush's planned war is immoral and will lead
to the deaths of thousands of Iraqis and an unknown number of US GI's.
The war against Iraq requires the White House to ignore international
law and violate the UN Charter.

Furthermore, the $300 billion plus that will be spent on war and the
cost of an occupation of Iraq (possibly costing $2 trillion) is a
shameless diversion of needed resources from social services including
health care. Real "security" for the people of the United States
should include providing full health coverage for the 41.5 million
Americans who are outside of the system. The security of the hungry,
homeless, and growing number of impoverished people means the use of
precious resources to fund vital social programs and services.

While waged under the slogan of the "war on terrorism," the war will
only lead to an escalation of the cycle of violence. The country must
go in a different direction.

The goal of Doctors and Nurses Against the War is to facilitate
organizing amongst health care workers, both locally, and
nationally -- so that we can become a powerful and clear voice of
opposition in the broader peace movement.

You can visit the website at
http://www.Internationalanswer.org/WarNotHealthy.html
where you can sign the Doctors and Nurses Against the War referendum,
download flyers about the organizing effort and a referendum for
others to sign.

To receive future communications from Doctors and Nurses Against the
War, join the listserve by sending a blank email to
 WarNotHealthy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or email
WarNotHealthy@action-mail.org  with "subscribe" in the  subject line.


Doctors and Nurses Against the War  will have a contingent at the
February 15 anti-war march in New York, to make demands for
healthcare, not warfare, heard.  Please join if you are a health care
worker.

Doctors and Nurses Against the War  will be meeting at the corner of
50th St. and 3rd Ave. on the northeast corner at 11 am sharp. It is
important to be there on time given the police attitude and the
difficulty of getting to the rally site (which will be on 1st Ave.
starting at 49th St. and going north). Look for the Doctors and Nurses
Against the War banner on the NE corner of 50th St. and 3rd Ave. If
you plan on joining us, you are welcome to email
WarNotHealthy@action-mail.org. Please bring any banners or signs that
you have.