E-News: Anniversary of Nuclear Attacks, Annual Meeting, and More Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:12:05 -0500 (CDT) E-News: Anniversary of Nuclear Attacks, Annual Meeting, and More *Grassroots Action: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrances* This August people around the U.S. will mark the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attacks on Japan. Find out where commemoration events are happening in your community: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/ACWLHMGTPQ/1333386436. If you attend an event, take FCNL's flyer(PDF) to hand out, and help continue to work to rid the world of nuclear weapons: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/NZFBHMGTPR/1333386436. *Iraq: Life Deteriorating Since U.S. Invasion* Two scholars from the respected Brookings Institution returned from Iraq this week to tell Washington that the U.S. military is achieving results in Iraq. But a consortium of relief organizations working in Iraq reports that living conditions for ordinary Iraqis have deteriorated significantly since the U.S. invasion four years ago and continue to deteriorate. Four million Iraqis regularly cannot buy enough to eat, and 70 percent of Iraqis lack adequate water supplies, according to the report released by Oxfam. Read the report: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/LQPAHMGTPS/1333386436. *FCNL in the News: Iraq--Finding the Diamonds? (Foreign Policy in Focus)* Col. Dan Smith (USA, Ret.) contrasts the cautiously optimistic stance of U.S. officials in Baghdad with the growing discontent in Congress and the media with the Iraq war's progress. The experience of failure in Vietnam, Dan argues, prompts current military leaders to "search for every flash of good news as evidence that sustaining political pressure on Baghdad will -- like sustained pressure converts carbon into diamonds -- transform the country's current chaos into a durable, shining democracy." Read the article: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/LKRQHMGTPT/1333386436. *From the Hill: FCNL Lobbies for Energy Efficient Building Codes* As the House of Representatives considers its version of an energy bill, FCNL has joined Greenpeace, the American Institute of Architects, Honeywell Building Solutions, and others in calling on Congress to require states to adopt building codes that encourage energy conservation. Read the letter: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/MYPZHMGTPU/1333386436. *FCNL In the News: Appropriations Bill May Limit Cluster Bomb Exports* A few members of Congress are making a discreet move to limit the U.S.'s exports of cluster bombs, a weapon that has been used around the world since the Second World War to devastating humanitarian consequences. Buried amongst funding provisions for the U.S. State Department and other foreign operations was a provision that would significantly limit the U.S. export of cluster bombs. Read the article:http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/EIDRHMGTPV/1333386436. *FCNL Annual Meeting: Rep. John Lewis on Practicing Non-Violence in Congress* Atlanta Representative John Lewis, a leader of the U.S. civil rights movement, will speak at FCNL's Annual Meeting from his experience as a committed non-violent activist working in the U.S. Congress during one of the longest running wars in U.S. history: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/KOIQHMGTPW/1333386436. FCNL's Annual Meeting will be held November 8-11, 2007 at the Georgetown University Conference Center in Washington, DC. Find out more and register: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/CLBWHMGTPX/1333386436> http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/ASJTHMGTPY/1333386436. *Job Opening at FCNL: Director of Young Adult Program* FCNL is seeking a dynamic organizer to direct our young adult program. This program is a critical part of our effort to rebuild democracy in the U.S. by encouraging young people to lobby and engage with their elected officials in Washington. The Director of the Young Adult Program has lead responsibility for developing a program that engages more students and young adults in FCNL's work. Find out more, including how to apply: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/EKMMHMGTPZ/1333386436. *War is Not the Answer: Yard Signs Available in All 50 States!* With the addition of a yard sign distributor in Montana, you can pick up a yard sign in every state in the U.S. In twelve states, FCNL volunteers distribute yard signs in every congressional district in the state. Order your sign today and email our Field program staff (mailto: field@fcnl.org) if you'd like to distribute yard signs in your neighborhood:http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/MXYWHMGTQA/1333386436. *War is Not the Answer Photo of the Week* image: http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/DMVSHMGTQB/1333386436 The team at Casa de los Amigos, a Quaker peace center in Mexico City. 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