Shower Rice to stop the war

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‘We can do no great things, We can only do small things with great love.’ “An anti-war action is sweeping through the churches. It has worked before. It can work now. Everyone can do this:

  • Place 1/2 c. uncooked rice in a small plastic bag (a snack-sized bag or sandwich bag works fine).

  • Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag.

  • Wrap it in a piece of paper on which you have written: “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. (Romans 12:20)” Please send this rice to the people of Iraq; do not attack them.”

  • Place the paper and bag of rice in an envelope (either a letter-sized or small padded mailing envelope – both are the same cost to mail) and address it to:

    President George Bush

    White House – 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

    Washington, DC 20500

  • Make a second package and mail it to (you don’t need to affix postage if mailing within Canada):

    Prime Minister Jean Chrétien

    Office of the Prime Minister

    80 Wellington Street

    Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2

    [I’m not sure if it would make sense for non-Canadians to send the second one to Chrétien. This post is taken from the Thunder Bay, Ontario, IndyMedia Centre. — FmH]

    • Drop this in the mail today. It is important to act now so that President Bush and Prime Minister Chrétien get our letters as soon as possible!

    In order for this protest to be effective, there must be hundreds of thousands of such rice deliveries to the White House and Parliament Hill. We can do this if we all forward this message to our friends and family. If we get the message out, there will be packets from hundreds of thousands of people!

    There is a positive history of this protest! Read on!“