NOW's Progressive Feminist Agenda for Peace

• Expose the Bush administration's exploitation of the tragedies of September 11, 2001 to advance a right-wing political agenda

• Expose the stifling of political dissent by the Bush administration through policies such as the USA Patriot Act

• Call for an end to the U.S. campaign of militarism and corporate profit that has contributed to anti-American sentiment around the world

• Support equality for women and men in the U.S. military

• Call for an end to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that exacerbates the plight of women and children in these countries, including U.S. military aggression

• Expose the connection between militarism and violence against women, including domestic violence and military-sponsored rape

• Support international law and internationally accepted standards for human rights beginning with U.S. ratification of CEDAW

• Call for an increase in funding for domestic social services and curtail enormous increases in defense spending

• Support population assistance programs to reduce worldwide poverty

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