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Rice for Peace

No War on Iraq


In the 1950's, the Fellowship Of Reconciliation initiated a "Feed Thine Enemy" campaign whereby tens of thousands of people sent small, symbolic bags of grain to US President Eisenhower to encourage him to send food to then-enemy China during a famine. The existence of the campaign is thought to have helped dissuade Eisenhower from attacking China during two international confrontations. Now a worldwide effort has been launched to send a similar message to world leaders about Iraq:

If we are going to send something to Iraq
it should be food, not bombs.

Rice for Peace: Origin of the Idea in 1954

 

Send up to 100 grams of uncooked rice in a well-sealed plastic bag placed inside a padded envelope. (The envelope should be no more than 2 cm. thick to qualify for free postage.)

The message "Rice for Peace - No War On Iraq" should be on the outside of the plastic bag and the outside of the envelope.

Postage-free when sending to an MP.
Mail your package to:

Prime Minister Jean Chretien
House of Commons
Parliament Building
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6

You may also want to visit the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center in Boulder Colorado (RMPJC) which is coordinating the US Rice For Peace Campaign letter writing to US President George Bush.

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