rice for peace. i've looked it up, this is a real
legitimate action being performed by lots of people.
the story about eisenhower may or may not be true, but
right now, folks are sending rice to DC for peace.
its good sentiment, pass it around if you like,
peace, coree
There is a grassroots campaign underway to protest war
>in Iraq in a simple, but potentially powerful way.
>
> Place 1/2 cup uncooked rice in a small plastic bag
>(a snack-size bag or sandwich bag work 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 padded mailing envelope--both are
>the same cost to mail) and address them to:
>
> President George Bush
> White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
> Washington, DC 20500
>
> Attach $1.06 in postage. (Three 37-cent stamps
>equal $1.11.)
>
> Drop this in the mail TODAY. It is important to
act
>NOW so that President Bush gets the letters ASAP,
>preferably before the report from the inspectors
comes
>out on the 27th.
>
> In order for this protest to be effective, there
>must be hundreds of thousands of such rice deliveries
>to the White House. We can do this if you each
>forward this message to your friends and family.
>
> There is a positive history of this protest! In
the
>1950s, Fellowship of Reconciliation began a similar