Dear all,
If, like many of us, you are concerned about the current
situation in the middle east you might want to find ways to publicise the
following statement from Psychologists for Social
Responsibility (http://www.psysr.org/) eg forward to your MP or others:
"Psychologists for Social Responsibility opposes the
grievous and unlawful violations of the human rights
of children and their families on all sides due to the
current violence in Gaza , Israel , and Lebanon . The
psychology of war and peace clearly indicates that
continued violence in the Middle East is likely to
beget new cycles of violence. For these reasons, an
immediate ceasefire is a humanitarian necessity.
Ceasing the violence now could open new options for
all parties to the conflicts to address the underlying
problems in more effective, non-violent ways. We urge
the US Congress and President Bush to exert every
effort in the United Nations and in every other
possible public and private forum to help secure an
immediate ceasefire on all sides. "
and/ or you could sign and forward the following petition from the cease
fire campaign .
>
> Dear friends, Right now a tragedy is unfolding in
> the Middle East. Thousands of innocent civilians
> have been killed or wounded in the bombings in
> Lebanon, Palestine and Israel and the death toll is
> rising every day. If the US, Syria or Iran get
> involved, there is a chance of a catastrophic larger
> war. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called
> for an immediate ceasefire and the deployment of
> international troops to the Israel-Lebanon border,
> and been strongly supported by almost every world
> leader. This is the best proposal yet to stop the
> violence, but the US, the UK, and Israel have
> refused to accept it. I have just signed a petition
> calling on US President Bush, UK Prime Minister
> Blair, and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert to support
> Kofi Annan's proposal. If millions of people join
> this call, and we advertise our views in newspapers
> in the US, UK, and Israel, we can help pressure
> these leaders to stop the fighting. Go to the link
> below and sign up now!
> http://www.ceasefirecampaign.org
And/ or maybe we would wish to join together in some way to issue a statement as UK community psychologists? Do others have any thoughts/ suggestions about how we could act together as community psychologists?
>
Annie
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