Rice for Peace
My cynical side is telling me George Bush’s Christianity is a sham, and this won’t make a bit of difference.
But I love the idea anyway. It’s Sunday. Get out your Bible and set cynicism aside. Pem, at
Deep Language
draws attention to a grassroots movement started by the Boulder Mennonite Church to revive that nearly fifty
year old campaign, and protest war with Iraq in a simple but striking way:Put a half cup of uncooked rice in a plastic ziploc bag (with all the air squeezed out). Add a note saying,
“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 note and bag of rice in a bubble-pack padded manila envelope or small box and write on
the outside of the package: Rice for Peace — No War
With Iraq. Address it to:President George Bush
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Attach $1.29 in postage. And mail it right away.
There are also printable flyers and posters
available to spread the word about the campaign.