A new film is dramatizing the effects of our government’s backdoor draft policy. “STOP-LOSS” is playing in theaters around the country and those opposed to the mistreatment of America’s soldiers who are fighting and dying in the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and being re-deployed, are seeing it as an opportunity to raise awareness and take action against the STOP-LOSS policy. A petition is circulating to tell Defense Secretary Robert Gates to end the stop-loss backdoor draft. A flyer is circulating on-line (http://act.credomobile.com/campaign/stoploss/stoploss.pdf) for those who are wanting to participate in this action to hand out at theaters. I hope this encourages folks to see this film and to take action to end these wars.
Here’s what I received this morning that alerted me to the film and to the action being requested:
Once in awhile a film comes along that makes you want to tell everyone you know. Starring Ryan Phillippe as a soldier ordered to leave home and go back to Iraq, “Stop-Loss” is a new film dramatizing the practice of stop-loss — the forced extension of service members’ enlistment contracts.
Spread the word. The petition to Secretary Gates is available at http://act.credomobile.com/campaign/stoploss/
Please see this movie and help spread the word and increase awareness about the stop-loss policy and its tragic effects.
In the words of Iraq veteran and chairman of veterans’ organization VoteVets.org Jon Soltz,
“Stop Loss has been one of the most painful Pentagon policies for those who have served in Iraq. While the film examines how the policy might affect one soldier, this issue affects thousands and thousands of those who serve our nation, in a very similar way. Longer and more frequent deployments have been linked to depression and even suicide among our troops and veterans. We must rally behind our troops, and end this destructive policy.”
Thank you for working to build a better world
Will Easton, Activism Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets