In January of 1996, the Voices in the Wilderness campaign sought commitments from supporters which included signing a letter of intent to violate the sanctions and help send medical relief supplies to children and families in Iraq. In light of recently proposed penalties amounting to $163,000 which the Office of Foreign Assets Control may impose on members of this campaign, we invite you to sign the form below to indicate your wish to be included as a member of this campaign who has intentionally violated the UN/US economic sanctions against Iraq.

Please return your signed form to the address below. We will collect the forms and submit them to the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control, which has already received several hundred such Declarations. Please be aware that by signing this form and filling in any other information, you may face future consequences for your involvement in this effort to publicly violate the sanctions.

We believe that the proposed monetary penalties should not be assessed against us, because the small amount of money in our accounts is badly needed to buy medicines for children in Iraq. Citizens of the United States have given us this money in trust to buy medical supplies for these children, and to cover the costs of bringing them to Iraq, and to campaign for an end to the embargo.

I have intentionally violated the UN/US sanctions against Iraq by one of the following actions:

( ) Traveling to Iraq

( ) Bringing medicines and toys to children in Iraq

( ) Raising money to buy medicines and toys for distribution in Iraq

( ) Donating money to assist the Voices in the Wilderness campaign in its efforts

( ) Donating medicines for transport to Iraq.

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Contact Information:

Voices in the Wilderness, 1460 West Carmen Ave., Chicago, IL 60640; ph:773-784-8065; fax: 773-784-8837; email: kkelly@igc.apc.org; website: http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw