{"id":1309,"date":"2013-04-05T18:50:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T00:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2013-04-05T18:51:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-06T00:51:39","slug":"pep-to-take-part-in-action-against-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/pep-to-take-part-in-action-against-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"PEP to take part in action against drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, April 13th, the Peace Economy Project will be joining other St. Louis organizations to take a stand against the U.S. drone program.<\/p>\n<p>We will be taking part in a rally and march downtown starting at Soldier&#8217;s Memorial to let\u00a0the world know that the people of St. Louis are demanding \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1184&amp;future=true\">Drones Out of Africa and Everywhere.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. drone program is currently being used as a so-called weapon to fight terrorism and save civilian lives. But the unclear criteria for targeted killings by drone strikes has been a concern of many. Over 3,000 people have been killed by U.S. drone strikes, including a large number of civilians and children.<\/p>\n<p>That the U.S. prioritizes resources for a program that has ben argued ultimately breeds increased hatred for our country is a concern to us.\u00a0\u00a0Every hour that a drone is in the air cost approximately $2,000-$3,500. A single Reaper drone costs $28 million, a Predator drone $4.5 million. This is money that could be better invested in educating children, providing healthcare, and taking care of people.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that you will join us on April 13th to demand &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1184&amp;future=true\">U.S. Drone Out of Africa and Everywhere!<\/a>&#8221; For more information, pelase check out our event page on <a href=\"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1184&amp;future=true\">our website<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/146703645505894\/?notif_t=plan_user_joined\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also plan to visit Claire McCaskill&#8217;s office on April 12th as a follow-up to our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/peaceeconomyproject.org\/wordpress\/?p=1139\">initial visit<\/a>\u00a0along with the Instead of War Coalition, CAIR St. Louis, Organization for Black Struggle, ACLU-EM, Veterans for Peace, and Amnesty-St. Louis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, April 13th, the Peace Economy Project will be joining other St. Louis organizations to take a stand against the U.S. drone program. 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