Wisconsin's Troop Withdrawal Referendum Was Heard Around the World

A popular slogan is "Think Globally, Act Locally." On April 4, 2006 the actions of loosely coordinated groups of local citizen's participation in the democratic process bore fruit. Twenty four out of thirty two municipalities in Wisconsin voted to approve referenda calling on the United States to begin an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

In one night the list of cities for peace in the United States increased to 100. That is how may towns, villages and cities have passed resolutions calling for the end of this ill conceived war.

The echos of that action have reverberated across the nation and the globe. Here is a sampling of links where news of this historic event was published on the net.