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<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:arial">I just sent this to all Champaign-Urbana media and to Durbin and Duckworth's foreign policy staffers. </span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:arial">MEDIA
ADVISORY FOR: </span></b><span style="font-family:arial">Thursday,
September 1, 2016</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial"><span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span class="gmail-il"><b><span style="font-family:arial">CONTACT</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:arial">:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:arial">Robert Naiman:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>(202) 448-2898 x1; <a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial"><span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:arial">Thursday at 5:30pm: Local Democratic Official to Urge Durbin,
Duckworth to Oppose Saudi Arms Deal</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial"><span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span class="gmail-il"><b><span style="font-family:arial">Champaign</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:arial">,<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">IL</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>—<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span class="gmail-il"><span style="font-family:arial">On</span></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:arial"> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial">Thursday, September 1, local Democratic
elected official Robert Naiman will deliver 1100 signatures from Illinois
residents to Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Tammy Duckworth urging them
to oppose the Administration's proposed arms deal with Saudi Arabia. The MoveOn
petitions are online <a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/congress-block-transfer?r_by=1135580">here</a>
and <a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/senatordurbin-repduckworth?r_by=1135580">here</a>,
with 686 and 414 Illinois signers, respectively. <span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:arial">Durbin
and Duckworth are appearing in <b>Champaign</b>
at the <b>I Hotel</b> on <b>1900 S. First Ave</b> at <b>5:30 pm</b> at an event in support of
Duckworth's candidacy for the U.S. Senate. <span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:arial">Naiman
is a member of the Champaign County Democratic Central Committee, the Precinct
Committeeman for Cunningham 18 (Urbana), and a former member of the Champaign
County Board. He is also the Policy Director of <a href="http://justforeignpolicy.org/">Just Foreign Policy</a>, which opposes the
proposed Saudi arms deal. The Saudi arms deal is also opposed by Oxfam America,
Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch. <span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:arial">Just
Foreign Policy recently supported a <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/60-lawmakers-seek-delay-billion-211716904.html">bipartisan
letter</a> led by Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA], Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL], Rep. John Conyers
[D-MI], and Mick Mulvaney [R-SC], calling for the Saudi arms deal to be
postponed. <a href="https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-lieu-leads-bipartisan-effort-postpone-arms-sale-saudi-arabia">64
Members of the House signed the letter</a>; Rep. Tammy Duckworth <a href="https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-lieu-leads-bipartisan-effort-postpone-arms-sale-saudi-arabia">was
not among the signers</a>.  <span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial">"As <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/60-lawmakers-seek-delay-billion-211716904.html">I
told <i>Foreign Policy</i></a>, the
Lieu-Yoho letter showed members of Congress are increasingly ready to move from
expressing private concerns to the administration to taking public action to
reduce U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen," Naiman said.
"Unfortunately, so far Sen. Durbin and Rep. Duckworth are not yet among
those ready to speak out. I hope that 1100 signatures from people across Illinois
will help Sen. Durbin and Rep. Duckworth find their voice." <br>
</span><span style="font-family:arial"><br>
<b>WHAT:<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> "</span></b>Oppose Saudi
arms deal" petition delivery to Sen. Dick Durbin & Rep. Tammy
Duckworth. The petitions are online:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/congress-block-transfer?r_by=1135580">Congress:
Block Arms Transfer to Saudi Arabia to Force Debate on Yemen War</a><br>
(national petition, 15,858 signatures, of whom 686 are Illinois signers.)<br>
<br>
<a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/senatordurbin-repduckworth?r_by=1135580">@SenatorDurbin
& @RepDuckworth: Oppose the Saudi arms deal!</a><br>
(Illinois petition, 414 Illinois signers.)<span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:arial">WHERE:</span></b><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:arial"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial">I Hotel – 1900 S. First
Ave, Champaign IL<span></span></span></p>

<p style="background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-family:arial">WHEN:</span></b><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:arial"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial">Thursday, September 1st</span><span style="font-family:arial">, </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial">5:30-7:30 p.m.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial">For more
information about the petition delivery, please<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-il">contact</span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>Robert Naiman at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:arial;background-image:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">(202) 448-2898 x1</span></b><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:arial"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:arial">or <a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:arial">=== </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:times"><span></span></span></b></p>

</div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Robert Naiman<br>Policy Director<br>Just Foreign Policy<br><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><div><span style="text-align:left">(202) 448-2898 x1</span><br></div><div><span style="text-align:left"><br></span></div></div></div></div>
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