<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Scott Paul, Oxfam America Action Fund</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:action@oaaf.org">action@oaaf.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 9:19 AM<br>Subject: Urgent: Calls needed to stop massive sale of arms to Saudi Arabia<br>To: Robert Naiman <<a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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In the next 10 days, we have a critical opportunity to convince Congress to stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. Call Congress now! <a href="tel:1-855-637-2383" value="+18556372383" target="_blank">1-855-637-2383</a>.</div>
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<strong>Urgent: Calls needed to stop the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia and help the Yemeni people</strong>
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Yemen is enduring a massive humanitarian catastrophe made worse by over a year of fighting.</p>
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In the next 10 days, we have a crucial opportunity to convince Congress to stop the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
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<strong>Text "YEMEN" to 97779 so we can route your call.
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Dear Robert,</p>
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In the next 10 days, we have a critical opportunity to convince Congress to stop the sale of $1.15 BILLION in weapons to Saudi Arabia that will be used to fuel the war in Yemen.</span></strong></p>
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If Congress doesn't stop the sale, that means even more tanks, machine guns, and weapons of war in a country already struggling through daily violence.</p>
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<strong>We won't just sit by and let this happen.</strong></p>
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You already took the first step by sending your letter to Congress. But today we're mobilizing thousands of our best activists in key states to call their senators – <em>and we need you to raise your voice once again Robert!</em></p>
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Calling the Senate only takes a couple of minutes. <strong>All you have to do is text "YEMEN" to 97779 so that we can route your call.</strong></p>
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Once you're connected, you'll hear some quick tips about what to say during your call. We've also included these tips below in case you prefer to read off your screen:</p>
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Hi, I am a constituent in your state and I am calling to ask you to do more to stop the violence in Yemen.</p></li>
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The war in Yemen has killed thousands of people and more than four out of five Yemenis are in need of immediate, life-saving humanitarian aid.</p>
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The US's support of the Saudi-led coalition is enabling the war in Yemen and fueling its humanitarian crisis.</p></li>
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Please support all measures to BLOCK the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia until a political settlement to the conflict is reached.</p></li>
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Last winter when Congress was considering blocking Syrian refugees from the US, Members of Congress told us directly that they would have voted NO if more constituents had called their office.
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These calls matter.</p>
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<strong>Please, text "YEMEN" to 97779 to kick off your call to the Senate.</strong></p>
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Thank you for raising your voice on behalf of those caught up in this terrible violence.</p>
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Sincerely,
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Scott Paul<br>
Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor
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