<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Will Davies - Avaaz</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:avaaz@avaaz.org" target="_blank">avaaz@avaaz.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:04 AM<br>Subject: Urgent! Stop American bombs killing children in Yemen<br>To: <a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com" target="_blank">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com" target="_blank">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<i>This is an urgent update! <br><br>We have just days before leaders in Congress decide whether to stop arms sales and military support for Saudi's bloody war in Yemen. <br><br>Word from Washington is that Democrats might give in to Republican pressure during final negotiations of the defense spending bill, and remove provisions which would help stop the bombing -- unless they hear from us!<br><br>If we flood these leaders with calls now, we have a chance to save thousands of lives:</i><br><br><strong>Call Senator Chuck Schumer: 1-833-STOPWAR<br></strong><br><strong>Call Senator Jack Reed: (202) 224-4642</strong><br><br><strong>Call Speaker Nancy Pelosi: (202) 225-4965<br></strong><br><strong>Call Rep. Adam Smith: (202) 225-8901</strong><br><br>Here are some talking points to help you (the more personalized, the better):<br><ul><li dir="ltr">Please guarantee all Yemen provisions remain in the defense spending bill to stop American weapons & our military being used in this cruel war.</li><li dir="ltr">Saudi Arabia has been blacklisted by the UN for 3 years in a row for killing children in conflict. We shouldn’t be selling them any more weapons.</li><li dir="ltr">There is a stalemate in Yemen -- more military support won’t end the conflict. The only way forward is a negotiated solution. </li></ul><i>Tip: be friendly and polite, but don't back down. Congress office hours are 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. <br><br>Then, please email <a href="mailto:yemen@avaaz.org" target="_blank">yemen@avaaz.org</a> to let us know how your call went!</i><br><br><b>The Saudis are dropping American-made cluster bombs in Yemen, killing scores of children.</b> Cluster bombs were invented by the Nazis -- designed to kill as many people as possible. Shamefully, the Trump administration continues to sell them to Saudi Arabia which has been bombing Yemen since 2015, in a war which has claimed over 100,000 lives.<br><br>We’ve campaigned on this issue many times before -- let’s do it again until we finally see an end to this awful war. <br><br>With hope and determination, <br><br>Will, Rewan, Nat, Mo, Marigona, Luis and the entire Avaaz team<br><br><br>
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