[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Today's Voice: Take Action! Vote NO on FTAA!

Wed May 14 13:17:01 CDT 2003

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>From: "Voice4Change" <newsletter at voice4change.org>
>To: "mitten at life.uiuc.edu" <mitten at life.uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Today's Voice:  Take Action! Vote NO on FTAA!
>Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 02:50:39 -0700
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>Voice4Change
>Changing Hearts and Minds
>http://www.voice4change.org
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>May 14, 2003
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>Dear mitten at life.uiuc.edu,
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>Today's Voice
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>Take Action!
>Vote NO on FTAA!
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>TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES & TRADE MINISTERS
>Support Good Jobs & Strong Communities, Not NAFTA Times 10
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>To send a message:
>http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/noFTAA/ike3xnaoj756
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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030514~jwj.asp
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>Take Action! Stop the Tax Cut for the Rich
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>With Compassion and Decency, We Can Give All People the Basics In a Slow
>Economy,
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>Yet Bush Wants to Cut Taxes for the Wealthy--Again.
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>Tell Congress to Stop Him This Time.
>http://www.truemajority.com/index.asp?action=10007&ms=taxad1&ref=98401
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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030514~tm.asp
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>MEDIA CHALLENGE!
>"Stop the FCC" - an urgent message from Peace Coalitions
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>The FCC's latest media deregulation scheme must be stopped. With this call
>Media Challenge! focuses on Senator John McCain. And we join forces with
>MoveOn's new online emergency petition drive to Congress and the FCC, "Stop
>the FCC."
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>The FCC's radical plan - expected to be enacted by June 2 - would allow a
>handful of media giants to gobble up each other and many independent media
>outlets. FCC Commissioner Michael Copps has said this is the most important
>FCC vote in a generation and can dramatically undermine our democracy. As
>difficult as it is to get the media to cover social justice issues, imagine
>how much harder it will be if Fox, GE and Clear Channel radio gain even
>more power locally and nationally.
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>MEDIA CHALLENGE! ACTIONS:
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>1. Call or write Senator John McCain, chair of the Senate Commerce
>Committee which is preparing to hold crucial hearings on the proposed FCC
>deregulation.. As as an iconclastic Republican, McCain has at times taken
>on the party's power brokers and corporate financers. Ask that he intervene
>to stop the FCC. Phone: (202) 224-2235; Fax: (202) 228-2862;
>john_mccain at mccain.senate.gov or at 241 Russell Senate Office Building,
>Washington, DC.20510. (SAMPLE LETTER BELOW)
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>2. Go to www.moveon.org/stopthefcc. Sign the petition.
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>3. Write a letter to your local paper pointing out what is going on - a
>story the media is ignoring.
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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030514~cfwp.asp
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>"Buy Dixie Chicks CDs Day"
>June 7, 2003
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>Birmingham Peace Project invites you to join with us on June 7, 2003 as we
>celebrate Dixie Chicks Day. It is our hope that every man, woman and child
>around the world will support the Dixie Chicks on this day by going to
>their favorite retail outlet and buying at least one of the band's CDs.
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>As you are probably aware, after band member Natalie Maines made her
>controversial comment about the president during a March 10th concert in
>London, she was subjected to vicious criticism by her former fans and
>members of the media. Radio stations across the country have banned the
>group's music after receiving phone calls from irate listeners. Not
>stopping there, the hateful ex-fans then organized rallies in which Dixie
>Chicks CDs were burned and in one case, crushed by a tractor. They have
>also received threats of violence and vandalism.
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>For the rest of the story:
>hhttp://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030514~v4c.asp
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>National Anti-War Strategy & Planning Conference
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>Chicago, June 6-8, 2003
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>Register NOW for the Conference and Hotel!
>http://www.unitedforpeace.org/registration.php
>Make Travel Plans Now!
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>On June 6-8 representatives of local and national peace and justice groups
>from across the U.S. are coming to Chicago to plan coordinated action to
>stop the Bush administration s program of permanent war. This is an
>organizers conference to share what we have learned and coordinate our
>efforts, so that together we can achieve the greatest effect on public
>opinion and on Washington.
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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030514~ufp.asp
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>Ongoing Campaigns--Participate and Forward to your friends and contacts
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>Support Regime Change in Washington!
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>We made substantial upgrades to our site. We are now on a dedicated server
>that can handle our wonderful growth. We would now like to take another
>major step by adding full legislative services to our site, but we will
>need your support to do this. We will be able to track legislation, provide
>voting records of your elected officials, target our campaigns to your
>elected officials etc
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>"Rolling Regime Change Carts"
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>Update: Next Monday, May 19th We will be launching our Rolling regime
>Change Campaign. We are compiling an action kit for this campaign.
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>National Voter Registration Form!
>http://www.fec.gov/votregis/pdf/nvra.pdf
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>Note: A few readers have asked us how they can get involved in voter
>registration. The answer is that the rules difer State by State. We
>recomend calling your local board of elections, or the Secretary of States
>office in your State.
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>What it is:
>The National Mail Voter Registration Form is the one document that allows
>you to register to vote from anywhere in the United States.
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>The National Form can be used to:
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>Register out-of-town tourist and convention groups
>Register people from surrounding States who work, shop, or attend events in
>a central city
>Conduct voter registration drives, especially at colleges and universities
>Register individuals at State agencies or other public offices
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>For the rest of the story:
>http://www.voice4change.org/stories/showstory.asp?file=030502~v4c.asp
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>Warm Regards,
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