[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [UFPJ] Apr 13: Intl Day of Action Against Caterpillar

[Morton K.Brussel]

Some may wish to sign the petition. --mkb

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> From: "L.A. Kauffman" <lak at unitedforpeace.org>
> Date: March 28, 2005 4:49:50 PM CST
> To: <ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org>
> Subject: [UFPJ] Apr 13: Intl Day of Action Against Caterpillar
>
> STOP CATERPILLAR FROM SELLING HOME-CRUSHING BULLDOZERS TO ISRAEL
> ---------------------------------------------
> * * * CALL TO ACTION * * *
> Wednesday, April 13, 2005
> International Day of Action Against Caterpillar
> Visit http://www.CatDestroysHomes.org for background & more info
> Endorsed by United for Peace and Justice
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> Over 50,000 Palestinians have been made homeless by Caterpillar 
> bulldozers. Many Palestinians have been crushed to death while their 
> homes are being demolished. CAT profits from the wholesale destruction 
> of Palestinian homes and livelihoods, and US taxpayers are footing the 
> bill.
>
> Last year, instead of looking into the wanton destruction that their 
> company's policies cause, the Caterpillar Board of Directors 
> successfully urged the defeat of a shareholder resolution 
> investigating whether Caterpillar is adhering to its own corporate 
> code of conduct in regard to sales to Israel.  Taking what Human 
> Rights Watch calls a "head in the sand" approach, Caterpillar 
> officials have repeated the same line over and over again, that 
> Caterpillar has "neither the legal right nor the ability to monitor 
> and police individual use" of its equipment.  Caterpillar not only has 
> the ability to monitor the use of its equipment, but after calls from 
> human rights organizations, members of the office of the UN 
> Commissioner on Human Rights, several religious and social justice 
> organizations, and the victims themselves, CAT has the responsibility 
> to investigate the ethics of selling bulldozers as weapons and 
> profiting from human rights abuses.
>
> On April 13, Caterpillar shareholders will meet again in Chicago.  
> Already, groups in nearly 30 cities all over the world are planning on 
> demonstrating against CAT human rights abuses on April 13. Join us.
>
> HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:
>
> * ORGANIZE AN ACTION
> Go to http://www.CATdestroysHomes.org. Find out what actions are 
> already happening in your area. Get ideas for action from our Action 
> Handbook and find out what the closest Caterpillar dealership is to 
> your area.
>
> * SIGN THE DECLARATION AGAINST CATERPILLAR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 
> http://www.catdestroyshomes.org/article.php?id=242
>
> * LIST YOUR EVENT
> People want to find out what's happening in their area on April 13. 
> So, even if the final touches of your action aren't set yet, take a 
> moment and list your action on the CATdestroysHomes.org website 
> http://www.catdestroyshomes.org/article.php?id=132 so that people in 
> your area can join you.
>
> * WRITE AN OP-ED
> Write an op-ed for your local newspaper on Caterpillar's human rights 
> abuses. For talking points, writing tips, and help in placing your 
> op-ed, contact Rania Awwad of Palestine Media watch at 
> raniaawwad at yahoo.com
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAT CAMPAIGN
> See http://www.CATdestroysHomes.org or http://www.stopcat.org or 
> http://www.bootcat.org
>
> GROUPS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN
>
> Groups all over the world have gotten involved in demanding that 
> Caterpillar stop selling home-crushing bulldozers to Israel.  Below is 
> a list of some of those groups -- not all of them are involved in the 
> Day of Action, but all of them have contributed to the campaign.
>
> Al-Awda
> American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
> American Friends Service Committee
> Amnesty International
> BootCAT.org
> Bradley Peace Network
> Christian Peacemaker Teams
> Churches for Middle East Peace
> Committee for Justice in Palestine, Ohio State University
> Human Rights Watch
> International Solidarity Movement
> Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
> Jewish Voice for Peace
> Maryknoll Sisters
> National Lawyers Guild
> Not In My Name
> Palestine Solidarity Group
> Palestine Solidarity Movement
> Peace Pledge
> Peoria Area Peace Network
> Presbyterian Church USA
> ProgressivePortal.org
> Sisters of Loretto
> Sisters of Mercy
> St. Francis of Philadelphia
> StopCAT Coalition
> Students for Justice in Palestine
> Students for Social Justice
> SUSTAIN (Stop US Tax Funded Aid to Israel Now)
> UN Special Rapporteur on Food Rights, Jean Ziegler
> United for Peace and Justice
> US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
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