[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] Message sent to elected officials

[Jenifer Cartwright]

THANK YOU, Bob! Someone in the wider media (radio? TV?) mentioned local referenda, wondered what happened to them once they'd passed, and suggested that they were  empty gestures that faded away without notice. Glad y're helping ours to get noticed!
   --Jenifer  

Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com> wrote:
  I sent a press release to all local media, which was reflected in the
News-Gazette article; and to Common Dreams, which ran it; wrote a blog
on Huffington Post and Daily Kos; emailed all over.

On Feb 11, 2008 11:41 AM, Morton K. Brussel 
wrote:
> It's great that you thought of, and acted, on this! It would also be
> useful to distribute the message to the wider world, e.g., through the AP
> and other news services. Perhaps this is done automatically via Monson's
> article in the N-G. Attention: Bob Naimon and Just Foreign Policy.
>
> --Mort
>
>
>
> On Feb 11, 2008, at 11:15 AM, Jan & Durl Kruse wrote:
>
>
> The following "elected" Officials have been informed of the local referenda
> results: President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Senator Obama, Senator
> Durbin and Representative Johnson. (abbreviated message)
>
>
> AWARE, Anti War Anti Racism Effort of Urbana/Champaign, placed three
> advisory referenda on the February 5th primary ballot. Below is an article
> printed in the News-Gazette regarding the results. We hope you take the
> time to ponder these results and make every effort to represent the views of
> your constituents on these vital matters of public concern. It is time to
> restore the United States' stature in the world, stop the erosion of civil
> liberties at home, renew our commitment to international law and the Geneva
> Conventions, and change our failed policy on the war on terrorism from a
> military to a more diplomatic approach, (end of the occupation of Iraq,
> bring the troops home).
>
>
> AWARE happy with advisory results
> By Mike Monson
>
> Friday February 8, 2008
>
> URBANA – A member of a local activist group said the group will probably
> seek to place more advisory referendums on the Nov. 4 ballot after voters in
> Cunningham and City of Champaign townships gave overwhelming approval to six
> questions on last Tuesday's ballot.
>
> Find this article at:
>
> http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/02/08/awarehappy_with_advisory_results
>
>
> All advisory referenda passed by large, mostly overwhelming, margins.
>
> In Champaign:
>
> Poverty referendum: 71% Yes, 29% No !!!
> Military Commissions Act: 68% Yes, 32% No
> De-fund Iraq War: 61% Yes, 39% No
>
> In Urbana/Cunningham:
>
> No Unauthorized Iran War: 81% Yes, 19% No
> Detainees' Rights/M.C.A.: 79% Yes, 21% No
> De-fund Iraq War: 69% Yes, 31% No
>
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