[Peace] Thursday at 5:30pm: Local Democratic Official to Urge Durbin, Duckworth to Oppose Saudi Arms Deal

[Robert Naiman]

I just sent this to all Champaign-Urbana media and to Durbin and
Duckworth's foreign policy staffers.

*MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: *Thursday, September 1, 2016

*CONTACT**: *Robert Naiman: (202) 448-2898 x1; naiman at justforeignpolicy.org

*Thursday at 5:30pm: Local Democratic Official to Urge Durbin, Duckworth to
Oppose Saudi Arms Deal*

*Champaign**, IL — *On Thursday, September 1, local Democratic elected
official Robert Naiman will deliver 1100 signatures from Illinois residents
to Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Tammy Duckworth urging them to
oppose the Administration's proposed arms deal with Saudi Arabia. The
MoveOn petitions are online here
<http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/congress-block-transfer?r_by=1135580> and
here
<http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/senatordurbin-repduckworth?r_by=1135580>,
with 686 and 414 Illinois signers, respectively.

Durbin and Duckworth are appearing in *Champaign* at the *I Hotel* on *1900
S. First Ave* at *5:30 pm* at an event in support of Duckworth's candidacy
for the U.S. Senate.

Naiman is a member of the Champaign County Democratic Central Committee,
the Precinct Committeeman for Cunningham 18 (Urbana), and a former member
of the Champaign County Board. He is also the Policy Director of Just
Foreign Policy <http://justforeignpolicy.org/>, which opposes the proposed
Saudi arms deal. The Saudi arms deal is also opposed by Oxfam America,
Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Just Foreign Policy recently supported a bipartisan letter
<https://www.yahoo.com/news/60-lawmakers-seek-delay-billion-211716904.html>
led by Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA], Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL], Rep. John Conyers
[D-MI], and Mick Mulvaney [R-SC], calling for the Saudi arms deal to be
postponed. 64 Members of the House signed the letter
<https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-lieu-leads-bipartisan-effort-postpone-arms-sale-saudi-arabia>;
Rep. Tammy Duckworth was not among the signers
<https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-lieu-leads-bipartisan-effort-postpone-arms-sale-saudi-arabia>.


"As I told *Foreign Policy*
<https://www.yahoo.com/news/60-lawmakers-seek-delay-billion-211716904.html>,
the Lieu-Yoho letter showed members of Congress are increasingly ready to
move from expressing private concerns to the administration to taking
public action to reduce U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen,"
Naiman said. "Unfortunately, so far Sen. Durbin and Rep. Duckworth are not
yet among those ready to speak out. I hope that 1100 signatures from people
across Illinois will help Sen. Durbin and Rep. Duckworth find their voice."

*WHAT: "*Oppose Saudi arms deal" petition delivery to Sen. Dick Durbin &
Rep. Tammy Duckworth. The petitions are online:

Congress: Block Arms Transfer to Saudi Arabia to Force Debate on Yemen War
<http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/congress-block-transfer?r_by=1135580>
(national petition, 15,858 signatures, of whom 686 are Illinois signers.)

@SenatorDurbin & @RepDuckworth: Oppose the Saudi arms deal!
<http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/senatordurbin-repduckworth?r_by=1135580>
(Illinois petition, 414 Illinois signers.)

*WHERE:* I Hotel – 1900 S. First Ave, Champaign IL

*WHEN:* Thursday, September 1st, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

*For more information about the petition delivery, please contact Robert
Naiman at **(202) 448-2898 x1* *or naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
<naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>.*


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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
(202) 448-2898 x1
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