[Peace] Oxfam: help Yemen, call your Senator today against Saudi arms deal

[Robert Naiman]

*The Hill* said last night that a vote is expected Wednesday.

The first time you use the Oxfam call tool, it connects you with your
Senator who's a better prospect to support (Durbin, in our case.) The
second time, it connects you with your other Senator (Kirk, in our case.)

So, if you use the Oxfam call tool twice, you are one who "deserves the
love and thanks of man and woman," as Tom Paine put it.

"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their
country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man
and woman."

- Tom Paine, "The Crisis," December 1776

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

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From: Mason Weintraub, Oxfam America Action Fund <action at oaaf.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 3:36 PM
Subject: If you do one thing today, help Yemen
To: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>


If the Senate doesn't act, $1.15 BILLION in tanks and weapons of war to
Saudi Arabia that will be used to fuel the war in Yemen.

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*Robert, urgent action needed now: call your Senators and ask them to
OPPOSE the arms deal that will fuel the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.*

Your call could save lives. The Senate may vote as soon as TOMORROW so
there's no time to waste.

*Text "Yemen" to 97779 so we can route your call. *

If you aren't able to call on Monday, please try on Tuesday!

Robert, I'm going to cut right to the chase: just a few minutes of your
time today could help save innocent lives in Yemen. Yemen is facing one of
the biggest humanitarian crises in the world where *over 80% of the
population needs immediate life-saving aid.*

After over a year of war, the the situation is only getting worse.
Thousands of civilians have been killed and millions have been forced from
their homes.

*But the worst could be yet to come.* The Senate is now considering an arms
sale to Saudi Arabia that would provide *even more* ammunition to carry out
fighting in Yemen. *The $1.15 BILLION sale, which includes tanks and
weapons of war, shows the world that the US isn't serious about ending the
conflict in Yemen.*

The Senate will vote on the deal as early as tomorrow. *That means that we
only have a matter of HOURS to convince our Senators to BLOCK the deal!*

Please, Robert, if you do one thing today to support Oxfam and people
living in poverty, make it this: *raise your voice now and tell your
Senators to OPPOSE the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia and to support peace
in Yemen.*

*All you have to do is text "Yemen" to 97779 to be automatically connected
to your Senator's office. *

Once you're connected, you'll hear some quick tips about what to say during
your call. We've also included these tips below in case you prefer to read
off your screen:

   -

   Hi, I am a constituent in your state and I am calling to ask you to do
   more to stop the violence in Yemen.
   -

   The war in Yemen has killed thousands of people and more than four out
   of five Yemenis are in need of immediate, life-saving humanitarian aid.
   -

   The US's support of the Saudi-led coalition is enabling the war in Yemen
   and fueling its humanitarian crisis.
   -

   Please co-sponsor S.J. Resolution 32, the Murphy-Paul resolution to
   disapprove of the proposed foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia and
   support all efforts to bring peace to Yemen.

We need to convince each Senator to oppose the deal, and hearing from you
will make a big difference. *Please call now! Just text "Yemen" to 97779 to
start your call.*

If you can't find the time to make your call on Monday afternoon, please
try Tuesday morning!

*As long as American tanks and bombs are involved in the conflict, the
humanitarian crisis will escalate and more lives will be lost.*

Thank you for speaking out on behalf of those caught up in this terrible
violence.

Sincerely,

Mason Weintraub
Digital Engagement Director

P.S. Thank you if you already made your call! If you haven't already,
please call twice so that you can reach both of your Senators.
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