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| 07/15/02 at 15:31:02 |
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Action Items: Tired of Big Money dominating the Elections? Tell those elected to sign a Pledge for CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM – see www.generationnet.org/index.php3 ___________________________________________________ Online Petition Against the Death Penalty. Moratorium 2000, championed by Sister Helen Prejean www.moratorium2000.org/action/petition.lasso – ___________________________________________________ Sign an online petition, calling on the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to uphold Palestinian human rights, at http://www.petitiononline.com/palpet/petition.html ___________________________________________________ Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. welcomes help with site work on the future site of Clearwater's Home Port on the Esopus Creek in Saugerties, contact Susan Murphy, 845-246-0697 or sjmurphy@ulster.net; also Clearwater needs Volunteers on board the Sloop: Week-long volunteer crew positions from April to November. No experience necessary, just a love of the Hudson and a sense of adventure. (Was the best week of my life! ... mjg) 845-454-7673 or sean@mail.clearwater.org ___________________________________________________ Demonstrators: http://www.blackcrosscollective.org website devoted to first aid and demonstration safety, reliable information about how to safely treat exposure to pepper spray and other chemical weapons ___________________________________________________ Regional Farm & Food Project, Albany-based non-profit educational organization of farmers, consumers and communities promoting vibrant, sustainable agriculture is seeking volunteers (mailings, research, computer work, photography, group projects). Please contact Jen 518-427-6537 farmfood@capital.net ___________________________________________________ Learn about the local Underground Railroad in the Capital Region; see 2 local researchers’ efforts at www.ugrworkshop.com ___________________________________________________ Send a fax/letter/email calling on Chentex to reinstate fired Union leaders in Nicarguan sweatshop www.nlcnet.org ___________________________________________________ volunteers needed for Prisoners Education Program on AIDS and HIV (PEPAH) at Great Meadow prison in Comstock (Washington County) – call 518-453-6659 ___________________________________________________ 20 acres of nofa certified land in Stuyvesant are available for farming,rent free. Asking for some produce in exchange. There's a large barn forequipment and some available space for animals. The current gardeners have a website http://littleseedgardens.com/ which might help describe the farm. For further information contact rp@rogerphillips.com. ___________________________________________________ Urge Bush to fund the federal government's tobacco lawsuit, & us hold the tobacco industry accountable for the death and disease they've caused at http://www.DontPardonBigTobacco.org ___________________________________________________ take Actions in Support of the People of Vieques, to stop the bombing & get the Navy out at http://www.viequeslibre.addr.com/campaign/campaign.htm ___________________________________________________ sign a petition supporting the Class Action lawsuit(s) challenging the fraudulent election in Florida of Bush at http://www.petitiononline.com/fraud/petition.html ___________________________________________________ log onto http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/justice/ to ask your Representative, two Senators and President Bush to end mandatory minimum drug sentencing ___________________________________________________ tell Senator Daschle - Defend Us Against Bush http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=11379 ___________________________________________________ Emmaus (Catholic Worker) House in Albany needs donations: toiletries, groceries, supermarket/co-op gift certificates, also looking for live-in community members. 518-482-4966 ___________________________________________________ Stop U.S. Support for Big Tobacco! www.corpwatch.org/action/2001/016.html ___________________________________________________ Free Speech Radio News (heard on WRPI) needs your support – Please send tax deductible contributions payable to the Agape Foundation with "Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship" on the memo line, mail to Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship, c/o Kevin Brower, 2210 Curtis Street, Apt. A, Berkeley, CA 94702. pnnstrikers@igc.org www.fsrn.org ___________________________________________________ IdealsWork is a new website being created where people can easily get information about the social and environmental practices of companies--and then exert influence over them by "voting with their wallets" as well as communicating directly with companies about their practices. Contact hello@idealswork ___________________________________________________ Sign a petition to Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urging investigation of Ariel Sharon’s “crimes against humanity on behalf of the victims of 1982 massacre of Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon.” www.petitiononline.com/warcrime/petition.html ___________________________________________________ Help End Child Slave Labor http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=11630 ___________________________________________________ order the Voter Rights March (May 19th) T-Shirts, buttons and bumper stickers online at www.votermarch.org ___________________________________________________ Donate to relief funds for victims of Sept. 11th attacks & Peace work: NYC Central Labor Council's Disaster Relief Fund: NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO 386 Park Avenue South, #601 NYC, NY 10016 Union Community Fund: Labor's charity, the Union Community Fund, is putting together a relief fund for our brothers and sisters in need in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area. Please make checks payable to the Union Community Fund, and designate them for the Sept. 11 Relief Fund. Mail to Union community Fund, 815 16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20006, or donate online at www.unioncommunityfund.org New York City Central Labor Council Disaster Fund: Mail checks to NYC Central Labor Council Disaster Fund, 386 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. Call 212-685-9552 for more information. AFGE's World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund: Make checks payable and send to FEEEA World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund, 8441 W. Bowles Ave. Suite 200, Littleton, CO 80123-9501. Call 303-933-7580 for further information. SEIU Sept. 11 Relief Fund: Send contributions to this special fund for SEIU members to SEIU's headquarters in Washington, DC for distribution. The address is SEIU, 1313 L St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005. Donations may be directed to AFSC No More Victims and mailed to AFSC/Development, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. To contribute via Visa or Mastercard, call 1-888-588-2372, ext. 1. http://www.afsc.org ___________________________________________________ WEBSITE HELP NEEDED - The New York State Labor-Religion Coalition, a not-for-profit organization supporting statewide anti-sweatshop, living wage, international and other worker justice campaigns, needs help with a new website. Hours flexible. Start immediately. Dreamweaver experience useful. 518-459-5400, extension 6301 or marthas@labor-religion.org ___________________________________________________ Ask Congress to preserve freedom and civil liberties. Pending proposals in Congress would dramatically expand law enforcement's ability to do secret searches and would expand the government's ability to seize assets in non-terrorism-related cases. The provisions would also allow for the indefinite detention of non-citizens without any judicial review. Send a free fax to your Senators and Representatives urging them to preserve civil liberties and proceed cautiously and with reasoned deliberation on the pending proposals, from here: http://www.aclu.org/action/liberty107.html ___________________________________________________ sign online statement of support for "Justice, not Terror" at: http://www.moveon.org/justice/ ___________________________________________________ Join James Taylor, Pierce Brosnan & Jean-Michel Cousteau in telling congress to stop the Navy's Low-Frequency Active sonar program, which could push entire whale populations into extinction, at: http://www.nrdcaction.org/index.asp?step=2&item=515. ___________________________________________________ The Canadian Relief Foundation in association with Project Warm Contact (http://www.warmcontact.ca) is asking for your donations of the following goods for the people of Afghanistan. We are asking you to donate: sleeping bags, blankets, coats, gloves, toques, boots, warm socks, cooking stoves and tent heaters (using naphtha gas), and inflatable soccer balls for the youth. New and used items are welcome. All used items must be in "mint" condition and cleaned. Items of military style, design or war surplus will not be accepted. vdopson@canadianrelief.ca (416) 365-7411 or Project Warm Contact warmcontact@peoplelink.ca (905) 833-5432 ___________________________________________________ Call your Congressional Rep. 877-611-0063 (toll-free) to oppose the Thomas Bill (tax cuts for the rich) http://www.seiu.org/political_action/GetInvolved/letter_info.cfm?ID=34 ___________________________________________________ subscribe to the Working Families e-Activist Network http://www.aflcio.org/redirect.pl?id=233767&msg=13111&url=/e/06.htm ___________________________________________________ Fly a Flag ... for Peace - http://www.progressiveportal.org/resources/flags.html ___________________________________________________ ACTION ALERT : protest that CNN Chair Walter Isaacson "has ordered his staff to balance images of civilian devastation in Afghan cities with reminders that the Taliban harbors murderous terrorists, saying it 'seems perverse to focus too much on the casualties or hardship in Afghanistan.'": http://www.fair.org/activism/cnn-casualties.html FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) ___________________________________________________ Help donate free mammograms for needy women just by clicking at http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites ___________________________________________________ Call on world leaders to make aid to the Afghan people a priority: http://www.9-11peace.org/aid.php3 ___________________________________________________ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for HomoRadio - Join the crew that puts together this award-winning news and public affairs program for the gay and lesbian community! Both on- and off-air duties are available, and no experience is necessary. HomoRadio is heard every Sunday from 12-2 pm on WRPI 91.5 fm and at www.wrpi.org. For more info, call (518) 433-7400 or e-mail HomoRadio@aol.com ___________________________________________________ Help Stop the Radical Right Takeover of Our Courts! Sign petition at http://www.support.AmericanWay.org/judges/petition.asp, Tell Senators Hatch and Leahy at that you will not stand by and watch a rubberstamp approval process of Bush's judicial nominees; Make a secure online donation to support People For's organizing campaign to stop the railroading at http://www.support.AmericanWay.org/judges/donate.asp. ___________________________________________________ take action to Oppose Military Tribunals – Make your voice heard & make a difference! http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=12377&afccode=CIVL01 ___________________________________________________ Peace Response: Sign the Appeal to Restraint and a Call to Action in a Moment of Crisis. Join Nobel peace laureates in sending a message to the United Nations http://www.peaceresponse.org/petition/index.shtml ___________________________________________________ Indian Point is a disaster waiting to happen. It could easily be the next target for a terrorist. Please visit www.closeindianpoint.org, sign the petition to close and dismantle this nuclear plant ___________________________________________________ Don’t let Ashcroft bully American citizens into deserting our Constitution. Join the "Defend the Constitution" campaign: http://www.moveon.org/constitution/ ___________________________________________________ MAC VOLUNTEER NEEDED. The Regional Farm & Food Project, an Albany-based non-profit educational organization of farmers, consumers and communities promoting vibrant, sustainable agriculture, seeks a volunteer to help us with our Macintosh computers. Please contact Jen at 518-427-6537 or email farmfood@capital.net ___________________________________________________ Make Your Voice Heard. Enroll in http://www.ProgressiveSecretary.Org ___________________________________________________ join 18 Nobel Peace Prize laureates & over 75 million others in signing Manifesto 2000 for a culture of peace and non-violence http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/uk/uk_F_sum.htm ___________________________________________________ Help Create Smart Growth Showcase in State Capital's Front Window! Help bring national expert to work w/state, town and citizens to redesign sprawlway of Columbia Turnpike/9&20 into Main Street USA. Donate to: Community Action Network, 40 Iroquois Pl., E. Greenbush, NY 12061. Info: 518-477-6618, email jcrenss@aol.com ___________________________________________________ sign the Patriot's Energy Pledge and resolve to use less oil in the coming year. Together we can help win the war on terrorism, reduce America’s dependence on oil, stimulate our economy and clean the environment -- all at the same time. Become an Energy Patriot at: http://www.SaveaBarrel.org/index.cfm?S=1 ___________________________________________________ Should international monitors be sent to Israel and the Palestinian territories? Vote your opinion at http://home.netscape.com/ex/shak/international/packages/mideast/ ___________________________________________________ Write congress -Tell the Bush administration NOT to resume nuclear weapons testing http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/testing-direct.htm ___________________________________________________ Protect The Right to Travel Freely, support the "Bridges to the Cuban People Act of 2001," (S. 1017/H.R. 2138) http://www.aclu.org/action/cuba107.html ___________________________________________________ Oppose Attempts to Allow Unchecked Domestic Spying! http://www.aclu.org/action/spy107.html ___________________________________________________ Demand Help for Laid-Off Workers – send a letter: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/durbinui/6786zltex ___________________________________________________ "Close Indian Point" Bumperstickers -- bright yellow and very much to the point. Call Rockland Citizens Awareness Network Coordinator, Maureen Ritter at 845-368-1377 to order. ___________________________________________________ Peace Sign on Flag: Peace buttons w/ the peace sign superimposed upon the flag are available at $0.80 wholesale (to stores or for resale) and $1.25 to individuals (plus shipping in both cases). Any profit will be donated to a peace effort or reinvested in more buttons. The purpose is to pass the word of peace and to take back the flag. jogajojoga@aol.com ___________________________________________________ Ensure Basic Fairness in Use of Military Tribunals! send a FREE FAX to Rumsfeld http://www.aclu.org/action/tribunals107.html ___________________________________________________ Support Israeli Conscientious Objectors refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories http://seruv.nethost.co.il/defaulteng.asp ___________________________________________________ weigh in against the push to repeal Roe vs.Wade on MSNBC poll: www.msnbc.com/news/692121.asp ___________________________________________________ Free until July 1st: assistance in Resume writing & career consulting; contact edore2000@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________ Petition against nomination of Bush and Blair for Nobel peace prize: http://www.eskimo.com/~cwj2/actions/bushblairnobel.html ___________________________________________________ Tell Pataki: Drop the Rock! http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=12881&afccode=PUS001 ___________________________________________________ Call for the Bush administration to appoint an independent counsel to get to the bottom of the Enron story: http://www.moveon.org/accountability/ ___________________________________________________ Support Due Process Rights for Non-Citizen Children! Support the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act! send a free fax http://www.aclu.org/action/children107.html ___________________________________________________ Send a letter urging full US support for the International Campaign to Stop Aids http://www.progressiveportal.org/letters/global/aids/ ___________________________________________________ Take the Progressive Pledge at http://www.progressivemajority.org/lists. Progressive Majority will deliver the compiled pledges to Trent Lott and Tom DeLay as a message from America that the progressive movement is alive, well, and fighting back. __________________________________________________ Urge Senator Tom Daschle to Strengthen Conservation Funding in the new Farm Bill http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/dfb/w6sxx84p78x3dk __________________________________________________ Support mushroom workers in Ventura California struggling for dignity on the job. Tell Pizza Hut to stop using Pictsweet mushrooms http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/pizzahut?rk=epayqJ61qdzyW __________________________________________________ ACLU Action Update: Ensure Equal Access to Education! http://www.aclu.org/action/hea107.html __________________________________________________ send a letter: CALL ON ISRAEL TO DE-ESCALATE www.progressiveportal.org/letters/global/palestinians __________________________________________________ petition to Kofi Annan: Israel, End the Occupation http://www.petitiononline.com/cheoban/petition.html __________________________________________________ Save GM from itself. Win a Hybrid Civic. http://www.moveon.org/saveGM/ __________________________________________________ Call Senators: tell them to support Senator Kerry 's amendment which effectively strikes NAFTA Chapter 11 language from future trade agreements, TOLL FREE 877-611-0063 (courtesy of the AFL-CIO) __________________________________________________ CNN poll "Should Israel launch new strikes against the Palestinians because of Tuesday's suicide bombing?", vote: http://www.cnn.com/HLN/ (top right corner) __________________________________________________ Urge Congress to Reform Unjust Immigration Laws! http://www.aclu.org/action/immigration107.html __________________________________________________ Sign Petition Demanding Investigation and Impeachment of the Illegitimately Elected Bush and Cheney for Dereliction of Duties in Woefully Failing to Protect the American Public from the September 11th Terrorist Attacks http://www.petitiononline.com/voter03/petition.html __________________________________________________ send a message to Bush and Congressional leadership DEMANDING a full external investigation of the events leading up to 9-11 __________________________________________________ Support Welfare Reauthorization that Protects Basic Rights! http://www.aclu.org/action/welfare107.html __________________________________________________ call on Musharraf of Pakistan and Vajpayee of India to step back from the brink of holocaust http://www.moveon.org/nonukesoverkashmir/ __________________________________________________ Support Bhopal Survivors in the Delhi Protests! Don't Let Indian Government Bury Bhopal! http://www.corpwatch.org/action/PAA.jsp?articleid=2848 __________________________________________________ Stop dangerous transport of Nuclear Waste through the NY Capital Region & around the country to Yucca Mountain Nuclear Dump; VOTE EXPECTED THIS WEEK; CALL YOUR SENATORS!!! Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121 or toll free: 1-888-554-9256, see http://www.nirs.org/ |
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