Reality's Blog – February 2009 Archive (15)

Arden Acts: Open Letter to Obama on Leonard Peltier; etc..

~^~An Open Letter to Pres ide nt Obama on Leonard Peltier~^~

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From the desk of Harvey Arden



Founder: ~The Wisdomkeepers Collective ~ "Bringing the Elders to the World & the World to the Elders"



http://www.haveyouthought.com/



Author: WISDOMKEEPERS: Meetings with Native American Spiritual… Continue

For this Valentine Day, be your love in action, give the gift that keeps on giving,

a hand to a sister and/or brother; give all your Change.org coin away :)



This Action on Change.org :)



Valentine Day Coin Drop :)



http://womensrights.change.org/actions/view/valentine_day_coin_drop







Give Gifts That Make A Difference on Change.org :)



http://www.change.org/gifts







A little art to inspire your spirit, heart,… Continue

Happy Valentine's Day from No Dirty Gold

Dear James M,



5 years, 50 jewelers and 500 more things on our to do list…

We're celebrating Valentine's Day - and our 5th anniversary - by announcing our 50th signatory to the Golden Rules for more responsible sourcing of precious metals! That's right, thanks to efforts by concerned consumers like you, 50 of the world's leading jewelers, representing 23% of the US jewelry market, have pledged to work towards sourcing their metals in… Continue

Black History Month, Celebrate With Reflection and Action :)

With All,





These actions, etc., on Change.org, the url :)



http://criminaljustice.change.org/actions/view/black_history_month_act







Emergency letter to the editor :)



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DisabledGreensNews/message/8373







Two cops assaulted Oscar Grant- your voice is needed… Continue

ADAPT: Congress- be initial cosponsors, Community Choice Act; etc..

Ask your U.S. Senators and Representative in Congress to become initial co-sponsors of the Community Choice Act (CCA)!

During the last Congress, we had a record number of legislators sign on as

co-sponsors of the Community Choice Act (CCA). This legislation ends the

institutional bias in the Medicaid program and gives people a real choice in

how and where they receive long term services and supports.… Continue

E-news: Nomads in trouble; human chain in India; join a protest

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The Awá NEED YOU

Uncontacted Indians face annihilation



The Awá are one of the last nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes in Brazil. They are hemmed into ever smaller spaces as loggers, settlers and cattle ranchers invade their land and cut down their forest. About 60 Awá have no contact with… Continue

Greenpeace: Be a part of history!

Be a part of history!

Dear Global Warming Activist,

Now is our chance to kick-start the Energy Revolution. With a new administration and an emboldened Congress taking over in Washington, there’s never been a better time for serious action on global warming. But elections alone don’t bring change and serious action won’t happen unless we make it happen.



That’s why, on March 2nd, thousands of people from all over the country will… Continue

SOA 6 Sentenced: Jail / Nonviolent Act to Close SOA/WHINSEC

"SOA 6" Sentenced to Prison for Nonviolent Direct Action to Close the SOA/ WHINSEC

North and South, the People Say, Close the SOA! Donate



http://www.soaw.org/site/article.php?id=129



"SOA 6" Sentenced to Federal Prison for Nonviolent Direct Action to Close the SOA/ WHINSEC

Today, on January 26, six human rights advocates appeared in a federal courthouse in Georgia. The "SOA 6," ranging in age from 21… Continue

AAUW Applauds Obama / Signing Lilly Ledbetter Act into Law

AAUW Applauds President Obama for Signing Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2009 Contact:Lisa Goodnight, 202-785-7738, goodnightl@aauw.org AAUW Applauds President Obama for Signing Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into LawWage Discrimination Measure becomes First Bill Signed into Law by New President WASHINGTON - AAUW applauds President Barack Obama for signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay… Continue

Martin Luther King Jr. and Aung San Suu Kyi

Dear james m,



Many people have compared Burma's Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi to Martin Luther King Jr.



These comparisons came into focus last Sunday -- on the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. day -- when Suu Kyi was given the "Trumpet of Conscience Award" by the Realizing the Dream foundation, which is led by Martin Luther King III.



http://www.realizingthedream.org/docs/RTD%20invite.pdf



In… Continue

[ WNUSP-News ] FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT: WNUSP GA - REGISTER NOW!!!

World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry



http://www.wnusp.net/



• • • WNUSP-News • • •



ANNOUNCEMENT: JANUARY 2009



Dear WNUSP Friends,



This edition of WNUSP news features the Final Announcement for our General Assembly and World Conference.



Final Invitation - Third Announcement

REGISTER NOW!!! Making our Rights a Reality Human Rights in the Age of the… Continue

ONE.org: Thank President Obama

Dear James,



More than 100,000 ONE members signed our petition to Barack Obama, asking him to make a strong statement about global poverty in his inaugural address. And he did exactly that, saying:



To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no… Continue

Sign-on letter to stop $50B in nuclear pork

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

LET'S STOP THE NUCLEAR PORK IN THE STIMULUS PACKAGE!

January 30, 2009

Dear Friend,



As you probably know by now, the economic stimulus package approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee includes up to $50 Billion in new taxpayer loan guarantees that can be used for construction of new nuclear reactors and "clean coal" plants (an oxymoron if there ever was one...). We need to… Continue

LPDOC Acts: Breaking News: Peltier Back @ Lewisburg; etc..

Breaking News: Peltier Back at Lewisburg

Leonard has been transferred back to USP-Lewisburg and released

to the general population. He was welcomed back not only by

the brothers at Lewisburg, but by all of the prisoners. Leonard

wishes to thank all of his supporters for standing with him during

this difficult time. But we need to finish the job. Take… Continue

PEN News: January, 2009

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