[PAA-Discuss] SOA Watch Legislative Update!

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School of the Americas Watch

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October 25,  2007

Closing the SOA/WHINSEC: New Legislative  Resource  
Your  Senators and Representative represent YOU and your views in  Congress 
in Washington D.C. and they should be accountable for  each and every one of 
the votes they cast. In 2008, the office  of the President of the United States 
and seats in the Senate  and House of Representatives are up for grabs! 

SOA Watch  has created a new legislative resource: the _SOA  Watch 2008 
Elections Packet_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SivdqS2qeEw2EgdVeVkNTkig3pSxwCoL) . Inside you'll find an  introduction to the exciting 
world of bird-dogging, voting  history for your Representative, bird-dogging 
and direct action  opportunities in your community, and more. 

- _Click  here to view and print the FREE packet_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WFZMHZFy2eAYWrMI0Lwz+kig3pSxwCoL)  


Volunteer with the Legislative Working  Group!  
At this  year's Vigil, the Legislative Working Group will embark on a  mini 
legislative campaign to reach out the thousands of  activists who will gather 
at the gates of Fort Benning. Over 200  thank you cards will be filled with 
signatures to be given to  the members of the House of Representatives who voted 
YES in  June 2007 to prohibit funding for the school. Thousand of  postcards 
to potential cosponsors of HR 1707 will be filled out  at the Vigil site to 
flood the mailboxes of Congressional  offices. 

To coordinate these projects and more, we  need volunteers to staff the three 
legislative tables at the  Vigil site!!!

Donate an hour, two hours, or even more  of your time on Saturday, November 
17 at the Vigil site and help  the legislative campaign! To volunteer, please 
contact SOA Watch  West Council member and Legislative Working Group veteran  
Theresa Cameranesi at _tmcameranesi(at)earthlink(dot)net_ 
(mailto:tmcameranesi at earthlink.net)   to sign up for a tabling slot.


Help Build Momentum for HR 1707 and Secure  Another Vote in Congress  
HR 1707,  Rep. McGovern's legislation to suspend operations at the SOA/  
WHINSEC and investigate atrocities linked to the school, has 117  bipartisan 
cosponsors! Help us reach the magic number to secure  a vote on the bill by making 
sure your Representative has signed  on as a cosponsor:

- _Check  out the list of current cosponsors_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FEALtnhS/3bohr8e3UlAOR+/09+z7Tnr) . Is yours not on 
the  list?! _Check  out the June 2007 voting record_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HIFAD3gE1FK7vQkUyNlaEEig3pSxwCoL)  and see if 
your  Representative cast a YES vote. If so, even more reason  to check out the 
_Legislative  Action Index_ 
(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oI/m+kugsd+ykIX/zrenbEig3pSxwCoL)  for tips on contacting your 
Representative,  setting up a meeting, and making your calls.

For more  information contact Pam Bowman in the SOA Watch DC office at 
_pbowman(at)soaw(dot)org_ (mailto:pbowman at soaw.org)  or  (202) 234-3440



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