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Many Blessings,

Waya Yonega

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On Behalf of Mothers Everywhere

"Arise all women who have hearts, say firmly: Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience... In the name of womanhood and of humanity; take counsel with each other as the means whereby the great human family can live in peace." Click here to read more...
~Julia Ward Howe,
From her Mother's Day Proclamation, 1870

1. On May 12th, tell Congress that PEACE wants a PIECE of the PIE!

Join us in this National Action on May 12th (the Friday before Mother's Day) and gather members of your community to take pies to your local Congressional offices with a banner; "On behalf of Mothers Everywhere, Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie!" as well as a downloaded national budget pie chart showing the tiny slice that represents the portion of the U.S. federal budget requested for the Department of Peace and Nonviolence.

Call your local newspapers and television stations and send them a press release (click here for media guidelines). Ask them to come and take pictures of local teams delivering the pies with Department of Peace banners. Bring your children, along with pictures they've made that convey their message of peace, and make it a fun and festive event! This is a great way to get attention for a very important endeavor.

Mother's Day was in part inspired by a woman named Julia Ward Howe who nursed the wounded during the American Civil War; she also wrote the Battle Hymn of the Republic. In 1870 she started a crusade to institute a Mother's Day as a Day for Peace. Click here to read her Mother's Day proclamation.

2. Host a 'PEACE OF THE PIE' Party.

To further empower our work for peace, host a Peace of the Pie House Party (and optional fundraiser) to spread the word about why citizens all over this country are taking pies to their local Members of Congress on behalf of the Department of Peace and Nonviolence Legislation. We want a small percent of the federal budget allocated directly toward funding projects that foster a culture of peace in our nation and around the world.

House parties are a key part of our grassroots campaign to spread our message and to raise funds for the campaign. They are also an important and fun way to identify volunteers and build momentum to pass this historic legislation. Invite your friends and family over for a Pie Party sometime just before Mother's Day (serve pie, coffee and tea), show our DVD, inform them about our work -- with help from materials we have prepared for you -- and invite them to an opportunity to visit their local congressional district office on May 12th. This is also an opportunity to encourage others to become a Peace Partner, our monthly donors sustaining the national campaign.

Click here to learn more about our Peace of the Pie Campaign!

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Please let us know you are planning on participating in this particular campaign by clicking here.

Minnesota group at 2005 Peace of the Pie gathering.

Click here for pictures and media generated from last years campaign.

[We also have an action scheduled for Father's Day---Fathers everywhere will send pictures of themselves with their children to their Congressperson requesting them to cosponsor HR3760/ S1756 to establish a cabinet le

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The following Care 2 Petition needs signing; deadline is August 7th: Its important on this one if you personalize with a comment, thanks.

http://mail.care2.com/caremail/noframes/view/t_viewhtml.asp?SID=%A3%A3%AF%AE%AA%AB%A8%AC%AB

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Sorry about the petition above; you will not be able to access it with the link I provided.  You can find it at care 2's Petition Site if you wish to sign, thanks.  Here is another that needs urgent signing; this link will work.

SAVE THE BALD EAGLES AND THE WETLANDS OF THE MOOSEHORN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Please help... forward this to everyone on your list.  We need 100 more signatures by next week!  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/925517279

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Gopher tortoises have been added to Florida's list of threatened species, but the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission isn't providing any meaningful protection for them. Sidestepping its responsibility to protect these creatures, the conservation commission is allowing developers to crush and bury gopher tortoises by the thousands. Since 1991, it has permitted developers to bury alive an estimated 80,000 gopher tortoises. You can help stop this senseless killing.

The conservation commission is accepting comments on its gopher tortoise management plan until 5:00 p.m. on August 8. Please take action today!

TAKE ACTION
Tell the conservation commission to immediately stop issuing permits that allow developers to kill gopher tortoises and to draft a responsible, humane gopher tortoise management plan. Click here to submit your comments now.

Please also tell your friends and family how they can help.

Thank you for taking time to protect gopher tortoises and for all you do on behalf of animals.

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society of the United States

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 Don't Let Idaho Kill Endangered Wolves

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We're now in Get Out The Vote (GOTV) mode in Florida and we are asking every PDA member to make an effort to get Democrats to the polls during early voting and on Sept. 5th. Primary Election Day. In Florida, Republicans often register to vote as Democrats so that they can vote in the primaries, we can't let them decide our candidates.

In this crucial primary, most of the candidates that Florida PDA Chapters have endorsed have either joined PDA or are brave new progressives who will have a serious impact in the November election and beyond. Imagine a nationwide progressive network of elected officials that will really turn around this country.

PDA  members please help in their GOTV effort for this Primary Election, They are as of this date:

PDA Endorsed Candidates for U.S. Congress

1.John Russell FL-05 US House  
2,Samm Simpson FL-10 US House
3.Kathy Castor FL-11 US House  
4.Kendrick Meek FL-17 US House
5.Clint Curtis FL-24 US House

Progressive Satewide Office Candidates
     
Skip Campbell -Attorney General

Progressive State House Candidates

1. Liz McCallum,  Fl-52 State Representative
2. Charlie Gerdes Fl-53 State Representative
3. Harriet Lerman FL-86 State Representative
4. Christian Chiari FL-91 State Representative
5. Amy Rose FL-95 State Representative
6. Barry Sacharow FL-99 State Representative
   

Progressive Local Candidates

Betsy Maloney-Hurst for Alachua County Commission District 2
Deb Cupples and Clint Robertson- for School Board
Stephen Pennypacker for District- Court (Non Partisan)
Norm Roche for Pinellas County Commissioner

Thank you for all you have given – and continue to give – to PDA.

We need your continued help, energy and financial support to keep the heat on. Please consider becoming a sustainer or help with a contribution to support the upcoming PDA events taking place throughout Florida.

https://www.pdamerica.org/donate.php

Together we are making a difference!

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This week, the Senate is planning to quietly hold a vote that would pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans. So far, Democrats and some Republicans are holding strong against the bill, and there are good chances to stop it if enough of us speak up.

"The Senate must not pardon President Bush for breaking the law by illegally wiretapping innocent Americans. Instead, Congress should be holding him accountable."

http://pol.moveon.org/dontpardon/index.html

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