HUMAN RIGHTS * HUMAN RIGHTS * HUMAN RIGHTS
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Stop $600 Million in Foster Care Cuts - Action Needed Immediately!!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/476310954
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Help Refugee Children Get a Fair Hearing – Pass S.119/H.R. 1172
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/696485245
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NO CHILD SHOULD EVER DIE OF HUNGER!
http://www.thegoldenlotus.com/vote.php
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Stop Global AIDS
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/150260333
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ONE Voice. ONE Goal: Fight Global AIDS and Poverty
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/547056893

Bono (U2) calls on U.S. to give part of budget to poor, citing religious text at breakfast attended by Bush,

top leaders.  LIVE VOTE:  Should the U.S. take Bono's advice?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11146046/
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Support Stronger Air Pollution Health Standards
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/583725406
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Tell Congress That We're All Dead Ducks with AHPs
Original Message:FROM KYM C.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/590261171?z00m=62803
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Sign the Petition to Let the Movie "Brokeback Mountain" Play!
The Megaplex theatre in Sandy, Utah has pulled the pathbreaking film Brokeback Mountain from their

screens. The decision by the Megaplex, which is owned by Larry Miller, who also owns the Utah Jazz Basketball Team, could signal the beginning of a trend to try to turn people away from this powerful and important film.
At Ironweed Films our mission is to help films like Brokeback Mountain – genre-breaking films that are

masterpieces – get seen. We hope you’ll join us by signing our petition to Larry Miller to let Brokeback play.
http://www.ironweedfilms.com/brokeback
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A Daughter's Plea for Help to Find Her Mother
PLEASE LOOK AT THIS. PLEASE CROSSPOST. PLEASE SEE IF YOU CAN HELP!
MORE INFO/PICS/WEBSITES HERE:
http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/35576
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Give Indigent Ill and Disabled a FREE Ride Home From the Hospital!!!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/351674551
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URGE Congress to OPPOSE Association Health Plans, legislation that would DENY AMERICANS HEALTH

CARE. Thanks to overwhelming opposition to AHP's this bill has not yet come to a vote. But corporate lobbyists are working hard to make sure that this legislation passes.
We need your help to make sure that AHP's are off the table once and for all.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/590261171
TELL FRIENDS HERE! (or copy & paste from petition to send to friends)
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/590261171/tf_link
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HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS
Posted here: http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=7017&pst=414196&archival=
1) Seniors need Medicare without headaches!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/354911740
2) INADEQUATE SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS NEEDING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE UK.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/397287961
3) Stop Sexual Misconduct at Rafferty’s Bar and Grill Corporation
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/887148589
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CLEMENCY NEEDED & DESERVED!!
At age 8, Stacey Lannert's own father began sexually abusing her and it continued until at age eighteen,

she finally killed him. Stacey Lannert has now been in prison since 1990 and she is serving a life sentence

WITHOUT the possibility of parole! She is now 33 years old. All of her legal appeals have been exhausted!

Her only hope is if Governor Matt Blunt will sign her application for Executive Clemency which has been

pending since 1998!  Do you want to help? There are three things that you can do today!
1) Sign my petition! Free Missourian Stacey Lannert at

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/125146079
2) Write a Letter to the Governor and ask him to sign Stacey's application for Executive Clemency

immediately!
The Honorable Matt Blunt
Governor of the State of Missouri
P.O. Box 720
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0720
AND/OR send the Governor an e-mail at http://www.gov.mo.gov/contacts.htm
3) Call the Governor today at (573) 751-3222
Thanks! Kristi K
(Recieved from Karenlee, http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=695947907 )
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1) Is The Nuclear Option Fair?
2) Should the President be Made to Obey the Law on Wiretap Warrants?
3) Should Congress Investigate Abuses of Power on Iraq (HR 635)?
4) Should Social Services be Cut to Finance Tax Cuts for the Wealthy?
5) Should Congress Enact Real Election Verification Reform (HR 550)?
6) Should Congress Debate and Vote on the Original Murtha Resolution?
ALL ACTIONS HERE:
http://www.millionphonemarch.com/cgi-bin/action3.cgi
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KEEP THEM FROM FORCING ELECTRONIC VOTING ON STATES THAT AREN'T READY
http://www.nocrony.com/
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Demand Bush come clean on Abramoff connections!
In a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, 76% of Americans asked believe that President Bush should

come clean on his administration’s relationship to admitted felon and disgraced former lobbyist Jack

Abramoff.
http://action.citizen.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2401
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LET'S PUT THE NEW "WHITE HOUSE MEMO" INTO THE MEDIA
  Last year, your efforts forced the Downing Street Memos into the U.S. media. Can you do the same with the new "White House Memo"?
This memo - reported by British scholar Phillipe Sands in his book "Lawless World" - is yet another smoking gun exposing pre-war lies. It reveals that Bush and Blair agreed on war in January 2003 - not March 2003, as they insist. It also reveals they knew there was no legitimate case for war, that Bush was hoping to assassinate Saddam Hussein, and that Bush was so desperate to provoke a war that he even proposed painting US planes to look like UN planes and flying them low over Iraq in hopes of getting shot at - which he thought would be grounds for war.
  The international media has covered this story extensively. In the U.S., the AP has sent out two articles,

but few papers have printed them.
David Swanson's Analysis:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/7412
Media Coverage Thus Far:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/7436
DEMAND COVERAGE NOW:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/media
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Says Bush Guilty of Impeachable Offenses
Rep. Maxine Waters said of Bush, prior to the State of the Union: "His message tonight will not deal honestly with the mistakes that he's made. And I believe that the latest revelations about him and his spying on American citizens - no matter how he tries to frame it - are impeachable offenses. I believe that this president is not only spying on American citizens in the way that he's describing it, but to indicate in any shape form or fashion that he's been authorized by Congress to do it on the vote that was taken after 9-11 is plain dishonest. And further to try to imply that he's supported by the Constitution of the United

States is even more dishonest. And so, I think that this issue that he's been caught red-handed on is really typical of who he is, how he handles this presidency, and what his leadership is all about: spying and lying. And I think it is important for us to understand that all of the other issues that we're going to talk about today - and particularly the war in Iraq - will continue to exemplify how he has lied and misled the American public."
Listen to the audio:http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/7475
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Tell Congress to Just Say "No" to Breaking the Nonproliferation Rules Upon Which Our Security Depends
Call your Representative urging them to co-sponsor H. Con. Res. 318, a bi-partisan resolution to preserve

the nonproliferation regime.
CALL the Congressional Switchboard:
800-426-8073, 800-614-2803, or 800-839-5276
WRITE YOUR REP:
http://action.citizen.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=994
MORE INFO: http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/resources/sunflower/
2006/02_sunflower.htm#3a
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Experts Claim Official 9-11 Story is a Hoax
(Sent to me by crazy matt veganmatty@yahoo.com )
  Please take a look at this article: (Yahoo News Story)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20060130/bs_prweb/prweb339303_5
*Petition to Investigate The Terrorist Attack On The U.S. on September 11, 2001
https://secure.reopen911.org/petition.php
  I have in my possession the 3 hr long DVD proving that the official conspiracy theory --that nineteen

Arab hijackers under control of one man in the wilds of Afghanistan brought about the fall of the three buildings in new york and the pentagon --is unsupportable by the evidential data. I ordered it from http://www.REOPEN911.org (you can get it for free on the website.)
  After reading the article, feel free to foward and repost this anywhere and everywhere!
I'd love to hear your comments (after reading the article ONLY please) so write back to me.
Thank you.  crazy matt <veganmatty@yahoo.com>
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Is Karl Rove Planning a Terror Attack on the Super Bowl?
  Bob Fertik asks, "is Karl Rove planning a terrorist attack during the Super Bowl, in order to set the stage for building towards war with Iran over the coming year?"
  Let's pray he isn't planning such an attack, but there are plenty of reasons to fear that he might be - starting with Bush's dismal polls, bottomless Republican scandals, serious Senate hearings on NSA wiretapping, November's Congressional elections, and of course all of the Iraq War provocations and lies.
http://www.democrats.com/rove-super-bowl

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FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
Easter Seals and ARTISTRY® share the belief that true beauty comes from within.  Show Your Heart.  Share Beauty.  Honor the women in your life by giving a gift of beauty...and a gift of heart. With every purchase of select ARTISTRY® products or Beauty Begins With Heart merchandise, ARTISTRY® will make a donation to
Easter Seals.
http://www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_quixtar_bbh&autologin=true
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Before You Pull out Your Wallet...
Who profits from this sale?
Are you buying this product from a national chain, or buying locally from an independent business, co-op, or family farm?
Where was this item grown or made?
How far did it travel?
Were farmers' or workers' rights protected?
Did the producer receive a living wage?
Is it certified organic or Fair Trade?
Is the company making or selling this item socially responsible?
Is this product genuinely ecological & healthy?
What would be an organic, local, and Fair Trade or Fair Made alternative?
http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc.htm

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ENVIRONMENT * ENVIRONMENT * ENVIRONMENT
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A Nuclear Disaster
King George wants to have his cake and eat it too. He says he wants to protect the American people from terrorism, but he also wants to build more nuclear power plants. Talk about an oxymoron!
There have been more than 100 near misses at nuclear power plants since the Three-Mile Island accident in 1979. Since September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration has done nothing to prevent the same type of attack on a nuclear power plant. Nuclear energy is NOT the answer. It's time for the U.S. to make the switch to renewable energy sources like solar and wind power.
http://usactions.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_id=78&session_action=reset
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Demand to Know Why Your Energy Costs Are So High!
(Posted here http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=95&pst=374785 by Ross J.)
http://action.citizen.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2410&track=SATysonTestify
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TELL TIME MAGAZINE TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT FORD!
Time Magazine put a smiling Bill Ford, Jr on its cover, portrays Bill Ford, Jr as an environmentalist good guy

and celebrates his "green" accomplishments while never even mentioning that for the last six years he has made the least fuel-efficient, most greenhouse-gas emitting cars and trucks in the US. 
Write a Letter to the Editor (LTE) of Time Magazine and set the record straight. Tell Time that you want Ford to be a true environmental leader by producing a full fleet of plug-in hybrids, but that they aren't there yet. Send your LTEs to letters@time.com and send us a copy as well. For
talking points and tips on writing the best letter to the editor go to:
http://jumpstartford.com/action/write_a_letter_to_the_editor/
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Ford's Emission Admission
On December 20, Ford became the first automaker to assess and report its climate change impacts with the release of a new climate change report. While the report is strong on analysis, it falls remarkably short on targets and timetables for any kind of action from America's worst-ranked automaker.
  Rather than working with lawmakers to meet citizen-led climate change initiatives, Ford continues to lobby behind the scenes to undo them as well as sue to block eleven states from implementing visionary laws that limit global warming pollution from new vehicles.
  Tell Bill Ford to stop lobbying and start building more fuel
efficient cars!
http://ga3.org/ct/gdL39CK1ZR4K/

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POULTRY AMMONIA EMMISSIONS RULE
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for public comments on a rule that would allow poultry factory farms to release dangerous levels of ammonia without notifying local, state, or federal officials. The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association filed a petition requesting that their industries be exempted from federal reporting requirements that kick in when toxic emissions exceed a threshold and pose a risk to nearby communities. Please let the EPA know that large-scale poultry farms should be subject to the same pollution reporting requirements as

other industries. Submit your comment by March 27 under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0013, online at http://www.regulations.gov, by email to superfund.docket@epa.gov, by fax to 202-566-0224, or

by mail to Superfund Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5202T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20460.
Read more about the rule: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2005/December/Day-27/f7869.htm
Read UCS’s comments:

http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/
sustainable_food/ucs-comments-on-poultry-emissions.html
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Vote for renewable energy in the Philippines
http://passport.panda.org/campaigns/campaign.cfm?uNC=68842271&uCampaignId=1121
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Key Environmental Law Under Fire
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/nepacomment
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Help Us Protect Some of Utah's Best Wilderness
Unique geological formations, spectacular vistas and ancient rock formations are at stake
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/vernpricermp
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The Wyoming Range: Wyoming's Hidden Gem
http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/WYRange
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Colorado Landowner Protection Act in Colorado State Legislature Would Support Landowner Protections from Oil & Gas Drilling
1) http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/hb1185
(COLORADOANS ONLY)
2) http://coloradoactionnetwork.org/default.asp
(Sign up: http://coloradoactionnetwork.org/signup.asp )
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CLEAN AIR FOR COLORADO!
The Bush Administration has proposed rollbacks on air quality that would increase mercury pollution 148% and double the emissions of smog forming pollutants from power plants and industrial polluters in Colorado.
You may be surprised to learn that Colorado is not able to stop these rollbacks and protect our air. Rep. Anne McGihon and Sen. Dan Grossman are sponsoring a bill that would fix this.
Please take a moment to ask your state representative to support clean air for Colorado. Then ask your friends and family to help as well by forwarding this message to them.
http://environmentcolorado.org/envco.asp?id=1368&id4=ES
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Help Protect America's Roadless Areas
http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=27361
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2005 Hottest Year on Record--Act Now!
http://ucsaction.org/campaign/
1_23_06_climate_stewardship_act
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Join the Virtual March against Global warming!
(Sent by Andreas, http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=972619864 )
  Because of your tremendous response to the last message about how global warming impacts our coral reefs in Florida, we have increased our numbers by 7,500 marchers. Now we need to double that!
  Our goal is one million Virtual Marchers, so we become so big and so strong that we are impossible to ignore.
  Helping us to reach that goal and joining us on the March this week are Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), New York journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert, Surfers Village, The Climate Change Student Interest Group Yale
School of Forestry and Environmental studies, Religious Action Center of Reform Judiasm, Hoodwink and League of Conservation Voters.
  If each one of us signs up just two people, we can triple the number of Virtual Marchers to 800,000!
  Here is an interesting fact -- If those 800,000 marchers change just two light bulbs to compact fluorescents, we can save 240 million pounds of carbon from entering the atmosphere. Now that is making a difference! 
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/default.asp
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ANIMALS * ANIMALS * ANIMALS * ANIMALS * ANIMALS
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"LEAVE NO SPECIES BEHIND" VIRTUAL MARCH
Join the Earth Day Virtual March to tell our representatives that the majority of the American people are UNITED in our demand that our animals and wild spaces not be offered up for sale to the highest campaign contributor.
http://earthday.care2.com/campaigns/edvm/register/
ada791b08da7a0951d38f8f43f545478

Protect Science in the Endangered Species Act (2 actions)
http://ucsaction.org/campaign/1_18_06_endangered_species_act
BY FEB 15
http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28743
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Help Establish Endangered Species Day
http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28587
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CLICK for The Endangered Species Act! The weakening of the ESA will remove critical protections for wolves and their habitat. Our sponsor will make a donation to the Defenders of Wildlife for every click.
http://www.clickforwolves.com/page9.html
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Major Setback for Endangered Species
Key U.S. activists, tell your representative how disappointed you are that he or she voted for a bill that

would significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act. Click on "More Info About This Campaign" to see if

your representative is one of the targets of this campaign. http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28170
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Help Lions, Snow Leopards, and More
BY FEB 16
http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28580
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"Extinction Act" Threatens California's Waterways!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/109556118
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Tell Pilgrim's Pride to Get Antibiotics Out of Chicken Feed!
http://ucsaction.org/campaign/1_27_06pilgrims_pride
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Original Message:FROM KYM C. 
1) Preserve Virginia's Coastal Waters: Save the MENHADON FISH
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/278751827
2) *** New Petition 1/15 ONLY 72 signed by 1/29***
Save the BABY SEALS
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/922573388
3) ***New petition 1/27 ***
Save the SEALS - Boycott Canadian Seafood
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/868695198
4) *** You'll Have to think about this & decide for yourself ***
DOGS on Beaches
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/139241488
5) *** New Petition 1/29 ***
MICE Living the Life of a Test Subject
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/705954137
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Ban Leg-Trapping of Bobcats
(Sent to me by Jenny, http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=708204169 )
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/968489199
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Stop Letting Animal Abusers Get Away With Murder
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/689641656
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Save South African Primates
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/932716846
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STOP THE KILLING OF THE STRAY DOGS IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/769239760
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Stop the Grey Squirrel Cull
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/483910783
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Help Stop the USDA from Taking Away Our Livestock and Our Pets
Small farmers and backyard flock/herd keepers are facing a serious threat to thier way of life. The government is proposing a Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program that will require the registration of property and individual animals, even if you have only one chicken, pig, cow, etc. This must be stopped, or all small farmers will be driven out of business.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/369063795
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Help Save Alaska's Wolves
Alaska's wolves won a temporary reprieve when a state court recently ruled against the state's aerial gunning program. But Alaska's Board of Game has already taken emergency action to reverse the court's decision, and as of January 26th, the state was once again able to issue aerial gunning permits for wolves.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/867854889
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Red Snapper population dangerously low - Stop irresponsible over-fishing now
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/438790457

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(WHEN SENDING EMAIL TO DECISION-MAKERS,
I've heard it is much more effective if we can start off w/ our own words, and end the email w/ them too, if possible. 
For example, I say/ask something about how the issue will affect our/their kids, what kind of future they will have.)

Peace & Love to each of you,
Sandra

If not here, where?
If not us, who?
If not now, when?
 
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* CHECK OUT THESE GROUPS AT CARE2!! *

HELP THE HOMELESS IN YOUR COMMUNITY!
Homeless Community Aid (HCA) is a group for discussing the Homeless Community in your various Countries, States, Cities and Towns. Come here to discuss and share unique problems in aiding them and brainstorming for solutions. Start your own HCA for your location and link here.
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/HCA

PLEASE VISIT & CONSIDER JOINING THIS EXCELLENT CARE2 GROUP:
Snowballing Our Human Hunger Fight Site         
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/fully_fight_hunger
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FYI * FYI * FYI * FYI * FYI * FYI * FYI * FYI

Which Plastics Are Safe? 
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/home/2082

ONLINE COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
  Register for free today to join a rapidly growing online community of activists, academics and anyone who cares, working together for a positive change. As a member you will have access to the latest news, ideas, developments and solutions from a movement that spans the globe. Complacency is not an option.

Act Now!
  Ethicalnetwork.org is a non-profit organisation formed in 2005 with the aim of bringing together environmentalists, intellectuals, activists and all those who feel dissatisfied with the unsustainable consumption-based culture that is gripping the planet and creating countless problems along the way. Our hope is that together we will have the numbers and influence to actually do something about it, and improve upon the state of the world for ours and future generations to come.
http://www.ethicalnetwork.org/

GET YOUR OWN ACTION PAGE HERE ON ANY ISSUE OF YOUR OWN FOR FREE!
http://www.usalone.com/bladesofgrass.htm

Need help with fundraising, volunteers, donations or other needs?
http://www.citylinks.org/NonProfit_Home.asp

Non-Profit Resource Links
http://www.citylinks.org/NonProfit_ResourceLinks.asp

GREEN TIPS
  What can you do in your daily life to help make a difference?
Even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Take action now for

our living planet.
*In your home
-Turn off equipment like televisions and stereos when you're not using them. That little red standby light

means they're still using power - and that means a contribution to global warming.
-Save water:
turn off the tap when brushing your teeth & collect the water used to wash vegetables and salad to water

your houseplants.
-Call your local government to see if they have a disposal location for used car batteries and other

hazardous household wastes.
-Recycle your paper, glass, plastics and other waste. Call your local government to find out if they offer a

collection service.
-Use rechargeable batteries.
-Send e-greetings instead of paper cards. Go to WWF-Malaysia's website for their wildlife e-cards.
-Help reduce the world's rubbish dumps - don't use "throw-away" products like paper plates and napkins,

and plastic knives, forks, and cups.
*In the garden
-Collect rainwater to water your flowers.
-Let part of your garden grow freely and see what wild flowers appear.
-Plant local species of trees.
-Never take plants or pick flowers from anywhere in the wild.
-Buy bulbs from cultivated stocks only (ask the shop or gardening centre for advice).
-Stop using chemical pesticides - try to use natural products instead.
-Use traps, parasites, and natural predators such as ladybirds.
-Use disease-resistant and pest-resistant plants.
-Use organic compost and mulch to improve soil health and reduce the need for pesticides and fertilizers.
-Don't use peat in your flower beds and vegetable gardens (peat is taken from ancient bog land, destroying some of our most precious wildlife areas). Instead, make your own compost with grass clippings and vegetable scraps from the house. How to make your own compost
-Use plants that repel insects. Some herbs and flowers - including basil, chives, mint, marigolds, and

chrysanthemums - mixed in with other plants, help keep pests away.
-Don't use electrical equipment like leaf-blowers as they consume so much energy for so little gain. Use a

rake instead - it's better for your health too!
-Never pour antifreeze, oil or other chemicals on the ground, into storm sewers or down the drain. Take
these toxic substances to your local waste disposal facility. -Don't buy garden furniture or decking made of tropical hard wood - mahogany for example - unless it's got

a Forest Stewardship Council label (the "tick" tree). Read more about FSC.
-Take time out to sit out in your backyard with friends and family, and appreciate the beauty of nature!
*Shopping
-Take your own bags to the shops to carry home your groceries and shopping.
-Look for products that have less packaging.
-Buy organically grown fruits, vegetables, cotton clothing, and hemp-fibre products. Organic cotton clothing is available from many WWF websites.
-Don't buy bottled water if you know your tap water is safe - transporting water from its source to the

supermarket shelves is an expensive waste of energy. And the plastic and glass bottles add to the already-high mountains of rubbish that we produce. Find out from your municipality about your tap water.

If you do buy bottled water, buy from a local source (read the labels) and buy water that comes in recyclable glass or plastic.
-Choose biodegradable cleaning products so that the chemicals have fewer negative impacts on the soil and water system.
-Buy the most energy-efficient household appliances you can afford.
-Use recycled paper.
-Buy Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified products - look for the symbol of the tree with the tick on it. What is FSC?
-If you enjoy salmon, look for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified mark. And always buy dolphin-friendly tuna. What is MSC?
-Ask one fresh fish market to stock MSC-certified fish.
*More ways to be planet-friendly
-See our Climate Change site to see what else you can do to turn down the heat in your daily life.
-Find out what YOU can do reduce your risk from endochrine disrupting chemicals - these are synthetic

chemicals that interfere with naturally produced hormones, the body's chemical messengers, that control

how an organism develops and functions. Read the report - Reduce your Risk (PDF download)
ALL LINKS HERE: 
http://www.panda.org/how_you_can_help/at_home/index.cfm

*WHEN BUYING A HOUSE, WATCH OUT FOR THIS...
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, one of the most common and least recognized problems causing severe structural damage to houses lies underground.
http://www.ecoiq.com/magazine/features/feature23.html

NO POLICE STATE MEASURES!
Suppression of Dissent & Expanded Police Powers
Analysis/Information on the Patriot Act & Patriot
Executive Orders & the Expanded Presidential Power
"Big Brother" Surveillance: Total Information Coll
General Ashcroft's Campaigns
Challenging the Patriot Act
Resist This! Speaking & Acting Against the Repress
Attorney Lynne Stewart Case
http://refuseandresist.org/police_state/idx.php
-Stopping a Police State: A Pocket Guide from Refuse & Resist!
http://refuseandresist.org/about/art.php?aid=1524
-Other Internet Resources
Alternative Media
Detentions & Round-ups of Immigrants
Electronic Surveillance/Security
Mumia Abu-Jamal & political prisoners
No War on the World
Reproductive Freedom
Resisting the Theocrats
Resisting the war time police state measures
Stop Police Brutality
Other
http://refuseandresist.org/contact/links.php

Refuse & Resist!
http://refuseandresist.org/altindex.php

"I TOOK THE PLEDGE" CAMPAIGN to cut my oil use BY 2/3 by 2020!
(Posted at http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=3311&pst=348513 by Jouni)
ITookThePledge.org is a student-led, grassroots effort to encourage Americans to cut our oil use in half by 2020.  Started in September 2005 by 20/20 Vision’s Project 2020, we believe that students like us must stand up and speak out against excessive U.S. oil consumption.  If we don’t act now, we will bear the brunt of these problems and our future won’t be so bright.
http://www.itookthepledge.org/

*Stay Warm, Save Cold Cash*
Coping with Rising Home Heating Prices This Winter
http://www.saveourenvironment.org/StayWarm2006.pdf
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EVENTS * EVENTS * EVENTS * EVENTS * EVENTS

February 8
Public Forum
Featuring: Ray McGovern, Paul Martin, Paul Schroeder, Rosemary Palmer.
Maplewood, NJ
South Mountain Peace Action
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6855

February 15, 7:30 p.m.
Making Change/Creating Peace!
Featuring: Medea Benjamin, David Swanson
Veterans Hall, Santa Cruz, Calif.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6906

Presidents Day
February 20 is Presidents Day. Don't you wish we had a president? Cindy Sheehan plans to travel to Houston to ask to speak with Bush's mother. Why not plan your own President's day event?

Protest Powell
Protest Colin Powell at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/event

March 1 - March 31
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63, 350 W. 5th Street, San Pedro, Calif.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6948

Friday, March 3
A Day of Events in San Diego
Brunch at Catfish Club, featuring: David Swanson;
UCSB Anti-War Rally, www.truthout.org ;
6:30 p.m. panel discussion, featuring: Cindy Sheehan, Ann Wright, David Swanson.
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6744

March 8, International Women's Day
Women Say No to War
At White House and around the world
http://www.codepink4peace.org/

March 13-17
On campuses everywhere, marking three years of war.
Students Say No to War in Iraq
http://campusantiwar.net

March 15 to 22, marking three years of war.
UFPJ Anti-War Events Everywhere
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6681

March 18-20
Third Anniversary of the “Shock and Awe” Invasion of Iraq
On Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19, 2006, locally-coordinated demonstrations will take place in cities and towns across the U.S. and around the world, including in New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and many, many more.
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/fbi/index.html#sign

Now through March 20, marking three years of war.
National Campaign of Nonviolent Actions Planned at Congressional Offices
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/6704

March 26
Progressive Plan for Ohio
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/ohioplan.pdf

April 29
UFPJ Anti-War March in New York City
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
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Regional Protests, Rallies, Vigils and Demonstrations by state
http://www.legitgov.org/peaceprotests.html
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Info on national events, Bush/Cheney protests and e-activism
http://www.legitgov.org/action.html
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Upcoming Green Events
http://www.greenbiz.com/reference/events.cfm?CFID=4904149&CFTOKEN=12259868

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* HAVE YOU SEEN...  these previously listed FYI's? *

ALTERNATIVE CURE FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHES
http://www.citizens.org/healthy-news/alternatives-can-cure-migraines

MAKE LONG URL's USEABLE!!
http://tinyurl.com/

BLOCK CELL PHONE NUMBER FROM TELEMARKETERS!!!
(Shared here http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/26301 by Tom.)
A cell phone reminder: By Feb. 6, cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.
YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS...
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888/382-1222 or http://www.donotcall.gov is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for (5) five years.
PASS THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!

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