Please circulate widely! If you need more information, check the Web pages mentioned at the very end. (not me) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Bridgman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> THERE ARE STILL TWO DAYS LEFT IN THE NATIONAL CALL-IN WEEK ON LANDMINES. The message is still: "SIGN THE OTTAWA TREATY, NO LOOPHOLES, NO EXCEPTIONS!!!" I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL EACH DAY (202/456-1111). When I called yesterday, the woman interrupted my spiel to ask whether I was for the Ottawa Treaty or not, a clear indication that they are getting lots of calls!!! They also still have the poll on NATO expansion, so you can punch #2 to oppose NATO expansion and feed two birds with one hand, as it were. Also yesterday, I took 8 American University volunteers to leaflet at the Farragut North and Farragut West metros handing out a thousand of the 1/4 page fliers on the Call-in Week. One of the students was confronted by someone who said it was their job to make sure there wasn't a ban on landmines (unfortunately I was at a different corner, so I can't tell you whether the person was govt. or private, or what). But the point is that there are folks out there working hard with a diametrically opposition position, favoring landmines (booo!). We have to put in the effort to counter their mistaken position! In addition to the leafletting, we have over a 1,000 responses from one of our funding appeals which are letters to Clinton asking him to abandon the exceptions and adopt a comprehensive ban now. One of the students has been standing over the fax machine and faxing a bunch each day to Bob Bell, National Security Council, with a message to deliver them to Pres. Clinton and to sign the Ottawa Treaty, NO EXCEPTIONS!! The following groups have indicated they are participating in this action: Asia-Pacific Center Columban Fathers Federation of American Scientists Friends Committee on National Legislation Lutheran Office of Govt. Affairs/Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Peace Action -- Org mtg, GRO, Email, Fax, Web, Mail Physicians for Human Rights Presbyterian Church (USA) 20/20 Vision-- postcard, WAND -- on our 800 #, email action alert, Writing to Reduce Weapons (UT) -- postcard PEACE ACTION AFFILIATES & CHAPTERS PARTICIPATING Sacramento, CA Illinois Maine Montgomery Cty, MD Mass. Detroit, MI Lansing, MI Duluth, Minnesota Orange & Wake Cty, North Carolina Metro NY CFPA, NJ NJ PA Oregon Ft. Worth, Texas Wisconsin Washington A number of groups have sent me messages indicated their participation since my last email. Response has been good! IF YOUR GROUP IS PARTICIPATING AND IS NOT LISTED HERE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, and keep up the good work! ----------------------------------------- James C. Bridgman Weapons Trafficking Campaign Coordinator & Webmaster Peace Action Education Fund 1819 H St, NW, Suite 425 Washington, DC 20006-3603 202/862-9740x3041 202/862-9762 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.webcom.com/peaceact/ ------------------------------------------
