Muusja Mailing List: E-EVENT UPDATE FOR MAY 7, 2007

[Lauren Culbert (lculbert]

MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE FOR MAY 7, 2007

Minnesota UU Social  Justice Alliance--Bringing  together UUs to work
collectively for social change.
 
**** EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS ISSUE OF THE E-UPDATE CONTAINS TIMELY ACTION ALERTS
FROM THE UUA WASHINGTON OFFICE FOR ADVOCACY. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR
NEWSLETTER BY EMAILING UUA [at] mail.democracyinaction.org

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A. ACTION ALERTS
1.
TAKE ACTION THIS WEEK FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
>From Monday, May 7 through Friday, Fri, May 11 The Coalition for
Comprehensive Immigration reform is hosting a national call-in to Congress.
You can add your voice; call your Senators and urge them to move quickly to
get real comprehensive reform done now. Help us keep the momentum for
immigration reform surging ahead. 

Call this number, and follow the instructions to connect to the offices of
your Senators. 
1-800-417-7666 
Tell your Senators to ACT NOW IN FAVOR OF COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM! 

Families, workers, and communities across the country are counting on
Congress to get it done, get it right, and do it now. Read more about
comprehensive immigration reform at www.cirnow.org 

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2.
TODAY IS WORLD AIDS ORPHANS DAY 
By 2010 there is expected to be 100 million orphans and children affected by
AIDS. AIDS has ripped so many parents from their children's lives, leaving a
deep and painful void. Such voids may never be filled, but they can be
prevented. AIDS is 100% preventable. Please remember that as you read this
call to action.

The Washington Office is continuing its work to pass H.R. 1713, the
Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act (PATHWAY).
There are currently 32 co-sponsors, with new members signing up every week.
This piece of legislation would dramatically improve our country's response
to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. It would erase our current 1/3rd
requirement for HIV prevention funding to go to abstinence-until-marriage
programs. This change in policy would reflect a change in the moral
direction for this country, steering us towards a future in which all of the
world's persons, especially women and youth, are valued and given accurate
life-saving information. 

Currently there are a variety of ways you can support this legislation.
First, take two minutes to send an e-mail to your representative. Second,
the UUA is participating in the "Ignorance Will Not Protect Us" postcard
campaign. If you would like to get 50-200 postcards addressed and signed by
your congregation or community, contact Adam Gerhardstein at
agerhardstein [at] uua.org or (202) 296-4672 ext. 21. This is an excellent way 
to
educate your community and to make a real difference (I will hand deliver
the postcards to your member's office). 

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/UUA/campaign.jsp?campa
ign_KEY=4889&t=campaign.dwt