[MAPC-policy] Re: [MAPC-media] city council resolution

[MAPC-policy] Re: [MAPC-media] city council resolution

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2001-11-14

Hi X,

Thanks for keeping us in the loop.  I will work on the sample letter for
announce, and someone will do a press release regarding the resolutions.  We
could have these things done by tomorrow night (11/15).  We can also work on
notifying the other national Independent news sources that you mentioned.
There are other activists in the committee who are more experienced with
media, so we will get back to you if there is more we can do.

BRAVO!! on your hard work, policy committee.  MAPC is fortunate to have such
committed persons alerting the community about these issues.

Take care.
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>From: X>
>Reply-To: media@madpeace.org
>To: <media@madpeace.org>
>Subject: [MAPC-media] city council resolution
>Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:29:28 -0600
>
>Dear media cmte members,
>
>Below is a copy of an e-mail I just sent to the announce list regarding the
>City Council peace/humanitarian resolution (to be voted on NOVEMBER 20th!).
>
>We obviously need media work around this!  And I think it's a big enough
>issue to pull out the stops with local media outlets (Cap Times, WI State
>Journal, Isthmus, Madison Times, student papers, WORT-FM, WYOU TV, WMMM
>radio, WI Public Radio & TV, etc.), and to also try some national
>alternative media, like Pacifica, Democracy Now! in Exile, the Progressive
>magazine, Z magazine.
>
>It would also be GREAT to have a sample op/ed and/or letter to the editor
>sent to MAPC folks to encourage them to write local media in support of the
>resolution.  Maybe there are certain community leaders within MAPC we could
>specifically ask to write op/eds or letters??
>
>If you need any more info, feel free to contact us at policy@madpeace.org.
>You can also call me at the numbers at the end of this message.
>
>Thanks!
>-X
>
>                     ~~~ please forward this widely ~~~
>
>*** CONTACT YOUR ALDER & THE MAYOR TODAY - THE VOTE IS NEXT TUES NOV 20!
>***
>
>A resolution calling on the U.S. federal government to place humanitarian
>and human rights concerns foremost in its policies and actions in
>Afghanistan and surrounding regions was introduced this morning to the
>Madison Common Council (text below).  We have _less than one week_ before
>the vote on Tuesday, Nov 20 to let the Mayor and alders know we want our
>city to go on record in support of peace - ACT TODAY!
>
>** Call or e-mail your alder and the Mayor and ask them to support the
>resolution (title: Humanitarian Priorities in Afghanistan) TODAY!
>
>Mayor Bauman: e-mail sbauman@ci.madison.wi.us  or call 608-266-4611
>Alder district and contact info at http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/council
>Alder e-mails and phone #s also listed at end of this e-mail.
>
>** Attend the Tues, Nov 20 council meeting to register and/or speak in
>support of the resolution!
>
>The Council meeting starts 6:30 pm, Tues Nov 20, in room 201 of the
>City-County bldg, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd (just off Capitol
>Square),
>but register EARLY (6 pm) to make sure your input is recorded!
>
>
>Title:    Humanitarian Priorities in Afghanistan
>
>A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian
>assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan,
>including
>Afghan refugees in surrounding countries.
>
>WHEREAS, a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an estimated
>7.5
>million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or outright
>starvation this winter; and
>
>WHEREAS, 70 percent of these people are women and children, and the UN
>estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an
>increase
>of 100,000 over last year; and
>
>WHEREAS, food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S. bombing in
>Afghanistan; and
>
>WHEREAS, the aid agencies active in the region, including the Nobel
>laureate
>Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the World Food
>Program have stated that the U.S. food drops can not meet the increasing
>and
>urgent need for assistance; and
>
>WHEREAS, Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S. military
>efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens
>pay,
>and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and
>
>WHEREAS, the Mayor and Madison Common Council are appalled at the mass
>starvation that will result from these actions to which they are a party if
>the situation is not speedily addressed; and
>
>WHEREAS, the Mayor and Madison Common Council deplore the dishonor such an
>outcome would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September
>11th;
>
>NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council
>support a resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top
>priority
>for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists a narrow
>window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's population before
>winter makes this difficult or impossible.  The Mayor and Madison Common
>Council call on the federal government to defer to the judgement of
>international aid agencies that a cessation in bombing is necessary to
>avoid
>humanitarian disaster; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>Afghanistan's neighbors to immediately reopen their borders to allow for
>the
>safe passage of refugees, and call on the U.S. federal government and other
>members of the international community to prepare to contribute to the
>economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>the
>U.S. federal government to actively support the work of various agencies to
>deliver assistance in Afghanistan, particularly through overland truck
>convoys, and to support safe humanitarian access to affected populations,
>in
>partnership with humanitarian agencies, in quantities sufficient to
>alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>the
>U.S. federal government to contribute to efforts by the international
>community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development
>assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the
>basic human rights of women and children; and
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on
>the
>international community to support democratic processes in Afghanistan
>leading to a government which represents all its people, including women.
>
>BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council, on behalf
>of the people of Madison, in solidarity with the international community
>and
>in their capacity as citizens of the United States, urge the U.S. federal
>government to put humanitarian concerns first in its policies and actions
>overseas.  Furthermore, the Mayor and Madison Common Council will consider
>the U.S. federal government responsible for both the direct consequences of
>its military actions in Afghanistan and for unintended, indirect results of
>its actions leading to humanitarian crises in Afghanistan and the
>surrounding region.
>
>CITY OF MADISON      COMMON COUNCIL MEMBERS        2001 - 2003
>
>1    Linda Bellman    274-0589    district1@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>2    Brenda Konkel    251-2412    district2@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>3    Warren Onken     244-7480    district3@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>4    Michael Verveer  255-6498    district4@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>5    Thomas Powell    347-9300    district5@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>6    Judy Olson       245-0557    district6@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>7    Cindy Thomas     271-5201    district7@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>8    Todd Jarrell     259-1976    district8@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>9    Paul Skidmore    829-1921    district9@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>10   Ken Golden       238-4370    district10@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>11   Jean MacCubbin   238-4863    district11@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>12   Dorothy Borchardt  249-7202  district12@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>13   Matt Sloan       250-6664    district13@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>14   Tim Bruer        298-0060    district14@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>15   Kent Palmer      244-7462    district15@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>16   Judy Compton     221-2567    district16@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>17   Santiago Rosas   244-9197    district17@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>18   Paul Van Rooy    663-9500    district18@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>19   Steve Holtzman   233-6056    district19@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>20   Gary L. Poulson  233-1469    district20@council.ci.madison.wi.us
>
>Common Council Office Phone Number:    266-4071
>
>Office E-Mail (goes to all alders):  council@ci.madison.wi.us
>
>____________________________________________
>X
>X
>
>Check out these internet sites!
>the East Timor Action Network/US http://www.etan.org
>Madison, WI - East Timor projects http://www.aideasttimor.org
>Madison's Social Justice Center http://www.socialjusticecenter.org
>
>"We struggled for more than 24 years for independence. We've learned the
>lesson that even small people have a voice."
>     -East Timorese leader Mari Alkatiri, during the August 30, 2001
>Constituent Assembly vote
>
>
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[MAPC-policy] Re: [MAPC-media] city council resolution