Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison Area Peace Coalition E-mails Description An account of the resource The Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) formed fourteen days after the September 11 attacks to oppose (among other goals) the use of U.S. military, economic, or political force – whether direct or proxy, overt or covert -- "that violates the sovereignty or human rights of any nation or people." The Archive has assembled here e-mails exchanges from MAPC dating from the group's founding until late November 2001. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hi Everyone,    Last night we decided that I would draft a resolution, and all of us on the policy committee would contribute comments on that draft.  Then we could work all those comments in.  After that, we would bring it around to all the alders for their feedback.    To develop the resolution, I looked at Madison's 9/25 resolution condemning the 9/11 attack and expressing sympathy for the victims (http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/council/ccattach/att092501/attack30314.pdf). I followed that format.    For content, I relied on Wellstone's S.172 resolution, which he introduced on 10/18 (last Thursday) and which is in a Senate committee right now.  I tried to simplify quite a bit and make it relevant to Madison.    Here is what I came up with: =============================================================== A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries. SPONSORS: [Alders names here.] 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, food aid shipments have been disrupted due to security concerns around U.S. military actions in Afghanistan; and WHEREAS, Madison supports 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 Common Council deplore their participation in actions that cause mass starvation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common Council urge a resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must be a top U.S. priority for action in 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; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Afghanistan's neighbors should reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the international community must be prepared to contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT as the United States engages in military action in Afghanistan, it must work to deliver assistance, particularly through overland truck convoys, and 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 United States should 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. ====================================================================     I don't know how much it's appropriate for Madison to be resolving things for the United States to do.  Maybe one of you has a suggestion on that.    I'll send Wellstone's resolution as a second e-mail, in case you'd like to see the inspiration for mine.    Look forward to getting your comments! --X September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Wednesday, October 24, 2001 9:38 PM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients X September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. X September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. NULL September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. [MAPC-policy] proposed city resolution Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [MAPC-policy] proposed city resolution 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-10-24