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The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a treaty which bans nuclear testing and puts into place a verification system to alert the international community in case of a nuclear explosion. Ratification of the CTBT is expected to come up for vote in the Senate later this year. Faith leaders around Ohio are asked to support this treaty in letters to Senator Voinovich. Please contact Connie Gadell-Newton of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) at cgadellnewton@gmail.com or (614) 288-1082 and she would be happy to come speak with your Church or community group about how to get involved with this issue.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is launching a potentially devastating attack on the Clean Air Act. Majority Leader Harry Reid has granted her a vote for January 20 that would block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants and other polluters in 2010.
The vote -- on an amendment to a must-pass bill to lift the debt ceiling -- will remove the EPA's enforcement funding and power so big polluters like the coal industry can ignore the Clean Air Act.
You think this would be easy to stop, but the vote is predicted to be close with many Democrats considering voting for the bill. This attack is a rerun of the successful efforts by Newt Gingrich to hamstring the Clinton EPA in the 90s.
"Congress must not block the Clean Air Act's limits on global warming pollution."
Republican and Democratic senators alike need to hear from you. The coal industry has been working furiously to close deals with senators across the political spectrum, including those who say they want to protect the environment. We cannot underestimate the Senate's vulnerability to cynical attempts to handcuff the EPA.
The vote -- on an amendment to a must-pass bill to lift the debt ceiling -- will remove the EPA's enforcement funding and power so big polluters like the coal industry can ignore the Clean Air Act.
You think this would be easy to stop, but the vote is predicted to be close with many Democrats considering voting for the bill. This attack is a rerun of the successful efforts by Newt Gingrich to hamstring the Clinton EPA in the 90s.
"Congress must not block the Clean Air Act's limits on global warming pollution."
Republican and Democratic senators alike need to hear from you. The coal industry has been working furiously to close deals with senators across the political spectrum, including those who say they want to protect the environment. We cannot underestimate the Senate's vulnerability to cynical attempts to handcuff the EPA.
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President Obama has decided to send more than 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, at a cost of more than $100 billion/year. But America cannot afford a war that does not make us safer, and Congress has the power to stop the escalation. Vote NO on any spending bill that would send more troops to Afghanistan.
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YOUR DONATION WILL HELP PROVIDE STABLE FUNDING FOR LOCAL NON-PROFITS TODAY! For over 15 years, Community Shares of Mid Ohio has participated in workplace giving campaigns that provide vital and stable financial support for our non-profit member charities. Working together, we will defend human and civil rights, feed the hungry, build affordable housing, prevent family, youth, school and neighborhood violence, preserve the environment, and increase health, safety, education, social justice and democracy in our community.
The Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism, publishers of the Free Press, has been a member of COSMO since 1993 - please give to us!
Get dates and details here or learn how you can start a campaign at your workplace!
On October 28 the State Department sent its Asst. Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, Tom Shannon to Honduras with the purpose of “urging opposing political sides in Honduras to be more flexible.” As result of this pressure by our government, a questionable accord was agreed to between the Coup forces and President Zelaya. Both President Zelaya and the people of Honduras had hoped that this agreement would result in his reinstatement within a short period of time. Yet this agreement was pending on a vote of approval by the Honduran Congress and on a judicial ruling by the Supreme Court. Neither nor Congress or Supreme Court acted and while President Zelaya waited Michelleti was already calling for a new government of so called “Unity and Reconciliation.” This new government without the inclusion of President Zelaya would only serve to legitimize the coup. The National Resistance Front and President Zelaya have therefore called this sham of an agreement “dead.” President Zelaya said, “There is no point in deceiving Hondurans.”
Anti-choice politics shouldn't trump women's health in Congress. It's unacceptable. Yet that's what happened when the House passed the last-minute Stupak-Pitts amendment to its health-reform bill, which will seriously jeopardize women's access to abortion. We cannot let this attack stand in the Senate. Tell Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to save abortion coverage and ensure that the same ban is not included in the Senate's bill.
This ban would have the effect of denying women the right to use their own personal, private funds to purchase an insurance plan with abortion coverage in the new health system. This is a radical departure from the status quo. Presently, more than 85 percent of private insurance plans cover abortion services.
A vote to ban insurance coverage for abortion in the new system will come down to the wire, so we must call on Majority Leader Reid to stand strong against this attack from the outset.
Stand up for women's access to abortion and sign the petition to Majority Leader Reid today.
This ban would have the effect of denying women the right to use their own personal, private funds to purchase an insurance plan with abortion coverage in the new health system. This is a radical departure from the status quo. Presently, more than 85 percent of private insurance plans cover abortion services.
A vote to ban insurance coverage for abortion in the new system will come down to the wire, so we must call on Majority Leader Reid to stand strong against this attack from the outset.
Stand up for women's access to abortion and sign the petition to Majority Leader Reid today.
The Local Community Radio Act has sailed through a House subcommittee and passed unanimously at the full committee level. Translation: Congress is super close to passing a bill that would put hundreds of new independent radio stations on the air. But they won’t pass it if we don’t bring the noise.
So we need your help, now more than ever. I can give many reasons we need more local, Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations. What are yours?
What’s Your #1 Reason For Needing More Local Radio? Maybe you hate commercial radio’s repetitive, top 40 playlists. Maybe you crave more information on local political campaigns and issues. Or maybe you’re just ready to become the media. I’ve got my own list of reasons, which you can see in this video. Tell Congress your reasons, too.
Tell Congress Why You Need Local Radio
Your representative needs a little prompting every now and then. So let’s flood their in-boxes with reasons for passing the LPFM bill now. Add your voice. Bring the noise.
What’s Your #1 Reason For Needing More Local Radio? Maybe you hate commercial radio’s repetitive, top 40 playlists. Maybe you crave more information on local political campaigns and issues. Or maybe you’re just ready to become the media. I’ve got my own list of reasons, which you can see in this video. Tell Congress your reasons, too.
Tell Congress Why You Need Local Radio
Your representative needs a little prompting every now and then. So let’s flood their in-boxes with reasons for passing the LPFM bill now. Add your voice. Bring the noise.
Ohio ACT is leading the fight against Issue 2 and our first hurdle is getting volunteers. We only have a couple weeks left to spread the word, every person and every hour helps. We need volunteers to help with events, literature drops, and phone banking, which will be taking place EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK starting this Monday the 19th all the way through the elections. Please contact Ryan if you're able to help: 614-440-3485, Email
Did you know that being a woman is increasingly considered a "pre-existing condition" by health insurance companies? No, we're not kidding. Perhaps the most underreported practice of discrimination in our health care system is that women are regularly denied coverage for "pre-existing conditions" that include pregnancy, a previous C-Section, or being a victim of past domestic abuse.
Tell Congress to stop discriminatory health care practices today
Even when women do get coverage, it isn't cheap. More than 90 percent of the best-selling insurance plans charge women more than men, in some cases charging as much as 48 percent more for the same coverage. These pricey plans don't even include maternity care, vital reproductive health coverage which is nearly impossible to find on the private insurance market.
Tell Congress to stop discriminatory health care practices today
Even when women do get coverage, it isn't cheap. More than 90 percent of the best-selling insurance plans charge women more than men, in some cases charging as much as 48 percent more for the same coverage. These pricey plans don't even include maternity care, vital reproductive health coverage which is nearly impossible to find on the private insurance market.
The global economic crisis will push 100 million people into extreme poverty this year. More than 30 poor countries are in now in serious debt distress. This weekend, hundreds of millions of people around the world will Stand Up and Take Action to fight global poverty. More than 116 million people across the globe - people of every creed, every continent, and every class - will gather in their faith communities, schools, and homes to take action in support of the Millennium Development Goals.
Click here to join this global effort to help end world poverty
Almost 10 years ago, world leaders committed to a bold roadmap to end global poverty and its root causes - beginning with achieving the Millennium Development Goals which include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, improving maternal health and ensuring environmental sustainability by 2015. We are all coming together at this critical moment because we know that despite the gains we've made, the global economic crisis is threatening our progress.
Click here to join this global effort to help end world poverty
Almost 10 years ago, world leaders committed to a bold roadmap to end global poverty and its root causes - beginning with achieving the Millennium Development Goals which include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, improving maternal health and ensuring environmental sustainability by 2015. We are all coming together at this critical moment because we know that despite the gains we've made, the global economic crisis is threatening our progress.