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Week of June 27 2005
Pentagon Creating Student Database Read the Washington Post article on a database of high school and college students for use in military recruitment efforts. It more important than ever to support the Student Privacy Protection Act. Sign on as a citizen co-sponsor on the Leave My Child Alone web site and urge your representative in Congress to support this legislation.
Halliburton Hearing Reveals More Abuse
Oversight hearings held by the Democratic Policy Committee of the Senate reveal new abuses by Halliburton in Iraq. Watch the hearings on C-SPAN [Real Player required] and read an article by Pratap Chatterjee on Corpwatch.
The Bunker Buster The Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, or Bunker Buster, is back. The Senate will be considering funding for new generation nuclear weapons as part of the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill. Read more about it and take action on the Women's Action for New Directions or True Majority web sites.
Stop Efforts to Undo Campaign Finance Reform Efforts are underway to rollback limits on contributions to political campaigns. The bipartisan effort, called the 527 Fairness Act of 2005, aims to make things easier for lobbyists, the number of which has doubled in the last 5 years according to the Washington Post. Urge your representative in Congress to vote against this bill. Send a message via the Common Cause web site and read more about the legislation on the Common Blog.
September 24 - Hit the Streets Major peace and justice organizations in the U.S. are organizing a massive antiwar demonstration in Washington D.C. on September 24, 2005, with coordinated actions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. See the ANSWER and UFPJ web sites for more information and how to get the word out. Tell your friends in the U.S. and let's work to organize here in Italy as well.
Bush's Speech on War in Iraq Watch C-SPAN's coverage of the president's speech on the war in Iraq, in which he repeatedly invoked September 11 and Osama Bin Laden. You can also watch a one hour special of Democracy Now! with commentary on the speech. [Real Player required] Then write a letter to the editor of your favorite newspaper in the U.S. with your thoughts on the speech. See the congress.org web site for local newspaper contact info.
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