May 6, 2007

• Anyone In Washington DC Area

  HI I am posting this for a friend on a yahoo board... I really do not know anything about it other than she asked for some help ...

   

  1000Grandmothers <sue@1000grandmothers.net> wrote:

  1,000 GRANDMOTHERS

  www.1000grandmothers.net

  Hello Grandmothers and Grandmother Supporters!

  While grannies and other prisoners of conscience sit in jail for protesting the School of the Assassins, we all continue the work to close the notorious school in Fort Benning, GA.  Many folks, both in and out of prison, participated in the Close the SOA FAST last month, continue to write letters to local newspapers, and some have even represented 1,000 Grandmothers in parades!  We must continue to keep up the pressure!

  LEGISLATIVE WORK - Representative McGovern has introduced HR 1707, the Latin America Military Training Review Act! The legislation was introduced with 71 bipartisan cosponsors and has grown to over 80 cosponsors. This legislation would suspend operations at the SOA/ WHINSEC and investigate the history of torture and human rights abuses associated with the school. Visit SOA Watch for more information about this work.

  CAN YOU HELP?  We have collected over 300 pairs of handmade baby booties to be delivered to each member of the House of Representatives.  Each pair has a message from 1,000 Grandmothers urging them to vote YES on HR 1707 to suspend SOA operations.

  We are searching for some folks in the DC area that can hand deliver these booties to Congressional offices this week.  The booties are being sent to a house near the Capitol and it will include a prioritized list of congress members. The booties simply need to be delivered to each office.

  If you are able to deliver the booties, or know someone who can, please send an email to sue@1000grandmothers. 

   

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