posted January 01, 2006 01:28 AM              

Tell Automakers Why You Want Green Cars Today http://www.newdream.org/cnad/user/user_sign_petition.php?config[com_region_global96][petition_uid]=8

Tree Cheers for Norm Thompson
Sign a thank you letter to Norm Thompson, recognizing the company's efforts to increase post-consumer recycled paper contents in its catalogs and set the pace for the mail industry. http://www.newdream.org/cnad/user/user_sign_petition.php?config[com_region_global96][petition_uid]=5

More Actions ~ http://www.newdream.org/cnad/user/user_action.php

Toxic Waste
It's time to reduce the toxic waste we leave for future generations. Tell the FCC that you want to protect the environment, save money and keep your cell phone when switching service!
Take action: http://www.care2.com/go/z/32715

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hey! August 21, 2005 8:14 PM
hey! Just droping by...i'm still on vacation...which is why i haven't talked much or whtever....how've u guys been? nice petitions...signed them all [ send green star]

in the wake of Katrina September 11, 2005 11:49 AM

Please sign these petitions

ask the red cross to help with animals
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/750226838

Stop killing pets in La
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/366281507
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/243193358
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/840979272

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Petition to settle Iran nuclear discussion September 12, 2005 3:59 PM

Signed

Petition to settle Iran nuclear discussion
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/611696493

Wayne F.

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save biogems September 14, 2005 5:27 AM
Not sure if people are familiar with this website, but it's wonderful!
It's through the National Resource Defense Council....
www. savebiogems.org

Check it out! They have been very successful with their e-postcard and e-mail campaigns to save some of the most beautiful (and very threatened) places left on earth, and you accrue "action points" for each action you take which you can "cash in" for beautiful screen savers and occasional autographed environmental books that are donated.

The other site I love is www.circleoflifefoundation.org. This is Julia Butterfly Hill's site, author of "The Legacy of Luna" (One of my favorite books... and if you need to be inspired to help rescue the earth- READ IT!

Much love,
Megan [ send green star]

September 14, 2005 5:31 AM
that's www.circleoflife.org, no foundation. my apologies!

it's eerie too, i just checked it out, and the last blog from Julia was in May and she's writing about how wonderful New Orleans was.... hmmm

Anyway, you can sign up to receive their newsletter, there are many volunteer and PETITION opportunities as well.

-M [ send green star]

September 17, 2005 12:01 PM

Protect Colorado’s Female Cougars and Their Kittens http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/615403591

Save the Great Bear Rainforest http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/884836634

We Ask The Help of United Nations to End Speciesism! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/802176221

Ban Blood Sports in Ireland http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/784506550

Help Anne the Elephant Say 'Goodbye' to the Circus http://www.bornfree.org.uk/circus/petition.shtml
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October 13, 2005 12:19 AM
HUMAN RIGHTS ~
Fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. http://www.one.org/action.aspx

Put Your Health Choices Back in Your Hands!!!
Having alternative medical treatments more accessible to the public gives many patients who face life-threatening afflictions another viable option in their health care choices. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/188805350?z00m=53642

At Wal-Mart, not only is there no such thing as a free lunch, allegedly, there's no lunch at all. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/974105653?z00m=53324

Freedom of Religion - Modern Day Witch hunt petition. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/412952817#body

Congress needs to hear from you. Please take our 2005 NCLB online survey. With your input, we will provide policymakers with concrete “on the Ground” information about the effectiveness of No Child Left Behind. http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey.zgi?p=WEB224MKRERCAV

TAKE ACTION: ORGANIZE AN ANTI-WAR VIGIL, RALLY OR OTHER PEACE EVENT FOR THE DAY AFTER THE 2,000th U.S. SOLDIER IS KILLED IN IRAQ
The sad day is coming when the 2,000th U.S. soldier will have died in Iraq. We need to use that milestone to remind people of the human cost of the war and call for the troops to come home. United for Peace and Justice supports the calls of our member groups - American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/2,000/, Gold Star Families for Peace http://www.gsfp.org and Military Families Speak Out http://www.mfso.org - for actions on the day after the 2,000th U.S. serviceperson's death is announced. We urge to you join the hundreds of peace and justice groups throughout the country as we tell the President, Congress and the world that 2,000 U.S. deaths in Iraq is 2,000 too many.

When President Bush signed the executive order taking away community "prevailing wage" standards for construction workers who will rebuild the Gulf Coast, he took hope from working families trying to put their lives back together. We can't allow this to happen. And it gets even worse: Anti-worker Republicans in Congress have introduced legislation to automatically suspend these wage protections for a year in future disaster sites.
Please turn your outrage to action and help restore decent pay for Gulf Coast workers. Click the following link to sign our petition now: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/V71rHyp1kqbO/

What politician refuses to help hurricane victims? http://ga3.org/campaign/sensenbrenner/step1.tcl

Teach Science, Not "Intelligent Design" http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/919965448?z00m=55075&z00m=55075

Grape workers win $1.7 million settlement: Take action to help other abused workers http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/kovacevich

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October 13, 2005 12:20 AM

Fight Big Tobacco Around the World http://tfk.grassroots.com/newsletter2005/OctnewsITcollage/index.jhtml?_requestid=81689

Oppose the Weakening of Organic Labeling Laws http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/860594522?z00m=52558

Voice concern about the FDA's failure to make a decision on the application to make Plan B emergency contraception (EC) available over the counter. Submit a comment in support of over-the-counter status for Plan B emergency contraception http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/ec_otc_letters_to_fda2/step1.tcl

MEDICARE CUTS
Unless Congress acts this year, Medicare will cut the amount it reimburses doctors for treating America's seniors by a staggering 4.4% on January 1, 2006. In fact, the 2004 Medicare Trustees report predicts that doctors' payment rates will be cut by 26% from 2006-2013. If these cuts take effect, doctors all over the country may be forced to close their doors to Medicare patients. That means that many seniors (and persons w/ disabilities) will have their healthcare options drastically reduced. http://patientsactionnetwork.org/content_letter.aspx?AlertID=70&UserID=3c1d6877-3cf5-4948-8ae4-8154a724f64b

Medical Liability Reform
Urge your members of Congress to support medical liability reform! Frivolous lawsuits are driving up the cost of healthcare for all of us, so you can send a message to Congress through the American Medical Association's Patients' Action Network website.http://www.patientsactionnetwork.com

DON'T LEAVE THE GULF COAST BEHIND!
Voice Your Support for the Foreign Operations Budget http://my.care.org/campaign/a30080000/step1.tcl

ROBERTS AS CHIEF JUSTICE
Tell your senators what you think of their votes on John Roberts http://capwiz.com/aauw/issues/alert/?alertid=8104571&type=CO

WAND's Take Action! Center makes it quicker and easier than ever before. First, take a moment to learn about the most pressing issues for peace, security, and federal budget priorities. Then, respond: send a message to your Congresspeople, contact the President, send a letter to the editor. http://capwiz.com/wand/home/

Today, slavery has a new name – human trafficking.
Don't miss a Lifetime Television movie event, "Human Trafficking", Oct. 24-25, 9 PM ET/PT.
To host a gathering in your home to view the movie on October 24, visit http://www.fundforward.org/houseparty/

ENVIRONMENT ~

CALL Congress! Ask your representatives how they plan to vote on drilling in the Arctic Refuge. http://action.nwf.org/arcticrefuge/leg-lookup/search.tcl?domain=arcticrefuge&preview_p=1

Take Action to Jumpstart Ford and Break America’s Oil Addiction http://www.jumpstartford.com/action/
Contact CEO Bill Ford Right Now http://action.ran.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=27465

Fuel Economy Standards http://www.sierraclub.org/petition/cafe/

Restore the natural water flow of America’s Everglades! http://www.npca.org/ActionCenter/Login.aspx?nid=1
More Action Alerts: http://www.npca.org/ActionCenter/ActionAlerts.aspx?AITypeId=1&Status=2

Save Our Last Wild Forests: Restore the Roadless Rule http://www.net.org/petition.php?partner=CBD
Sign the Citizen's Petition and Help Protect Our Last Wild Forests Roadless Areas http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/citizenpetition/step1.tcl http://ga1.org/campaign/roadlesspetition/w7d33n32078t6ti

Protect Special Places from Mining -- Support HR3968 http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/specialplaces/step1.tcl

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October 13, 2005 12:21 AM

Protect Special Places from Mining -- Support HR3968 http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/specialplaces/step1.tcl

Australian Logging Tragedy as Ancient Old-Growth Turned to Paper http://forests.org/action/alert.asp?id=gunns

Climate Conundrum as Biofuel Threatens Rainforests http://forests.org/action/alert.asp?id=biofuel

Urge the Forest Service to Set Things Right in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska http://ga1.org/campaign/Tongass http://action.leaveitwild.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28105

Protect People, Our Pets, Wildlife, and Parks! http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/plover/step1.tcl
More Actions Alerts to protect endangered species and wild places: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/

ANIMALS ~

Petition To Halt Baited Wolf Hunt
Not ONLY do you need to sign this, but you need to write to these people and let them know that what they are doing is wrong. To email the
people that offer wolf hunting as a tourist package: sherrid@telusplanet.net
The physical address of the "business" is :
High Ridge Outfitters
Greg and Sherri Dussome
Box 1140
Robb, Alberta. T0E 1X0
Phone: (780) 794-3724
Path to You: Jennifer C. > Andrew T. > Carol Bischoff http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/853552745?ltl=1129076763

Stop the transfer of 3 Gorilla's from Blijdorp Zoo (The Netherlands-Europe) to the Shanghai Zoo http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/698931099
Path to You: Call me Caring Love and Peace > Carol Bischoff

Petiton Against using Cats & Dogs for Fur
Here you can see wat is going on, it's very schocking!! http://www.jcruel.com/catdogfur.asp
Here you can do something about this, please do something, I beg you. http://www.jcruel.com/petitionform.asp
Thank you so much, a lot of love from Annie
--
And another petition against FUR FARMING
And here you can take action against furfarming, to sign this petition. http://www.petitiononline.com/HKDKP012/
Path to You: Mary Riley > Carol Bischoff

Global Protest against Japanese Slaughter of Dolphins http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/370297538

Rescue animals stranded by Katrina, and don’t let animals be forgotten again! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/256230705?ltl=1129096476

Ask Trader Joe's to stop selling eggs from caged hens
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/traderjoes/step1.tcl

Thankyou for taking action! PLEASE FORWARD!!!

Peace & Love to each of you,
Sandra

If not here, where?
If not us, who?
If not now, when?

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hey jo October 13, 2005 2:49 AM

we are working on quite a few for michigan, just making sue and researching should be 5 up for michigan by the end of the month

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December 05, 2005 11:38 AM
I realize the alert volume has been higher than usual (~2 a month), but
sometimes we are at the mercy of events - such as the alert below which
details the World Bank's vote this Thursday whether they will fund
logging of the world's second largest rainforest found in the Congo. The
following alert is URGENT and will expire on December 9th.
g.b.

ACTION ALERT FORWARD WIDELY!
World Bank Must Not Fund Rainforest Destruction in the Congo

By Forests.org, project of Ecological Internet, Inc.
December 5, 2005

TAKE ACTION
Industrial logging of ancient primary forests is ecologically and
socially indefensible
http://forests.org/action/alert.asp?id=world_bank_congo

The World Bank is moving forward with plans to subsidize ancient
rainforest logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) mighty
ancient rainforests. On Thursday December 8th, the Board of the World
Bank will consider whether to approve more than $200 million in new funding
for the government of DRC, some of it linked to 'development' of the
country's rainforests. The World Bank is laying the basis for the destruction of
Congo's rainforests, and it has breached many of its own internal
safeguard policies in the process. Under the World Bank plan some
600,000 square kilometers of Congo's precious rainforest could eventually be
handed over to logging companies. Forests are being zoned into areas
for timber felling against the wishes of many local communities. On the eve
of this important decision by the Bank's Board, twelve organizations
representing the various indigenous 'Pygmy' peoples of the Congo have
submitted a formal complaint to the World Bank Inspection Panel, an
official independent watchdog, stating the Bank has failed to take into
account the impact that its plans would have on people depending on the
forest for their survival. The World Bank Board must urgently be
called upon to suspend any further funding for forestry and mining in DRC
until there has been a thorough review of the Bank's activities in DRC's
forests to date, and until the Inspection Panel has conducted an investigation.
Please take action now at
http://forests.org/action/alert.asp?id=world_bank_congo

Please, bookmark and subscribe for further alerts - and, please, do consider to
donate! [ send green star]

= TAKE ACTION Human Rights, Environment, Animals = December 12, 2005 3:36 PM
Dear Friends,

Please look through and consider taking action on as many as you can of the following.
Thankyou for any actions you take to preserve the planet!

HUMAN RIGHTS ~

SAT. DEC. 10
Human Rights Petition
This Dec. 10 is the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which lists the fundamental human freedoms, including the right of workers to form unions. But in America, that fundamental freedom is at risk. Workers are routinely harassed and even fired for participating in union activities. That’s why we are engaging in a massive, nationwide mobilization effort all this week in honor of International Human Rights Day.
(Find an Event Near You: http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/calendar.cfm )
Petition: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/unionfreedomD10

BY TUES. DEC 13
Please Make Trade Fair at the WTO - Make ONE Big Noise
On December 13th, the world will sit down in Hong Kong for trade talks that have the power to transform millions of lives through fairer trade. On the table will be proposals to change the rules so trade becomes part of the solution to poverty, not the cause.
At the G8 Summit, we called on world leaders to do more to fight extreme poverty and global AIDS. They heard us, and this meeting is the next step in helping the world’s poorest people. Our leaders need to know that we’re still watching and want real progress.
1) Add your name to the ONE Big Noise letter today and ask President Bush to take this opportunity to fight extreme poverty by making trade fair. http://www.one.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1276
2) Email your Congressional Representatives about fair trade here: http://www.one.org/organizationsONE/one/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1277

STOP BUSH' NOMINEE FOR SUPREME COURT, SAMUEL ALITO!
He could very well be the decisive vote to reverse not only Roe v. Wade but to gut many sex and race discrimination laws as well as to undermine even the Family Medical Leave Act. This is a judge who saw nothing wrong in the strip search of a ten-year-old girl. In case after case, Alito has demonstrated hostility to women's rights, affirmative action, civil rights, worker's rights, separation of church and state, and privacy rights. For info on Alito & the these topics (About Samuel Alito | Women's Rights | Environment | Disability Rights | Gun Control | Gay/Lesbian Rights | Action | What's at Stake? ), visit http://www.movingideas.org/content/en/supreme_court_action.htm#actions
TAKE ACTION:
1) http://www.feminist.org/alito_petition.asp
2) http://petition.savethecourt.org/fwd/
3) http://tinyurl.com/dk48w

Take Action to Protect Anti-Torture Amendment
We need your help. Some House Representatives are reportedly trying to strip the anti-torture amendment that the Senate recently approved by a vote of 90 to 9 last month. Please send an email and call your Senators and Representative today to urge them to keep the anti-torture amendment exactly as passed by the U.S. Senate. http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=12428
MANY More Actions: http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) held in Iraq.
United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) calls for the immediate release of the four members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) being held in Iraq.
TAKE ACTION
1) We encourage all supporters of an end to the occupation of Iraq to sign a petition calling for the release of the four captive CPT members. To do so, visit http://electroniciraq.net/news/index.shtml and http://www.freethecaptivesnow.org/
2) People of faith are encouraged to sign the Clergy and Laity Concerned About Iraq appeal at http://www.unitedforpeace.org/faith
3) http://www.freethecaptivesnow.org/ has other good action ideas, from holding vigils to writing letters to Arabic language newspapers.

Congress Should Not Be Cutting Programs, Especially Now http://capwiz.com/results/issues/alert/?alertid=6905726&type=ME

Stop Cuts to Child Care! http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=/results/issues/alert/?alertid=8288336

Child Abduction By The State http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/559465691

Defend Asylum for Survivors of Trafficking
Asylum denied to "Ann," a young Albanian woman who was targeted for prostitution, kidnapped and repeatedly raped at age 16. She managed to escape to the United States, but was denied asylum because she filed her application one month after the one-year filing deadline, when she was only 17 years old and was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Facts about trafficking:
1) Human trafficking is the physical trade of human beings and their objectified use by criminals to make money, including prostitution or manual labor by force or trickery.
2)About $7-13 billion a year is made from human trafficking.
3)2-4 million people are trafficked worldwide every year, the majority in East Asia, including Europe, the United States, and South America.
4)Human trafficking is the modern day form of slavery.
5)The 3rd most profitable criminal activity in the world after illegal drugs and arms trafficking.
6)A United Nations official described the trafficking of women and children across Asia as "the largest slave trade in history" http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/830584745
More Info/Actions: http://www.fundforward.org/uswomenwithoutborders/ [ send green star] [ accepted]

December 12, 2005 3:38 PM
Clemency For Melissa Chapman
In 1987, at the age of 18, Melissa Chapman was beaten, kicked, cut, bitten, burned with cigarettes, spit and urinated on, handcuffed during beatings, raped, locked in closets and threatened with a loaded gun to the head by her drug-addicted boyfriend. She left him several times, but he dragged her back with both promises and threats of death. To her horror, he shot and killed a man who was sitting with them in a truck during a drug deal. Terrified because he threatened to kill her as well as her parents, Melissa did as she was told and helped him hide the body to protect her own life, as well as those she loved. For this, she was convicted of 1st degree murder and handed a natural life sentence with no possibility of parole. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/544592064

Petition Cafepress to add more Verified Sweatshop Free Clothing (especially organic) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/610460771

Afghan Editor of Women's Rights Magazine Sentenced
Urge the US State Department to Take Immediate Action to End this Attack on Freedom of Speech, Women's Rights and Democracy in Afghanistan. http://capwiz.com/fmf1/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=8104741

To Implement Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Target: Tony Blair, Prime Minister http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/833530677

Tell Congress to Support Credit Card Reforms this Holiday Season!
Every Christmas, we pull out our credit cards to buy gifts for our friends and family. But, those credit cards can turn on us later: skyrocketing interest, late fees for bills mailed on time, low minimum payments that can bury us in interest. Did you know that credit card contracts frequently contain something called a "universal default" clause that allows the card company to jack up your interest rate because you made a late payment on another card, looked into refinancing your mortgage, or made unusually big purchases? Its time for credit card reform! . It shouldn't happen -- but sometimes we have to look on the lighter side. Watch our light hearted holiday song/animation about credit card woes, and then take action! http://www.creditcardreform.org/
(Lyrics to animated credit card song: http://cu.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=79_credit_song_lyrics )

ENVIRONMENT ~

BY 7/14
Restore the Roadless Rule!
Please TAKE ACTION at Earthjustice! http://ga0.org/campaign/ARA_Roadless

Tell Your Senator To Protect Deep Sea Corals, ASAP!
A fishing practice called "bottom trawling" -- where fishing vessels drag huge weighted nets across the sea floor, flattening everything in their path -- is destroying the US deep sea corals before our scientists even have a chance to locate and understand these amazing sea creatures. http://takeaction.oceana.org//campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1639

Speak Up for an Oil Free Pacific/B.C. Coast http://bcoilslick.org/

Act Now to Restore the Missouri River!
Stop Congress from selling off public lands and rivers to mining companies! http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AMR_actioncenter

Oppose the Mining Subtitle to Budget Reconciliation Bill -- Stop the Corporate Land Grab http://www.bettermines.org/pombo.cfm [ send green star] [ accepted]

December 12, 2005 3:59 PM
Tell Automakers to Stop Fighting Progress on Global Warming - Global Warming: Undo It http://www.environmentaldefense.org/actioncenter.cfm

Tell the Bush Administration - Don't Let Toxic Polluters Off the Hook http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/toxics?rk=ndzFsKs1SzukE

Tell the EPA to Strengthen Soot Pollution Standards http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/soot_pollution?rk=S7zFsKs1Szm6E

Tell the NPS to Support a No-Airboat Alternative For Everglades National Park!
Airboat and wildlife shows can be a thrilling experience for the viewer…but what about the impact on our natural resources? A portion of Everglades National Park is exposed to these activities--at what cost no one has yet assessed. The National Park Service wants to “wait and see,” but we owe it to future generations to do better. http://www.npca.org/actioncenter/actionalerts.aspx?AITypeId=1&status=1

Take Action for Alaska’s Ring of Fire Wild Lands http://action.leaveitwild.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28817

Tell Toyota to Walk the Talk http://www.bluewaternetwork.org/telltoyota/index.shtml

Environmental Actions (emailed to me on 12/7, so they ARE current)
1. Speak out to stop the sell-off of America's public lands
2. Tell U.S. leaders to rejoin international efforts to stop global warming
3. Urge the EPA to protect New Orleans hurricane victims from toxic chemicals and mold http://www.nrdc.org/action/

ANIMALS ~

Take Action to Save California Condors and Majestic Oak Woodlands http://actionnetwork.org/BIODIVERSITY/home.html?flash_name=Tejon

Yellowstone Bison Protection Petition
(Posted here: http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=137&pst=392614 ) http://www.petitiononline.com/Ptehcaka/petition.html

Save the Endangered Species Act &
Keep Our Oceans Alive http://www.environmentaldefense.org/actioncenter.cfm

Stop Wasteful Fishing in Europe's Waters http://news.panda.org/cgi-bin1/flo/y/ekBW0FXIAo0La80CtoC0AO

Colorado “Wild Animal Sanctuary” Faces Closing -
Possible Euthanasia
(Fwd. from Agnes, http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=911422242 )
The following is a heart wrenching story of an animal
sanctuary similar to Big Cat Rescue in Colorado
facing closing and possible euthanasia of some or all
of its animals. Please read through the story: http://cbs4denver.com/pets/local_story_339170918.html
Please visit their web site - http://www.wildlife-sanctuary.org - and make a
donation. As one of the volunteers has said, any little
bit will help put a dent in their crisis.
“Wild Animal Sanctuary”
1946 WCR 53
Keenesburg, CO 80643
303-536-0118
information@wildlife-sanctuary.org
The center should not have to euthanize these
animals, but find safe places for them to go as well.
Animals shouldn't be protected from atrocity, just to
be murdered. Please donate now to slow down the
process of the closure of this Sanctuary.
Original Article: http://cbs4denver.com/pets/local_story_339170918.html
Mike Wagner -- Director and Founder of Heart of the
Wolf Organization -- and Co-Host of Wolf Tracks http://www.heartofthewolf.org http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/TRACKS

PREVIOUS ACTION ALERTS in my sharebook at http://my.care2.com/spiritwalk/sharebook

(When sending email to decisionmakers, I've heard it is much more effective if we can start off w/ our own words, and end the email w/ them too, if possible.
For example, I say/ask something about how the issue will affect our/their kids, what kind of future they will have.)

Thankyou for taking action! PLEASE FORWARD!!!

Peace & Love to each of you,
Sandra

If not here, where?
If not us, who?
If not now, when?

RESOURCES * RESOURCES * RESOURCES * RESOURCES
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OUTSTANDING LINKS FOR PROTECTING THE EARTH: http://www.lovearth.net/ http://www.unitedstatesgovernment.net/theothershoe.htm
(see links on left) http://www.directactions.net/ http://network.lovearth.net/

Make a long URL tiny at: http://tinyurl.com/

Citizen Action Guide
-Generating Editorials
-Tips on Writing Letters to the Editor
-Getting an Op-Ed Piece Published
-Appearing on a Radio Talk Show
-"Laser Talk": A Tool for Action
-How to Throw a Press Conference and Write a Press Release
-Tips For Writing To Your Legislators http://www.dopcampaign.org/action_guide.htm

Contact info for all the major media in your state at: http://www.usnpl.com/

Tips for Communicating with Congress: http://www.congressmerge.com/onlinedb/communicating.htm

Call the Capitol switchboard toll-free at
888-818-6641 or 800-614-2803

Find your member of the Senate -
By entering your state here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Find your member of the House of Representatives -
1) Enter zip code here: http://www.house.gov/
2) Click on name
3) On the left, one of the choices is "Contact _____"
Clicking on that will give you all the offices so you can call a local office as well as the toll-free number above.

FANTASTIC Green ARTICLES!!! http://www.newdream.org/newsletter/index.php

HOMELESS COMMUNITY AID (HCA)

Group for discussing the Homeless Community in their various Countries, States, Cities and Towns. Come here to discuss and share unique problems in aiding them and brainstorming for solutions. Start your own HCA for your location and link here. http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/HCA

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= ACTIONS FOR ANIMALS = December 14, 2005 12:52 AM

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ASAP!!!
House Votes to Gut Endangered Species Act, Is the Senate Next?
(Americans speak out about their endangered species sightings: http://environmentaldefense.org/
esastories.cfm?esa&story=20 also see *Nominate a Wildlife Hero under "FYI" at the bottom of the page.) http://www.saveesa.org/

Protect the NZ coast and Maui's Dolphin from seabed mining
(Posted by Lorna P. here: http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=61&pst=344886&archival= ) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/674117654

HELP SAVE UNIQUE SPECIES AND CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/dugong_aa

Don't Let Yellowstone's Grizzlies Become Fair Game http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/577900741
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= ACTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT = December 14, 2005 1:01 AM

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BY FRI. DEC. 16!!
Tell Congress to STOP the Public Land Giveaway -
Congressional Bill Would Sell National Public Lands Dirt Cheap!
Congress may decide as early as next week on a bill that would sell off millions of acres of public lands at bargain basement prices -- including lands in national forests, national monuments, wilderness areas, and even national parks -- to mining corporations and real estate developers. http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/stop_giveaway

BY MON. DEC. 19!
The Arctic Refuge Needs You
U.S. activists: The colossal battle over whether to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has reached fever pitch in Congress. Please call your senators and representative via the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121(or toll-free at 888-818-6641 or 800-614-2803) and make the main points from our letter. If you've called before, please call again. If you don't have time to call, please send a letter. http://takeaction.worldwildlife.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=28884

Send Letter Against Ascendant Mining Project in Ecuador http://www.decoin.org/2004/12/hundreds-send-letter-against-ascendant.html

Take Action to Protect Our Parks! http://www.npca.org/actioncenter/actionalerts.aspx

It's Time for Real Action on Global Warming
Watch our global warming animation, then send a message to your elected officials: http://actionnetwork.org/EDF_Action_Network/yea_flash.html?member_key=dx7exg2l5xwnx6&
Petition - http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/yea_launch1

1) ExxonMobil reports record-breaking profits and STILL gets tax breaks!
2) What Toxic Chemicals Are Released In Your Neighborhood? http://ucsaction.org/ucsaction/home.html

Urge Jewelry Retailers to Help Clean Up Dirty Gold - Sign the No Dirty Gold Pledge http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/625335970

Austrian Companies to Destroy Indonesian Rainforests http://forests.org/action/alert.asp?id=indonesia

Stop Colombia's Ancient Rainforest Give Away http://forests.org/action/alert.asp?id=colombia
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= ACTIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS = December 14, 2005 1:06 AM

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ASAP!!!
Stop Patriot Act - Senate May Vote
Thursday Dec. 16!
Can you help us reach our goal of 250,000 signatures to show support for filibustering the Patriot Act? [BY THURSDAY ...OR?...ASAP!] (Posted here: http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=1067&pst=399845) http://political.moveon.org/patriotact/?id=6528-6572414-pI453o1gvPcLIIELUeLxGQ&t=2
MORE INFO: http://political.moveon.org/pac/patriotact//letter.html

Last Chance to Stop Sham Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill - Call Your Senators Now! http://tinyurl.com/atna5

ASAP!! - Budget Fight 2006:
Protect Food Stamp and Child Nutrition Programs http://www.frac.org/Legislative/Budget_06/index.html

Give Child Abuse National Attention!
Fwd to me: "My friends, This is my petition to protect my Granddaughter Amya, now 5. I wrote this petition and I will be presenting it to the court on January 5th during the trial of her molestation by my daughters' boyfriend.
Please take a moment to take this in and help me - help her.
PLEASE sign my petition and send it to as many people as you can who will do so also.
I need to have 5,000 signatures by January 4th. Even if I don't reach 5,000 what I do end up with WILL make a difference!
You can truly make a difference and be a HUGE part of my little Amya's healing. And I need your help because just my one voice isn't getting very far.
Please sign here:
Thanks!" http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/574460306

Tell Congress to Finalize VAWA!
VAWA Has Passed Senate But Fate in Hands of Conference Committee http://www.now.org/issues/violence/vawa/petition.html