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  Merry Mary : Quite Contrary

Urgent--BIll on floor of congress today! Please call in quick!

Merry Mary said Jul 30, 2007, 6:24 AM:
 
Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur
Email blastJuly 28, 2007
Eric Cohen and Sifa Nsengimana
Co-chairs, Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur
  Mike : Ideas, ideas, ideas...

Re: Urgent--BIll on floor of congress today! Please call in quick

Mike said Jul 30, 2007, 7:29 AM:
 

Mary your post doesn't seem to be coming all the way through.  It shows up in the edit screen but not when you post.

Here is a link to the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur and information about the bill -http://savedarfurma.googlepages.com/

HR180 supports the right of states and funds to divest

  • HR180, the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act, passed the Financial Services Committee. This legislation would protect the right of states and mutual funds to divest from companies doing business with the Sudanese government and prohibit U.S. government contracts with companies that disproportionately benefit the Sudanese government. Thanks to Chairman Barney Frank for his leadership on this bill.
  • Call your Congressman to support HR180 when it comes to a floor vote on Monday, 7/30. 
  • Here's a sample script:
    My name is __________ and I'm from __________. I'm calling thank the Congressman for supporting Darfur and ask him to do everything he can to pass the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act, HR180, when it comes to the floor for a vote on Monday July 30.  As a constituent, it is important to me that the U.S. does everything possible to end the genocide in Darfur.
  • Please call and leave a message as soon as you can! 
      Mike Capuano - (202) 225-5111
      Barney Frank - (202) 225-5931
      Jim McGovern - (202) 225-6101
      Marty Meehan - VACANT
      John Olver - (202) 225-5335
      William Delahunt - (202) 225-3111
      Steven Lynch - (202) 225-8273
      Ed Markey - (202) 225-2836
      Richard Neal - (202) 225-5601
      John Tierney - (202) 225-8020
  • If you are unsure whom to call, visit http://www.wheredoivotema.com/
  Merry Mary : Quite Contrary

Re: Urgent--BIll on floor of congress today! Please call in quick

Merry Mary said Jul 31, 2007, 12:48 PM:
 

thanks, mike. i wll check to see if teh bill passed right now!

mary
  Merry Mary : Quite Contrary

results of vote on bill

Merry Mary said Jul 31, 2007, 12:52 PM:
 

i called congressman olver's office. this is what i was told:

“further proceedings will be post-poned
it is doubtful that it will come back.”

then thewoman said she would double check and this is the news:

THE BILL PASSED!

THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WILL BE DIVESTING FROM DARFUR. (YOU KNOW US, THE GAY BAY STATE!)  MORE INFO TO FOLLOW!
  Mike : Ideas, ideas, ideas...

Re: results of vote on bill

Mike said Jul 31, 2007, 2:06 PM:
 

This is good news!  Hopefully this will start a domino effect for the other states still working on divestment to follow suit.


Below is a map from the Sudan Divestment website on the current status of state divestment.  We need to push those grey states over the edge and get the yellow ones to jump on board!

http://www.sudandivestment.org/home.asp