At a recent United Nations summit meeting there was special session focused on improving the lives of the world's children. It was agreed that no authentic progress would be made until one fundamental question had been addressed: how do we get the people of one nation to actually care about the children of another nation?
From (M)other, MAU Live: Theatre for Empowerment
It's time to prove to the world, especially the U.S. Congress, that we DO care about the children of another nation AND are willing to make time in our hectic lives to prove it.
Congress will soon vote on ANOTHER $145 billion dollars for the war in Iraq. (President Bush may ask for $190 billion, in addition to the $100 billion allocated at the beginning of the summer.) Our children and the children of Iraq are not safer and cannot afford this war, financially, emotionally or morally. It's time we expose the disproportional impact of war on children!
For ONE WEEK from Sept 14-21, CALL your Members of Congress EVERY DAY to demand that we stop funding the war in Iraq (horrifically impacting hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children), and start spending our vital resources on protecting the world's children. SCHEDULE 10 minutes RIGHT NOW in your calendar, every day for one week, to call both your Senators and your Representative.
Download the TOP 10 reasons to VOTE NO for war funding.
Find your Members of Congress.
Take action with your children: Chalk messages for Peace in public places with your children and/or friends. Bring activism into the daily life of your family. Along with beautiful peace signs and words of peace, give a call to action: "Ask Representative X at xxx-xxxx to VOTE NO on WAR FUNDING, for children's sake!" Email pictures to MAU Central!
What you can do TODAY: Send the following quick and easy email to your Members of Congress alerting them that you will be contacting them in September. Prioritizing the world's children is our charge mamas.
Gentlewoman: practice your message aloud, stretch your fingers and begin dialing!
