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News & Updates | www.SOAW.org | 02-26-2008 |
![]() Today is HR 1707 Call-in Day!
Please take a few minutes of your day to participate in our Nationwide Call-in Day to support HR 1707, the bill to suspend operations and investigate the SOA/WHINSEC!
Visit our Legislative Action Index and scroll to the bottom of the screen for the HR 1707 cosponsor list. If your Representative is NOT a cosponsor, take the time to make a phone call!
Click here to learn more about HR 1707
Contact the Capitol Hill Switchboard (202-224-3121) and they will transfer you to your Representative's office. Ask to speak with the foreign affairs legislative assistant. Below is a suggested message for you to convey, you can also click here to read the script online.
As a constituent living in _________, I am calling Congressman/woman ________ to urge him/her to contact Rep. McGovern and ask to be a cosponsor of HR 1707, legislation that would suspend operations at the School of the Americas, renamed WHINSEC, and investigate the history of human rights abuses and failed policies of the institution.
New information indicates that WHINSEC has allowed known human rights abusers to instruct and receive training at the school. Argentina and Uruguay are two of five countries that have made public announcements they will no longer send students to the school, citing the negative image and history of this institution. Despite demands by Congress to have oversight over the curriculum and promote human rights, the Pentagon is now denying all requests to provide information to human rights organizations and the public about students and graduates of the school.
I urge you to contact Cindy Buhl in Representative McGovern's office and ask that your boss be added as a cosponsor of HR 1707. I hope you will represent my views and support this legislation.
Support HR 1707 Postcard
![]() We have a new resource that will help you, your local groups, and your communities communicate with your member of Congress and ask that they join as a cosponsor of HR 1707. Our legislative postcard features artwork from Rini Templeton, an artist-activist who was instrumental in the journey for peace and justice in Latin America.
SOA Watch has printed thousands of these postcards that we can mail to you for a suggested donation of $3 for every 100 postcards that you request. These postcards are designed to be mailed to members of the House who have NOT already cosponsored HR 1707. Click here to see if your member of Congress is a cosponsor, and if not, take advantage of this incredible resource to get involved in the HR 1707 legislative campaign!
For more information, or to place an order for postcards, contact the SOA Watch Legislative Coordinator, Pam Bowman, at pbowman(at)soaw(dot)org or (202) 234-3440. Also visit the Legislative Action Index for more information on the SOA Watch legislative campaigns.
- Please make a $3 suggested donation for every pack of 100 postcards
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