www.moveon.org/emergency

This letter is going to the UN Security Council March 6.

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..hi cliffite!!...nice to be marchin' with you...

an update...move.on has moved up the date for the petition until Monday....as no vote is likely to happen until next week... here is part of the email sent today.....
"
The response to our emergency petition to the U.N. Security
Council has been nothing short of extraordinary.  Less than
two days after the petition was launched, over 550,000 people
have signed, from over 200 countries.  It's a strong message
from the peoples of the world that the Security Council
should support tough inspections in Iraq, not war.  It's also
the fastest-growing online petition we've ever seen -- and
already one of the largest in history.

Thanks for being a part of this enormous success.  With your
help, we can make it even bigger.  Please let your friends and
colleagues know about the petition by sending them a short
note and this email.  They can sign up at:

  http://www.moveon.org/emergency/

We've pushed back our delivery date to Monday -- our sources
at the U.N. tell us that's when it'll make the most waves. We
need to send the petition to press on Friday night, but we'd
like to have as many signers as possible by that time.  If
each person who signed the petition gets a few friends to
sign, we'll easily reach our 750,000 goal -- but it has to
happen today.

Please take a moment to let your friends know about this
important initiative.  With your help, we can make an even
bigger impact on the U.N. Security Council.

Sincerely,
--Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack
 The MoveOn Team
 March 6th, 2003

P.S. Our petition was launched in cooperation with the American
Friends Service Committee, who have a terrific website that
provides resources and information on the crisis in Iraq.  Check
it out at:

  http://www.afsc.org/iraq/

P.P.S. Yesterday, our local ad went up in over 111 local
newspapers across the nation, our billboards are now up in
Detroit, San Francisco and L.A., and our "Inspections Work. War
Won't." message is on a quarter of all the busses in Washington
D.C.  The financial support of MoveOn members for these
initiatives has been overwhelming -- you funded over 100 local
ads in less than a day!

One note of caution about giving to good causes: Never give your
credit card number over the phone in response to any telephone
solicitation.  And only give online or by mail to organizations
you know and trust (like us).

Thanks for making this work possible.

Some links:

Our "No link" ad that ran in 111 newspapers yesterday: http://www.moveon.org/localads/localad.pdf

Our billboard and busses layout: http://www.moveon.org/billboards/

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mark and i are both signed, sealed and delivered. thanks for the heads up!

...as a follow up....and with a more challenging idea.....here's part of an email from move-on....

Dear MoveOn supporters around the world,

Please visit http://www.globalvigil.org and plan a candlelight vigil
for peace in your area on Sunday, March 16 at 7 pm.  MoveOn.org and
the Win Without War coalition, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
and many faith-based organizations, are calling this vigil, and we
need your help.

Beginning in New Zealand, this will be a rolling wave of candlelight
gatherings that will quickly cross the globe.  It's up to you to make
this happen.  Today we are asking individuals, like you, to organize
a vigil in each community.  We're hoping that thousands of small
groups around the world will be inspired to come together and
stand for peace.

For more information about how to make this happen in your community
and to join with millions of others around the globe, go to

  http://www.globalvigil.org

It's time for the world to come together in this moment of darkness
and rekindle the light of reason -- and of hope.  It's time to renew
our commitment to building a positive world for our children.

With your help, we will see the first candlelight vigil to sweep
around the globe on the evening of March 16th.  Together, we will
lead the nations of the world away from an unnecessary war and
toward a peaceful and prosperous future.

This is a key moment in history.  Be a part of it.  Go to:

  http://www.globalvigil.org
 
Thank you,

-Wes Boyd, MoveOn.org
Tom Andrews, Win Without War
Tuesday March 11, 2003

P.S.  You can make your local vigil as small or as big as you wish.
The important thing is to act now and to add your efforts to the
efforts of thousands of others around the world.  Whether you plan
a gathering with just your closest friends, or organize an event
for thousands, you will be making a difference.  Register your
event on our web site above.

Immediately afterward, please report your vigil to our web site
or to photos@moveon.org, with digital photographs if possible.
If you know how, please crop and resize your photos to approximately
200h x 150v pixels and send them in .jpg format.  Please include
the city, location and country of your vigil.  We will compile the
reports and photos for the media.
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P.P.S. Yesterday, we delivered to the 15 United Nations Security
Council members anti-war comments from one million people around
the world, gathered last week in just five days.  180 boxes of
your petitions were delivered, which drew extensive media attention.
It now appears that the Bush administration's resolution on Iraq will
fail to garner Security Council support, and world public opinion has
been a key part of this.  Thank you!
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kj,
Thank you for the heads-up on this! We're signed up, getting candles and cameras ready. Will be sending Blundervibes for peace tomorrow night. (Always, 24/7, but tomorrow night will be 'special.')