[Antiracism] Re: [Sage] PLEASE ACT AND DISTRIBUTE WIDELY: We Must Take Emergency Action to Stop Torture

[Emily Lewis]

Olver, Kennedy and Kerry's offices have been receiving calls all 
morning...keep them busy with more - it's easy, and it's important that 
these
congress people know we support them in opposition to the torture 
bills!!

Emily
"With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once;
the impossible takes a bit longer."
On Sep 24, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Rene and Susan Theberge wrote:

>
> Please edit this if you think it needs it and then send it everywhere:
> Emergency Action to Stop Torture
>  
> TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 5:30 PM: PRESS CONFERENCE DENOUNCING TORTURE AND 
> SECRECY ON STEPS OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING, MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD
> WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 6 PM: VIGIL IN FRONT OF FIRST CHURCHES, 129 
> MAIN STREET, NORTHAMPTON
>  
> This week the Republicans plan on ramming through the Senate and the 
> House bills that will fundamentally change our democracy:
> 	• 	legalizing the torture the administration is committing now 
> illegally;
> 	• 	shielding the torturers and their supervisors in cluding 
> the President from prosecution under the War Crimes Act; 
> 	• 	preventing those deemed "enemy combatants" from filing habeus 
> corpus suits in federal court to challenge their detention. They will 
> become the disappeared.
> 	• 	and allowing evidence extracted through torture to be used 
> in military tribunals at the judge's discretion.
> The Senate legislation is not a "compromise". These are violations of 
> some of the most basic tenets of our democracy and threaten all of us.
>  
> We have a very limited time to take action.
>  
> We ask you to:
>  
> 1. IMMEDIATELY CALL OUR SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO OPPOSE AND TO 
> FILIBUSTER SENATE BILL 3901.
> SENATOR KERRY'S OFFICE NUMBER IS (202) 224-2742 AND FAX IS 
> 202-224-8525.
> SENATOR KENNEDY'S OFFICE NUMBER IS (202) 224-4543 AND FAX IS 
> 202-224-2417.
>  
> 2. IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND ASK HIM TO OPPOSE THIS 
> LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE, TO URGE ALL THEIR HOUSE COLLEAGUES TO OPPOSE 
> IT AND TO SUPPORT THEIR SENATE COLLEAGUES IN A FILIBUSTER.
> CONGRESSMAN OLVER'S OFFICE NUMBER IS 202-225-5335.
> CONGRESSMAN NEAL'S OFFICE NUMBER IS 202-225-5601.
>  
> 3. JOIN US ON THE STEPS OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING, MAIN STREET, 
> SPRINGFIELD ON 5:30 TUESDAY EVENING. WE WILL BE INFORMING THE PRESS 
> THAT WE HAVE VISITED THE OFFICES OF OUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS AND 
> ARE ASKING THEM TO DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER, INCLUDING FILIBUSTER 
> IN THE SENATE, TO BLOCK THIS HEINOUS LEGISLATION.
>  
> 4. VIGIL WITH US ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 6 PM IN FRONT OF FIRST 
> CHURCHES, 129 MAIN STREET, NORTHAMPTON, TO DEMAND AN END TO TORTURE, 
> INDEFINITE DETENTION AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS AND 
> THE RULE OF LAW.
>  
> SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL YOUR LISTS! WE MUST ACT NOW TO SAVE LIVES, SAVE 
> DIGNITY, SAVE THE BASIC RIGHTS OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
>  
> THE PIONEER VALLEY COALITION AGAINST SECRECY AND TORTURE.  
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