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Posted 1:29 PM
by Mary
AREA: GENOCIDE
ISSUE: DARFUR, SUDAN
SPONSOR: CITIZENS FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
ACTION: WRITE SECURITY COUNCIL
http://www.globalsolutions.org/
(Click: Advocacy, Sudan)
Expand the UNSC resolution to: "Authorize member states under Chapter VII authority to utilize all means necessary, including force, to protect the African Union monitoring teams and support their work" and "Begin the planning and preparation for a Chapter VII UN mission to Darfur to protect the civilians of Darfur if the Sudanese government fails to meet its obligation and cooperate fully with the terms of this resolution."
Also: SEND A LETTER TO COLIN POWELL
SPONSOR: ACT FOR CHANGE, AFRICA ACTION
http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=17153
Also: SEND A LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF SUDAN
TO STOP ATTACKS ON WOMEN
SPONSOR: AMNESTY USA
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=10991
Also: LETTER TO UN ON ETHNIC CLEANSING IN SUDAN
SPONSOR: REPONSIBILITY TO PROJECT (WFM) R2P
http://wfm.org/protect/endorsement.php
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AREA: ENVIRONMENT, CLEAN ENERGY, WORLD BANK
ISSUE: SUPPORT "EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REVIEW" (EIR)
SPONSOR: FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
ACTION: CONTACT JAMES WOLFENSOHN, WORLD BANK
http://ga1.org/campaign/eir
The groundbreaking "Extractive Industries Review"(EIR) recommends a number of major reforms to lending in the oil, gas and mining industries to better protect human rights, indigenous peoples and the environment. The report also recommends that the Bank greatly increase funding for clean, renewable energy.
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AREA: LABOR RIGHTS, MATERNITY RIGHTS IN BANGLADESH
ISSUE: MATERNITY RIGHTS FOR WORKERS
SPONSOR: NATIONAL LABOUR COMMITTEE FOR WORKER & HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTION: CONTACT WALMART
http://www.nlcnet.org/campaigns/maternity/
GOOD NEWS: 18 major companies have endorsed the maternity rights pledge, inc. Strauss, H&M, Gap, Liz Claiborne, Sears, JC Penney, Reebok, Eddie Bauer, Polo Ralph Lauren, Costco, IKEA - But Walmart is holding out. Workers earn 8-18 cents per hour, and denied time off for maternity.
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AREA: WORKERS RIGHTS ABUSES
ISSUE: FILA'S OFFICIAL OLYMPICS FACTORIES
SPONSOR: OXFAM AMERICA, Playbytherules.org
ACTION: PETITION TO FILA'S CEO, STEVE WYNNE
http://ga0.org/campaign/play/7765kgf9jdi8d8
The theme of the 2004 summer Olympic Games is "celebrate humanity," yet the workers who make the gear and clothing for the upcoming Olympics suffer terribly inhumane working conditions and have few rights.
