Other US Campaigns
Many US groups are engaging in a number of different media
actions and campaigns.
US NGO Statement from Bali: "What are we going to do
about the United States?"
This is now posted on the website ( www.citnet.org/endorse
), with an input form for groups and individuals to sign on.
This helps continue the momentum of the message delivered
at the NGO press conference in Bali, and serves as a reference
point for the NGO critique. One idea is to send this to Bush
and Powell with a cover letter just before the Summit (with
press release to media), highlighting the differences between
the delegation and the citizen groups. The statement is now
being included in other campaigns.
The Bet With Bush
SustainUS held a press conference on the Bet July 31 (more
about this in the CPC Newsletter.) See http://www.sustainus.org/
for details.
Dear Colleague Letter
This is a sign-on letter by members of Congress to be sent
to Bush about the Summit criticizing his pro-globalization
approach. We are encouraging activists to urge their congresspeople
to sign and support this letter.
NGO joint press conference on the Summit
FOE initiated some planning meetings to organize a joint
press conference in Washington. Ideally the week of August
12, but possibly later. Hopefully to feature Senator Kerry
and members of NGOs, highlighting the WSSD and some of the
issues involved (esp. corporate and government accountability).
No news yet on how this is developing.
Call your local newspaper and TV station!
Center for a New American Dream and Worldwatch have mounted
a campaign to encourage activists and citizens to pressure
their media representatives to cover the WSSD story and issues.
This form is on the web at
http://www.capwiz.com/newdream/issues/alert/?alertid=362736&type=ME
Nitin Desai Tour - Town Meetings
We are trying to link with NGOs and others involved with
the four town meetings on the WSSD where Desai is speaking
this week. We are hoping to have our different campaigns highlighted
with the audience and media. We will try to follow-up with
some of the participants, especially with the media and congresspeople
associated with those spots.
Email to Bush
The Southern California Network Committee for the U.N. World
Summit on Sustainable Development organized the town meeting
there has organized a letter writing campaign to Bush and
others. The web form for the letter is at http://earthsummit.worldtrust.org/
.
DiCaprio, Global Green USA call on Bush to attend Earth
Summit
Leonardo DiCaprio, along with several other celebrities,
signed a letter to President Bush drafted by Global
Green USA, calling on him to attend the Summit, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, support a convention on fresh water
access, and urge inclusion of the Earth
Charter into the Summit political declaration.
Environmental Leaders' call to action for Bush
More than 30 leaders of US environmental organizations wrote
to Bush in February, urging him not only to attend the Summit
in Johannesburg, South Africa, but to ensure that the United
States plays a leadership role on a range of critical international
environmental issues, including climate change, toxics and
the oceans. Read more at: http://www.ems.org/world_summit/feb_advisory.html
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