Congress; "Support our troops. Bring them home!"
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Tell Congress to "Support our troops. Bring them home!"
MoveOn.org and soldiers far from American shores are asking for your assistance. Families here in the States hope that you will help. We, the public understand the hurts these persons experience. We feel them too. Americans long for a return to calm. Iraqis do as well. There is much evidence that this battle did not need to be. I invite you to speak your mind, talk from the heart, and do whatever you can to help our troops and to free the citizens of Iraq.
Most Iraqis Want US to Leave Now. Iraqis do not wish to live in an occupied nation. They never requested regime change. Replacing one autocrat with another did not and does not make sense to them. The common folk, those that do not profit from an American presence in the Middle East want United States troops to leave. Might we help them accomplish their mission.
Help get John Bruhns' story out thereBequeath what you wish. Your cash will help many. If we are able to maintain the message change could come. Perchance Congress will act if the images and words are cemented in their minds.George Bush keeps saying that he's the one who supports the troops and those of us who want to end the war don't. Someone has to take him on for that. And former Sergeant John Bruhns--who served in Iraq--is the man to do it. He's the subject of a new ad by Oliver Stone. Your contribution will help us spread his story--and those of the other VideoVets participants--far and wide through a big TV and online advertising campaign. Can you contribute? Complete the form below to contribute.
Your calls are welcome. Representatives and Senators need to know how serious you [we] are. We, the people want our children back from Iraq. Letters urging Congress to cut the funds are helpful.
Conversations within your community benefit American boys and girls. Afghani and Iraqi children will gain too. None of the young wish to die needlessly or in battle. Might we give our youth worldwide the life they were born to live.
On behalf of the troops, their brothers, sisters, mothers, and fathers, I thank you. If I could speak more profoundly for those whose lives are torn asunder by the ravages of war, I would. I feel certain they to want to feel safe on their soil. Soldiers do not secure a town, a city, a country, a life, or a heart. Please help. Do whatever you might to ensure a global peace. I offer my gratitude and best wishes to you, to us all.
Posted by Betsy L. Angert on May 8, 2007 at 12:51 PM in Advertising, American Patriotism, Citizens For Global Solutions, Communities and Communication , Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Iraq War, Middle Class, Middle East Resolution, Military Missions, War and Peace, War is in the Wind, War Kills [Mind, Body, Spirit], “When is Enough, Enough?” | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
May Peace Prevail. Peace Day September 21, 2006 ©
Formal etiquette and common courtesy recommend that if we want attendees to turn out, we must invite them at least a month in advance, six weeks is preferable. Therefore, it is time. I wish to extend this invitation to you and yours. All guests are welcome. Please join the worldwide movement, attend a Peace Day summit on September 21, 2006.
It will be unlike the Group of Eight conference. Discussions of death will be deliberate. Conversations promoting life and liberty will be calculated. Double speak will be void and propaganda will not prosper. Participants in the affair wish to only speak of peace and how to save the human race from itself.
Those separate from the military industrial complex are working to create the first day official of peace for all of humanity. This date will henceforth be known as a global holiday. The event is intended to stimulate thought and action. It is designed to counter the forces that flood our nations with bombs and battles.
Please get involved. There are many methods for participation. I offer this link to the International Day of Peace Vigil. I hope it will assist you. As you explore you will discover there are many ways to communicate with other activists near and far.
Advocates of global tranquility can contribute to the cause. We can create world peace! Please do your part. Consider this choice or other avenues that are open to you. Promote peace on your path in the manner that feels best for you. I only offer this option as a possibility, one of many.
• International Day of Peace Vigil.
• Pathways To Peace.
• The Culture of Peace Initiative (formerly "We The Peoples" Initiative).
• Pathways To Peace poster.
Posted by Betsy L. Angert on August 3, 2006 at 11:38 AM in Activism, Change the World [Within], Citizens For Global Solutions, Global Village, Other Blogs, Peace Day, Peace Movement, PeaceDayNetwork.org, Peaceful Protests, Why War? | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Please Participate in Peace, Send Petals ©
• Petals for Peace: You Can Stop the War (Day Three) By: BostonJoe
• War is not the Smart Option, By Andrew Greeley. Chicago Sun-Times Friday, March 14, 2003
• Anti-War Statements United for Peace and Justice
• Iraq War The Nation
• PROTESTS Loud, peaceful protest interrupts Bush speech, By Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle. Friday, January 21, 2005
Posted by Betsy L. Angert on April 21, 2006 at 11:00 AM in American Patriotism, BostonJoe, Citizens For Global Solutions, Exit Iraq Now, Iraq War, My Left Wing Promotes, Other Blogs, Peace Movement, Peaceful Protests, Petals For Peace, Profound , War and Peace, War, The Last Option, “When is Enough, Enough?” | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Immigration Issue . . . Problem and Plan ©
The essence of this prologue, while subtlety mentioned in the content, needs to be specified in the foreword. I was reminded of this by a glorious woman from China, A, who commented below. She helped me to acknowledge what I truly believe and deeply know. Anyone that feels forced to think, say, do, feel, or be as another deems best, may follow the lead; however, ultimately, they will resent, rebel, and reject their own choices. This preface may be an example of this.
May I clarify and expand this expose´ by saying . . .We all, worldwide, must be free to choose. We may willingly oblige by some standards, those that bring us a sense of safety or stability. We are likely to abide by regulations that we think “sensible.” For instance, we will “choose” to pause at a stop sign, or at least I thought so until I moved to Florida. We may wear seatbelts. Yet, even these actions are often not executed. Those that consider them beneficial will practice these conventions.
Nevertheless, all people, everywhere, do want the freedom to choose. Humans want to move freely, to be “who” they truly are within, and to better their lives. Governments can suggest. Nevertheless, people decide.
I reluctantly wrote this proposal after feeling amply forced to gratify a friend, to conform, to present a point-by-point solution to the immigration situation. Days of “discussion” preceded this. I was unable to make myself clear. Thus, I offered an agenda.
For me, as an educator, I long ago experienced that when plans are followed in depth and detail they are prohibitive. The imposed practical often restricts productivity, creativity, and true understanding. I believe as children, parents, and individuals, we know this; we feel it, instinctively.
I wish to state, that these specifics are not etched in stone and can only be effective when power returns to the people, the common-folk . . . you, and me. What happens is of our making. We can choose to work together in peace, to grow prosperity, or we can continue as we have for centuries. We can war, rage, rant, resent, and impose ridiculous regulations, those that do not add to the quality of life for all. We can defend and protect our borders. Offensive actions seem to dominate this debate. Authoritarian rule can continue, or we can work together for the common good. Ultimately, what happens or does not is our choice.
Proposal
Such silliness, we as a society are focusing on the symptom. We are ignoring the real problem and proposing plans that address the affects of the illness. Immigration is not the actual issue; equality is. If there were an equal distribution of wealth, resources, people, and benefits, there would be no mass migration to prosperous places. People would be where there want to be, at home, with friends, families, and familiars. If all were equal, movement would be fluid and people would be happily productive. They would be paid fairly, no matter their race, religion, education, or ethnicity.
People are pouncing on me, for I find fault with the proposals they present. I hate to disagree; however, I do. I forever have difficulty with shortsightedness. Build a wall, and tell us, the people in the USA, no one will scale the portico. Raise a fence, and believe that it is impenetrable. Place guards at every station, and think that will solve the problem, such as it is. It has not yet. Tell the constituents that tariffs will work or employer sanctions will settle the situation. Then, look at what is, was, and how these have affected the circumstance.
I believe that we as a civilization must be honest with ourselves. We must recognize that we live in a world. America is no more than a wave in a massive ocean. As long as we pretend to have a plan, and use the same mindset to solve the problem that we had when it began, nothing will change. Physicist, Albert Einstein realized this as did Social Scientist, Abraham Maslow.
Thus, I will share what may not be the conventionally accepted approach; however, I think it may be more successful. When I assess where “practical strategies” have brought us [USA], I think it is time to consider other options.
First, I think that we as nations must agree that this “problem” is an opportunity. It is not a crisis; it is instead, a calling to consciousness. We are a world and we must be united. Competition as it is practiced is counterproductive; we must join in a common cause.
Second, we must agree to set standards that will benefit us all. The people, places, and productivity in every country must be our shared priority.
Specifics need to be outlined and mutually attended to . . .
• Wages must be equivalent in all plants and businesses, globally.
If an American industry travels abroad, seeking a greater labor force, they must pay and provide comparable benefits. Those working in offices here in the USA need to earn and receive as employees do in other countries.
• Businesses must place ethics above profits.
If sanctions are agreed upon and imposed by governments, in unison, then industries must “choose” to honor these.
• Salaries must not be desperate, be they those of management or labor. The proportions between worker and top management compensation needs to be a five-to-one ratio.
• Labor Laws must be uniform and enforced.
• Sensitivity to the environment must be a standard.
This is only a foundation, an opening, or an introduction. I invite you to offer additional suggestions, to further the process.
My hope is that you too will concur; what we have done and are doing is not working. Current proposals differ little from the formulas of the past. I ask that we work together, globally, and create the village that, physically, already exists. Please let us no longer look at ourselves as a separate entity. Lets us brainstorm and begin as one.
You might revel in references . . . Slant and sources vary.
• Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill Yahoo News
• Senate committeesupports overhaulof immigration law, By David Jackson and Kathy Kiely, USA Today. March 27, 2006
• House Votes to Toughen Laws on Immigration, By Jonathan Weisman. Washington Post December 17, 2005
• CEO salaries, bonuses keep rising, by Jake Ulick, CNN/Money
• Invest Globally, Stagnate Locally, By Daniel Gross, New York Times. April 2, 2006
• American Workers' Productivity Grows, Real Wages Stagnate, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO March 3, 2006
• Illegal Immigrants Expanding Footprint, CBS News, March 29, 2006
• Hard Work, Furtive Living: Illegal Immigrants in Japan, By Sharon Noguchi, YaleGlobal. 2 March 2006
• Migrant workers drawn to U.S. by work opportunities, wages, By Alice Mannette. Newsleader.com
• Wages Picture Economic Policy Institute
• Immigration Plans Need a Foreign Policy Component, By Stephen Johnson. Heritage Foundation.. December 19, 2005
• Citizens For Global Solutions
• OneWorld.net
• Industrial Workers of the World
• The world’s best country, By Laza Kekic. The World in 2005
• Amnesty International
• LABOR LAW OBLIGATIONS TO EMPLOYEES
• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
• Offshore Outsourcing Affects American workers, By Bill Bryant. Wisconsin Technology Network February 18, 2004
• President Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program January 7, 2004
• The outsourcing of America’s jobs, By Harry R. Davidson, Ph.D.,FinalCall.com
You might enjoy this recent blog posting . . .
• GOODS OVER PEOPLE?, By Josh Bivens at MaxSpeak
Posted by Betsy L. Angert on April 3, 2006 at 11:33 AM in American Jobs, Business, Cause and Effects, Immigration, Citizens For Global Solutions, Competitive Production, Current Affairs, Einstein, Maslow Mindset, Ethics and Profits, Global Village, Guest Worker Program, Heritage Foundation, Immigration, Immigration Politics, Labor, Employment, Outsourcing, Quality of Life, Short-term Solutions, The United States Labor Force, Undocumented Immigration | Permalink | Comments (11) | TrackBack
