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Tune In to the Futurama Holiday Spectacular

11/22/2010 Nativegrl77

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Is YOUR life in the hands of Congress?

11/21/2010 Nativegrl77

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Just this month, a man drove barreling through the gates of a chemical plant in Texas, shouting, “We’re all gonna die!” before slamming his SUV into an 18-wheeler. On the very same day, one worker was killed and another injured by an explosion at a chemical plant in New York.

Chemical plants across the country present a real danger to nearby communities. In fact, millions of Americans are at risk. If an accident or a terrorist attack happens at any one of 484 chemical plants, 100,000 or more people would be at risk of injury or death.

Despite these clear and present dangers, Congress has so far failed to protect us. But right now, there’s a window of opportunity to pass legislation before the end of the year to make water treatment plants safer. The Department of Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, and more than 100 non-profits, including major unions, fire fighters, environmental and public health groups are all in favor of this legislation. But Congress needs to hear from YOU.

Safer alternatives are already being used in hundreds of plants. It’s up to all of us to convince Congress to protect us. Please, take just a second to tell your friends. The time you take could help save lives.

Thank you,

Rick Hind
Toxics Campaigner

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Stop the Drone Killings

11/21/2010 Nativegrl77

Stop the Drone Killings

Watch the Video | Sign the Petition | Send To A Friend

Drone strikes and other extrajudicial killings outside of war zones are skyrocketing under the Obama Administration–and U.S. citizens are on the kill list.

That may sound too shocking to believe, but it’s true. It’s also completely unacceptable. Sign our petition urging President Obama to stop targeted killings beyond war zones and to demand transparency for how people end up on the kill lists.

These strikes are a real threat to your safety. Every time a civilian dies, we give al-Qaida a huge recruiting opportunity and validate their propaganda, and some estimates indicate that more than 90 percent of those killed are civilians. Because these strikes are carried out in secret, those who execute them do so with little or no accountability for the harm they cause to civilians and to our security.

Our new video shows the terrible impact of drone strikes and other extrajudicial killings, often taking place in support of the brutal, flailing war policy in Afghanistan. It shows that these strikes stoke popular anger against the U.S., and that extrajudicial killings without accountability are a basic threat to our democracy.

We’ve got to stop them.

Sign our petition and help us raise the alarm about the danger to U.S. citizens, at home and abroad, from unaccountable drone strikes and other extrajudicial killings.

Sincerely,

Derrick Crowe, Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Foundation team

P.S. If you haven’t done so already, please join Rethink Afghanistan on Facebook and Twitter.

Donate today to help bring an end to this atrocious war that’s not making us any safer.

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Support HRC with everyday purchases

11/21/2010 Nativegrl77

Human Rights Campaign

Every time you go to the movies… Every time you buy lunch at the deli… Every time you shop online… You could be helping HRC secure equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

The HRC Debit Card and Checking Account are offered by Bank of America, a National Corporate Sponsor of HRC with a 100% score on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index.

How? By using your HRC Debit Card from Bank of America.

Open a checking account online now to start using your HRC Debit Card! It’s fast and easy to do.

Your personal checking account will help generate contributions to HRC with every debit card purchase you make¹!

You’ll also get access to these exciting features:

Online banking;
Mobile banking on your cell phone²;
Optional Bill Pay³;
No required minimum balance; and
Access to more than 18,000 paperless ATMs.

In addition to these great benefits, you’ll get automatic savings after you enroll in the Keep the Change^® program – where each debit card purchase is rounded up to the next dollar and the difference is transferred from your checking to your savings account. Plus, since you’re an HRC supporter, Bank of America will match 5 percent of the transfers, up to $250 every year. And to help you get started, Bank of America will match 100 percent for the first 3 months⁴.

With this checking account from Bank of America, you can turn your purchasing power into equal rights power.

Once you’re signed up, you can also register for the Add It Up^® program⁵, a web service featuring over 270 top participating retailers. You’ll save time and get additional cash back on purchases you make with your HRC Debit Card.

Make sure your shopping supports equality. Open an HRC Checking Account now and use your debit card for all of your purchases.

Warmly,

Joe Solmonese
President

P.S. If you’d prefer to open your account in person, you can use Bank of America’s branch locator to find a banking center near you.

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Get your rainforest-safe gift guide

11/21/2010 Nativegrl77

Don’t buy children’s books that destroy rainforests.

Books make incredible gifts for children. As the winter holidays approach, RAN and Tiki The Tiger want to help you make sure rainforest paper isn’t part of the present.

Shockingly, many U.S. publishers have released at least one children’s book that tested positive for paper fiber linked to Indonesian rainforest destruction. With one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world, Indonesia‘s rainforests- and the communities and endangered wildlife that live there- are disappearing rapidly.

We want to make sure that you and your gifts don’t get wrapped up in rainforest destruction this holiday season. Introducing our new pocket-sized Rainforest-Safe Kids’ Books Shopping Guide….

Print out the guide and pop it in your wallet. Share it with your friends via Facebook, Twitter and email. You can also join RAN and Tiki The Tiger for our national Roar At The Store week of action where hundreds across North America will hand out rainforest-safe guides in front of their favorite bookstore.

Thanks for helping to keep Indonesia’s rainforests off your shopping list this holiday season and beyond.