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Sheldon Whitehouse OceansPac & Climate Change

09/23/2013 Nativegrl77

Join Sheldon Whitehouse‘s fight to elect candidates who support oceans and environmental issues.

Dear Carmen,

Today, I’m launching a new website — OC‌EANSPAC.com — to help take the fight against climate change to the next level.

Every single week the Senate is in session, I go to the Senate floor to urge my colleagues to take action to protect our planet and future generations. But while I’ve been leading the charge to wake Congress up to climate change, I need more colleagues who are willing to join me in taking on the toughest climate change fights — and we haven’t a moment to waste.

That’s why I created OCEANS PAC — because candidates who support oceans and environmental issues need our support. And as one of my strongest supporters, I want to invite you to join me today.

I need your help to make sure we get OCEANS PAC off to a strong start. We need the resources to support our candidates, grow this community, and elect more climate change champions to Congress in the future!

Will you help kick off OCEANS PAC by donating $5 today?

With the help of growing public support and people like you, we’re making progress towards addressing one of the most pressing issues of our time — but more work needs to be done.

Indeed, the other side is funded by big polluters who don’t hesitate to put millions of dollars behind their lies. OCEANS PAC is one way we can fight back.

And fight we must, because climate change is not a problem that will go away. For Congress to wake up, it needs more members who will support ocean and environmental issues.

Will you help kick off OCEANS PAC with a $5 donation to support climate candidates and fight against climate change?

OCEANS PAC supported the election of climate change champion Ed Markey in Massachusetts. Now, we have to help our allies facing tough races in 2014, like Al Franken in Minnesota.

We’re launching OCE‌ANSPAC.com today to help these strong candidates get the resources they need to win tight races, and to fight back against climate change deniers.

But I can’t do this alone. There are high stakes involved, and I need your help. I hope you will accompany me on this new journey, and that I can count on your enthusiastic support as we go forward.

Help kick-off OCEANS PAC with a $5 donation to support climate candidates and fight against climate change today.

Thanks for all you do,

Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator

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Lonnie G. Bunch at The NMAAHC

09/20/2013 Nativegrl77

Thank you for signing the pledge on Care2 to support the preservation of African American history and culture through the National Museum of African American History and Culture. As the founding director, I want to be the first to welcome you to our online community.

When the Museum opens its doors in 2015, it will be far more than a collection of objects. It will be a place to remind us of where we’ve been, the challenges we still face and point us toward what we can become — a museum for all Americans!

In 2005, we began the journey to create the 19th museum of the Smithsonian family. And in February 2012, we broke ground, which was a major milestone in our development.

Take a moment to watch this short video about the kind of place the National Museum of African American History and Culture will be thanks to the support of friends like you.

As we approach our grand opening in 2015, we’ll be sure to keep you updated on our progress and provide ways for you to get involved in bringing the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the nation and the world.

Thank you for joining us in this truly historic endeavor!

All the best,

Lonnie G. Bunch
Founding Director

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Planned Parenthood ~~ the Other Washington

09/20/2013 Nativegrl77

As a supporter of Planned Parenthood and generally awesome person, we thought you might be interested in these very awesome upcoming events.
We hope that you’ll check out one (or, y’know, ALL) of the events below. While these events aren’t produced by Planned Parenthood, they speak to the work we do and offer new perspectives on the past, present, and future of our movement. Follow the links below for details!

September 26, 2013 – 7:30PM – Town Hall Seattle
Peter Bagge with Cienna Madrid Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story You might know the story of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger-but chances are you’ve never heard (or seen!) anyone tell it like Peter Bagge. The Harvey Award-winning author launches Woman Rebel, his graphic-novel biography of Sanger, in a slideshow focusing on her activism and how the book came together. Then, in conversation with Cienna Madrid of The Stranger, Bagge expands on the life of the birth-control activist, educator, nurse, mother, and protofeminist, making Sanger whole and human and showing how her flaws fueled her fiery activism just as much as her compassionate nature did. Tickets are on sale now!
October 10, 2013 – 7:00PM – Town Hall Seattle
Women’s Funding Alliance presents Modern Girlhood Redefined Girls today are constantly faced with newly complex challenges, pressures and opportunities. This quickly evolving, modern era leaves little room for existing feminine archetypes to hold much appeal. Join speakers Robin Held, Executive Director, Reel Grrls; Erin Jones, Director of Equity and Achievement, Federal Way School District; Nan Stoops, Executive Director, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence; and Jessica Willis, Faculty, Women’s and Gender Studies, Eastern Washington University, as they chart important trends for girls in Washington State. The event will feature a series of independent talks, each addressing a timely topic related to healthy girlhood and how investing in girls is key to changing the future for us all. Tickets are on sale now!
October 18-24 – Various Showtimes – SIFF Film Center
Seattle International Film Festival presents After Tiller After Tiller intimately explores the controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, who risk their lives every day in the name of their unwavering commitment toward their patients. This film helps illustrate the heart-wrenching decisions that define abortion late in pregnancy for families facing tragic circumstances. The providers featured in the film do not work for Planned Parenthood, nor does Planned Parenthood endorse the views expressed in the film. Planned Parenthood does not provide third-trimester abortions. But, Planned Parenthood does beleive taht abortion is a deeply personal and often complex decision, and that decisions about whether to choose adoption, end a pregnancy, or raise a child must be left to a woman, her family, and her faith, with the counsel of her health care provider. Tickets will go on sale in October – watch the SIFF website for details.

See you there!

Planned Parenthood

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Hiroshi Yamauchi

09/20/2013 Nativegrl77

for the complete story click on the link below

http://www.tmz.com/2013/09/19/hiroshi-yamauchi-dead-nintendo/

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who introduced the world to Super Mario — died this morning of pneumonia at a hospital in Japan.

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Joshua Northrup via Change.org —

09/20/2013 Nativegrl77

I’m a wildland firefighter, and this year I’ve seen even more budget cuts to firefighters across the country despite the fact that fire season is getting worse. Wenatchee, WA

Sign my petition to tell Congress to stop cuts to firefighters.

Sign Joshua’s Petition

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My name is Josh, and I’ve been a wildland firefighter for 18 years. The work I do is hard and dangerous, and when I’m fighting fires, I want to be sure that my crew and I are safe. But Congress has continued to cut the federal budget for firefighters like me across the country, despite ten states battling large fires right now.

In Washington State’s Wenatchee River Ranger District where I work, we lost a twenty person crew and an engine to budget cuts during one of the worst fire seasons in 50 years. This happened just months before the start of a huge fire which burned more than 45,000 acres.

Firefighters like me do everything we can to protect people from danger, but we can’t do our jobs without adequate crews and equipment. That’s why I started a petition on Change.org asking Congress and the Administration to stop further budget cuts from sequestration to firefighters across the country. Click here to sign my petition.

Reducing the budget for firefighters guarantees the cost and size of catastrophic wildfires to only become worse. What happened in Wenatchee can and has happened all throughout the country.

When airline customers were upset about federal budget cuts affecting air traffic controllers and causing flight delays, Congress moved quickly to restore their funding. With wildland fires affecting so many states across the country, I believe a public outcry can push Congress and the Administration to stop cuts to firefighters.

Every summer, tens of thousands of wildland firefighters put their lives on the line to keep communities safe from harm. Join me in fighting for the resources firefighters need to stay safe on the job.

Click here to sign my petition asking Congress and the Administration to stop further budget cuts to wildland firefighters.

Thank you for your help.

Joshua Northrup Wenatchee, WA