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The Colonel reacts : Rolf Skar, Greenpeace

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Ask KFC’s board to take real action to protect the rainforest. Take Action
Please email KFC’s Board of Directors today and ask them to cut deforestation out of their supply chain and keep Sumatran tiger habitat standing in Indonesia.
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KFC recently announced the start of a process to examine where it gets its paper for things like napkins and chicken buckets.
This is a good first step and a sign that the company is starting to take your concerns seriously. But a process alone isn’t going to help save the 400 remaining Sumatran tigers from extinction. What we need from KFC is a global zero deforestation policy to ensure they won’t buy from companies like Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). And now’s the time to ask for it.
CEO David Novak will be the person responsible for whatever policy comes out of this process. It’s up to us to make sure he does what’s needed to save the Indonesian rainforest by developing a global policy that rules out deforestation.
And there is one group of people who can definitely make sure Mr. Novak does just that: KFC’s Board of Directors.
Send a message to KFC’s Board of Directors and ask them to persuade David Novak to cut rainforest destruction out of KFC products. For good.
To make things a bit more interesting we’ve decided to do a little promotion of our own.
If over 30,000 people take this action, we’ll host a livestream event for people around the world and dip the Colonel himself into a tank of one of his own sauces. We think the Colonel needs a wake-up call.
Every message we send to KFC’s Board of Directors matters. This is a critical time for the campaign and your support right now is crucial as the company begins the process of developing a policy. Please email KFC’s Board of Directors today and ask them to cut deforestation out of the company’s supply chain and keep Sumatran tiger habitat standing in Indonesia.
Indonesia’s rainforests are one of the largest in the world. During the last 50 years an area larger than Texas has been destroyed — logged, burned, or pulped — and its products shipped round the planet. Often for things like chicken buckets and napkins.
There’s no need to throw-away one of the most amazing, diverse places on earth.
For the forests,
Rolf Skar Greenpeace Forest Campaign Director
P.S. Want to see the Colonel dunked in a tank full of sauce?

Help us send 30,000 messages to KFC’s Board of Directors by taking action and sharing with your friends.

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We must protect & fight for Equlity : November 6


American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Join us to fight for equity for women and girls.
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As you know, the stakes for women in this election are very high.

So I wanted to thank you for asking your friends and family to get out and vote. The more women who cast votes, the better representation we will have.

But there’s more that you can do to make a difference in November. Are you willing to take the next step to make sure women’s voices are front and center in this election by joining AAUW today?

Getting everyone out to the polls is more important than ever, yet in the last few months, we have witnessed extremely aggressive and escalating voter suppression campaigns. Many states have already passed laws that will deter certain groups — especially young people, minorities, and older women — from casting their ballots.

By joining AAUW, you can help support our voter education and turnout efforts and make sure we get even more people out to the polls on Election Day.

With the election coming up, we’re fighting harder than ever for women and girls — and we need your support to make sure we can keep it up. Won’t you stand with us and become a member of AAUW today for the $21 introductory rate? Your membership dues are tax deductible.*

Time is of the essence here. We have very little time before November 6 to educate people, protect them against voter suppression tactics, and turn out a massive vote for the issues that affect us all.

So I hope I can count on your support today.

For women and girls,

Linda D. Hallman, CAE
 AAUW Executive Director
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Pennsylvania Voters Don’t Need ID to Go to the Polls – For Now


Pennsylvania Voters Don’t Need ID to Go to the Polls – For Now

                         In a highly anticipated ruling, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. ruled the state cannot enforce its restrictive voter ID requirement until after the November presidential election.

The ruling is a qualified win for voting rights advocates. The ruling strikes two provisions of the law that would have required voters without sufficient identification to show their IDs within six days of voting or appear before the county board of elections. State poll workers will still be allowed to asked voters for photo identification, but voters who are unable to produce ID that matches the bill’s requirements will still be allowed to cast a ballot, and the state will still be allowed to educate voters about the new ID requirement.

The ruling applies only to the election this November. A trial on the merits of the law will be scheduled later in the year, said Simpson.

The next great task will be for civil rights groups to educate poll workers and citizens to prevent possible harassment at the polls and make sure the law is not wrongly enforced at the expense of voting rights.

This was Simpson’s second look at the law. He had previously refused to block the voter ID law despite his “sympathy” for those “burdened by the voter ID requirement.” Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court overturned that ruling and ordered Simpson to issue an injunction blocking the law from going into effect unless the state could prove it was providing “liberal access” to photo identification and that there would “be no voter disenfranchisement” on Election Day.

This latest ruling makes Pennsylvania the eleventh state to have either a state or federal court block a voter suppression law passed by Republicans since the 2010 election. It’s a sign our system of checks and balances is working and that the courts are doing their job to protect fundamental rights from legislative interference. But given the veracity with which Republicans have pushed these laws, and given the number of states with measures on the ballot in November, a victory like the one in Pennsylvania should simply give us a second to catch our breath and re-group, because the battle to secure voting rights for everyone is far from finished.

Related Stories:

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Throws Voters A Bone

Judge Wont Block PA Voter ID Bill, Appeal Imminent

Pennsylvania Voter ID Trial Starts Under Federal Scrutiny

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11 million eligible Latinos are expected NOT to register to vote


CuentameBrave New Films
Creating Media That Makes An Impact

In this next election, 11 million eligible Latinos are expected NOT to register to vote. This is a staggering number considering the struggles our communities have endured over the years in attaining and protecting this valuable right. Today we can change this. Today we can make a powerful impact. Today is National Voter Registration Day.
You can begin by watching this powerful animated video on how voting has defined eras and generations. How will YOU define your era?
As we join hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of voters and volunteers around the country – who will be registering individuals in all 50 states before Election Day – we start with our most important supporter: YOU. Have you registered to vote?

You can click here to check your registration or register if you haven’t done so!
Now it’s time for you to spread the word. If each one of us recruits a friend or family member, we can begin changing the course.
Please share the video with friends and family and let them know about National Voter Registration Day.

Together we can make an impact.

Yours, Axel Caballero and the Cuéntame team.

PS – What do Snooki, Ninjas and Smartphones have to do with voting. Watch this video to find out!
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a message from : Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign


Human Rights Campaign

Just 40 days from today, you and your fellow voters in Washington will get to decide whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.

We can truly make history here. With your help, the right wing will never again be able to say our side hasn’t won at the ballot.

But we’ve got to turn out voters and volunteers now if we’re going to win this – and that’s where you come in.

We’ve launched a revolutionary tool that uses the power of Facebook to let you get in touch with the people you know at home and in other key marriage battleground states – the people who, like you, are going to help win this.

It’s called Call4Equality, it’s incredibly simple to use, and it could be a total game-changer in these states. New research shows friend-to-friend contact is a hugely powerful motivator in elections.

Check out Call4Equality now. Watch the how-to video, login with Facebook, and start calling your friends and neighbors.

Call4Equality uses Facebook to remind you who you know in your home state and the other three states with marriage on the ballot and then automatically creates personalized call lists and scripts for you to drum up votes and volunteers in this election. It’s a first-of-its-kind tool, and it’s incredibly easy.

The more calls you make, the more points you’ll get – points that can earn you cool HRC prizes.

I know what you’re thinking, because I had the same thought. My friends all want to see marriage equality as bad as I do, and they’re all going to vote the right way. Why would I call them?

Here’s why: study after study shows how contact from friends helps drive turnout. One analysis this month showed how Facebook outreach about friends who voted increased turnout in 2010 by 340,000 votes!

And it’s crucial to ask friends to volunteer for these campaigns. One more volunteer could mean countless more votes in our favor. That means you – and your Facebook friends – have the power to make a difference in this election.

You don’t have to commit now. Just take two minutes to watch the video and take a look around for yourself.

HRC supporters like you ask time and again how to make a difference this election year. This is it – mobilizing our friends to make history at the ballot box this November.

I hope you’ll take a few minutes to check it out and start making some calls now.

Let’s get calling! Chad Griffin Chad Griffin