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Guidelines for Letter Writing Campaign on Sudan Suggested Letter 1
Date Dear ___________________: As a U.S. citizen, I am concerned about the genocidal atrocities currently taking place in Sudan. The people of Sudan are enduring the world's longest running civil war. So far, 2 million people have died and another 4 million people have been forced from their homes. The government in Khartoum is bombing innocent civilians and burning their homes, tolerating slavery, using mass starvation as a weapon of war through destroying, obstructing and withholding humanitarian relief supplies, instigating tribal warfare, and persecuting its people on account of race, ethnicity and/or religion. Oil revenues are a disincentive for the government in Khartoum to negotiate peace. The U.S. should take the lead in working for a cessation to the genocidal atrocities committed upon innocent civilians through such steps as appointing a high-level, nationally prominent envoy, ensuring that food distribution reaches those in need, and blocking U.S. investments in foreign companies that support the government in Khartoum. The recent Security and Exchange Commission's decision to provide information to investors alerting them to how their investment in foreign companies may be used to support government's such as Sudan is an excellent step in the right direction. I urge you to take an active role to end the hostilities and to use our resources to achieve a just and lasting peace in Sudan. Respectfully,
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Suggested Letter 2
Date Dear Senator ___________________: As a constituent, I am gravely concerned with the Government of Sudan's policy of religious persecution and the genocidal atrocities being committed upon innocent civilians primarily by the Khartoum regime. I am writing to urge you to vote in favor of the House-approved version of the Sudan Peace Act (H.R. 2052). The House-approved version of that bill was strong and effective, particularly since it included the amendment offered by Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) prohibiting foreign oil companies doing business in Sudan from raising funds in the U.S. capital markets or the trading of their stock if they are already listed on U.S. exchanges. I am troubled that the Senate version of this bill, as passed by the Senate on July 19, 2001, is significantly weaker than the House-approved version given that it lacks any mention of genocide, disclosure and capital markets language, condemnation of aerial bombardment of civilians by the Government of Sudan, and does not direct the State Department to investigate possible war crimes in Sudan. A comprehensive and effective version of the Sudan Peace Act is desperately needed by those civilians that continue to be brutally killed, religiously persecuted, selectively starved, or sold into slavery by the Khartoum regime and its military forces. The Government of Sudan is funding this war with oil revenues while innocent civilians remain the primary victims and targets. Therefore, it is essential that any version of the Sudan Peace Act include capital markets sanctions. Support for the House-approved version of this bill will not impede global competitiveness or the vitality of our capital markets. The U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and numerous human rights organizations have recognized the genocide in Sudan. With 2 million dead and 4 million internally displaced, the U.S. should therefore take the lead in addressing the need to halt genocidal atrocities in Sudan through a much needed, overdue and powerful response as laid out in the House-approved version. Please vote to save the victims of these atrocities. Sincerely, Download the Microsoft Document for the suggested letter to your Senator. Addresses for Letter Writing Campaign on Sudan
Mr. President carbon copy officials below:
Mr. Colin Powell
Ms. Condoleezza Rice
Mr. Paul O'Neill
Mr. Larry Lindsey
Mr. Alan Greenspan
Ms. Laura Unger **Other key officials below should be carbon copied on letters and their contact information can be found at the location listed:
UNITED STATES SENATORS:
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Some suggested news sources to write to as well or to carbon copy on letters: CNN, Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and your local area newspapers. Download the Microsoft Document of the addresses listed above.
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