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Action Needed.
by Action Alert - Call in day, Oct 8, 2002
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS ALERT WIDELY!!!!!!
We are coming upon the end of the Congressional Session and Senators are saying they have not heard about CEDAW (the Convention to End All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women) from their constituents. We need to increase the pressure Senators are feeling on CEDAW. Call your Senators on October 8!
Please look at this alert for the list of Key States that need calls.
National CEDAW Ratification Call-in Day
October 8, 2002
Urgent calls are needed to U.S. Senate offices in support of the Treaty for the Rights of Women before the upcoming vote on the Senate floor. Also known as CEDAW (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women), the treaty is a powerful tool to promote the human rights of women and girls.
The United States has long been a world leader on human rights. But U.S. failure to ratify the treaty allows other countries to distract attention from their neglect of women. Ratification does not require any change in U.S. law and would be a powerful statement of our continuing commitment to ending discrimination against women worldwide. The treaty's provisions are similar to existing treaties on genocide, torture, race, and civil and political rights.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Join advocates from around the country in a National CEDAW Ratification Call-in Day. The following Senators are either leaning towards voting for ratification or undecided about their vote on CEDAW. On October 8, 2002 Senators from around the nation need to hear from you.
Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202/224-3121 and urge these Senators to vote in favor of CEDAW ratification.
KEY STATES AND SENATORS TO CALL
ALASKA
INDIANA
OHIO
Frank Murkowski (R)
Evan Bayh (D)
George Voinovich (R)
Ted Stevens (R)
Mike Dewine (R)
LOUISIANA
ARKANSAS
John Breaux (D)
OREGON
Tim Hutchinson (R)
Ron Wyden (D)
MISSOURI
ARIZONA
Jean Carnahan (D)
SOUTH CAROLINA
John McCain (R)
Ernest Hollings (D)
MISSISSIPPI
COLORADO
Thad Cochran (R)
TENNESSEE
Ben Campbell (R)
Trent Lott (R)
Fred Thompson (R)
GEORGIA
MONTANA
UTAH
Zell Miller (D)
Conrad Burns (R)
Robert Bennett (R)
Orrin Hatch (R)
IOWA
NORTH DAKOTA
Charles Grassley (R)
Kent Conrad (D)
VIRGINIA
John Warner (R)
IDAHO
NEBRASKA
Larry Craig (R)
Ben Nelson (D)
WEST VIRGINIA
Michael Crapo (R)
Robert Byrd (D)
ILLINOIS
NEW MEXICO
Peter Fitzgerald (R)
Pete Domenici (R)
Get more information: www.womenstreaty.org Or call Leila Milani (202/833-8990) or Reva Gupta (202/745-1211).
Allison Randall, Public Policy Associate/Outreach Coordinator
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1532 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-745-1211 (ph)
202-745-0088 (fax)
arandall@ncadv.org
www.ncadv.org
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