tom_thinks

Just what you've been waiting for! A centralized place to find out how you can make a difference with just a few clicks. This will be a regular feature of this blog, because who isn't starting to get tired of all those 'tell a friend' emails? (not me, but I'd guess most everyone else) So go on then send a letter or sign a petition or two.

From Environmental Defense
*Too Slick: Stop ExxonMobil's Global Warming Misinformation
Campaign*
ExxonMobil has spent millions of dollars to spread doubt about
global warming with a stealth PR campaign. Funding lobbyists to
misinform politicians about the science of climate change is
part of the strategy. This misinformation campaign must stop.
Send ExxonMobil CEO Lee Raymond an e-mail asking his company to
stop misleading the public about global warming.

Take Action:
http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/exxonmobil/

From MoveOn.org (one of the best online activist groups)
In order to safeguard Florida's coastline, President Bush must establish a permanent moratorium on drilling off of Florida’s coasts. We're also asking the President to veto any bill that calls for “inventories” designed to pave the way for more drilling, or that restricts Florida's ability to protect its coastal zones.

By bringing public scrutiny now to the Bush Administration’s environmental record in Florida, we can win more protection for the coast, while ensuring that President Bush doesn’t get away with his plan to hoodwink Florida’s voters.

Please sign the petition to protect Florida’s coast at:

http://www.moveonpac.org/drilling/

From America Coming Together
Today I’ve taken action to protect the vote in Ohio, where electronic voting machines are set to be in place in 31 counties without a paper trail verification of each votes. The 2004 election is going to be very close - and could come down to just a handful of votes in this key state.

Please join me in signing the “Paper Trail Petition” today and pass it on to everyone you know.

http://actforvictory.org/act.php/home/petitions/diebold_ohio

--From NARAL Pro-Choice America
There is still one nominee to watch - and he's one of the worst
of Bush's bunch. James Leon Holmes has written that the role of
"the wife is to subordinate herself to her husband." He has
compared pro-choice activists to "Nazis," said that rape victims
don't get pregnant, and compared abortion to slavery.

We must stop this out-of-step nominee from winning a lifetime
appointment that will give him the power to make decisions about
women's rights for the rest of his life. Help us reach our goal
of sending 50,000 letters to the Senate this week by taking
action today - click here: http://prochoiceaction.org/campaign/holmes_sen_052004/


From Care2.com
Care2's new campaign to fight domestic
violence, rape, war and other crimes against women and
girls. Our partnership with Amnesty International will
enable you to fight for millions of women worldwide
suffering from crimes like these:
* In the US, a woman is raped every 6 minutes;
a woman is battered every 15 seconds.
* In North Africa, 6,000 women are genitally
mutilated each day.
* More than 7,000 women in India will be murdered by
their families and in-laws in disputes over dowries.
Join our new Race to Stop Violence Against Women!
http://stopviolence.care2.com

Another from Care2.com
Help End Poverty and AIDS Worldwide
Take a moment to add your voice to a growing chorus of
people calling for a real response to the crisis of
extreme poverty and AIDS in Africa and around the world.
Sign this petition to help: http://www.care2.com/go/z/14441

Here is the crisis we face:

* 6,300 people in Africa die each day of AIDS.
* Each day one in four Africans goes without enough
food to eat.
* Each day more than one in three Africans goes
without access to clean water.
* Every seven seconds, one child in Africa dies of
preventable disease.