Contact Elected Officials: The White House Washington, DC 20500 202-456-1111 (comments) 202-456-1414 (switchboard) FAX: 202-456-2461
Congressional Switchboard (202) 224-3121 (202) 225-3121 Mail: US Senate US Senate Washington, DC 20510 Mail: (Name of Rep.) US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Senator Tom Coburn (OK) DC Tel: (202) 224-5754 DC Fax: (202) 224-6008 OKC Ofc: (405) 231-4941 Tulsa Ofc: (918) 581-7651 Senator Jim Inhofe (OK) DC Tel: (202) 224-4721 DC Fax: (202) 228-0380 OKC Ofc: (405) 608-4381 Tulsa Ofc: (918) 748-5111
U.S. Representatives (OK) Dist 1: John Sullivan (Tul) DC Tel: (202) 225-2211 DC Fax: (202) 225-9187 Tulsa ofc: (918) 749-0014 Dist 2: Dan Boren (Musk) DC Tel: (202) 225-2701 DC Fax: (202) 225-3038 Muskogee: (918) 687-2533 Dist 3: Frank Lucas (W. OKC) DC Tel: (202) 225-5565 DC Fax: (202) 225-8698 OKC Ofc: (405) 373-1958 Dist 4: Tom Cole (Nrm & S.) DC Tel: (202) 225-6165 DC Fax: (202) 225-3512 Norman Ofc: (405) 329-6500 Dist 5: James Lankford (OKC) DC Tel: (202) 225-2132 DC Fax: (202) 226-1463 OKC Ofc: (405) 234-9900
Don't “Iraq” Iran: Tell Congress and the President: Don't Choose War. Ten years ago, we were told that war with Iraq was imperative to protect the United States from weapons of mass destruction. Our country supported devastating sanctions against Iraq before we invaded that country, leading to a war that cost hundreds of billions of dollars, the death of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and 4,000 US soldiers. The pretext for war with Iran is again “weapons of mass destruction”. But U.S. and Israeli intelligence officials agree that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, and the former Chief of Internal Security for Israel warns: “Attacking Iran will encourage them to develop a bomb.” Choosing to go to war racks up human and financial costs in the trillions and requires decades to repair physical, psychological and political damage. Contact Congress Members and the White House to demand non-military solutions to resolving issues with Iran.
Climate Change / Global Warming: Urge your Rep. to support H.Res. 672. Step One: Acknowledge the Crisis is Real. Congress has failed to address one of the most serious problems facing the world: the profound changes to the Earth's climate caused by human activities. Virtually all climatologists align with the science indicating that the primary cause of global warming is the release of heat-trapping gases from human activities. Some members of Congress and candidates openly question whether climate change is even a threat, despite the overwhelming consensus in the scientific community about the dangers that it poses. Rep. Jim Moran (VA) has introduced legislation, H.Res. 672, acknowledging the basic premise that human activity contributes to climate change, that its impacts will be harmful if those activities are unabated, and asks Representatives to commit to discussing and considering solutions. We believe that this resolution will put Congress on record vis a vis the reality of climate change and help make it an election year issue. Contact your Rep and urge them to cosponsor H. Res. 672.
Stop the Pebble Mine. The proposed pebble mine (for gold, copper and molybdenum) may be the greatest corporate assault on Americas natural heritage that no one's ever heard of. The Natural Resources Defense Council calls it the worst project they've ever seen. It would disrupt Alaska’s largest salmon spawning grounds and spew some 10 billion tons of mining waste, laced with toxic chemicals, that must be held back forever by massive earthen dams up to 50 stories tall-all in an active earthquake zone. Pebble Mine is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. For more information and to sign the petition, please visit: www.stoppebble.org
A public FORUM in OKC on State Question 759
will alert women and minorities about the consequences of passing a measure that will appear on all state ballots in the November elections. Organizers say that, if passed, SQ 759’s impact will be negative for women and minorities. The Forum is scheduled for 6 pm to 7 pm, on Thursday, September 20, with Q & A to follow, at the OKC Campus of Langston University, 4205 N. Lincoln Blvd. Doors open at 5:30.
“Oklahoma’s affirmative action policies encourage but do not mandate fair treatment of women and minoriContact one or more of them ties by state agencies,” said Garland Pruitt, President of the Oklahoma City Branch of the NAACP. Tamya today! Cox, former Legislative Counsel for the ACLU of Oklahoma, urges Oklahomans to vote “No” on S.Q. 759.
MC for the evening will be Dr. Robyn Meyers of Mayflower Congregational UCC. Speakers include Dr. Martha Skeeters, Associate Professor in the Women’s & Gender Studies Program at O.U.; Marilyn Luper Hildreth, lifetime civil rights advocate and Oklahoma City “sit inner”; Bob Anderson, retired Equal Opportunity Officer for the Dept. of Environmental Quality; Ruben Aragon, Executive Director of the Latino Community Development Agency; David Wilson, Conference Superintendent of the OK Indian Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church; and Lawrence Ware, Professor and Lecturer, Oklahoma State University. Page 5, OPS , Sept-Oct 2012