[HCCN] Fwd: Important Legislation on Cuba is Within Reach!

[Judith Robbins]

To All: Peter Robbins visited the Bangor offices of Rep. Michaud and  
Senators Collins and Snowe this week to seek support for this  
legislation.
They should hear from many of us. Thank you. (We also both met in  
July with doctors of the Henry Reeve Brigade in Matanzas province,  
Cuba, which was very inspiring. Scroll down.) -- JR

Rep. Mike Michaud	
202-225-6306
207-942-6935
michaud.house.gov

Sen. Olympia Snowe
202-224-5344
207-945-0432
snowe.senate.gov

Sen. Susan Collins
202-224-2523
207-945-0417
collins.senate.gov

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> From: Claire Mortimer <clairebearcfm at gmail.com>
> Date: August 12, 2010 6:49:21 PM EDT
> To: clairebearcfm at gmail.com
> Subject: Important Legislation on Cuba is Within Reach!
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> August 12, 2010
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> Dear ,
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> Important Legislation on Cuba is Within Reach!
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> Momentum is gathering on H.R. 4645, the bill currently in Congress  
> that would permit unrestricted travel and greater agricultural  
> exports to Cuba. The bill has already passed the House Agricultural  
> Committee. It's been endorsed by everyone from farmers'  
> associations to human rights groups.
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> But this is a crucial moment. Now is not the time to slow down!  
> After the August recess, the bill will go to the Foreign Affairs  
> Committee, where representatives who oppose any opening toward Cuba  
> will attempt to remove the travel provisions. This bill needs your  
> support now more than ever before!
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> If you haven't already done so, please send a message to your  
> congressional representative. You can do so using our website,  
> (www.disarm.org), where we've set up an online action tool to make  
> your voice heard.
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> This bill represents a truly historic opportunity to finally  
> overturn our absurd and damaging foreign policy toward Cuba. Don't  
> let this opportunity pass us by!
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> Contact your member of Congress today!
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> Wikileaks Reveals the True Costs of War in Afghanistan
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> We already knew the war in Afghanistan was brutal costly and  
> immoral. But the recent release of nearly 100,000 internal military  
> documents on the website Wikileaks only goes to show how disastrous  
> this war really is. The documents reveal cover-ups of civilian  
> deaths, special units of trained killers, and deeply complex  
> regional politics.
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> The fallout from the release of these documents also highlights the  
> widening gulf between the government and U.S. public opinion on the  
> war. Despite growing public anger against the war, Congress  
> recently approved another 37 billion dollars in war funding. We are  
> entering a quagmire of deadly proportions.
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> Please take a moment to contact your congressional representative  
> to demand an end to the senseless war in Afghanistan!
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> Disarm Supports Cuban Doctors Undertaking Disaster Relief in Haiti
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> It's been seven months since Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince was  
> devastated by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The resulting  
> humanitarian crisis has been the worst in the country's history,  
> leaving an estimated 230,000 dead and up to a million homeless.  
> Despite the immediate outpouring of international support, aid  
> efforts on the ground have been hampered by poor coordination and a  
> tendency to prioritize security over humanitarian relief.
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> In these difficult circumstances, the Cuban medical teams working  
> in Haiti have provided an important model of dedication and  
> efficiency. I am proud to report that Disarm recently partnered  
> with the Dominican organization OdoSalud to send a 40 foot  
> container of urgently-needed medicines and medical supplies to the  
> Henry Reeve Cuban Medical Brigade working in Haiti. The shipment  
> allowed us to form a new partnership in the Dominican Republic,  
> continue our work supporting Cuban doctors, and provision one of  
> the most important disaster relief teams now working in Haiti.  
> Important initiatives like this one could not happen without your  
> support!
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> All the best,
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> Bob Schwartz
> Executive Director
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