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HEA
Campaign
6/30/00
We reprint our action call
on the Higher Education Act campaign below. It's not too late to get involved,
and we need your help!
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
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1) We urgently need to hear
from students who have been affected by this law, especially students who
are willing to go public.
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2) Educators are needed to endorse
our sign-on letter to Congress. If you teach or are otherwise involved
in education, or are in a position to talk to educators, please write to
us at [email protected] to
request a copy of our educators letter and accompanying activist packet
-- available by snail mail or by e-mail.
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3) We need students at more
campuses to take the reform resolution to their student governments. Campuses
recently endorsing it include University of Michigan, Yale University,
University of Maryland, University of Kansas, the Association of Big Ten
Schools, Douglass College at Rutgers University and many more. Visit http://www.u-net.org
for information on the student campaign and how to get involved.
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4) All US voters are asked to
visit http://www.RaiseYourVoice.com
to send a letter to Congress supporting H.R. 1053, a bill to repeal the
HEA drug provision. Tell your friends and other like-minded people to visit
this web site. Follow up your e-mail and faxes with phone calls; our system
will provide you with the phone numbers to reach your US Representative
and your two US Senators.
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5) Please contact us if you
are involved with organizations that have mainstream credibility that might
endorse a similar organizational sign-on letter -- organizations endorsing
already include the NAACP, American Public Health Association, ACLU, United
States Student Association, NOW, and a range of social, religious and other
groups.
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Issue #143, 6/30/00
ACTIVIST Alert: Shadow Conventions to Challenge Democratic and Republican Conventions | New York: Chief Judge Orders Statewide Drug Diversion Plan, Reformers Applaud Softly, Raise Caution Flags | California Sentencing Reform Initiative Draws Powerful Opponents, Reformers Dramatically Ahead in New Poll | Oregon Okays Medical Marijuana For Alzheimer's Agitation, New Initiative Moves Forward | High UN Official Calls for Global Attack on Internet Drug Information | China Marks UN Anti-Drug Day, Executes Dozens, Killings Come in Wake of McCaffrey Visit and US China Agreement | French Education Minister Broaches Cannabis Decriminalization, Ecstasy Quality Controls | Greens Nominate Nader, Questions Remain on His Support of Drug Reform Planks | Dutch Parliament Approves Resolution to Allow Regulated Marijuana Cultivation | Report: Risk of Marijuana Arrest Varies Greatly from State to State, County to County | AlertS: Free Speech, California, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Washington State | Link of the Week: Arianna Huffington on Campaign Finance and Colombia | HEA Campaign | Event Calendar | Editorial: Summary Executions
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