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ACTION ALERTS

Call Your Representative to Support Katrina Relief Funds
The U.S. House of Representatives did not vote on the supplemental appropriations bill that included $50 million for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Contact your Representative and ask him or her to approve the Senate changes in the supplemental appropriations bill, including $50 million requested by Sen. Richard Shelby for victims of Hurricane Katrina. To find out who your U.S. Representative and to contact him or her, click here.

Call your Representative and Tell Them to Bring our Soldiers Home
With the largest supplemental vote in the history of this war looming on the horizon, now is the perfect time to contact your representative through a call or a visit. First, find out how your Representative voted on the recent funding bill. If your reps voted AGAINST the supplemental funding bill, please thank them and say "Keep saying no to war funding!" If your reps voted YES, please say "The American people want to see an end to this war. We urge you to vote against the new supplemental funding bill." Find your rep's local number or address here.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Students Hold War Awareness Event
The Student Nonviolent Alliance (SNA) at Santa Ana College in California held an anti-war awareness event on campus. The club started the event off with a live music performance, followed by speeches from student veterans and activists about the ongoing war in Iraq. Says SNA leader Angelina Dayfallah, “The Iraq Action Toolkit was a lot of help! It gave us a guideline on what we should speak about. We gave some brief info on the background of the war. We set aside time for the audience to voice their concerns and speak on issues that affect them. The cool part about that was a student who served in Iraq spoke.” To download our Iraq Action Toolkit, click here.

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	QUICK LINKS: IRAQ UPDATES CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATES COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY UPDATES AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UPDATES STUDENT PROFILE IRAQ UPDATES Last month, President Bush sent Congress a $70 billion emergency supplemental request to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. House leaders chose to separate the war funding bill into three measures: Amendment 1: a clean funding bill for the Iraq war Amendment 2: a withdrawal timeline, anti-torture provisions, a ban on permanent bases in Iraq, and troop readiness requirements Amendment 3: domestic and international priorities, including enhanced education benefits for veterans (GI Bill) The White House says it will veto any bill that includes spending other than what Bush requested. The House passed only the war policy and domestic priority amendments (2 and 3) while rejecting the war funding measure (1). Read More CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATES The Lieberman-Warner America’s Climate Security Act just picked up a new co-author, environmental champion Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and also got some tougher language on coal ‘safety valves’ and offsets. The blogosphere is surprisingly united in its opinion that the only viable climate bill in the Senate has no chance of passing, and will do close to nothing to address climate change. Nonetheless, some argue that it is still vitally important for climate-friendly senators to vote in favor and propose amendments that strengthen the bill. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) just announced a new and ambitious climate plan at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Calling for cuts of 95% of CO2 by 2050 and making sure most carbon emissions cost polluters, Markey’s plan seems to fit the bill for what is needed to save this planet from a lethal fever. Read More COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY UPDATES On May 22nd, the Senate decided that veterans should be able to afford a college education despite high tuition and overwhelmingly passed what has been called the GI Bill for the 21st century. The legislation improves education and other benefits for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House of Representatives passed similar legislation the previous week. Judging by op-eds in campus newspapers, students have mixed feelings about the plan. If you are a college sports fan, you might be interested to know that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released an interesting report that shows athletics are costing colleges more money than ever, and generating less revenue through ticket sales. Is your campus buying footballs instead of awarding need-based scholarships or hiring more professors? The NCAA won’t release campus-specific information, so too bad. Read More AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UPDATES After Ward Connerly’s early failures in Oklahoma and Missouri, civil rights and student groups continue to work to thwart his anti-affirmative action ballot initiatives in the remaining states -- Colorado, Arizona, and Nebraska. Advocates are calling attention to the deceptive signature-gathering practices used by Connerly and his supporters. In Colorado, Connerly submitted signatures by the March deadline but the validity of the signatures is being challenged in the Denver District Court by the “No on 46” campaign. The coalition argues that the signatures should be invalidated because they were gathered through fraudulent activities, including deceiving voters of the actual effects of the initiative. The Denver District Court's decision on the validity of the signatures is expected in the coming weeks. Read More STUDENT PROFILE Johanna Bronk One of our most recent action grant recipients works to promote sustainability. Read More	ACTION ALERTS Call Your Representative to Support Katrina Relief Funds The U.S. House of Representatives did not vote on the supplemental appropriations bill that included $50 million for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Contact your Representative and ask him or her to approve the Senate changes in the supplemental appropriations bill, including $50 million requested by Sen. Richard Shelby for victims of Hurricane Katrina. To find out who your U.S. Representative and to contact him or her, click here. Call your Representative and Tell Them to Bring our Soldiers Home With the largest supplemental vote in the history of this war looming on the horizon, now is the perfect time to contact your representative through a call or a visit. First, find out how your Representative voted on the recent funding bill. If your reps voted AGAINST the supplemental funding bill, please thank them and say "Keep saying no to war funding!" If your reps voted YES, please say "The American people want to see an end to this war. We urge you to vote against the new supplemental funding bill." Find your rep's local number or address here. ANNOUNCEMENT Students Hold War Awareness Event The Student Nonviolent Alliance (SNA) at Santa Ana College in California held an anti-war awareness event on campus. The club started the event off with a live music performance, followed by speeches from student veterans and activists about the ongoing war in Iraq. Says SNA leader Angelina Dayfallah, “The Iraq Action Toolkit was a lot of help! It gave us a guideline on what we should speak about. We gave some brief info on the background of the war. We set aside time for the audience to voice their concerns and speak on issues that affect them. The cool part about that was a student who served in Iraq spoke.” To download our Iraq Action Toolkit, click here. 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