[NYTr] FCNL E-News: 62nd Anniv of US Nuclear Attacks on Japan, more...

[All the News That Doesn't Fit]

Kathy Guthrie, FCNL - Jul 21, 2007 
http://www.fcnl.org


E-News: Anniversary of Nuclear Attacks, Annual Meeting, and More

*Grassroots Action: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrances*

This August people around the U.S. will mark the 62nd anniversary of 
the U.S. nuclear attacks on Japan. Find out where commemoration events 
are happening in your community: 

http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/ACWLHMGTPQ/1333386436. 

If you attend an event, take FCNL's flyer(PDF) to hand out, and help
continue to work to rid the world of nuclear weapons: 

http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/NZFBHMGTPR/1333386436. 

*Iraq: Life Deteriorating Since U.S. Invasion*

Two scholars from the respected Brookings Institution returned from 
Iraq this week to tell Washington that the U.S. military is achieving 
results in Iraq. But a consortium of relief organizations working in 
Iraq reports that living conditions for ordinary Iraqis have 
deteriorated significantly since the U.S. invasion four years ago and 
continue to deteriorate. Four million Iraqis regularly cannot buy 
enough to eat, and 70 percent of Iraqis lack adequate water supplies, 
according to the report released by Oxfam. Read the report: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/LQPAHMGTPS/1333386436. 

*FCNL in the News: Iraq--Finding the Diamonds? (Foreign Policy in
Focus)*

Col. Dan Smith (USA, Ret.) contrasts the cautiously optimistic stance 
of U.S. officials in Baghdad with the growing discontent in Congress 
and the media with the Iraq war's progress. The experience of failure 
in Vietnam, Dan argues, prompts current military leaders to 
"search for every flash of good news as evidence that sustaining 
political pressure on Baghdad will -- like sustained pressure converts 
carbon into diamonds -- transform the country's current chaos into a 
durable, shining democracy." Read the article: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/LKRQHMGTPT/1333386436.

*From the Hill: FCNL Lobbies for Energy Efficient Building Codes*

As the House of Representatives considers its version of an energy 
bill, FCNL has joined Greenpeace, the American Institute of Architects, 
Honeywell Building Solutions, and others in calling on Congress to 
require states to adopt building codes that encourage energy 
conservation. Read the letter: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/MYPZHMGTPU/1333386436.

*FCNL In the News: Appropriations Bill May Limit Cluster Bomb Exports*

A few members of Congress are making a discreet move to limit the 
U.S.'s exports of cluster bombs, a weapon that has been used around the 
world since the Second World War to devastating humanitarian 
consequences. Buried amongst funding provisions for the U.S. State 
Department and other foreign operations was a provision that would 
significantly limit the U.S. export of cluster bombs. Read the 
article:http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/EIDRHMGTPV/1333386436.

*FCNL Annual Meeting: Rep. John Lewis on Practicing Non-Violence in
Congress*

Atlanta Representative John Lewis, a leader of the U.S. civil rights 
movement, will speak at FCNL's Annual Meeting from his experience as a 
committed non-violent activist working in the U.S. Congress during one 
of the longest running wars in U.S. history: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/KOIQHMGTPW/1333386436.

FCNL's Annual Meeting will be held November 8-11, 2007 at the 
Georgetown University Conference Center in Washington, DC. Find out 
more and register:
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/ASJTHMGTPY/1333386436.

*Job Opening at FCNL: Director of Young Adult Program*

FCNL is seeking a dynamic organizer to direct our young adult program. 
This program is a critical part of our effort to rebuild democracy in 
the U.S. by encouraging young people to lobby and engage with their 
elected officials in Washington. The Director of the Young Adult 
Program has lead responsibility for developing a program that engages 
more students and young adults in FCNL's work. Find out more, including 
how to apply: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/EKMMHMGTPZ/1333386436. 

*War is Not the Answer: Yard Signs Available in All 50 States!*

With the addition of a yard sign distributor in Montana, you can pick 
up a yard sign in every state in the U.S. In twelve states, FCNL 
volunteers distribute yard signs in every congressional district in the 
state. Order your sign today and email our Field program staff (mailto: 
field at fcnl.org) if you'd like to distribute yard signs in your 
neighborhood:http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/MXYWHMGTQA/1333386436.

*War is Not the Answer Photo of the Week*

image: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/DMVSHMGTQB/1333386436

The team at Casa de los Amigos, a Quaker peace center in Mexico City. 
For more information: 
http://capwiz.com/fconl/utr/1/KZDYHMGQIX/CHZMHMGTQC/1333386436.
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