[kan-l] Sample Letter

[Teresa Crawford]

**** Kosova Action Network Discussion List ****
**********************SAMPLE LETTER****APRIL 13, 1999********************

Dear Friends:

Here is a sample letter to send to the White House or to tailor for your representatives or parliamentarians.  One action to take at rallies is to set up a table for people to write letters.  Provide them with stamps, addresses and envelopes along with sample letters or a list of important points.  

Newest reports are that between 250,000 and 500,000 people still in Kosova are going to die of starvation if steps are not taken soon.

Let me know if you need any more information such as representatives addresses etc.

Teresa
Kosova Action Network
teresa at advocacynet.org

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Dear Madame Secretary and President Clinton-

We need to move quickly to reopen the borders of Kosova--through both 
diplomatic and military pressure--and allow the one million people of Kosova 
to flee the horrific conditions they are trapped in.

We need to airlift food and medical supplies in as soon as possible. 
Thousands are dying of starvation. Gangrene. Diarrhea. These are preventable 
deaths. While we show off our bombs on TV every night, we withhold the simple 
things like food, blankets, and infant care products that could save 
thousands of lives.

There is no need for the Kosovars to die the sort of horrible sorts of deaths 
they are dying. Besides airlifts, the borders must be opened immediately. The 
refugees must be welcomed. These are the people who signed the NATO/ 
Rambouillet Peace Accord one month ago. At that time, we pressured them for 
their trust. They gave it to us.

These are decent, law-abiding people. The war crimes being perpetrated 
against them are happening unseen. Unwitnessed. The mass grave sites are 
scattered and may never be found. They are now in danger of losing their 
homeland altogether. The helicopters that could save thousands of them and 
bring hope that scattered family members may be united one day are 
unaccountably delayed. NATO is a committee. Perhaps a committee can't fight a 
war. NATO is perhaps a committee full of weaponry but without a soul.

We can and must do better.

Sincerely,
Alice Mead
Kosova Action Network--coordinator
alooscnon at aol.com




contact information:
teresa at advocacynet.org
(315) 471-7790 voice mail
Syracuse, NY 13210

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Submitted by: Teresa Crawford <tmcrawfo at mailbox.syr.edu>