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!! URGENT ACTION !!
FIGHT THE UGANDA ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL TODAY !

Call the U.S. White House and State Department Today
WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2009

You can reach the White House Comments by calling: 202 – 456 – 1111

You can reach the State Department by calling: 202 – 647 - 6575

TAKE ACTION TODAY TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS !


WHITE HOUSE CALL IN SCRIPT
PLEASE CALL TODAY!
1. Call the White House Comments Line at 202-456-1111.
2. The receptionist will answer. Introduce yourself and let them know you are a U.S. resident or citizen from from (city, state) __________.
3. “I am calling today to thank President Obama for his recent public condemnation of Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill. I urge the President to follow up with action. Specifically, I am calling on the President to support economic sanctions on trade and the withdraw of foreign aid to Uganda if this bill passes.”
4. You can stop there or add an additional sentence or two about why this issue is important to you (ex: human rights, the fight against HIV/AIDS, etc.)
5. Thank the receptionist, hang up and call the State Department.

STATE DEPARTMENT CALL IN SCRIPT
1. Call the State Department switchboard at 202-647-6575.
2. The receptionist will answer. Introduce yourself and let them know you are a U.S. resident of citizen from (city, state) __________.
3. “I am calling today to thank the State Department for its recent public condemnation of Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill. I urge the Secretary of State to follow up now with action. Specifically, I am calling for support of economic sanctions on trade and the withdraw of foreign aid to Uganda if this bill passes.”
4. You can stop there or add an additional sentence or two about why this issue is important to you (ex: human rights, the fight against HIV/AIDS, etc.)
5. Thank the receptionist and hang up.




Recently, members of the Ugandan Parliament introduced the draconian 2009 Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The Parliament will soon vote on this bill, which if passed, will sentence homosexuals to life in prison. If arrested, a person will be forced by the government to take an HIV test. And, any HIV+ person convicted of homosexuality will be executed. Anyone who “aids and abets” a homosexual risks 7 years in prison. Anyone in authority who does not turn in a homosexual can be put in prison for 3 years. You can see the actual text here: http://wthrockmorton.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/anti-homosexuality-bill-2009.pdf

Furthermore, it will reverse the significant gains that Uganda has made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Persons with HIV or suspect they may have HIV will not come forward for testing or treatment. People will die needlessly, the virus will spread through society undetected, and the rate of infection in Uganda will rise once again.

This bill is a significant offense to internationally recognized norms of human rights and a threat to public health. It must be stopped. It is urgent that the international community come together and let the Ugandan government know that this extreme legislation is unacceptable and that there will be consequences. If the bill passes and becomes law, the Ugandan government should be subject to economic sanctions including the denial of access to lending, withdraw of grant-based aid, and the nullification of trade preferences.


YOU DID IT!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS IN UGANDA!!

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My god I am completely disgusted reading that. I cannot believe that they would consider putting people in prison for being gay or for having HIV. Like it says people won't go and get tested for HIV and more people will die of this disease. Life in prison for being gay, I cant fucking believe that. Have we just gone back 50 years? I am so disgusted. What the fuck! Being executed for having HIV! That is ridiculous. Plus now more fucking straight people have HIV than homosexuals.

I dont know if to cry or smash something. I cant believe that, I really cant. How this can even be considered to be a law. How do you prove someone is gay anyway? There are no defining characteristics really are there?

Fucking vile vile people. Seriously? I cant get my head around this at all.

*has made her calls to the White house*

Yeah, it's completely, utterly...repulsive. It's scary to think that the Ugandan government might get away with this. It also disgusts me that there are a hell of a lot of Christians and Catholics in Uganda and the pope nor any other religious figure has even said, "Hold the fuck up a minute!"

I cant believe they may be able to pass the law though. How the fuck does anyone think up such a law? It's ridiculous. These members of the Ugandan Parliment need to be executed not someone with HIV. What evil people. Well the Pope's probably all for it seeing as he hates homosexuals and condoms.

And the pope hates me! I'm an atheist who's pro-choice, on birth-control, bisexual and a female! I'm fuckin' anti-pope!

Sorry. Bad time for humor.

But it never fails to amaze me - the hypocrisy of the church. Defend life? More like every life that doesn't have sex for fun or happen to be gay. Ie...most of the world.

I do agree they should be killed too.

^ Damn the Pope hates me too. Did you know the Pope has an album?

Honestly if that happened here I'd be the first to go up, say I was gay and they can jail me. Fuck trying to make people feel ashamed for being gay that is disgusting. And how they can kill someone for having HIV. You might as well just kill everyone with a lifetime illness as well while your at it. HIV and homosexuality really dont have that much of a link anymore.

Now that I think about it... Why would they put all the gay people in jail together? Smidge counter productive.

*dies* I can see lots of soap dropping.

Since I'm sure we've all heard about the earthquake in Haiti yesterday.

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For those interesting in helping immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill

Action Against Hunger, 877-777-1420

American Red Cross, 800-733-2767

American Jewish World Service, 212-792-2900

AmeriCares, 800-486-4357

Beyond Borders, 866-424-8403

CARE, 800-521-2273

CarmaFoundation

Catholic Relief Services, 800-736-3467

Childcare Worldwide, 800-553-2328

Direct Relief International, 805-964-4767

Doctors Without Borders, 888-392-0392

Feed My Starving Children, 763-504-2919

Food for the Poor, 800-427-9104

Friends of WFP, 866-929-1694

Haiti Children, 877-424-8454

Haiti Marycare, 203-675-4770

Haitian Health Foundation, 860-886-4357

Hope for Haiti, 239-434-7183

International Medical Corps, 800-481-4462

International Rescue Committee, 877-733-8433

International Relief Teams, 619-284-7979

Lutheran World Relief, 800-597-5972

Medical Teams International, 800-959-4325

Meds and Food for Kids, 314-420-1634

Mennonite Central Committee, 888-563-4676

Mercy Corps, 888-256-1900

Operation Blessing, 800-730-2537

Operation USA, 800-678-7255

Oxfam, 800-776-9326

Partners in Health, 617-432-5298

Rural Haiti Project, 347-405-5552

The Salvation Army, 800-725-2769

Samaritan's Purse, 828-262-1980

Save the Children, 800-728-3843

UNICEF, 800-367-5437

World Concern, 800-755-5022

World Hope International, 888-466-4673

World Relief, 800-535-5433

World Vision, 888-511-6548

Yele Haiti, 212-352-0552
Wyclef Jean's grassroots org
Text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5 via your cellphone

^ Yeah. I defs just donated (not through text but on Red Cross' site). I wish I could do more. Here's hoping there is enough help given fast enough to make a big difference for this poor people

I just did it! I feel sorry for them..fuckin earthquake!

Anyone who has anything to give, it would make my life if you went to http://www.hopegardens.com and donated. Anything helps!

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