Elizabeth Warren is on fire ~ @MoveOn

Elizabeth Warren has just jumped into the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts and she's already a front-runner. But with an urgent fundraising deadline Friday, she needs our help. Can you chip in $5? Donate now

Have you seen this amazing quote that everyone's sharing on Facebook right now? It's from progressive champion Elizabeth Warren, who has just jumped into the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts:

"There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there—good for you. 

"But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate...Part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along."¹

Elizabeth Warren has been a tireless advocate for consumer rights, holding big banks accountable and creating the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She's one of the great progressive voices on fixing the economy.

Now she's taking on corporate-backed Sen. Scott Brown and his $10 million war chest. She has only been in the race for two weeks, but she is already out to a narrow lead over Brown in the most recent poll.² This Friday is a critical fundraising deadline, and all eyes are watching to see if her campaign's for real.

Can you chip in $5 to Elizabeth Warren's campaign? Click here to donate.

MoveOn members in Massachusetts voted in a landslide to endorse Warren this week. She's got momentum, but the media will be watching closely to see if she can turn her progressive record into grassroots support, and it's absolutely vital that she announce a large fundraising total from thousands of small donors.

Warren came to prominence as a vocal critic of many of the Wall Street corporations who are now top contributors to Scott Brown's campaign. Brown is trying to present a moderate front despite his tea party backing and corporate donors, but Warren is the real voice for the American Dream.

We're also announcing two other MoveOn member endorsements, candidates who are true champions in the fight to rebuild the American Dream. Eric Griego in New Mexico and Ilya Sheyman in Illinois both stand out as progressive leaders in their Democratic primary elections for the U.S House of Representatives.

Can you chip in $5 to Elizabeth Warren's campaign right now?

https://pol.moveon.org/give/warren1.html?aa=5&id=31551-17439865-bdLxJhx&t=3

Thanks for all you do.

  –Adam R., Elena, Julia, Stephen, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Video: The Elizabeth Warren Quote Every American Needs To Hear," MoveOn.org, Sept. 21, 2011.

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=264488&id=31551-17439865-bdLxJhx&t=4

2. "Elizabeth Warren leads Scott Brown by two points," Public Policy Polling, Sept. 20, 2011. [PDF]
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=264489&id=31551-17439865-bdLxJhx&t=5

  

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Michael Moore (our @MMFlint) tonight live on @MSNBC with @lawrence from #occupywallstreet

Michael Moore on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

Michael Moore will be Lawrence O'Donnell's guest tonight on The Last Word, live from the site of the #OccupyWallStreet protests in lower Manhattan. Tune into MSNBC at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT (replay at 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT and 3:00 AM ET/12 Midnight PT).

Mike will also be appearing tomorrow, Thursday, September 29th at 7:00 PM at a book signing to benefit St. Mark's Bookshop on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Mike's new book, HERE COMES TROUBLE, has become an immediate New York Times bestseller. You can order it here.

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Help @GlobalExchange fight child labor & other forced labor -- Get Your Reverse Trick-or-Treating Kit

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Dear Ray Beckerman, This month, Global Exchange, Green America and the International Labor Rights Forum released a new report urging Hershey's to Raise the Bar, which details how hundreds of thousands of children are still forced to work under abusive conditions for long hours on cocoa farms in West Africa, while others are victims of trafficking and forced labor, all for a bar of Hershey's chocolate. As we approach one of the most popular holidays for chocolate consumption, Halloween, there is a great way that children and families can help end child labor in the cocoa industry and promote Fair Trade – by participating in Reverse Trick-Or-Treating! Reverse Trick-or-Treating is back for it’s fifth year to give you the opportunity to treat-n-teach your neighbors. Trick-or-Treaters will be handing Fair Trade chocolate back to adults, with informational cards attached, to explain the problems of the cocoa industry and how Fair Trade presents a solution. By providing children with a way to be active, tens of thousands of households in the US are getting the message that child labor and forced labor will not be tolerated by our kids. You can take part by visiting www.reversetrickortreating.org and ordering your free kit today. This year, Global Exchange is offering a limited quantity of kits to individuals so be sure to get your order in quickly! Deadline to order your kit is October 11th. Reverse Trick-or-Treating is an initiative launched by the human rights organization Global Exchange in cooperation with Fair Trade companies Equal Exchange, Sweet Earth Chocolates and Coco-Zen, and is a collaborative effort of countless children, youth, and adults supported by institutions including nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, Fair Trade companies, and schools. If you have questions, please email kylie@globalexchange.org (email is the preferred method of contacting us, for the fastest response) or call 415.575.5551. Get your kit today and be part of the real progress that needs to be made to help end the exploitation of children in the cocoa industry and raise awareness of Fair Trade. In solidarity, Kirsten Moller Founding Director P.S. Global Exchange's Open House is coming up. Enter our prize drawing and win some amazing prizes, including $1,000 toward a Reality Tour of your choice. Enter today!	Global Exchange is an international human rights group that relies on its members - tens of thousands of people like you - to work with us to create social, political and environmental justice. Please become a Global Exchange member today. Your tax-deductible donation helps keep our programs running.
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Educate, Mobilize, and Organize To Shut Down the SOA! ~ @SOAWatch #humanrights

November 18-20: Converge on Fort Benning, Georgia Educate, Mobilize, and Organize To Shut Down the SOA! All across the US people are mobilizing their communities to travel to Georgia for the annual vigil at the gates of Fort Benning, where the School of Americas/WHINSEC is located. We gather in commemoration and honoring the victims of graduates from the SOA has a significant role in helping to grow active resistance to militarization throughout the Americas. This resistance is instrumental to us all, particularly to communities within North America that are being targeted by repressive tactics that are surprisingly similar to those experienced by our brothers and sisters throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Policies such as military check points throughout Honduras, militarization of our borders, identification checkpoints in the US that target undocumented immigrants, and other repressive tactics, all stem from the doctrine of instilling fear and instability throughout communities to benefit certain corporate and governmental interests. “Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive responses, alternatives to violence.” - Dorothy Thompson It is extremely important to understand the links between militarization as a tool to push U.S. economic and political interests abroad, and the attacks on the poor and communities of color in North America. The US government continues to push an economic agenda that takes money from legitimate programs supporting the people and allocates it towards the militarization of the world, demonstrating that we all have a stake in the struggle for justice. It is our responsibility to find a path towards peace and justice, and to shift the consciousness of this country. Joining the thousands that gather in Columbus Georgia to participate in the 2011 November Vigil is an important step in that struggle. The weekend will be comprised of many different opportunities to both resist militarization but also build the types of communities we want to see.... You can: take action at the Stewart Detention Center Rally V attend the massive rally with speakers and musicians at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia educate and learn from people directly affected by militarization and unjust economic policies participate in nonviolent direct action strategize and connect across race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and issue lines build and strengthen your commitment to justice by flyering and doing outreach around Columbus **One week to go to submit ad and workshop forms due October 5th!! Tabling requests due October 20th** Mobilize! We are inspired by the examples of resilience and strength of the people standing up against military repression in Honduras, neoliberal economic domination in Chile and the militarization of humanitarian aid in Haiti. Here in the US, people are also using their passion and commitment to closing the SOA and changing US foreign policy in many ways to help bring people to Georgia in November. People are holding fundraisers, video showings, benefit concerts, speaking tours, and various other events. For example, Veterans for Peace Twin Cities, Minnesota is using the documentary they produced about their journey to the 2010 Vigil as a fundraiser and to promote youth participation. All money raised from the film will go towards a scholarship fund to help those with limited resources to travel to Fort Benning. Jorge Alva-Huerto of the National Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) produced a short video to raise awareness of how communities of color are being disproportionately targeted by the School of the Americas and why the presence of these communities at the November Vigil is essential towards building our movement. SOA Watch South Florida is holding a protest at the headquarters of Southern Command on October 8-9 to protest US military intervention in the hemisphere. There are also other ways to mobilize your communities through the use of technology to your advantage. Use this video from the 2010 Vigil to promote people to come to the vigil Post articles on your website or send out emails through your list serves Use Facebook and Twitter to get the word out Organize! We have a number of resources to help you plan your trip to the Vigil: Organize a Bus! Check out the Rideboard Hotels and Campsites in Columbus Be Sure to make your travel plans to include the Rally at the Stewart Detention Center on Friday, November 18th, at 10am. Educate! While we continue to educate ourselves, it is just as important to be constantly reaching out to people who are not involved in SOA Watch or even activism in general. One of the primary areas of focus for the vigil is education. As we are reaching out to our surrounding communities, we are constantly shifting consciousness and capacity that leads to mass mobilizing to shut down the SOA, and create a world of justice and dignity. Here are some ways: Pre-order "Somos Una America: Shut Down the SOA" the newest documentary produced from Latin America, and schedule a showing in your community at the end of October. Order Broadsheets and Palm Cards to place in coffee shops, restaurants, bring to meetings and events, as well as pass out to strangers on the street. Bring SOA Watch to your community! "I come to the SOAW Vigil not only to stand up against that specific institution but rather to stand up to the bigger hegemon of 'Militarism' - of which the School of the Americas is only one representation. Being part of the SOAW movement has broadened my knowledge of the issues of militarization and allowed me to understand that it is all around us. It is the culture of militarism which we have to change, and actively pursue a culture of peace and justice." --Juan Diego Castro, SOAW Canada Organizer, Kings University College in London, Ontario The vigil is a great way to come together with other youth, union leaders, teachers, activists, people of faith, immigrants, grandmothers artists and others to provide a unified voice against the intrusion of militarism into our lives as well as to present alternatives to violence and oppression everywhere. We'll see you in November!

Grads in the News: Dos Erres Massacre Conviction Four of the soldiers involved in the Dos Erres massacre were convicted of murder, and given a sentence of over 6000 years each. Otto Perez Molina Molina, charged with torture, genocide, and other war crimes, is the frontrunner in the ongoing presidential elections in Guatemala. Bolivian Generals Brought to Justice Five former high-ranking military officials and two former ministers were convicted last month for their roles in the killings at the protests in El Alto, Bolivia in 2003. Super Committee: The Joint Select Committee on Deficit reduction - also known as the super-committee - is a special committee convened to make decisions about what programs to cut from the federal budget. They are tasked with cutting over a trillion dollars in government programs. Contact members of the Super-Committee and tell them to de-fund the SOA/WHINSEC and other failed military programs through SOUTHCOM. Call to Action Conference Join Fr. Roy Bourgeois who is speaking at the Call To Action Conference this November 4-6th! Be part of the largest gathering of progressive Catholics in the country with speakers including: ADA MARIA ISASI DIAZ, Mujerista Theologian; ANTHONY RUFF, Benedictine Monk and Liturgist; RAUL AL-QARAZ OCHOA, Immigration and LGBT Rights Activist; JAMIE MANSON, National Catholic Reporter Columnist And more than 30 other speakers, workshops, prayer sessions, arts and entertainment, inclusive worship and more! _________________ Follow SOAW on Facebook Follow SOAW on Twitter See us on YouTube

Contact us. Our mailing address is: SOA Watch, PO Box 4566, Washington, D.C. 20017, USA Our telephone: (202) 234 3440 Click here to fund the campaign to close the SOA