Health Care Reform Petition

From Care2.org:

Are Senator Gillibrand and Senator Schumer representing your interests in the health care debate raging in Congress? Now that the Senate is back from recess, they're buckling down for the summer session – and they're reviewing five separate health care bills at the moment.

Whatever the final bill looks like, your interests need to be in there. Tell Senator Gillibrand and Senator Schumer that you want a public plan option in health care reform.

Sign the petition.

Judge Sotomayor's Opening Statement

To check out Judge Sotomayor's statement in its entirety, check out the White House blog.

Clean Energy Sticker from Move On

From MoveOn:

Shepard Fairey, creator of the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, has created a beautiful image depicting a clean energy future. We're offering stickers with the image for FREE to all MoveOn members.

Click here to get yours: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51607&id=16560-9767478-pmd9Olx&t=2

We need to show Congress that Americans are ready to make the switch to clean, renewable sources of energy.

If hundreds of thousands of us put these stickers on our cars, bikes, laptops, lockers, cubicles, and dorm-room doors, we'll send a strong message that America's clean energy future matters to all of us

Check out Move On to get your sticker.

Back to School Kick Off: August 22

(click the flyer to find out more information)

Out of Town

I will return July 10.

6/2: Watch the WFP NYC Mayoral Forum online!

Check out the WFP website to watch the mayoral forum online tonight.

WFP is also letting people give feedback and share their opinions on the forum at the WFP site.

Here is the agenda:
5:30pm Introductions and explanation of the rules
6:00pm Mayor Bloomberg’s Interview
6:35pm Councilmember Avella’s Interview
7:25pm Comptroller Thompson’s Interview
8:00pm Closing Remarks

The Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2009

Sign the petition to support the Afghan Women Empowerment Act and support human rights for Afghan women:

Despite efforts by the U.S. government, the United Nations, and others to improve the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan, most still do not enjoy even basic human rights. You have the power to help them.

The Afghan Women Empowerment Act (S. 229) was introduced by Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in the U.S. Senate. If passed, this bill would provide critical resources for Afghan women for literacy education, technical and vocational training and health care services that would reduce maternal and infant mortality. The bill will also fund programs to protect women and girls against sexual and physical abuse, abduction, trafficking, exploitation, and includes emergency shelters for women and girls who face danger from violence.

Urge your senator to co-sponsor the Afghan Women Empowerment Act today, and give millions of women and girls a better chance in life.

Send a letter of support at Change.org.