Gather some friends and get out to see this event!!!
Half the Sky Live
Thursday, March 4, 7:30PM
Theatres across the U.S
It's more than a movie, it's a movement that is changing the world one woman at a time! HALF THE SKY LIVE, a one-night-only event on March 4, 2010, in theatres nationwide. With music, celebrity guests and the premiere of a remarkable new film, Woineshet, by Marisa Tomei and Lisa Leone. HALF THE SKY is a celebration of women! Youll be inspired to join the movement to help women and girls turn oppression into opportunity. HALF THE SKY LIVE is inspired by The New York Times bestseller, Half the Sky, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Visit http://www.halftheskylive.com for participating theatres and ticket information.
Click here for tickets and theatre information http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/OriginalPrograms/event/Half_The_Sky.aspx
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Geithner Responds to Congress letter about Haiti debt!
Great news from RESULTS!!!
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Hi Folks – so often it can take months, years and even decades to see the results of our advocacy… and sometimes it takes a couple of days.
Following the receipt of the Waters/Ros-Lehtinen letter with 94 signatures – including Financial Services Chair Barney Frank and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer – Secretary Geithner announced today that he will work to eliminate all of Haiti’s debt and provide any further assistance in the form of grants. We were hearing nothing from the White House on its intentions, so this is a huge shift. Most of Haiti’s remaining debt is owed to multilateral institutions like the IMF and IDB, so this doesn’t guarantee that the debt will be cancelled, but having the full support of the U.S. is absolutely critical and a real turning point.
Thanks again for you work on this letter. In thanking your members for signing, you can let them know this had a real impact. The press release from Treasury is pasted below.
Thanks!
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Hi Folks – so often it can take months, years and even decades to see the results of our advocacy… and sometimes it takes a couple of days.
Following the receipt of the Waters/Ros-Lehtinen letter with 94 signatures – including Financial Services Chair Barney Frank and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer – Secretary Geithner announced today that he will work to eliminate all of Haiti’s debt and provide any further assistance in the form of grants. We were hearing nothing from the White House on its intentions, so this is a huge shift. Most of Haiti’s remaining debt is owed to multilateral institutions like the IMF and IDB, so this doesn’t guarantee that the debt will be cancelled, but having the full support of the U.S. is absolutely critical and a real turning point.
Thanks again for you work on this letter. In thanking your members for signing, you can let them know this had a real impact. The press release from Treasury is pasted below.
Thanks!
94 Reps Signed IMF Letter to Cancel Haiti's Debt!
Congratulations: 94 Representatives Signed the House IMF Letter to Cancel Haiti's Debt!
Responding to the urgent humanitarian crisis in Haiti, Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) are sending a message that Haiti's debt must be cancelled.
Last week the IMF approved an emergency $100 million loan, adding to the $165 million already owed by Haiti to the Fund. Haiti owes an additional $447 million to the Inter-American Development Bank, and tens of millions to other institutions. As an influential member of these multilateral organizations, the U.S. will be critical in ensuring Haiti's debt will be canceled.
Representatives Waters and Ros-Lehtinen have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urging him to work to immediately suspend Haiti's debt payments, cancel any existing or newly incurred debt, and provide further assistance in the form of grants rather than debt-creating loans. Thanks in part to the efforts of RESULTS activists, so far 94 members of Congress have signed this letter, including IL reps Davis, Guiterrez, Jackson Jr, Quigley, Rush, Schakowksy.
We'll be watching to see if this strong message from Congress is heeded by the administration.
Responding to the urgent humanitarian crisis in Haiti, Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) are sending a message that Haiti's debt must be cancelled.
Last week the IMF approved an emergency $100 million loan, adding to the $165 million already owed by Haiti to the Fund. Haiti owes an additional $447 million to the Inter-American Development Bank, and tens of millions to other institutions. As an influential member of these multilateral organizations, the U.S. will be critical in ensuring Haiti's debt will be canceled.
Representatives Waters and Ros-Lehtinen have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urging him to work to immediately suspend Haiti's debt payments, cancel any existing or newly incurred debt, and provide further assistance in the form of grants rather than debt-creating loans. Thanks in part to the efforts of RESULTS activists, so far 94 members of Congress have signed this letter, including IL reps Davis, Guiterrez, Jackson Jr, Quigley, Rush, Schakowksy.
We'll be watching to see if this strong message from Congress is heeded by the administration.
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