A MESSAGE FOR SWEET MICHELLE OBAMA FROM JOSEPH RAGLIONE.

Hi Michelle Obama, it is nice to hear from you again!

 Thanks to your NASA scientists I now understand a great deal more about climate change. However, the consequences of that change are yet to be fully understood. Protecting the future for today's children seems to be the best reason to struggle against those adults who continue to believe an industrial economy based on Oil and money and power are more important than protecting the environment. That would include some members of your own Democrat Party and the leadership of Russia and Canada.

  I have a favour to ask of you. Can you please write to President Putin or Russia and politely ask him to release the Green-Peace ship Arctic Sunrise along with it's young crew. The young Green-Peace activists are guilty of nothing more than trespassing and protesting the danger of having a Gazprom Oil drilling platform within the Arctic circle.

Thank you for the help!

Signed: Joseph Raglione

Executive Director: The World Humanitarian Peace and Ecology Movement.

P.S. We are also linked to GreenPeace and to AVAAZ and to other non-profit groups and of course I

will continue to help you and Barack Obama with as much publicity as I can create on this old computer.

----- Original Message -----

From: Michelle Obama

To: human4us@bell.net

Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:18 PM

Subject: Hey, it's me

Friend -- You can't just want change. You've got to fight for it, too. Barack and I hear that's exactly what you're doing -- thank you. This work matters. Just look at the August congressional recess: For the first time in a long time, our side built some real momentum over the summer -- on everything from immigration reform to climate change. That's all you. You're the heart and soul of this organization. That's why OFA wants to hear directly from you. If you haven't had a chance yet, please, weigh in: What is the number one issue that drives you to keep fighting? http://my.barackobama.com/Just-One-Question I had the privilege of helping get Organizing for Action off the ground earlier this year, and I'm excited about where you're taking it. There's a lot of work still ahead. As Barack says: Winning an election doesn't bring about the change we seek. It simply gives us the chance to make that change. You're embracing that opportunity -- and all Americans will be better off for it. Thanks, Michelle

OBAMA CARES BUT DO REPUBLICANS?

OBAMA CARES BUT DO REPUBLICANS?

Gentle Friend -- If you turn on the TV right now, you're going to hear a lot about Obama-care. Quite frankly, a lot of it is crap -- and that's because some groups are spending an insane amount of money trying to mislead people about what the law does. Just how much money? $400 million and counting since Obama-care passed. Think about that -- hundreds of millions of dollars to try to convince people they shouldn't get insurance. It doesn't get much more cynical than that. Look, we'll never have that kind of money, and that's OK. Our side is working overtime at the grass-roots level to get the facts out on health care reform. We don't need to outspend the other side, but we can't let them completely drown us out. Karl Rove's American Crossroads GPS and the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity -- it seems almost every wealthy conservative group is putting their money behind trying to make Obama-care fail. I saw one ad that encourages young people to "opt out" of getting covered.  That's right -- they would prefer to have people go uninsured rather than see the law succeed. Right now, there's a sense of desperation -- that this is their last chance to throw a wrench into the gears. That's because they know that millions of Americans are already seeing the benefits of Obama-care. And when marketplaces open up on the First of October, millions more will have access to coverage -- some for the first time in their lives. The facts are on our side. And that makes their strategy sound pretty horrible: Spend as much as you can to mislead people into thinking the law is bad for them. It's all pretty disgusting. O.F.A is dedicated to setting the record straight on this -- we'll be spreading the facts and making sure Americans have the information they need to get covered. Yes, I'm asking you to chip in to help pay for that work. We are the only ones standing in the way of the campaign to make Obamacare fail. Chip in $5 or more today, and let's fight back: https://donate.barackobama.com/Protect-Obamacare Thanks, Erin Erin Hannigan Health Care Campaign Manager Organizing for Action ---------------- The other side will spend millions to maintain the status quo. We're fighting for change -- chip in $5 or more to support OFA today. ----------------------------------------------  And while you are at it, make sure you remind President Obama that global warming will create more climate disruption in the near future which is not good for anybody's health!  Please ask President Obama to help free the Green-Peace Arctic Sunrise ship and its crew from the iron grip of Russia's Vladimir Putin. The Russian president and his Shell Oil friends from Texas are holding the Arctic Sunrise crew hostage.

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Joseph,

Thank you so much for the encouraging comments you left for the activists that were detained by the Russian Coast Guard, we really appreciate your support. However, I'm writing now to update you on some disturbing developments.

It’s a tense and dramatic moment on the high seas of the Russian Arctic.

Just hours ago, a helicopter descended suddenly on the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise, where we were protesting against Gazprom’s plans to drill for oil in these pristine and remote waters. Armed officials of the Russian Coast Guard stormed the ship, holding 25 activists - including two Canadians - on their knees at gunpoint. Seconds later, communications from the ship were cut off. We are seriously concerned for their safety, and are demanding that the Russian authorities free all the activists and withdraw from our ship immediately.

Please send an urgent email to the Russian Embassy in Canada demanding they free our activists!

This illegal seizure of our ship and crew comes after two of our activists were arrested early yesterday morning for taking part in a peaceful protest on the Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform to stop Shell’s new partner, Gazprom from becoming the first company to produce oil from the icy waters of the region. They were held overnight against their will by the Russian authorities with no charges or legal representation.

Right now, all around the world, hundreds of supporters are flooding the streets outside the Russian embassies in their countries, to demand the release of the people who put their bodies on the line to protect the Arctic from oil destruction. They’re there on behalf of our movement of nearly 4 million, and we cannot allow them to be threatened for standing up for their beliefs.

The Russian authorities have called us “terrorists,” but it’s clear the real threat to the fragile Arctic comes from the reckless oil companies that are determined to profit from Arctic oil -- no matter what the cost. Together we must show we are stronger than than those who want to destroy the Arctic, and will not be intimidated into silence.

Click here to email the Russian Embassy in Canada to demand the immediate release of our activists and an end to Arctic drilling for good.
Please send an urgent email to the Russian Embassy in Canada demanding they free our activists!

Thank you for your unconditional support,

Christy Ferguson
Greenpeace Canada Arctic Campaigner
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Joseph,

Thank you so much for the encouraging comments you left for the

activists that were detained by the Russian Coast Guard, we really

appreciate your support. However, I'm writing now to update you on some

disturbing developments.

It’s a tense and dramatic moment on the high seas of the Russian

Arctic.

Just hours ago, a helicopter descended suddenly on the Greenpeace

International ship Arctic Sunrise, where we were protesting against

Gazprom’s plans to drill for oil in these pristine and remote waters.

Armed officials of the Russian Coast Guard stormed the ship, holding 25

activists - including two Canadians - on their knees at gunpoint.

Seconds later, communications from the ship were cut off. We are

seriously concerned for their safety, and are demanding that the

Russian authorities free all the activists and withdraw from our ship

immediately.

Please send an urgent email to the Russian Embassy in Canada demanding

they free our activists!

This illegal seizure of our ship and crew comes after two of our

activists were arrested early yesterday morning for taking part in a

peaceful protest on the Prirazlomnaya Arctic oil platform to stop

Shell’s new partner, Gazprom from becoming the first company to produce

oil from the icy waters of the region. They were held overnight against

their will by the Russian authorities with no charges or legal

representation.

Right now, all around the world, hundreds of supporters are flooding

the streets outside the Russian embassies in their countries, to demand

the release of the people who put their bodies on the line to protect

the Arctic from oil destruction. They’re there on behalf of our

movement of nearly 4 million, and we cannot allow them to be threatened

for standing up for their beliefs.

The Russian authorities have called us “terrorists,” but it’s clear the

real threat to the fragile Arctic comes from the reckless oil companies

that are determined to profit from Arctic oil -- no matter what the

cost. Together we must show we are stronger than than those who want to

destroy the Arctic, and will not be intimidated into silence.

Copy this letter to Russian Ambassador's around the world.

Dear Ambassador:

 We politely ask that you immediately release our peace and ecology Greenpeace activists. We then politely ask that you put an end to Arctic drilling for good! If you fail to comply we will politely ask for an international censor or your Russian government and a boycott of all Oil based products created by the United States Shell company. Thank you for your immediate assistance!
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 On the morning of Wednesday 18 September two activists from Greenpeace

International were arrested as they took peaceful action towards

Gazprom’s off-shore oil platform Prirazlomnaya, to stop the company

conducting oil drilling operations in the Arctic waters of the Pechora

Sea. The following day, September 19, the Russian Coast Guard illegally

boarded the Greenpeace International ship Arctic Sunrise while in

international waters and arrested 25 activists on board at gunpoint. We

are demanding the immediate release of all the activists detained and

an end to the Coast Guard’s unwarranted aggression against our ship and

peaceful protest.

Greenpeace International is in the Russian Arctic to bear witness and

express non-violent opposition towards oil companies’ destructive and

reckless oil drilling plans. Our peaceful protest was met with extreme

and disproportionate force from the Russian Coast Guard, who fired 11

warning shots at our ship, the MY Arctic Sunrise, and threatened our

activists with knives and guns. Now 27 of our activists are being held

by the Russian Coast Guard against their will and without legal

representation.

Today we are conducting a peaceful solidarity protest outside this

embassy in support of our activists to demand that they are freed by

the Russian authorities. We urge you to transfer our requests to the

Russian government without delay.

We ask that you:

- Free the 25 activists who have been detained on board the Arctic

Sunrise, and order the Russian Coast Guard to holster their guns and

withdraw immediately from our ship.

- Prioritize investigation into the destructive activities of oil

companies in the Arctic, and not aggressive intimidation of peaceful

protesters.

- Ban offshore oil drilling in the Arctic for good.

The real threat to the Arctic comes not from Greenpeace International

but from oil companies like Gazprom. In contempt of the urgent need to

protect the Arctic for all life on earth, Gazprom is determined to

drill in its remote, frozen seas for more fossil fuels that are warming

our planet and melting the ice. In the Arctic an oil spill would be

irrecoverable. Such an event would devastate the local environment.

We urge you to transfer these requests to the Russian government in

Moscow immediately to assist us in the swift release of our activists

from the custody of the Russian authorities, and put a end to the

unwarranted aggression and repression of our peaceful protest against

Arctic oil drilling.

Yours sincerely,

Thank you for your unconditional support,

Christy Ferguson
Greenpeace Canada Arctic Campaigner

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Original Message -----

From: Tom Mauser

To: Joseph Raglione

Ex/Dir: The World Humanitarian Peace and Ecology Movement.

Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 5:56 PM

Subject: My son Daniel

Joseph -- My son, Daniel, was a smart, quiet kid.   He'd just become a straight-A student, and he was overcoming his shyness as a new member of the debate team.   On April 20th, 1999, my beautiful and bright 15-year-old son was killed by two teenagers with guns in the library of Columbine High School -- one of 12 innocent kids who lost their lives for no reason at all.   It's been 14 years since that horrible day -- 14 years of fighting so no family has to grieve like ours did.   These tragedies keep happening, and so far, Congress has failed to take common-sense action to stop them -- even though nine in 10 Americans have agreed that it's time to act by expanding background checks to close the loopholes that put guns in the hands of dangerous people.    This Wednesday, OFA and allied organizations are standing up for a national Day of Action to ask members of Congress: What will it take to finally act to prevent gun violence? I hope you'll join in -- say you'll do one thing this week to show Congress you want action to prevent gun violence. The last questions you ever want to hear as a parent are: "What was your child wearing, and do you have any dental records?" That's what the police asked me the evening of the shooting at Columbine High, as they tried to establish who had been killed. It was the most hopeless I'd ever felt. Since Daniel's death, I've found a way to honor him: by trying to prevent other families from feeling this pain. I've advocated locally and nationally for smarter gun laws -- even helping achieve a statewide ballot victory here in Colorado. In December, when I heard about the shooting in Newtown, I sat in my office and broke down. I was watching another community torn apart by guns -- more parents grieving, more kids who would never see graduation, or a wedding, or a family of their own. And in the wake of another tragedy, nine in 10 Americans agreed that it was time to act -- expand background checks to close the loopholes that put guns in the hands of dangerous people. But Congress disappointed us, putting politics above the safety of our kids. That's why this week, we're asking: How many parents will have to go through what I did before we say "enough"? You should be a part of this, too. Tell Congress you're going to keep asking until they act: http://my.barackobama.com/Do-One-Thing-for-Gun-Violence-Prevention Thank you, Tom Tom Mauser Littleton, Colorado ==================================== Dear Tom Mauser:  There are no words I can write that will help you alleviate the pain of your loss. I can, however, inform you that I've been on the world wide web from it's inception and that I will continue to use my computer to fight for you and for others like yourself who have suffered great personal loss. Your letter will be delivered to the millions of AVAAZ readers who make up Al Gore's powerful organization and to as many readers as I can reach using my Google blog and this old computer. However, Google has yet to prove itself as an unbiased media outlet.  I've not heard from Michael Moore in a while but he was a champion for your cause.  I am hoping he has not given up.   The second amendment of the United States is all that stands in the way of gun reform. The NRA loves to hide behind the second amendment! They hold it up like a sacred shield from the past  but that ancient law was not meant to protect modern day psychopathic killers of children. It was meant to protect a struggling new nation from invasion by a dangerous foreign government. I suggested to your president Obama that he hold a national referendum asking U.S. citizens if the second amendment should be changed to exclude automatic weapons. When the second amendment was created by the founding fathers of your country, they were talking about one shot rifles and squirrel guns and certainly not about modern day assault rifles or even multi-bullet hand guns for that matter. For that reason alone the second amendment must be changed.  I suggest you contact as many radio and television stations as possible and ask for their help creating a referendum. The politicians will almost certainly jump in on the action once the ball is rolling. Thank you for your letter and yes, I will help you keep the media ball rolling. Signed: Joseph Raglione Executive director: The world humanitarian peace and ecology movement.