Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison Area Peace Coalition E-mails Description An account of the resource The Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) formed fourteen days after the September 11 attacks to oppose (among other goals) the use of U.S. military, economic, or political force – whether direct or proxy, overt or covert -- "that violates the sovereignty or human rights of any nation or people." The Archive has assembled here e-mails exchanges from MAPC dating from the group's founding until late November 2001. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hello everyone, Following is the text of the humanitarian resolution on Afghanistan which we would like to propose be submitted to the Common Council.  At the Madison Area Peace Coalition meeting earlier tonight, people felt very strongly that this resolution should be voted on as soon as possible - at the Nov 20 Council meeting, if at all possible - since the humanitarian situation it addresses is growing worse by the day.  Please do let me know, by e-mail or by phone (XXX-XXXX day, XXX-XXXX night), if this can still be done.  If it's too late for that, then we would request the resolution be introduced at the Nov 20 meeting and voted on at the Dec 4 meeting. I've talked directly with X, who I know is willing to co-sponsor this, and I've heard from X that X and X are also willing to co-sponsor (and that there may be other alders willing, too).  If someone on the Council could fill us all in on who is willing to co-sponsor and when this can be voted on, we'll swing into action to raise awareness and build support for it. Thanks to everyone for your help and support, and I apologize for any confusion in communications. Best, X Title:    Humanitarian Priorities in Afghanistan A RESOLUTION regarding the urgent need to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan, including Afghan refugees in surrounding countries. WHEREAS,    a disastrous humanitarian crisis is underway, with an estimated 7.5 million people in Afghanistan facing critical food shortage or outright starvation this winter; and WHEREAS,    70 percent of these people are women and children, and the UN estimates 400,000 children under five will likely die this year, an increase of 100,000 over last year; and WHEREAS,     food aid shipments have been disrupted because of U.S. bombing in Afghanistan; and WHEREAS,    the aid agencies active in the region, including the Nobel laureate Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam International and the World Food Program have stated that the U.S. food drops can not meet the increasing and urgent need for assistance; and WHEREAS,    Madison now participates directly and indirectly in U.S. military efforts through many channels, including the federal taxes its citizens pay, and through its citizens' participation in the armed forces; and WHEREAS,    the Mayor and Madison Common Council are appalled at the mass starvation that will result from these actions to which they are a party if the situation is not speedily addressed; and WHEREAS,    the Mayor and Madison Common Council deplore the dishonor such an outcome would be for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council support a resolution to the situation that minimizes loss of life; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT humanitarian concerns must now be a top priority for U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, especially as there exists a narrow window of opportunity for supplying food to the region's population before winter makes this difficult or impossible.  The Mayor and Madison Common Council call on the federal government to defer to the judgement of international aid agencies that a cessation in bombing is necessary to avoid humanitarian disaster; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on Afghanistan's neighbors to immediately reopen their borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and call on the U.S. federal government and other members of the international community to prepare to contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on the U.S. federal government to actively support the work of various agencies to deliver assistance in Afghanistan, particularly through overland truck convoys, and to support safe humanitarian access to affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian agencies, in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humanitarian catastrophe; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on the U.S. federal government to contribute to efforts by the international community to provide long-term, sustainable reconstruction and development assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human rights of women and children; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council call on the international community to support democratic processes in Afghanistan leading to a government which represents all its people, including women. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Madison Common Council, on behalf of the people of Madison, in solidarity with the international community and in their capacity as citizens of the United States, urge the U.S. federal government to put humanitarian concerns first in its policies and actions overseas.  Furthermore, the Mayor and Madison Common Council will consider the U.S. federal government responsible for both the direct consequences of its military actions in Afghanistan and for unintended, indirect results of its actions leading to humanitarian crises in Afghanistan and the surrounding region. ____________________________________________ X Check out these internet sites! the East Timor Action Network/US http://www.etan.org Madison, WI - East Timor projects http://www.aideasttimor.org Madison's Social Justice Center http://www.socialjusticecenter.org "... in '74, after the [Indonesian military] invasion [of East Timor] ... we all fought together, we were united ... and I believe that if we could unite, we can forge another kind of unity, to fight for other things, like fight against poverty, fight against illiteracy, fight against disease, fight against many, many other things." -Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão _______________________________________________ policy@madpeace.org http://lists.OpenSoftwareServices.com/mailman/listinfo/madpeace-policy September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:51 PM September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients district6@council.ci.madison.wi.us; September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. X September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. NULL September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. [MAPC-policy] city council humanitarian resolution on Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [MAPC-policy] city council humanitarian resolution on 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-13