by Wilhelmina Orozco
Abroad, when westerners create a movement they really go out of their way to meet and talk to people. When the campaign against nuclear disarmament was still a hot issue in Europe, the youth and the elderly worked together to make the world know the dangers of having nuclear arms. So they sent out flyers, demonstrated in the streets and even held an arms-together chain around a camp in England to dramatize their opposition.
In the United States, the American people are now joining critical debates on almost every issue that arises in their Congress. Steve Bouchard, Campaign Manager, of the Repower America movement which aims to have a green society, doing away with all pollutants that cause the black hole in the ozone layer and which is how the temperature here in our country has approximated that of the deserts, told how one Congressperson remarked to the media that "we had been 'very effective in the process, talking with members and encouraging support for the bill' and another explained how she had never been contacted by so many of her constituents before. 'My telephone has been ringing off the hook,' she added. Both voted for the bill."
Besides tapping Congress, he said the members "attended numerous town halls, sent more than 100,000 petitions to Congress, wrote more than 30,000 letters to newspaper editors, and made thousands of calls to Congress."
It's time to move the Filipino people. It's time to make our voices be heard and our feet tapping on the streets as we drum up support for 2010 clean and honest elections.
Picture by Terri Froelich
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