for those who are interested;
-----Original Message-----> From: Blais, Nathalie
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:57 AM
To: MacNeil, Karen; Macneil, Lynn; Ansell, Lisa; Thibault, Diane;
Makhlouf, Ghada; Massa, Viviane> Subject: Please read
IF you decide not to forward this, please send it back to me. This is an
actual petition, and "signatures"
will be lost if you drop the line.
Please take 3 minutes out of your life to do your part. And be sure to
include other members of your household who are willing to sign.
Oprah recently had a show about this atrocity and it was heartbreaking.
Petition to the United Nations Background Information:
Madhu, the government of Afghanistan, is waging a war upon women. Since
the Taliban took power in 1996,
women have had to wear burqua and have been beaten and stoned in public
for not having the properattire,
even if this means simply not having the mesh
covering in front of their eyes. One woman
was beaten to death by an angry mob of fundamentalists
for accidentally exposing her arm(!) while she was
driving. Another was stoned to death for
trying to leave the country with a man that was not a> > >relative.> > > >
Women are not allowed to work or even go out in public
without a male relative; professional women such as
professors, translators, doctors,lawyers, artists and
writers have been forced from their jobs and
restricted to their homes. Homes where a woman is
present must have their windows painted so that she
can never be seen by outsiders. They must wear silent
shoes so that they are never heard. Women live in fear
of their lives for the slightest misbehavior. Because
they cannot work, those without male relatives or husbands are> either
starving to death or begging in the street,even if they hold
Ph.D.'s.Depression is
becoming so widespread that it has reached emergency levels. There is no
way in such an extreme Islamic society to know the suicide rate with
certainty, but
relief workers are estimating that the suicide rate among women
must be extraordinarily high: those who cannot find proper medication> and
treatment for severe depression and would rather take their lives than>
live
in such conditions. At one of the rare hospitals for women, a reporter>
found
still, nearly lifeless bodies lying motionless on top of beds, wrapped in
their
burqua, unwilling to speak, eat,or do anything, but slowly wasting
away. Others have gone mad and were seen crouched in corners, perpetually
rocking or
crying, most of them in fear. It is at the point where the term
"human rights violations" has become an understatement. Husbands have the
power of life and death over their women relatives, especially their>
wives,
but an angry mob has just as much right to stone or beat a woman,
often to death, for exposing an inch of flesh or
offending them in the slightest way. Women
enjoyed relative freedom: to work, to dress generally
as they wanted, and to drive and appear in public
alone until only 1996. The rapidity of this
transition is the main reason for the depression and
suicide; Women who were once educators or doctors or
simply used to basic human freedoms are now
severely restricted and treated as subhuman in the
name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam. It is not
their tradition or 'culture', but it is
alien to them, and it is extreme even for those
cultures where fundamentalism is the rule. Everyone
has a right to a tolerable human
existence, even if they are women in a Muslim country.> > > > >
If we can threaten military force in Kosovo the name
of human rights for the sake of ethnic Albanians,
citizens of the world can certainly express
peaceful outrage at the oppression, murder and
injustice committed against women by the Taliban.> > > > >
STATEMENT: In signing this, we agree that the current
treatment of women in Afghanistan is completely
UNACCEPTABLE and deserves action by the
United Nations and that the current situation overseas
will not be tolerated.
Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere, and it
is UNACCEPTABLE for women in 2001 to be treated as
subhuman and as so much property. Equality
and human decency is a fundamental RIGHT, not a
freedom to be granted,whether one lives in Afghanistan
or elsewhere
1) Giuliana D. Black, Daly City, CA, USA
2) Mariam Nayiny, Palo Alto, CA, USA
3) Sunaina Gulati-Ruh, Palo Alto, CA USA
4) Megan McCaslin, Palo Alto, CA USA
5) Blake Hallanan, San Francisco, Ca. USA
6) Kit Henderson, Sacramento, CA USA
7) Kara Myers, San Francisco, CA
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11) Jeanne Racik, B!erkeley, CA
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14) Susan Johnson, Encino, CA
15) Kenneth Johnson, Encino, CA
16) Terri Treas, Los Angeles, CA
17) Amy Retzinger, North Hollywood, CA
18) Babette Crooms, Los Angeles, CA
19) Olivia Kienzel; Santa Barbara, CA
20) Sean Dexheimer, Los Angeles, CA
21) Elio Chavez, Jr., Pasadena, CA
22) Greg%Ð'XKastigar, Los Angeles, CA
23) Robert Collie, Los Angeles, CA
24) Jeff Garvin, Brea, CA
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27) Theresa Donahoe - Martinez,CA
28) Jennifer Horn - Concord, CA
29) Roxanne Ryan - Alamo, CA
30) Miriam Tyler- San Jose CA
31) John Burns- San Jose CA
32) Kristin Lynn Minick- Fort Worth TX
33) Jeff Neal- Marietta, GA
34) Anna Neal- Marietta, GA
35) Frances Murley-Fort Worth, TX
36) David Murley-London, England, UK
37) Jillian Dykhouse, Colleyville, TX
38) Bonnie Dykhouse,Colleyville,TX
39) Nancy Williams, Colleyville, TX
40) Georgene Farr, Sterling Heights, MI
41) Joanne Arensberg, Riverview, MI
42) Luann Ouellette, Vermillion, SD
43) Sandie Sullivan, Vermillion, SD
44) Troy Nelson, Minneapolis, MN USA
45) Joseph Miller, Minneapolis, MN USA
46) Kathleen Miller, White Bear Lake, MN USA
47) Jerry Marquis, Mpls. Mn. USA
48) Julie Stokes, Coon Rapids, MN USA
49) Tracy Ford, Blaine, MN USA
50) Sheila Lawrence, Monticello, MN USA
51) Brenda Kitchen, Westlake Village, Calif!ornia,USA
52) Teresa Burke, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
53) Bruce Ehrlich, Sherman Oaks, CA USA
54) Yllania Francis, Los Angeles, CA USA
55) Drew Hedin, Los Angeles, CA USA
56) Laura Paridon, Laguna Woods, CA USA
57) Jeanie Hagedorn, Des Moines, IA USA
58) Sue Christensen, Des Moines, IA USA
59) Sybil Finken, Glenwood, IA USA
60) Luke Finken, Earth
61) Doug Gerace, Lincoln, NE USA
62) Cheryl Gerace, NE
63) Sheri Lew, CO
64) Raven Grace, Boulder, CO
65) Martha M.Mertz, EL, Michigan
66) Colleen R. Cooper, Okemos, Michigan
67) Barbara J. Sawyer-Koch, East Lansing, MI
68) Margaret A. Meyers, Okemos, Michigan
69) Mary Helen Espes, Okemos, Michigan
70) Maureen Kirchhoff, Allenspark, CO
71) Bart Johnson, Err, France
72) Sharon!O'Connor, Olympia, WA USA
73) Nancy Irving, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
74) Martha Lindley, Seattle, WA, USA
75) Judith Alexander, Woodinville, WA, USA
76) Arlene B. Hawkinson, Seattle, WA, USA
77) Christine E. Mobley, Bothell, WA, USA
78) Trudie Breen, CA, USA
79) Catherine Standiford, CA, USA
80) Beverly Truett, AZ, USA
81) Christine Meehan,AZ,USA
82) Janice Gilbert, Valley Center, CA, USA
83) Dawna Upchurch, Anchorage, AK USA
84) Roxanna Groves, Olympia, WA USA
85) Lynda Lynde, Helena, MT USA
86) Constance Gelu, University Place, WA USA
87) Jodi Woolett, Tacoma, WA USA
88) Lisa I. Reeves- Lynden, WA USA
89) Amanda James-Bow, WA USA
90) Kelli J. Smith, New Port Richey, FL USA
91) Chris Poirier, Largo, Fl USA
92) Mike Carpenter, Palmetto, Fl USA
93) Alice Pryor, Melbourne FL USA
94) Ellen Catano, Manchester NH USA
95) Bevely Jennings, Cincinnati OH USA
96) Linda Feely, Norwood,OH USA
97) Sherry Stidham, Norwood OH USA
98) Brittany Brown, Cincinnati OH USA
99) Sandy Brown, Cincinnati, Oh USA
100) Tim Brown, Cincinnati, OH USA
101) Pat Brown, Cincinnati, OH USA
102) Amy Cregger, Memphis, TN USA
103) Kay Emerick, Logan, OH USA
104) Trina Bookman, Logan, OH USA
105) Mary Samuelson, St. Louis, Mo USA
106) Jeannette Ward, Memphis, TN USA
107) Elisabeth Davis, Memphis, Tn USA
108) Rose Klimek, Memphis, TN USA
109) Barbara K. White, Hoquiam, WA, USA
110) Paula J. Eriksen, Palm Harbor, Florida USA
111) Rag!nar Eriksen, Palm Harbor, Florida USA
112) MARILYN KING, CLEARWATER, FL, USA
113) Barbara Stiner,Oldsmar,FL,USA
114) Jac'line Weisgerber,Clearwater,FL,USA
115) Charlotte Beadles, Douglasville, GA, USA
116) Jody Hoadley, Powder Springs, GA, USA
117) Hope Howard, Atlanta, GA, USA
118) Cliff Howard, Atlanta, GA, USA
119) Kay Chicoine, Atlanta, GA USA
120) Mark Chicoine, Atlanta, GA USA
121) Paula King, Lexington, KY,USA
122) Sally Weissman,Minneapolis,Mn,USA
123) Susan Abbott, New Brighton, MN USA
124) Rachel Fine, St. Louis Park, MN, USA
125) Deb Harley,Eden Prairie, MN,Usa
126) Barb Handahl,Faribault, MN,USA
127) Ann Olson,Chamberlain S.D.USA
128) Deb Hunt,Sioux Falls S.D.USA
129) Anne Frankman, Sioux Falls, SD USA
130) Susie Kostel, Tabor, SD USA
131) Julie Anderson, Mount Prospect, IL USA
132) Janet Tilden, Fremont, NE USA
133) Debbie Bowman, Kingston Springs, TN, USA
134) Shari Watkins, Franklin, TN, USA
135) Teresa Beck, Columbia, TN USA
136) Amy Stephens, Brentwood, TN, USA
137) Vicki Warren, Lyles, TN, USA
138) Linda Lupo, Westland, MI, USA
139) Cathie McClary, Clinton Twp. MI, USA
140) Diane Catellane, Clinton Twp. MI, USA
141) Judy Mellen, Clarkston, MI, USA
142) Donna Waite, Lake Orion, MI, USA
143) Ann Acton, South Lyon, MI, USA
145) Tami Hall, South Lyon, MI, USA
146) Wendy Belsley, South Lyon, MI, USA
147) Gretel Coombs, East Lansing, MI, USA
148) Mike Jones, Lansing, MI, USA
149) Jeff Jones, Atlanta, GA, USA
150) Marion Jones , Atlanta, GA , USA
151) Pat Scott, Enumclaw, WA, USA
152) Bob Panzer, Houston, TX, USA
153) Pat Panzer, Houston, TX, USA
154) Joe Schwartz, Jacksonville AL USA
155) Stefanie Walfield, Fayetteville, NC, USA
156) Liz Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA
157) Christine Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA
156) Mike Dunkley, Milledgeville, GA, USA
157) Randy Parsons, Eatonton, Ga.
158) Bonita Platner, Kirkwood, NY. USA
159) Ralph Platner, Kirkwood, NY. USA
160) Charles Lundquist, Binghamton, N.Y. U.S.A.
161) Tracy Rowe, Hollywood, CA USA
162) Daniel Raphael New York, New York USA
163) Ann Brameier, New York, NY USA
164) Kazuko Tao, Healdsburg, Ca USA
165) Shelley Zavat, Rio Nido, Ca. USA
166) Kendall Smith, Fort Bragg, Ca USA
167) Candi Zizek, Sacramento, California USA
168) Annette Blackwood, West Hartford, CT USA
169) Frank Sentner, West Hartford, CT USA
170) Ann Steadman, Roanoke, VA USA
171) George Steadman, Roanoke, VA USA
172) Elizabeth Byam,Washington, DC USA
173) Mary Dougal,Montclair, NJ USA
174) Kathleen Ennen, Champaign, Il. USA
175) Patricia S. Berky, Baltimore, Md. USA
176) Wahiba Abu-Ras, Old Bridge, NJ. USA
177) Magdi Awad, Old Bridge, NJ USA
178) Melissa Joralemon, NY USA
179) Vida Cofie-Robertson, NJ USA
180) Sema Gurun, NY, USA
181)Sahika Yildirim, UB, Mongolia
182) Ceylan Orhun istanbul-turkey
183)Efsa Kuraner, Istanbul, Turkey
184) Meyzi Barin Istanbul Turkey
185) Marie-Aude Serra, Istanbul Turkey
186) Gil Serra, Istanbul Turkey
187) Brian Wilks, France
188) Yuni Nixon, Canada
189) John Nixon, Canada
190) Anne-Marie Dekker, Canada
191) Daryl Duke, Canada
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195)val ross, Toronto, Canada
196)Jane Rowland, Toronto, Canada
197)Elizabeth Renzetti, Los Angeles, CA
198) Jennifer Sudbury, Toronto, Canada
199) Anna Withrow, Toronto, Canada
200) Erin Boyce, Toronto, Canada
201) Lauren Boyce, Leesburg, USA
202) Donna Hoeltzel, Yarker, Ontario,Canada
203) Jennifer Hoeltzel, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
204) Jaime Hoeltzel, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
205) Wendy Nelson-Hoeltzel, Centreville, Ontario, Canada
206) Lori Hunt, Yarker, Ontario, Canada
207) Janice Beecher, British Columbia, Canada
208) Diana Johannesma, British Columbia, Canada
209)Lynn Heslop, British Columbia, Canada
210) Sharon Fulton, British Columbia, Canada
211) Della Fulton, British Columbia, Canada
212) Glenn Fulton, British Columbia, Canada
213) Heather Lawson, British Columbia, Canada
214) Virg Betker, British Columbia, Canada
215) Grace Gill, British Columbia, Canada
216) George Gill, British Columbia, Canada
217) Terry Brown, Thunder Bay, Ont Canada
218) Vivianna Brown, Ontario Canada
219) Charles Cottle, Montreal, Canada
220) Linda Marschall, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
221) Hank Gigandet, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
222) Donna Belanger, Roxboro,Quebec, Canada
223) James Sheen, Roxboro, Quebec, Canada
224) Julie Lapierre, Lasalle, Quebec, Canada
225) Lincoln Serjue, Lasalle, Quebec, Canada
226) Earl Henophy,Kirkland,Quebec,Canada
227) Katherine Peacock,Kirkland,Quebec,Canada
228) Heather Sawchuk, Pierrefonds, Montreal, Quebec
229) Sharon Coughlin, D.D.O, Quebec Canada
230) Nathalie Blais, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada
231) Diane Thibault, Pointe-Claire, Quebec, CDA>
232) Sandra Thibault, Lachute, Quebec, Canada
233) Jo Anne Howard
234)Deborah L. Forde, Montreal,Quebec,Canada
235) Jonh William Laurence Forde, Montreal,Quebec,Canada
236) Alexandra-Kathleen Bouchard, Montreal, Canada
237) Shirley Maragh, Montreal, Canada
238) Diane C. Hodges, Montreal, Canada
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"The world is too much with us,
late and soon..."
Wordsworth.
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diane celia hodges
Diane_Hodges@ceo.cudenver.edu
hodgesdiane@hotmail.com
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