[Cispes-Alert] National call-in days TO SUPPORT Fair and Transparent Elections in El Salvador (deadline for Congressional signers is March 4!)

[CISPES National Office]

3 DAYS LEFT! 

 "NATIONAL CALL IN DAYS CONTINUE FOR

 FAIR AND TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS IN 

EL SALVADOR"

 


Final Push March 2 - 4, Last Days to Make Calls!

 

Support Representatives Raul Grijalva (Arizona) and Marcy Kaptur's (Ohio)
letter to President Obama on the Elections in El Salvador

 

We thank the 14 members of Congress that have signed on to the Letter to
President Obama (as of Friday February 30). They include Charles Rangel-
Chair of Ways and Means  (NY), Nidia Velasquez- Chair of the Hispanic Caucus
(NY), Xavier Becerra - Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus (CA), Linda
Sanchez (CA), Jose Serrano (NY),  Jim McDermott (WA),  Sam Farr (CA), Danny
Davis (IL), Bob Filner (CA), Chaka Fattah (PA), Keith Ellison (MN), Maurice
Hinchey (NY)

 

CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TODAY - (202) 224-3121

 

This letter calls for the United States government to maintain neutrality
with respect to El Salvador's March 15 presidential election, and affirms
that the U.S. should seek a positive relationship with whichever candidate
who is elected democratically by the Salvadoran people. It also calls for
Fair and Transparent Elections in light of reports by reputable
organizations such as the Organization of American States and the European
Union Observation Team whom reported serious irregularities in the last
Municipal and Legislative elections in January 2009.  The letter to
President Obama has emerged in light of efforts by the Salvadoran right-wing
to manipulate the official foreign policy of the United States toward El
Salvador for partisan ends. Groups tied to the ARENA government are airing
irresponsible TV ads and spewing false statements in the mass media stating
that Salvadorans in the United States will be deported, that remittances
will be halted and that relations with the United States will deteriorate if
the opposition wins the election. 

 

For a call script and more information about the letter go to:
www.cispes.org/action 

 

Sign on to the facebook event at
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=55103689405
<http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=55103689405&ref=ts> &ref=ts 

 

If your representative's office agrees to make a statement or co-sponsor the
letter, ask for the contact information of the person that the letter should
be sent to.  Then contact Esther Portillo at 909-645-2050
<mailto:burke at cispes.org>  or esther.portillo1 at gmail.com to pass on the
contact information and Representative's name. We will follow up with that
Representative.  

 

More info about the elections at: www.cispes.org/09electionsblog

 

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