Hi, I'm back and going thru lots of emails. This just came in and I see a couple of earlier requests. I wouldn't send it out if it asked you to go join a picket line, but it's an email, a truly-deserved accounting, IMO, and lots of you agree. I didn't plan it, but not a bad way to say "I'm back." If you love the gropenator or are of the male persuasion, sit this one out. Ed
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:55 PM Subject: Reject Arnold PLEASE FORWARD DEADLINE: TODAY - Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 6PM PST Dear Friends, Reminder, if you have not done so already... We are inviting you to join women up-and-down the state by adding your name to the letter calling on the Voters of California to Reject Schwarzenegger. Our goal is to have 100 names by the end of TODAY Tuesday, October 24 at 6PM and we are more than 3/4 of the way there. This is a grass-roots effort of concerned women.The letter below does not endorse any other candidate, and is not connected to any political campaign, or political party. The letter will be released to the press with the names of all the signers on Wednesday morning. Time is of the essence, voting day is 2 weeks from today. To add your name please send e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the Subject Line: Add me too Please include your full name, city and title, if applicable. (please indicate if your affiliation is for identification purposes only or if you are endorsing as rep. of your org.) DEADLINE: 6PM PST Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Please forward this e-mail to your women friends, and collegues. Best, Karen Pomer Founder, Rainbow Sisters Project For Women Who Have Survived Sexual Assault Jane Piper Founder & Director, SAAV Survivors & Artists for Abolishing Violence ********************** Open Letter to the Voters of California: We are California women, including registered Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and Greens. We are united in this message to California voters, politicians, and the press: If Foley is gone, and Hastert may go, why give Arnold Schwarzenegger a pass and re-elect him as Governor? "I am very glad Foley resigned right away, and I said also if anyone else knew about it they should resign. It's inexcusable." -- Schwarzenegger 10/6/06 We believe the Governor's words and deeds are that of a sexual predator, liar, and a hypocrite. It is inexcusable, and we do not give him a pass. We remember the 16 brave women who agreed to tell their stories to the Los Angeles Times in 2003. Most of them accused Schwarzenegger of committing acts of sexual battery, which is a criminal offense. We remember that since he was elected, several women have come forward to say they were minors (15 and 16 year-olds) when Schwarzenegger approached them: Actress Paid Not to Talk of Schwarzenegger Affair Washington Post - August 13, 2005 www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/12/AR2005081201651.html A former child-actress says she had sex with Schwarzenegger in 1975 (when she was 16) and was paid not to talk about it. Venice Teen Recalls A Day in the Life of the Terminator Free Venice Beachhead - January 2004 www.freevenice.org/Beachhead/%20%20Jan2004/Page1.html A then 15-year-old Venice high school student said while waiting at a bus stop, Schwarzenegger approached her while he masturbated in his car. We remember Schwarzenegger bragging he was "kicking their butts" - of California nurses who challenged his attempts to dismantle the nurse-to-patient ratio in 2004. We remember the audiotape that surfaced this fall with Schwarzenegger referring to a Latina lawmaker, saying that she had "black blood" mixed with "Latino blood," which he said equals "hot". For those who missed the LA Times series published in 2003 or need a reminder, here are some of the highlights: In interviews with the LA Times, three of the women said Schwarzenegger grabbed their breasts. A fourth said he reached under her skirt and gripped her buttocks. A fifth woman said Schwarzenegger grabbed her and tried to remove her bathing suit while in a hotel elevator. The next woman said Schwarzenegger pinned her to his chest and spanked her shortly after she met him at a West LA post-production studio in 2000. A waitress at a cafe reported that Schwarzenegger beckoned her to his side when she was serving him and his guests and said 'I want you to do a favor for me. I want you to go in the bathroom, stick your finger in your [vagina], and bring it out to me.' Another woman who worked on the movie "Predator" in 1986 said Schwarzenegger followed her into a bathroom on a studio lot and grabbed her from behind, “He clamped his right hand over my boob and was wrestling with me... He wouldn't let go. I fought him. The size of his biceps coming across my chest, they were enormous. I couldn't get away from him... Any time you make a woman feel that vulnerable or that overpowered, it changes you forever." Many survivors of sexual battery suffer the same long-term psychological post-traumatic symptoms as those who have experienced rape or sexual assault that includes penetration. The California Penal Code describes sexual battery as any unwanted touching of an intimate part of another person for the purpose of sexual arousal. "Touching" means physical contact with another person whether the individuals involved are clothed or unclothed. "Intimate part" means the sexual organ, anus, groin or buttocks of any person, and the breast of a female. (Penal Code Section 243.4.)] Sexual battery is a Megan's Law registerable sex offense in California. We don't give him a pass just because he is The Terminator. In our book he is The Predator. Foley’s Gone, Hastert Should Go, and Schwarzenegger Should Go Too. ONLY PARTIAL LIST OF SIGNERS Karen Pomer Founder, Rainbow Sisters Project For Women Who Have Survived Sexual Assault Los Angeles, CA Jane Piper Founder & Director, SAAV Survivors & Artists for Abolishing Violence Marina Del Rey, CA Diana Barahona Long Beach, CA Robin Bordonaro Beverly Hills, CA Tanya Brannan Founder & Director Purple Berets Santa Rosa, CA Andrea Buffa Oakland, CA CM Hardt Filmmaker S. Pasadena, CA Shelli Chasin-Hallidy, Ph.D. Carlsbad, CA Judy Citrin Los Angeles, CA Myrna Cherkoss Donahoe, Professor Emeritus CSU Dominguez Hills* California Faculty Association Dominguez Hills, CA Alena Donovan Community Education Coordinator Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center* Santa Barbara, CA Lila Garrett Radio Talk Show Host Los Angeles, CA Leslie Hope Professor, Los Angeles Valley College AFT College Guild 1521* Santa Monica, CA April M. Hurley, MD Physician Santa Rosa, CA Suzanne Joi CodePINK: Women for Peace* Berkeley, CA Carole LaFlamme Studio City, CA Carrie Lederer Producer/Director Santa Monica, CA Alita Letwin, Los Angeles, CA Christy "Dede" Miller Gold Star Families for Peace* Bellflower, CA Carol Mosely Santa Barbara,CA Carol Norris Clinical Consultant for San Francisco Women Against Rape* San Francisco, CA Dr. Vivian Price Assistant Professor, IDS/PACE California State University, Dominguez Hills* Carson, CA Janis Rampe Inglewood, CA Lisa Smithline Los Angeles, CA Leslie Simmons Davis, CA M. Belinda Tucker Professor Oak Park, CA Josefina Vidal Journalist Santa Monica, CA Stephania Widger Code Pink Hayward* Hayward CA Natalie Wormeli Civil Rights Attorney Davis, CA Susan Yamato Venice, CA (*Organizations listed for identification purposes only) #### [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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