Forwarded on behalf of Mel Lehman
SEND A HOLIDAY CARD TO IRAQ
The people of Iraq will spend this Ramadan and Christmas malnourished,
sick, unemployed and impoverished because of a decade of U.S.-backed
sanctions.
I will travel to Iraq to deliver your personal greeting for Ramadan or
Christmas.
You can send a Ramadan greeting to one of the Muslims there or
a Christmas card to one of the nearly one million Christians in
Iraq or to let them know that they have not been forgotten by the
outside world. And you can write to one of your representatives in
Washington.
Dear Friend, here's how you can participate:
1. Include the people of Iraq in your prayers this Ramadan and Christmas.
2. Sign your name on a greeting for Ramadan or a Christmas card. You may
include a one sentence
greeting but DO NOT INCLUDE ANYTHING OF A POLITICAL NATURE. IF YOU DO SO, I
WILL UNFORTUNATELY NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER YOUR CARD. This year Ramadan
coincides closely with Christmas and you also may want to send Ramadan
greetings. To do so, sign your name on a blank museum-type card with
flowers
or a landscape on it. Again, you may include a one-sentence greeting and
sign your name but I will not be able to deliver your card if you include
anything of a political nature.
3. Send it to me: Mel Lehman, 310 Riverside Drive, #511, New York, NY 10025
by December 10, 2000. PLEASE NOTE THE LIMITED TIME. It is not necessary,
but if you wish you may also include a contribution for costs involved with
this project. A suggested donation is 50¢ per card. I will use part of the
money for Christmas and Ramadan presents of fresh fruit. Any money received
beyond those expenses will be used to continue publishing The Children of
Iraq newsletter. If you have questions, contact me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or call me at 212/865-6115.
4. For each card that you send, write a letter to Washington asking
President
Clinton or your Senator or U.S. Representative to show some respect to the
people of Iraq and end the economic sanctions because they are hurting the
most vulnerable people, especially the children. Send your letter to:
President William J. Clinton
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Senator ___________
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Representative_______
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
5. AND REMEMBER THE DEADLINE: DECEMBER 10, 2000 so I can personally deliver
your cards to Iraq in time for Christmas and Ramadan.
Thank you.
Mel Lehman
