<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Gary Cozette</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cozettelada@ameritech.net">cozettelada@ameritech.net</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 2:12 PM<br>Subject: [Presente-Honduras] Correction: Schakowsky Letter on Honduras - 108 Signers! Next Steps<br>To: Presente Honduras <<a href="mailto:presente-honduras@lists.mayfirst.org">presente-honduras@lists.mayfirst.org</a>><br>
<br><br><div link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi Everyone –</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> The Honduras Solidarity Network and its partners in the DC-based LAWG Honduras Subgroup made history last week by securing an unprecedented 108 signers to the Schakowsky House letter on human rights in Honduras.  This is a stunning achievement!  <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">Equally stunning, the letter was promptly picked up by the <b><i>New York Times </i></b>with this excellent story: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/world/americas/lawmakers-ask-state-dept-to-review-support-for-honduras.html?_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/world/americas/lawmakers-ask-state-dept-to-review-support-for-honduras.html?_r=0</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Attached is the official letter, which includes a paragraph on the recent <span style="color:#555555">beating of many protestors and some members of the National Congress of Honduras.  Also attached is a copy of the press release making the letter public last Wednesday evening, May 28.  Also attached the letter and press release </span><b><i><span style="color:black">in Spanish</span></i></b><span style="color:#555555">.  The letter has already had a major impact in Honduras!  An update on that will be emailed later from those who are monitoring it.    <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">Next Step!</span></b><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"> </span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">  <u>Please email the New York Times link above and the final copy of the letter to the Congressional staffers</u> with whom you were in contact to <b><i>thank your Rep</i></b> for supporting this unprecedented effort in support of human rights and the rule of law in Honduras.   Please do this <b><i>today or tomorrow</i></b>. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A lesson learned?  It takes a village.  And what an amazing village of human rights activists who care about Honduras took action to make this happen!  Thank you for your part in making this historic effort so successful.   <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <span style="color:#555555"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gary L. Cozette</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Honduras Solidarity Network – Congressional Working Group</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cell:  <a href="tel:773.350.3518" value="+17733503518" target="_blank">773.350.3518</a></span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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