From: harelb@MATH.CORNELL.EDU (Harel Barzilai)
Newsgroups: misc.headlines,alt.politics.clinton
Subject: please use FREE FAX-by-email re SOMALIA
Date: 17 Aug 92 06:23:33 GMT
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB


	"Background to: FREE FAX to SOMALIA" will give background
	article orig.ly posted (with *old* fax machine number;
	please use the new ones given below)	

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Topic 63        SOMALIA: New Free Fax Numbers!  1 response 
peacenet        pn.alerts        1:51 pm  Aug 15, 1992 
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From: <peacenet> 
Subject: SOMALIA: New Free Fax Numbers! 

Resent-Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 10:30:38 PDT 
Resent-From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse> 
Subject: SOMALIA! New Free Fax Numbers! 

/* Written  9:57 am  Aug 15, 1992 by dmorse in cdp:soc.cult.afric */ 
/* ---------- "SOMALIA! New Free Fax Numbers!" ---------- */ 

The State Dept. no. we have been faxing is "out of service."  Here are 
new numbers to try, for free faxing through SUNET (this has been arranged 
by Bernhard Helander of the University of Uppsala): 

HJ_Cohen@f00912026476301.fax.sunet.se 

   (this is to the Bureau of African Affairs of the State dept.) 

Mark_Johnson@f00912026470810.fax.sunet.se 

   (this is to the Bureau of East African Affairs of the State Dept.) 

Herman Jay Cohen of the first no. is Assistant Secretary for African Affairs 

Mark Johnson is Director of Bureau of East African Affairs 

Other numbers still appearing to work are to the Secretary General of the UN 
Boutros Boutros-Ghali: 

Boutros_Ghali@f00912129634879.fax.sunet.se 


To the Clinton Campaign HQ:  Bill_Clinton@f00915013722292.fax.sunet.se 

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GOOD NEWS is:  indications are that the State Dept. fax went "offline" because 
of the great number of faxes concerned about Somalia. 

IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS "THREAD":  The numbers above offer FREE FAXING via 
SUNET to all users of Internet and Bitnet, about the Somalia crisis--the 
worst disaster in the world, where as many as 5000 people are dying each day, 
and where aid has been slow in coming. 

Our messages now need to emphasize, among other things, quick action in 
moving food, etc., and *sustained* action (i.e., it should not slack off 
if public attention moves to other things).  For example, 

"We urge massive delivery of food and supplies to Somalia by all means 
possible, to all ports and airports in the country (not just to the capital 
Mogadishu). Millions of people are in immediate danger of starvation and 
there must be no delay. 

"Such massive aid must continue without interruption or lessening until the Somalian population 
is out of danger." 

There are many other posts on this somalian topic, of course, from which you 
may get information. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Please remember that AN EFFECTIVE FAX IS POLITE!! 
Amnesty International, through years of experience, has found that a serious 
polite tone will be heeded.  Threats or rudeness can damage the cause; 
please avoid them. 
Please see next response for additional suggestion.  Thanks to all who help on  
this. 

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