From: GRIMES_S@Eisner.DECUS.Org
Subject: Somalia crisis III
Originator: scj@israel.nysernet.org
Reply-To: <GRIMES_S@Eisner.DECUS.Org>
Organization: Nysernet
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 02:58:35 GMT

Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 21:09:59 PDT
From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse@igc.org>
Subject: Somalian action materials

FREE ACTIONS

Phone:  Clinton Campaign Hotline: 1-800-995-2388

Faxing:
Some free fax numbers have been set up via SUNET, in Sweden.  You can use
these on Internet or Bitnet.  You can also use them on IGC (peacenet, etc.).
Use email, and at the "To:" prompt, type in the free fax number.  Do *not*
put "fax:" in front of the number.  From IGC's standpoint, you are simply
emailing Internet, and there is no charge for this apart from your online
time charge.  SUNET turns the email into the fax (that actually comes out
the fax machine).

The free fax numbers available so far are:

Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali of the UN:

     Boutros_Ghali@f00912129634879.fax.sunet.se

Dir. of Bureau of E. African Affairs, State Dpt., Mark Johnson

     Mark_Johnson@f00912026470810.fax.sunet.se

Asst. Secy, Bur. of African Affairs, State Dpt., HJ Cohen

     HJ_Cohen@f00912026476301.fax.sunet.se

Clinton HQ

     Bill_Clinton@f00915013722292.fax.sunet.se

EC's ECHO (humanitarian assistance to Third World) (European Community)
     
     Mr_Molinier@f0093222992876.fax.sunet.se
     Mr_Molinier@f0093222992877.fax.sunet.se

     Development_Section@f0093222992872.fax.sunet.se
     Development_Section@f0093222992875.fax.sunet.se
     Development_Section@f0093222992894.fax.sunet.se

Other free actions, of course, are local phone calls.  If you live in the
202 area code, you can call the State Dept. people and National 
Public Radio's Listener Comment Line.  In New York, in the 212 area code,
call the United Nations and the US Ambassador to the UN.  Missions to the
UN of foreign countries also have 212 area codes; I don't have them listed.
I hope to add them; in the meantime, if you find them, email them to me.

FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE ACTIONS

Long-distance phone calls have an impact, take only a few minutes, and can
be kept short, thus costing only $2-$3.

Numbers to call:

James Kunder, Off. Foreign Disaster Assistance: 202-647-8924

State Dept. Public Comment Line:  202-647-6575

National Public Radio Listener Comment Line: 202-775-8686

HJ Cohen, Bur. of African Affairs:  202-647-2530

Mark Johnson, Bur. of East African Affairs: 202-647-9742

Washington Post 202-334-6000

Office of the Secretary General of the UN: 212-963-5012

US Ambassador to the UN, Edward Perkins: 212-415-4404

MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour:  703-998-2844

European Community Urgent Aid (Mr. Herman), Brussels, Belgium

322-235-1111; 322-235-1154
(prefix with 011 if calling thru AT&T)


REGULAR FAX NUMBERS
(for those without access to Internet, IGC, or Bitnet--e.g., if you
make a leaflet for general distribution, you can use these numbers.  People
can use them to fax from commercial faxing establishments.)

Also included are numbers that do not have free faxing set up at present.

UN Sec. Gen. Boutros-Ghali  212-963-4879

Mark Johnson (see above) 202-647-0810

Herman Jay Cohen (see above)  202-647-6301

James Kunder (see above) 202-647-5269

Public Broadcasting (Macneil/Lehrer): 202-293-3435

Bill Clinton's HQ: 501-372-2292

US Ambassador to the UN, Edward Perkins: 212-415-4443

President Bush: 202-456-2461

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The all-purpose message to send is to request massive shipments of
food, medical supplies, clothing and blankets to Somalia immediately.
Ask that the aid shipments continue without lessening of interruption until
the Somalians are out of danger.

As of August 22, 1992, your message could include the fact that aid agencies
in Somalia are pleading that governments forget red tape and send food.
Don Redding of Save the Children-UK  wrote that
"what is needed is a flood of food--placing emphasis on security is a wrong
priority.  The fighting in Somalia is a fight for food.  There is no
civil war any more."

Doctors Without Borders says the "countdown to death" has begun for a whole
generation.

Please remember that Amnesty International has learned from long experience
that successful requests are polite.

Please do all you can.  Your assistance is deeply appreciated, and you could
be instrumental in saving millions of lives.

Thanks.
Dorothy