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Petition.
April
2012
For
Going Out on a Limb: a Thank You Email Campaign
It’s now been over a month since the Secretary
General and President of the UN General Assembly said that it was high time for
5WCW and proposed that there be one in 2015. Since the March 8 Joint Statement,
they have heard from those opposed to 5WCW. Meanwhile, 5WCW
advocates have focused on getting the good news of their support to our
groups in the absence of information otherwise, while some of us have been
working on getting sponsorship for a resolution to the General Assembly.
While SG & PGA have heard from those who were not pleased with the
statement, they have NOT heard from supporters. A Thank You campaign is now a
PRIORITY. They have gone out on a limb, and need to know that there is
support for 5WCW and appreciation for their leadership.
We need to send a FLOOD of emails and letters to the SG & PGA, from individuals who will list their affiliation and positions with organizations. The next step will be to get the organizations you belong to—to officially support 5WCW.
Full text of Joint Statement: http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=5904
Your email
should go to: President of General Assembly Al-Nasser <al-nassern@un.org>, Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon <bkm@un.org>
with cc: Executive Director UN Women Michelle Bachelet <bachelet@un.org> and me: jeanbolen@gmail.com
Please
write your own emails or letters right away, write your networks, and get them
on it! Marching orders!
Very simple
letter or email.
- Send
thanks and appreciation to the President of the General Assembly and the
Secretary General of the United Nations for their joint statement on
March 8, 2012 in which they proposed UN 5th World Conference on Women.
- Praise
them for taking this initiative and leadership.
- Encourage
them to continue to support 5WCW and assure them that there is support for
what they are doing.