Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fBKGQS026232; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:26:28 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:26:28 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc21ca50.018@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1840] Re: alert -- Aside X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_D68BC5B0.7D1C700C" X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 8574 Lines: 207 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think that alerts such as these are great catalysts and motivators for adult and young adult learners to learn about how our government works and the role they can take in making their voices heard. In this particular instance, calling/emailing/writing to congressional representatives, and leaders of women's groups would be a great way to get people started. A whole unit can be developed around this-from finding contact information on the WEB, to reading about how decisions like these get put into action, to writing letters of protest. Daphne >>> lcarp@kih.net 12/19/01 08:44AM >>> I personally do not think that this administration would be nearly as concerned for the women in Afghanistan if it were not one of the issues being used to make a war seem more legitimate.This Heritage Foundation information infuriates me. This group keeps popping up in matters that involve people loosing their rights. Any suggestions? I know that I have a whole group of women & teens who will want to do something. -----Original Message----- From: Dana Cooper < d7cooper@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list < nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:01 AM Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1836] Re: alert -- Aside >Gail Spangenberg < gspangenberg@caalusa.org> wrote: ><snip> >>Strange for the administration not to be as resolute where American >>women are concerned as they appear to be about women's rights and the >>role of women in Afghanistan. Gail > >Gail, > >Pardon, the aside, but I doubt that when the administration mouths concern >about the Afghani women that they care about those women's plight. I think >that they are sprouting that womenconcernspeak to hit American buzzwords and >to placate Americans who believe the military actions are too harsh. (Part >of the bomb on one hand and feed with the other scene.) American people >cannot expect to change years of Afghani sins against Afghani women >overnight. A "new" cause is born. And if we are pointing out the iniquities >that the Afghani women suffer, American women's suffering and problems seem >less so by comparison. (At least, I imagine that that is the mindset behind >some of the surface sympathy rising.) > >I am not trying to diminish the pains of women in other countries or to say >that the problems of American women are nothing in comparison -- that >depends on individual situations -- there might be American women living >lives even more horrific than those lived by some Afghani women. Nor do I >begrudge the Afghani women any assistance they could receive from their own >people, Americans, or other interested parties. > >What I find disturbing is this redirection of the American attention -- See >Afghani women suffer -- while there are all these unsympathetic, anti-women >activities on our homefront. It's like a feed 'em, bomb 'em duality acted >out. Offer "support" for Afghani women while reducing support for American >women. Not so much a case of the "two" causes being in conflict, but one >cause being used to distract from another. > >Dana > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > >
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