http://www.montanawomenfor.org Education and advocacy to encourage women's participation in our democracy. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:48:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en |   June 20, 2008 08:15 AM Yesterday House Democrats and Republicans effectively struck a deal to "provide what amounts to legal immunity to the phone companies that took part in President Bush's program of eavesdropping." Today the parties will vote on the compromise bill. The New York Times has details below ... http://www.montanawomenfor.org/2008/06/20/congress-gives-immunity-to-telecoms-who-spied-on-us/ Instead of sending you several separate email messages, we've put together this one message that includes updates and information about 4 important efforts: * Iraq Moratorium #10 on June 20 * June 22 Global One-Day Hunger Strike to Protest U.S. Radar Military Base in Czech Republic * Articles of Impeachment Introduced * Canadian Parliament ... http://www.montanawomenfor.org/2008/06/18/four-actions/ Call Congress Now! - Vote on the SOA/WHINSEC SOA Watch has received confirmation that Congress will vote on an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2009 that would require that the School of the Americas/WHINSEC release the names, ranks, country of origin, courses and dates attended of students ... http://www.montanawomenfor.org/2008/05/21/call-tester-baucus-and-rehberg-2/ Thank you! In an amazing turn of events, the House of Representatives today voted AGAINST the supplemental funding for the war in Iraq!! The bill would have provided $166 billion in war funding, the largest single provision since the war started in 2003. In a move that no one expected, dozens of ... http://www.montanawomenfor.org/2008/05/15/house-votes-against-war-funding/ Just moments ago, by a near-unanimous vote, the Senate stood up to Big Media. They voted to throw out the FCC decision to let the largest media companies swallow up even more local media. This is simply an astounding victory, and it would not have happened without the massive grassroots effort ... http://www.montanawomenfor.org/2008/05/15/wow-we-won-one/