[Seattle-editorial] Fwd: King County Civil Rights Resolution Passed Unanimously!!!

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From: Devon Abdallah [mailto:abdallah at aclu-wa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 07:19 PM
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Subject: King County Civil Rights Resolution Passed Unanimously!!!

Hello,

The King County Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of civil rights and civil liberties yesterday!  King County joins 223 towns, cities and counties and three states in the United States who have voiced their concerns of the USA PATRIOT Act.  

I just wanted to thank all of the organizations and individuals who endorsed the resolution*!   A special thank you to the organizations that gathered 1000s of signatures in support of the resolution - American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International USA, Eastside Suburban Peace Network, Radical Women, Seattle International Human Rights Coalition, Seattle Peace Chorus and of course Sound Nonviolent Opponents to War (SNOW) who's members spent hours petitioning and educating residents of King County.  Thank you to all of the residents who contacted their Councilmembers asking them to support the resolution!  Councilmembers received thousands of phone calls and emails!

To view the final King County resolution go to the ACLU of Washington website (www.aclu-wa.org <http://www.aclu-wa.org>) and click on "Keep America Safe and Free".  Also if you or your organization would like to get involved in other resolutions (state or other cities or towns), please be sure to contact us at the ACLU.

Thank you,

Devon Abdallah

* List of Organizations & Individuals Endorsing the King County Bill of Right Resolution
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) - Seattle Chapter 
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - Pacific Northwest Region  
Amnesty International USA - Group 4 Seattle
Arab American Community Coalition (AACC)
Arab Center of Washington (ACW) 
Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador - Seattle
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) - Seattle Chapter  
Eastside Suburban Peace Network (ESPN)
El Centro de la Raza
Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington (HFZ) 
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) - Seattle Chapter  
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) - Lake Washington Chapter
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) - Greater Seattle Chapter
Seattle Human Rights Commission
Seattle International Human Rights Coalition
Seattle Peace Chorus
Sound Nonviolent Opponents to War (SNOW) 
The November Coalition
Washington State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, 37th District



Devon Alisa Abdallah, Ph.D.
Community Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
705 2nd Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104-1799
206-624-2184 ext 202
www.aclu-wa.org