NP online petition to Security Council

[barbara100 at jps.net]

Dear MoveOn member,

The response to our emergency petition to the U.N. Security
Council has been nothing short of extraordinary.  Less than
two days after the petition was launched, over 550,000 people
have signed, from over 200 countries.  It's a strong message
from the peoples of the world that the Security Council 
should support tough inspections in Iraq, not war.  It's also 
the fastest-growing online petition we've ever seen -- and 
already one of the largest in history.

You can be a part of this enormous success.  Just sign the
petition at:

   http://www.moveon.org/emergency/

We'll be delivering the petition to the U.N. Security Council
on Monday -- that's when our sources at the U.N. tell us it'll
make the most waves. We need to send the petition to press on
Friday night, but we'd like to have as many signers as
possible by that time.  By signing the petition and sharing it
with your friends, you can help us hit the 750,000 mark.
Please take a moment to sign up today.

Sincerely,
--Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack
  The MoveOn Team
  March 6th, 2003

P.S. Our petition was launched in cooperation with the American
Friends Service Committee, who have a terrific website that
provides resources and information on the crisis in Iraq.  Check 
it out at:

   http://www.afsc.org/iraq/

P.P.S. Yesterday, our local ad went up in over 111 local 
newspapers across the nation, our billboards are now up in 
Detroit, San Francisco and L.A., and our "Inspections Work. War 
Won't." message is on a quarter of all the busses in Washington 
D.C.  The financial support of MoveOn members for these 
initiatives has been overwhelming -- you funded over 100 local 
ads in less than a day!

One note of caution about giving to good causes: Never give your 
credit card number over the phone in response to any telephone 
solicitation.  And only give online or by mail to organizations 
you know and trust (like us). 

Thanks for making this work possible. 

Some links: 

Our "No link" ad that ran in 111 newspapers yesterday:
http://www.moveon.org/localads/localad.pdf

Our billboard and busses layout:
http://www.moveon.org/billboards/

How to donate to MoveOn.org:
http://www.moveon.org/support.html