Ebrima, In view of this, I would suggest that we go ahead with the petition and send them by email to each of these people listed here, as well as to the U.S Congress and the Senate and State Department. These bodies are always interested in what their members are involved in, and which can be a potential no no. For the others who are not members of these bodies, we can still send them the emails followed by hard copy mailings. These people fight for the rights of the people they represent every day, and they have t appreciate that what we are asking is the same consideration. One cannot defent justice at home and then engage in acts that perpetrate or lend legitimacy to injustice in someone else's home. The former lady Senator from Illinois your source mentions is Carol Moseley Braun. We can still follow it up with mailing the hard copy of the petition to these bodies and I will do that if I have the addresse of the WCM headquarters if there is such a thing. Hard copies can also go out to these representatives offices, and again, I can oblige f I have addresses. Jabou Joh In a message dated 1/28/01 10:54:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Hon. Gary Loster (Conference Chairman), Saginaw, MI;Rep. Johnny Ford (WCM > Founder), Tuskegee, AL; Hon. William Jefferson (Member of U.S. Congress, > (D-02LA); Hon. Gordon Bush, East St. Louis, MO; Hon. Marion Barry, > Washington, DC; Hon. Elizabeth Butler, Lizman, AL; Hon. Don Juan >Williams, > Glenarden, MD; Hon. Omar Bradley, Compton, CA; Hon. Julius Patrick, >Boyce, > LA; Hon. Susan Farley Upton, Urbancrest, OH; Hon. Kennard Whitfield, > Rockhill, MO; Hon. Sondra Ursery, Vandalia, MI; Hon. Rosemary Gilliam, > Cassopolis, MI; Hon. Christopher Bazuaye, Birmingham, AL; Hon. Riley >Owens, > Centerville, IL; Hon. Clinton Johnson, City Council President, Mobile, >AL; > Hon. Fred Richardson, Councilman, Mobile, AL; Hon. Jim Montgomery, > Councilman, Anniston, AL. > > For more information, visit the Sierra Club website at > http://www.sierraclub.org/human-rights/nigeria.html, or e-mail > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------