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| Date: From: Subject: | 8/16/2002 10:53:57 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Utah Action Alert--Update on CEDAW |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, As you likely know by now, the United Nations Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), is a treaty signed by Jimmy Carter in 1980 and passed in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 30, 2002. United States Senator Joseph Biden, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has stated his intention to see the Senate consider the measure when Congress returns in September from its summer recess. Home School Legal Defense Association, and numerous pro family groups, (including Focus on the Family and National Right to Life) strongly oppose the ratification of this treaty. CEDAW threatens the traditions of motherhood and the sex distinctions held by most home schoolers. We believe the treaty's vaguely written attempt to "protect" women's rights could negatively impact Americans' ability to train their children free from burdensome government intervention. Right now we need your help to keep this treaty from being ratified. REQUESTED ACTION HSLDA believes Senator Orin Hatch from your state is a critical vote on CEDAW this fall. It is important that Senator Hatch receive from his constituents as much input as possible. Therefore we are asking you to do the following things: 1. Please call Senator Hatch in his state office at 801-524-4380 and express your opposition to CEDAW. 2. Please write a letter to your senator expressing your opposition to CEDAW (see a sample below). Letters should be addressed to: 8402 Federal Building, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138. 3. If you can, please write a letter to the editor to your local paper opposing CEDAW and calling for your Senators to publicly oppose it as well. 4. Pass this email on to your friends. 5. Feel free to send us a note at NationalCenter@hslda.org to let us know what kind of response you receive. Whatever you have time to do, it is crucial that you take action now. The clock is ticking on CEDAW. We believe treaty supporters in the Senate will push hard for a full Senate vote in the coming weeks. ============================ Sample Letter: Dear Senator Hatch: I am writing to express my strong opposition to the ratification of the United Nation's Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). As you know, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed CEDAW on July 30, 2002. CEDAW is a broadly worded treaty open to numerous interpretations. The treaty addresses everything from education to the size of families in its quest to end stereotyping and discrimination against women. It is interpreted by a panel of 23 United Nations "experts" who, citing CEDAW, recommended the decriminalization of prostitution in China; expressed concern that Belarus celebrates Mother's Day; lectured Armenia on the need to "combat the traditional stereotype of women in the noble role of mother"; stated that too many Slovenian mothers were staying home to raise their children; and, urged the nation of Andorra to order a review of textbooks used by the Catholic schools concerning sex education. I could go on and on. Clearly, these "experts" have a domestic policy agenda that far exceeds discrimination based on sex, a problem the United States banned decades ago. We do not need the United Nation to tell us what is good domestic policy. This is the job of our own elected representatives. The following is a sampling of the groups that have expressed their opposition to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. American Association of Christian Schools American Family Association American Policy Center American Renewal American Values Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute Christian Coalition Concerned Women of America Eagle Forum Family Research Council Focus on the Family Home School Legal Defense Association National Center for Home Education National Institute of Womanhood National Right to Life Committee People Advancing Christian Education Religious Freedom Coalition Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Traditional Values Coalition Traditions, Family, Property Inc Wilberforce Forum I want to add my voice to this list. I look forward to hearing from you how you intend to vote on CEDAW. Sincerely, [Your Name] ============================ For more background information on CEDAW, visit our website at: http://www.hslda.org/legislation/national/2002/CEDAWTreaty/default.asp With your help, we can stop this dangerous treaty from becoming the law of the land. 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