J
e convention'
u. . procedure
to
for adoptin internation I
treaties is complex. After I
s dyin I convention, t
U.S. Sta Dep rtment nd t
tional Securi ty Council
ill m e recommendation
to Pre ident Bu h. If tbe
Pr ident favors doption,
m t ign t con ention and
send It to the Senate for
approval.
Interaction. a coali lion of
priv te U.S. organization
active in· intern tional
bum nilari'an effort, i
mobilizing public and
congre ional upport for U.S.
tific tion.
The coali lion b orked
itb membe of the Hou e
and Sen te to prepare
resol ution a king tbe
Pre ident to sign tbe
con ntion fo ard it to
tbe Senate. Senate e olution
231 h d 39 Democr tic nd 10
Republican cospon or by
early J e. Ho e Re olution
312 h d 1 De ocr tic nd 20
epublican CO po ors.
Since t e resol ution
politic clout inere e itb
the umber of co pOD 0 ,
I ter Action i mounting
letter- rilin and phone
ht
CHILD'
Tcnl
campaigns urging members of
Congre s to support the
re olutions and the
convention and as ing
Pre ident Bush to ign it. Both
a brocbure on tbe convention
and a letter- riling kit
containing sample letters are
av ilable from InterAction,
181S H St .W., llth Floor,
Wa hington, D.C. 20006,
(202) 822-8249.
Urge your elected
representative -and
Pre ident B h-to support
U.S. adoption of the
Convention on the rigbts of
the Child. It ould be tragic if
our ealthy, democratic
n lion failed to contribute its
leadership to orld ide
efforts to improve children's
live. .
TH L
Helm !"
One of the thin tbat will
help Gantt i tbat the
appro im tely 300,000
unregi tered Afric n
American voter in North
. Carolina need to be regi tered
before the beginning of
October 1 O.
TH CI IL RIGHT
community aero the nation
need focus on thi election
and the need to inerea e voter
re istr tion in orth Carolina.
If thi h ppens, Gantt will in
fact "get Helm" ith enou h
vote to in,
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