Resolution of Support
For Peoples Lobby’s citizen-initiated
Congressional Proposals
WHEREAS Democrats for
America-Marin are dedicated to help fellow citizens to better themselves and to
improving their public policy decision making, and
WHEREAS recent natural
calamities, growth in terrorist recruitment ant terrorists acts, spreading
pockets of poverty and increasing income disparity remind us of our need to
field a respected, effective, and substantial team of peaceful, productive
volunteers, which Presidents from John Kennedy through George H. and George W.
Bush have urged Americans to build, and
WHEREAS a preponderance of
scientists contend that Global Climate change is underway and our Bay Area will
not be exempt from the problems associated with recent hurricanes, tsunamis,
earthquakes, tornados, floods, and inadequate disaster responses and
Whereas within eight years
of implementation the Peoples Lobby’s citizen-initiated American World Service
Corps (AWSC) proposed congressional legislation, one million additional
Americans would be nation building in pockets of need at home and abroad under
the umbrella organization of America’s World Service Corps (AWSC), and
Whereas these one million
additional Americans would be nation building in pockets of need at home and
abroad through established, effective organizations such as the Peace Corps,
AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity, Head Start, Doctors Without Borders, Red
Cross, International Rescue Committee, OxFam, Mercy Corps, and State
Conservation Corps, and
WHEREAS those who live in
pockets of need, greed, and ignorance at home or abroad would value and respect
the benefits having one million Americans helping them better themselves, and
Whereas Democrats for America-MARIN supports the nation building performed by those organizations
that would comprise the umbrella organization of America’s World Service Corps
(AWSC) and value the work such volunteers do, and
Whereas Democrats for
America-MARIN know, value and understand the need for more Americans to engage
in such work in today’s global village of needs, and
Whereas the voluntary
citizen service that will result from implementing
Whereas the financial and
other incentives offered to those who volunteer are cost effective and
strengthen our college, vocation, and graduate education programs and/or our
medical and retirement needs, and
Whereas by having
successive waves of Americans practicing these ideals in the classroom of the
world’s needs will dramatically raise America’s public policy IQ and thereby
make life safer for the world’s and America’s citizens and soldiers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the Democracy For America-Marin on June 29, 2006 urges its elected representatives and
citizens of California and the nation to support Peoples Lobby citizen-initiated America’s World Service
Corps (AWSC) proposed congressional legislation www.WorldServicecorps.us
<http://www.worldservicecorps.us/>
. www.PeoplesLobby.us
<http://www.peopleslobby.us/> We hereby encourage Congressional
representatives to cosponsor and pass the proposals into law
Carole Simon Mills, Co-chair
Marin DFA
(415) 246-5837