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1. Meeting the Millennium Promise 
The most important high-level meeting to combat poverty for 6 years takes place in a few days time (September 25) presided over by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. It is tasked with nothing less than the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals themselves - providing clean water, sanitation, medical care and education to the world’s poorest people.
Please put your name to the letter below which we will be presenting to the Secretary General.
For more information on the work of Stamp Out Poverty, please visit: www.stampoutpoverty.org.
2. Keep Newcastle's Post Offices OPEN
Post Office Ltd is consulting on the closure of nine Post Offices in Newcastle upon Tyne. The branches under threat are:
- Brunswick Village
- Clayton Road
- Garden Village
- Howard Street
- Kenton Road
- Union Society
- Walkerville
- Walbottle
- West Denton
Post Offices provide a vital service for local people. We must send a message to the Post Office Ltd that they need to keep their hands off OUR Post Offices.
For more information, go to: www.savepostoffices.org.uk or http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21196716369
3. Royal Montreal Curling Club Stamp
Founded in 1807, The Royal Montreal Curling Club is the oldest sporting club in North America.
We the undersigned would like to have The Stamp Advisory Comittee honor the R.M.C.C. on the occasion of its 200th birthday.
4. Free Frank: New Philadelphia, Illinois STAMP
Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker and the Free Frank New Philadelphia Historic Preservation Foundation launch the Free Frank and New Philadelphia Illinois Commemorative Stamps Campaigns.
Dr. Juliet Elise Kirkpatrick Walker, Founder and Executive Director of the Free Frank New Philadelphia Historic Preservation Foundation (the "Foundation") and the Foundation's advisory committee to promote the Free Frank and New Philadelphia Illinois Commemorative Stamp projects, has officially launched the petition campaigns. The petitions are necessary to garnish enough support to convince the United States Postal Service Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee that the issuance of a commemorative Free Frank and New Philadelphia Illinois stamps is necessary to recognize this extraordinary African-American and the historic event of the town founding in America's history.
Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker and the Foundation Stamp Advisory Committee, is recommending that United States Postage Stamps be issued in honor of Free Frank McWorter (1777-1854) and New Philadelphia, Illinois. The slave-born Free Frank holds the historic distinction of being the first African American town founder. In 1836, he legally platted the frontier town of New Philadelphia, Illinois which in August became the 1st black town to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also, over a period of 40 years, with profits generated from various enterprises, as both a slave and free black pioneer entrepreneur, Free Frank purchased 16 family members, including himself, from slavery. The total cost, $15,000, adjusting for inflation and the devaluation of the dollar, today, would be $250,000.
Free Frank's life history is found in a carefully researched book, by Dr. Juliet E.K.Walker, Free Frank's great great granddaughter which provides the only documented study of Free Frank's economic life and his town of New Philadelphia- Free Frank: A Black Pioneer on the Antebellum Frontier (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1983, 1995), In 1988 Dr. Walker had the gravesite of her great great grandfather placed in the National Register of Historic Places, one of only three Illinois gravesites listed in the National Register. The other two are President Abraham Lincoln and Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas.
According to Dr. Walker the selection of Free Frank and New Philadelphia Illinois to appear on a United States Postal Stamp is imperative because it preserves in our nation's history the life and accomplishments of a great American and a great African-American. Free Frank's life epitomized the basic core values that we all share as Americans, to be free and the pursuit of life liberty and happiness. This recognition is long overdue."
5. Remove Mexico Black Cartoon Stamp
July 2, 2005
The removal and apology to Africans and African descendants around the world by the Mexican government for printing an offensive black carton character (Memin Pinguin) stamp.
The stamp is offensive in the sense that for many years Africans and their descendants have been negatively portrayed because of their non-european features.
Mexican and Africans should remain united versus divided. This comes as a surprise to many people around the world.
Lets stamp out racism.
Sign the petition to help get rid of racism so we can all live together in peace.
7. US Postage Stamp for Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness
Why it is important to raise public awareness about pulmonary hypertension through a US postage stamp
Pulmonary Hypertension is a disease classified by a high blood pressure in the lungs. The vessels that supply blood to the lungs constrict, causing pressure to build up on the right side of the heart. Shortness of breath and the gradual enlargement of the heart develop causing right heart failure. PH can be primary (unknown origin) or secondary to other diseases such as scleroderma, sickle cell anemia, and heart disease.
By raising awareness about PH we can help to save lives. PH has become known as a "silent killer". The average patient goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed on average for 1 year. PH is still considered rare, only affecting about 200,000 US citizens per year. However it is believed many more have PH and do not know it. Depending on the responsiveness to treatment, survival rates in the PH patient vary from 20 years. However, 30% of patients, after diagnosis, do not survive beyond the 4 year mark, even with the most advanced treatments.
Doctors and researchers continue to make great strides in their studies of several new promising treatments that may prolong lives, as well as improve quality of life. A gene has now been identified linking familial ph. Currently new treatments are available that benefit many patients. By supporting ongoing research efforts, we can develop the tools needed to battle, treat and eventually cure PH.
Please sign this petition today to Urge the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to vote on the creation of a stamp to raise awareness for PH. Together it is possible that we will find a cure for this devastating disease.
8. Stamp Out Animal Cruelty Worldwide
Please sign this petition to help stamp out animal cruelty! Many animals are killed for cosmetic testing, fur farming, fox hunting, entertainment and much more... these Animals have no voice.. you do.
United States Postal Service
Citizens Stamp Advisory Commitee
C/O Stamp Development
475 L'Enfant Plaza S.W. Room 5670
Washington, D.C.
20260-2437
From:
Johnny Cash Forum
We, the undersigned users of the Johnny Cash Forum, wish to let those in charge of these above services know that we are highly in favor of abolishing the ten year requirements before a commemorative stamp or stamps can be issued of a notable statesman or person as the present law requires.
Many of us use this Forum to create ways to make new friends, be creative individuals and express our need to enjoy a stress-free environment.
Most of us here, use this service to create a chat room dedicated to online role play so that we may interact with others such as us involved in Country Music. This is why that we petition to have two great notables in Country Music (Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash deceased 2004, Honored by Immortalizing them as two of our greatest Country Stars and Citizen's of this great U.S.A. and Europe. And by creating a postage stamp in honor of their memory to the music world.
Remember all the joy and happiness that these Ambassador's of Country Music have brought to millions. We think that ten years are much too long to pay tribute to people such as Johnny and June. Ten years to honor someone of this stature is way too long. Probably a lot of us will not be around in a ten year period to see this honor bestowed on these two Country Artist and others of their stature.
This petition stands the test of time and is consistent with public opinion and broad National and International interest, and features an American related subject.
Various Political interests in Government are being contacted to support our interest and cause. And to see the project's implementation and completion.
10. SDHP Col. Juan N. Seguin Postage Stamp Project
Petition to the Stamp Advisory Committee from the citizens of the Texas And the USA for the issuance of a Postage Stamp of Col. Juan N. Seguin in Honor of his contribution to Texas And its History. Col. Seguin fought to see all Texans free and Independent.
Congressman Gene Green of the 29th Congressional District of the United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC, has introduced legislation requesting that the United States Postal Service [USPS] recognize Col. Juan Nepomuceno Seguin with the issuance of a postage stamp in his honor. As requested by Angel and Linda Seguin Garcia in 1998, Col. Juan N. Seguin strongly believed in the freedoms that we enjoy today. He was fair-minded, just, and fought for basic human rights for all people despite risk of imprisonment or death. He was one of the key leaders in the Texas War for Independence.
As territorial governor of Texas from July 1834 to February 1835, he protested the dismantling of the Mexican Republic by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and was the first to sound the alarm in response to these tryrannical actions. He renounced Gen. Santa Anna's overturning of the Republican Constitution of 1834 which had granted all citizens and subjects of Mexico their basic human rights.
