"I wanna be the Danny Glover of Hip Hop or Samuel L. without the jacked-up
haircuts..." Black Picasso - Affirmation Baby


I've always thought that the greatest actors will make you forget that you're
even watching someone act, but rather pull you in & make you love/hate/pity them
like I did years ago watching Danny Glover play Mister in "The Color Purple".
I really wanted to kill his ass till I snapped back & realized, "this cat is nasty on stage!!".

Keeping up with his career & activism through the years, I've come to greatly respect the man,
and with that in mind, I need you ALL to read this e-mail and then ACT!!!!....

TRANSAFRICA FORUM
URGENT ACTION APPEAL:
Dial In For Democracy
and to Support Danny Glover

Dear Friends:
Despite all the rhetoric from the White House
and in conservative political circles regarding
freedom of speech and human rights, the illegal
Anglo-American invasion of Iraq demonstrated that
it is all at best disingenuous. This is becoming
all too clear at this moment with the concerted
attack on TransAfrica Forum Board of Directors
Chairperson Danny Glover.

Danny Glover, along with millions of other citizens
and residents of the United States, dared to express
their disagreement with administration policy on Iraq,
and in general with the Bush Administration’s rogue
foreign policy. The response has been an attempt
to have the telecommunications giant MCI distance itself
from Danny Glover who has signed on to a series of
television spots. In fact, the political Right is
organizing a campaign demanding that MCI formally
terminate its relationship with Danny.

The attack on Danny takes place at the same time
that other courageous public figures are facing
the wrath of the administration and their allies
on the political Right for daring to challenge
US foreign policy on Iraq, Cuba and countless other
situations. The attempt to isolate and destroy
political opponents is reminiscent of the McCarthy era.
It happened to the great Paul Robeson in the 1950s,
and from that lesson we should learn
that this can NEVER be allowed to happen again.

The Bush Administration and its right-wing supporters
have advanced a policy that allows no room for democracy,
diplomacy, or debate. It is in this climate of
chilling free speech and shutting down opponents
that Danny is being attacked.
Letting MCI know how we feel is an important statement
against the campaigns to demonize, discredit and destroy
that has characterized this administration and its supporters
on both international and domestic fronts.
TransAfrica Forum calls upon its allies, friends
and families, as well as friends and supporters of Danny Glover,
to contact MCI immediately. Let it be known that
you appreciate MCI for its commitment to democratic values
which are the bedrock principle of good corporate citizenship.
Urge the company to hold firm to those values by
refusing to buckle to pressure and continue to
engage Danny Glover as a spokersperson.

Let your voices be heard!
In Struggle,
Bill Fletcher Jr.

Here are the ways to contact MCI:
• Anyone can call the PR office to comment:
800/644-NEWS or 202/736-6700

MCI Customers can call Customer Service at 800/444-3333
• Email can be done through the website -
there is an electronic submission form:
http://consumer.mci.com/customer_service/ContactUs.jsp

DO THIS! It only takes a minute

blackpicasso - 5:01 AM
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5.22.2003