[GPSCC-chat] International Agent Orange Day

[Brian Good]

On August 10th -
 International Agent Orange Day, the 51st anniversary of the first use 
of Agent Orange in Vietnam, please join in 51 seconds of silence to 
commemorate those harmed by Agent Orange and 51 seconds of action to 
make sure the victims receive justice and assistance.

In the past 51 years, millions of Vietnamese people have died. 
Millions continue to suffer from cancers and birth defects which affect 
three generations, including babies born every day. In the United 
States, veterans of the U.S. war in Vietnam also suffer from illnesses 
and their children, from birth defects.

Those responsible – the United States government and the chemical 
companies which made this deadly chemical weapon, including Dow Chemical
 and Monsanto – have yet to compensate their victims or clean up the 
land they poisoned.

In the 8th month, on the 10th day at 12 noon join people across the globe in:51 seconds of silence to
 reflect upon 51 years of spraying Agent Orange and 51 years of 
suffering of the victims in Vietnam, the U.S. and around the world from 
Agent Orange, as well as all victims of war

51 seconds of action to let your congressional representatives know you want them to take action to help the victims:

Ask five of your friends to sign and circulate the orange 
postcard you already signed to their congress member, asking that they 
support H.R. 2634 – the Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2011, by going tohttp://www.vn-agentorange.org/5_addresses.php

Donate to the Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign athttp://www.vn-agentorange.org/donate.html
The postcard asks our representatives to provide:Health care and social services for affected Vietnamese,Medical assistance to affected children and grandchildren of American Vietnam veterans,

Extending the National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study to also assessVietnam veterans' health,Health care for affected Vietnamese Americans and their offspring, and

Clean up of the lands and restore eco-systems contaminated by Agent Orange/dioxin in Vietnam.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,Merle Ratner, Susan Schnall, Paul Cox and Ngô Thanh Nhàn
On behalf of the Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign, a project of Veterans for Peace and a partner of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and the National Lawyers Guild.

Vietnam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign
P.O. 303 Prince Station, New York, NY 10012 • www.vn-agentorange.or 		 	   		  
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