| October 19th, 2012 GlobalSolutions.org October Newsletter | The GlobalSolutions.org community is supported by just 2% of our members. Donate today to double our movement's impact! | GlobalSolutions.org has been busy this fall. Together we have pushed for a more responsible U.S. role in the world. Here's an overview of what we've all accomplished: Climate Change Our team has been working hard to make climate change a bigger election issue. Thousands of you have signed our petition, asking presidential debate moderators to make climate change a topic for debate this fall. Lead by our hard charging campaigns coordinator, Julia Bunting, we joined a group of 8 other advocacy organizations to hand-deliver 160,000 combined signatures to Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour. Your petition was also personally delivered to CNN's Candy Crowley, while also using a Google Moderator tool to highlight the importance of having a genuine debate from our presidential candidates on how to best address global warming. Unfortunately, we've yet to hear a climate change question, a fact which our CEO Don Kraus laments in his recent editorial in The Huffington Post, "Dear, Candy, You Blew It On Climate Change." Read it, share it and add comments if you agree that we deserve a real debate on climate change. We're not giving up until we hear concrete plans from both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. If you've yet to take action, sign here now! International Peacekeeping  In September, our staff held several events promoting our report, "U.S. Engagement in International Peacekeeping: From Aspiration to Implementation." The events included a reception and panel discussion featuring former U.S. peacekeepers who have served in a variety of missions. U.S. administration officials in attendance heard first-hand the difference U.S. engagement in peacekeeping can make.
Political Action Committee The Global Solutions Political Action Committee has been hard at work endorsing and contributing to candidates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to international cooperation and who believe the United States should take a responsible role in the global community. So far, our PAC has endorsed 60 candidates and contributed to 41 candidates. Thank you to all of our members who have contributed to Global Solutions PAC and made this possible. As the election season comes to an end, our PAC continues to advocate and raise contributions for these exceptional candidates. Land mines Our team also recently partnered with Mines Action Group America to raise awareness on mines issues and offer advocacy opportunities on the issue. There have been 2,600 combined signatures on two different advocacy actions, including a petition asking the U.S. Government to join the Mine Ban Treaty. Also, 4,000 Mine Action Group America members are now part of the GlobalSolutions.org community. If you support this objective, click here to take action now! The Global Citizen If you don't read our blog, The Global Citizen, here are some recent highlights: Thanks for all that you do, Don Kraus Chief Executive Officer | 
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