This is our annual report for PFG PAC, and I am proud of what we have accomplished as one small group among many groups hoping to make a difference in the world.
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Patriots for Al Gore Annual Report: 2005
The year 2005 was one of some growth for our PAC. We continued our support for Al Gore and his endeavors, as well as for the Progressive values which we believe best exemplify the principles that support progress, peace, and humanity.
We also supported and continue to support Al Gore in his endeavors. These endeavors include his television station, Current TV, which launched this past August, and Generation Investment Management, which launched this past September, as well as all of the fantastic and truthful lectures he has been giving worldwide regarding climate change. This year will see us continuing that support, as we hope to produce a video to upload to Current TV about the environment. (More news about that to come at a later date.)
I believe this station which invites people from around the world to have a voice in what they watch and to also be citizen journalists is a long overdue and necessary change in the way we look at and experience media in this country. PFG will then continue to support this innovative endeavor, and we wish Mr. Gore and all involved in this station every success in 2006.
The following is a brief report of our endeavors for 2005. While I am a bit disappointed in the lack of participation by some, I am also grateful to those who did sign our petitions and participated in the fund drives we had. Please know that your support helped feed the hungry, called for Constitutional accountability for a stolen election, called for an end to torture abroad and especially in our own prisons, and also called for a UN post to be established to oversee the rapid effects of climate change upon our world. Your support has sought to do good things for this world, and that is something to be proud of and something I thank you all for. Also be assured that these endeavors are ongoing and will not be abandoned by our PAC in the coming year.
1. Patriots for Al Gore Person of The Year:
As was announced on our forum last week and on our website, PFG's Person(s) of the year were the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Our announcement of this can be found on our website.
2. Petitions:
The following petitions were posted by PFG in 2005 and are still available for signature. All of these petitions will be sent to those they are addressed to regardless of the number of signatures on them by the time they are ready to be sent out:
* Petition to restore the rightful President and winner of the 2000 election, former Vice President Al Gore Jr., via Constitutional amendment (which also includes a call for proper remuneration regarding other defrauded elections.)
This petition will be sent to Congress with attached documentation in the last quarter of 2006.
* Petition to end torture in our prisons.
This petition will be sent to all Governors in the first quarter of 2006.
* Petition to the U.N. to establish a U.N. Global Environmental Ambassador post.
This petition will be sent to the Secretary General of the United Nations in the second quarter of 2006.
3. Other Efforts:
* After Downing Street:
Besides the petitions we endorsed and posted, PFG also took part in becoming a contributing member of the After Downing Street coalition. This is our press release that was released in July, 2005, calling for a Resolution of Inquiry:
Patriots for Al Gore Calls For Resolution of Inquiry.
We also worked hard in calling for the passage of HR 375 that was subsequently tabled by only one vote.
Patriots for Al Gore PAC supports any sincere endeavor seeking to find the truth regarding the lies and deceptions that led us to war in Iraq. We also support the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, and call upon Congress to do the right thing in regards to this matter in the coming year.
* Climate Change Challenge
This was to be a contest comprised of a quiz regarding climate change. The prizes for the top winners were to be trees. PFG believes that planting trees is a way for us to head off the effects of global warming and this contest was our way of not only spreading information about this issue but also in making it fun. However, due to Hurricane Katrina which struck just as this contest was getting underway, we decided to put this on hold. We will attempt something else along these lines next year.
* Donations
Patriots for Al Gore donated to aid tsunami victims, hurricane victims, those suffering oppression and genocide in the Sudan, and people in America struggling with hunger on a daily basis. Organizations which we donated to were CARE, America's Second Harvest, The Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders. We will continue to support these efforts in the coming year as well. We have done most if not all of the donating from our own finances because we believe in these efforts. We however, also accept donations on our website through the Amazon Honor System, which accepts donations from one dollar on up, and also at our snail mail address located on our website at: Patriots for Al Gore Site.
We also launched our own Cafe Press Store with a logo designed by me (which can also be found on our website.) Any products sold through this store go towards funding our endeavors for the environment, civil liberties, and any Congressional efforts regarding citizen activism regarding election reform and other issues of importance. We hope to see sales from our store increase in the coming year. Also, all financial records of this PAC are disclosed fully at year's end on our website's forum.
* Letters
PFG wrote Congress regarding various issues and our positions on the environment, the policy on torture, the war in Iraq, election reform, the Patriot Act, and our calls for their continued vigilance and action in holding the Bush administration accountable for its actions and inactions regarding these issues.
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While I did not complete all I wished to do this year due to lack of participation, finances, and time constraints, I still believe in the cause of this PAC and am hopeful for the coming year as we continue to forge ahead to our third year. I am proud of what we have accomplished since this PAC's inception despite obstacles, limitations, and the efforts of some to see this PAC discredited and placed into irrelevancy. Suffice it to say, we're still here and will be here.
For 2006 we will forge ahead doing what we can as concerned citizens, and as supporters of a man for whom our respect is unwavering. Hopefully, those who have stayed with us from the beginning will continue to support us in our support of Al Gore wherever life leads him, and in support of those causes which we believe will make America and our world a better place.
Thank you,
Jan Moore
Chairperson,
Patriots for Al Gore
*Patriots for Al Gore PAC and www.patriotsforgore.com are not connected to The Honorable Al Gore Jr., nor are we authorized or supported by any candidate or candidate's committee.