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In This Issue: No. 7: October 2005 
•   UUSC, UUA launch response to South Asia earthquake
•   NGOs challenge water privatization
•   Floods, mudslides in Guatemala cause death and despair
•   New book by former UUSC executive director
•   Showdown looms in Congress on torture issue
•   Hotwire: UUSC's weblog
UUSC, UUA launch response to South Asia earthquake
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Association have created a joint fund to respond to the recent earthquake that has devastated South Asia, where 3 million people remain homeless as winter closes in.

Read UUSC’s response for information on how donations are being used.

Floods, mudslides in Guatemala cause death and despair
Although the impact of Hurricane Stan in Central America has received relatively little mainstream media attention, more than 1,500 people have died and another 1,000 are missing in Guatemala after floods and mudslides ravaged the countryside.

Click here for details on how UUSC is responding.

Showdown looms in Congress on torture issue
Anti-torture language in the annual defense spending bill is in danger of being weakened or eliminated by a House and Senate conference committee after the White House threatened to veto the entire bill if the prohibition against torture is included.

Send message to Congress: Torture has no place in national defense.

NGOs challenge water privatization
As the battle against water privatization in developing countries continues to gain momentum, a group of Northern nongovernmental organizations is mounting a challenge against privatization policies that are rapidly spreading throughout Europe.

Learn how NGOs plan to protest the World Water Forum.

New book by former UUSC executive director
Richard Scobie has written a personal memoir of his 27 years as UUSC’s executive director.

Click here for book description and ordering information.

Hotwire: UUSC's weblog
Hotwire provides timely updates about our campaign to stop U.S.-sponsored torture, government fiscal priorities, Hurricane Katrina relief, and more.

Read Hotwire now.

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