To all Budget and Appropriations Committee Senators

Faxed from CANVRT, May 21, 2002

Dear Senator:

We urgently ask that you help reverse the priorities laid out in this budget.

The priorities set out in this budget [see attached detail] present to the nation and the world a picture of an armed giant, guided by super hi-tech systems, but deficient in understanding that true security requires

• engagement with the institutions and peoples of the world,
• consistent adherence to rights and protections, and
• addressing the needs of populations at home and abroad.

Huge amounts of money can be found when political will exists. The task is to

• set a broader agenda for "security,"
• to redirect funds toward international resolution of the causes of insecurity and terrorism abroad, and
• enhance the civil and economic security of those at home through open and accountable institutions.

Respectfully,

Nancy Milio for the Committee for an Active Non-Violent Response to Terrorism of the Chapel Hill Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 313 Columbia Place East, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.