By Jerry Mazza, Online Journal Associate Editor Sep 15, 2010

Among the clash of voices near Ground Zero this 9/11, we had the shouts for and against an Islamic Cultural Center, creating another layer of chaos and diversion amidst the people, thanks to the Islamic Cultural Center’s Council on Foreign Relations funded Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. The bullhorns could be heard from the intended site of the old Burlington Coat Factory several blocks away from where I stood with members of WeAreChange at Trinity Church in near silence.

This as a zealot of Terry Jones ignited a Koran during the event. “A hate-filled fanatic ripped pages out of a Koran and lit them on Saturday amid the chaos outside the planned community center and mosque near Ground Zero. His logic was ‘f they can burn American flags, I can burn the Koran.’ He also claimed, we ‘Americans should never be afraid to give our opinion.’” Are we, ever?

Witnesses called it “a ghastly display of fervor,” inspired by the Florida nut-case pastor who swore he’d torch the holy book earlier in the week. All of this overshadowed what should have been a somber day. The book-burner was not arrested but escorted away.

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Fellow Advocates:

Please note that City Council offices will be closed tomorrow, Friday, April 2 in observance of Good Friday. Building WHAT?! will resume full force on Monday, April 5, and culminate on Wednesday, April 7 with the Speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, who will be the only council member we contact that day. Our goal for the Speaker's office is 1,000 phone calls and faxes, so please be sure to participate on Wednesday, April 7 - with only one person to contact it's very easy!

Also, just to reiterate, please be sure to direct the aides to "A Message From Bob McIlvaine" on the NYC CAN home page so they see footage of Building 7 and learn what the pursuit of truth is all about.

Thank you!
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Day 14 Council Members

Council Member Albert Vann
Phone: (718) 919-0740 or (718) 919-0741
Fax: (718) 919-0744

Council Member Mark Weprin
Phone: (718) 468-0137
Fax: (212) 608-6382

Council Member Rosie Mendez
Phone: (212) 677-1077
Fax: (212) 677-1990
Please email us at info@nyccan.org to share what you learned from your phone calls!
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An Urgent Letter to President Obama from Peaceful Tomorrows on Vimeo.

Fellow Advocates:

Day 13 Council Members

Council Member James Vacca
Phone: (718) 931-1721
Fax: (718) 931-1605

Council Member Peter Vallone
Phone: (718) 274-4500
Fax: (718) 726-0357

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer
Phone: (718) 383-9566
Fax: (718) 383-9076

Please email us at info@nyccan.org to share what you learned from your phone calls!
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As always, two simple rules for participating in this campaign:

1) Talk only about World Trade Center Building 7

2) Be courteous and respectful

Each morning NYC CAN informs the council members’ offices that anyone who is disrespectful, or who mentions other aspects of 9/11, is trying to sabotage the legitimate call for a proper investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. And to ensure that opponents of truth do not undermine our effort, we will need each and every one of you to get involved and drown out their vitriolic voice with courtesy, clarity and honesty.
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The Script

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you for making Day 11 another eye-opening day! One caller had this to report:
"Called all three today - ladies at Reyna and Rivera's offices were very receptive to the news about Building 7... None of the three had even heard of Building 7 before this calling campaign. I did my best to inform - got some "wow" responses!"
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Day 12 Council Members

Council Member Deborah Rose
Phone: (718) 556-7370
Fax: (718) 556-7389

Council Member James Sanders, Jr.
Phone: (718) 527-4356
Fax: (718) 527-4402

Council Member Eric Ulrich
Phone: (718) 738-1083
Fax: (718) 738-1918

Please email us at info@nyccan.org to share what you learned from your phone calls!
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As always, two simple rules for participating in this campaign:

1) Talk only about World Trade Center Building 7

2) Be courteous and respectful

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you for sticking with it and making it easy for the City Council to listen to us with your polite and focused manner! So far all of the offices have told us they were pleased with how we have been communicating our message. Rest assured they are taking notice of what we have to say.

As we head into the final seven days of our campaign, we will be contacting some key council members whose support we will be counting on to make the City Council address Building 7, The Salomon Brothers building. So please be sure to continue what you are doing and make the effort end with a crescendo.

If you haven't gotten involved yet, please consider doing so. One participant had this to say on Friday: "I'm pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to make a few simple calls to the Council Members. Their aides seem friendly and sincere, and are telling me they're getting over 100 calls per day. They all promise that the Members will be looking into WTC 7. It feels good to help spread the word."
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Fellow Advocates:

Day 10 Council Members

Council Member James Oddo
Phone: (718) 980-1017
Fax: (718) 980-1051

Council Member Annabel Palma
Phone: (718) 792-1140
Fax: (718) 931-0235

Council Member Domenic Recchia, Jr.
Phone: (718) 373-9673
Fax: (718) 373-0195

Please email us at info@nyccan.org to share what you learned from your phone calls!

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As always, two simple rules for participating in this campaign:

1) Talk only about World Trade Center Building 7

2) Be courteous and respectful

Each morning NYC CAN informs the council members’ offices that anyone who is disrespectful, or who mentions other aspects of 9/11, is trying to sabotage the legitimate call for a proper investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. And to ensure that opponents of truth do not undermine our effort, we will need each and every one of you to get involved and drown out their vitriolic voice with courtesy, clarity and honesty.

Fellow Advocates:

Day 9 Council Members

Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
Phone: (212) 828-9800
Fax: (212) 722-6378

Council Member Darlene Mealy
Phone: (718) 953-3097
Fax: (718) 953-3276

Council Member Michael Nelson
Phone: (718) 368-9176
Fax: (718) 368-9160

Please email us at info@nyccan.org to share what you learned from your phone calls!
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As always, two simple rules for participating in this campaign:

1) Talk only about World Trade Center Building 7

2) Be courteous and respectful

Each morning NYC CAN informs the council members’ offices that anyone who is disrespectful, or who mentions other aspects of 9/11, is trying to sabotage the legitimate call for a proper investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. And to ensure that opponents of truth do not undermine our effort, we will need each and every one of you to get involved and drown out their vitriolic voice with courtesy, clarity and honesty.
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The Script

We have three points to make:

Fellow Advocates:

Day 8 Council Members

Council Member Brad Lander
Phone: (718) 499-1090
Fax: (718) 499-1997

Council Member Jessica Lappin
Phone: (212) 980-1808
Fax: (212) 980-1828

Council Member Stephen Levin
Phone: (718) 875-5200
Fax: (718) 643-6620

Please email us at info@nyccan.org to share what you learned from your phone calls!

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As always, two simple rules for participating in this campaign:

1) Talk only about World Trade Center Building 7

2) Be courteous and respectful

Each morning NYC CAN informs the council members’ offices that anyone who is disrespectful, or who mentions other aspects of 9/11, is trying to sabotage the legitimate call for a proper investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. And to ensure that opponents of truth do not undermine our effort, we will need each and every one of you to get involved and drown out their vitriolic voice with courtesy, clarity and honesty.

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The Script

We have three points to make:

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you for keeping Building What?! going full blast. Our numbers are high and the simplicity of our message is opening eyes. Think about it this way: two weeks from today the entire New York City Council and all of their staff will know that 1,100+ architects and engineers are calling for a new investigation into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7. Almost all of them will have seen footage of WTC 7, and a vast majority, those capable of being honest with themselves, will know that office fires did not bring it down. That in itself is a remarkable accomplishment, but more importantly, we are creating the kind of awareness that leads to unforeseeable and uncontrollable developments.
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Day 7 Council Members

Council Member Peter Koo
Phone: (718) 888-8747
Fax: (718) 888-0331

Council Member G. Oliver Koppell
Phone: (718) 549-7300
Fax: (718) 549-9945

Council Member Karen Koslowitz
Phone: (718) 544-8800
Fax: (718) 544-4452

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first week of the Building What?! campaign.

So far, we have contacted 15 of the 51 members of the New York City Council. When we are done with all 51 council members, there will be a big elephant in the room at City Hall. NYC CAN is in the process of meeting with individual council members, educating them in-depth and urging them not to let the elephant go ignored. Don’t expect immediate results, but do expect the seeds we are all are planting together to bloom as public opinion continues to shift in our favor.

On Thursday, 9/11 family member Jane Pollicino sent a powerful letter to one of Council Member Daniel Garodnick’s aides that surely found its way to the council member.
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Mr. Pasquini,

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you to everyone who helped make Building What?! Day 4 an amazing success.

12 down. 39 to go.

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you to everyone who helped make Building What?! Day 3 an even greater success.

9 down. 42 to go.

Before giving Day 3’s quotes and Day 4’s council member info, we have two important updates to make:

1) Starting tomorrow, Day 5, instructions will no longer be sent through email blasts. Please go to NYCCAN.org, where instructions for that day will be posted.

Repeat: there will not be an action alert in your inbox on Friday. Please be sure to go to NYCCAN.org on your own to get the instructions.

It is crucial that the same number of people participate once we stop sending out email blasts, so, on Friday, we will ask you to send an email to info@nyccan.org notifying us that you participated that day.

Fellow Advocates:

Thank you to everyone who helped make Building What?! Day 2 a great success.

6 down. 45 to go.

Quotes from Day 2:
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"I cannot tell you how happy I am that you are doing this extremely smart campaign... Nothing can be more important at this point. The aides tell me they've been inundated with calls from all over the country."

"She was very nice, she was unaware and said it makes you really think about it ... [Another] said all the council members are aware the calls will be made to them over the next couple of weeks. Said they have not decided what kind of statement to make, though they are all aware of it."
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Day 3 Council Members

Council Member Mathieu Eugene
Phone: (718) 287-8762
Fax: (718) 287-8917

Council Member Lewis Fidler
Phone: (718) 241-9330
Fax: (718) 241-9316

Council Member Helen Foster
Phone: (718) 588-7500
Fax: (718) 588-7790
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