Dear signers, supporters, and promoters,
(1) Thank you so much for supporting this petition up to this point. If you can please continue to share with others who can add their names, especially fellow mental health care professionals.
(2) I have a second request to ask. I've emailed both the ACA president, and the director of governance and leadership programs, as those are the only two emails I'm able to find. I've heard back from neither of them. I've also tagged the ACA on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) asking them to support a ceasefire. I've heard nothing. Would you help either tag the American Counseling Association on social media with a link to the petition, or send emails to the following two people asking them to support a ceasfire:
(A) ACA president Edil Torres Rivera: edil.torresrivera@wichita.edu
(B) ACA director of Governance Brandi McIntyre:
This is an email I previously sent if you need a template to use:
"I'm writing to you to request that you take a look at the petition asking the American Counseling Association to support a permanent ceasfire in Gaza. Gaza is now being called the most dangerous place for a child to live in, and over 6000 children have been killed. Millions are displaced, famine and disease are spreading, and there is widespread suffering and trauma. I'm pleading with you to make your voices heard, and join the voices of UN organizations, Human rights agencies, unions such as the Auto workers Union and the US postal workers union, as well as millions of people from every culture, ethnicity, faith, and walk of life around the globe. This movement requires all our voices to end the extreme suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza. I would sincerely appreciate if someone could reach out to me. I'd be happy to meet with your council members to explain the importance of this. A permanent ceasfire makes everyone safer. Please see the petition below:
Sincerely,"
Thank you all again for your support!