This is a forwarded message. Communards do not take responsiblity for the content. Forwarding is executed solely for documentary reasons. Von : LPDC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Datum : Donnerstag, 10. Mai 2001, 20:26 Betreff: Participate in Peltier Awareness Month! ===8<=================== Original Nachrichtentext =================== Dear Friends, The LPDC web site update has been completed. There are many new and revised materials posted that will be useful for our outreach efforts, especially for Peltier Awareness Month, which is less than three weeks away (June 1 - June 26). All materials posted on the LPDC site can be downloaded, copied and distributed for educational efforts: www.freepeltier.org During the first week of Peltier Awareness Month (June 1-8), we will focus on outreach among Congressional members. This is a critical element of the new campaign and we hope Congressional Outreach Week will help build up the momentum. Here are some goals we would like to accomplish: 1. ORGANIZATION OF PHONE BANKS In order to intensify pressure on Congress to support parole, investigations, and the declassification of documents, we need to develop a sustainable, ongoing campaign on local levels, so that each Representative and Senator will feel the pressure from their constituents in concert with LPDC lobbying in Washington D.C. One effective way to do this is by developing localized phone banks. Phone banks are not difficult to organize and they often render positive results. During Congressional Outreach Week, initiate a phone bank in your area by asking your friends, family, and community members to commit to making weekly calls. Choose a designated phone call day that best suits your group (a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday is best for reaching Congressional staff). Make sure every participant has a copy of the updated LPDC Statement of Fact which can be found on our web site, the "Telephone Calls to Congress" instructional sheet, which we will send out in the next message, and the contact information for your two Senators and your district 's Representative. Call or e-mail everyone in your group weekly to both remind them to make the calls and to monitor responses received from your representatives. Please let us know how the calls are going. If your Senator or Representative indicates that he or she has received the FBI's propaganda, forward the "Ethics Complaint" which refutes FBI misinformation, to them. The Ethics Complaint can be found on our web site under "case reference materials." The weekly calls should be directed to your two Senators and to the House Representative of your district. (Telephone calls are less easy to ignore and more effective than e-mails to officials.) 2. LETTER DRIVE During Congressional Outreach Week, we would like to generate thousands of letters to Congress through a letter drive. The sample letter to Congress which we sent out to the list recently, can now be downloaded from our web site. You can format three letters, one addressed to each of your two Senators and one to your Representative, and make several copies of each for distribution. Again, ask your family, friends, and community members to sign their name and address to the letters (one letter per person) and collect as many as possible to send in all at once. If some people can take the time to hand write and personalize their letters, that's even better. Please let us know about how many you collect and send in so that we can evaluate our progress. 3. VISITS TO DISTRICT OFFICES Another effective way to garner support from our Senators and Representatives, is to visit them in person in your local district office. You may not be able to see your Senators or Representative in person, but you will be able to meet with an aid. An in-person visit from constituents shows your Senator or Representative that this issue is of great importance to his or her voters or potential voters. Here are some pointers: 1. Be specific. Make sure that what you want the official to do is clear. 2. Be prepared. Study the LPDC Statement of Fact and the Ethics Complaint before you attend the visit so that you will be comfortable if you are asked specific questions. 3. Give the aid a copy of the LPDC Statement of Fact, the Ethics Complaint, and support letters from respected organizations and luminaries (these can be downloaded from our site). 4. If you do not know an answer to a question, direct the question to the LPDC, or tell your official you will look into it and get back to him or her. 5. Dress neatly. 6. If you are in contact with local, influential groups and people such as Amnesty International, Church leaders, Native leaders, etc., invite them to attend the meeting. 7. Follow your meeting up by calling the aid you met with to find out the status of your request and to reiterate your position. We hope Congressional Outreach Week will let Congress know that by no means is the effort to win Leonard's freedom over, and we do not plan to let the issue rest until they take action and help resolve it. This campaign cannot succeed without massive public pressure, and we hope you will participate. If you have any questions or ideas feel free to contact us. More materials for Letters to the Editor Week and Community Outreach Week will be sent out soon. Please let us know if you are planning anything specific for Peltier Awareness Month. Thank you. 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