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Below is a model for telephoning MPs in a coordinated way ******************************************************* Any questions or comments about this proposed action can be directed to Stacia at screscenzi@yahoo.com or 956-488-5810(work), 956-487-0058(home). At the National Organizing Conference it was suggested that we hold National Call-in days to inform our members in Congress that they have numerous constituents who are concerned and outraged at the effects that the Economic Sanctions are having on the people of Iraq. Instead of a typical call-in however, it was discussed that something reminiscent of what happened in the Office of the President at Northwestern University may be more meaningful. Calls would be made to Congresspeople at specific times. The caller would identify him or herself as a constituent and then let the office know that six more Iraqi children under the age of 5 have died again this past hour. The caller would be equiped with a fact/myth sheet and suggested actions for congresspeople. If encouraged or engaged in conversation the caller can respond intelligently in a factual, helpful, and concise manner. How often your particular congresspeople receive a call depends upon the number of volunteers you can get. IDEALLY - For two weeks in a row; one new caller every ten minutes from 8:00am until 5:00pm. This way you could say that in the last ten minutes another Iraq child under the age of 5 has died. Now I realize this is the extreme. If you can get enough volunteers so that calls can be made on the hour or on the hour and half hour, that would be powerful as well. Originally, these calls were going to be made for two weeks, just before, during, and after the Pope's visit to Iraq. However, since the visit has not yet been confirmed and dates have not been set (at least not to my knowledge) we are discussing other possiblities. Maybe during December or January in rememberance of last years escalation in bombings, if all else fails we can do it in conjunction with other actions taking place during the February rememberance of the bombing of the Amiriya Shelter. Currently we are asking activists from the same counties and states to come together and beginning getting volunteers who will agree to make the phone calls. Once this mobilization occurs, it will be easy to send out fact sheets and have the call-in begin. None of this is in stone. Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions for improvement of this action. Peace & Solidarity, Stacia Nathaniel D. Hurd The Center for Global Analysis (CGA) 2161 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 CGA Telephone#: 617-492-4570 Personal Address: c/o Aun Rahman 7 Scottfield Rd., Apt. 3 Allston, MA 02134 Telephone#: 617-738-9037 E-mail: nhurd@email.com ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Please do not send emails with attached files to the list *** Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html ***