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We highly recommend this site. They have done a great job
and
they make it very easy to take effective action.
We also recommend this site. Started by Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, the site enables you to easily fax letters to your representatives.
This site makes it easy to send email to your elected representatives. However, they appear to be a commercial site, and have an annoying habit of trying to get you to pay $5 to have your message printed and "hand delivered". It is true that a printed letter or FAX carries more impact than an email message, but we would prefer a more genuine desire to help, rather than their apparently commercial motivation.
If you live in Somerville, MA or Cambridge, MA, here are the folks
you need to write to and call. On its website, Citizens for
Participation in Political Action (CPPAX) has good information about
effective lobbying techniques (CPPAX
Lobbying Guide ).
If you do not live in Somerville or Cambridge, see congress.org
or CPPAX
2004 Congressional
Directory to find your senators and congressperson.
CPPAX does a good job of keeping you posted on Massachusetts
congressional positions on Iraq. See Positions
and Statements from the Massachusetts Delegation .
President
George W. Bush (INVADED Iraq)
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
Senator John Kerry (SUPPORTED Iraq war authorization)
Washington Office:
Phone: (202) 224-2742
Fax: (202) 224-8525
304 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2102
Main District Office:
Phone: (617) 565-8519
Fax: (617) 248-3870
One Bowdoin Sq.
Boston, MA 02114
E-mail: john_kerry@kerry.senate.govSenator Edward M. Kennedy (OPPOSED Iraq war authorization)
Washington Office:
Phone: (202) 224-4543
Fax: (202) 224-2417
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2101
Main District Office:
Phone: (617) 565-3170
Fax: (617) 565-3183
2400 John F. Kennedy Fed. Bldg.
Boston, MA 02203
E-mail: senator@kennedy.senate.govRep. Michael E. Capuano (D-MA 8th; OPPOSED Iraq war authorization)
Washington Office:
Phone: (202) 225-5111
Fax: (202) 225-9322
1232 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-2108
Main District Office:
Phone: (617) 621-6208
Fax: (617) 621-8628
110 1st. St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
(Does not use e-mail)
Remember to include your full name, address, email address and phone
number. Most newspapers require your phone number (which they do not
print) to verify the authenticity of the letter.
Here are some in the Boston area:
Ask them what they think. Tell them what you think.
Remember "freedom of speech"? Democracy depends on it!
Stating
your opinion is not only your right, it's your obligation as a citizen
when your government is committing an international crime in your
name.
Every citizen who remains silent becomes an accomplice. Speak
out!