Dear AIUSA Colleagues,
Thank
you for participating in AIUSA’s Fall Lobby Weeks! Amnesty
International local and student groups across the U.S. will be sending a
strong message to Congress to help bring transparency and
accountability to police departments nationwide, reform the use of
solitary confinement in U.S. prisons, and to support human rights in
Bahrain.
Your Representative and Senators are likely to be in a district office during the October 13-16 and November 23-27 Congressional recesses, making these good times to try to meet locally with them. But if those dates don’t work for you, you may schedule a meeting with the district office Congressional staff any time this fall.
(District office staff are those based in your state, not in Washington DC. All Members of Congress have district offices).
Coordinating
a visit to your elected officials is easy - it only takes a moderate
time commitment to contact the office you want to visit, read the
background materials, practice your meeting, and then actually meet with
your Members of Congress. The attached resource package will provide you with information to make the most of your meeting.
A reminder to please build your delegation, contact your district office to schedule a meeting, and watch our Raise the Roof! video (http://www.amnestyusa.
Please join our Phone Briefing to learn about the issues and asks in advance of your meeting. We’ll hold a conference call on Tuesday, October 6 at 8:30 pm Eastern Time - Dial-in Number: (605) 562-3000,
Access Code: 570537# (please note that unless you are using your cell
phone, this is not a toll free call). If you dial in and hear a busy
signal, then please call (559) 546-1400 and enter the same access code 570537# (again, this is not a toll free call).
Our “How to Lobby” Webinar, for useful tips on lobbying, will take place Wednesday, October 7 at 8:30 pm Eastern Time. To join the webinar, please go to: https://aiusa.webex.com/aiusa/
Our “How to Lobby” Webinar, for useful tips on lobbying, will take place Wednesday, October 7 at 8:30 pm Eastern Time. To join the webinar, please go to: https://aiusa.webex.com/aiusa/
Meeting number: 791 066 059
Meeting password: Lobby123
Audio connection: 1-877-668-4490 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada); 1-408-792-6300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
Access code: 791 066 059
Plan to log-in at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar to test your audio and make sure you have the proper web browser and internet connections up and running.
Access code: 791 066 059
Plan to log-in at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar to test your audio and make sure you have the proper web browser and internet connections up and running.
Participating in Lobby Weeks is a great opportunity to connect with your Members of Congress and to build your group’s capacity to advance human rights advocacy. With your help, we'll bring Amnesty's key human rights issues to the attention of your elected officials!
Director, Member Advocacy
Amnesty International USA
