We acknowledge and thank our colleagues at the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) for providing much of the following excellent resources and information.
Move Your Congressional Representative and Senators Towards Peace for Iraq: Tips & Resources
Now is a great time for you to meet with your Representative and Senators to talk about Peace for Iraq.
Click on the links below to utilize the resources to help make your meetings with your members of Congress successful.
1. Find out who your members of Congress are and where their offices are. (After choosing your Senator or Representative, click on the “Contact” tab to find the location of their local offices.)
2. FCNL has prepared guides for scheduling Congressional meetings and meeting with Congress members.
Grassroots Toolkit: How to Schedule a Meeting with Your Member of Congress
Grassroots Toolkit: Meeting with Members of Congress
3. Eight Tips for a Successful Lobby Visit
4. Help Guide for Congressional Visits
5. Congressional Bird-dogging Guide
For some tips on asking questions, be sure to check out FCNL’s bird-dogging guide as well.
6. Find FCNL resources on Iraq here.
7. Find more information and resources on Iraq here.
8. “Quickly, Carefully, and Generously: The Necessary Steps for a Responsible Withdrawal from Iraq” published in June 2008
9. Keep Peace for Iraq in the Media
Click here to see DoP’s “Working the Media for Peace”
10. Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq
Utilize the Talking Points during your Congressional visits and give a copy of the full Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq to your members of Congress to read and support.
11. Congressional Declaration of Peace
Ask your Representatives and Senators to commit to Peace for Iraq by signing the Congressional Declaration of Peace