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Department of Peace Action Alert: Contact Senator BoxerI'm passing along this important notice from the Peace Alliance. Getting a senate sponsor is a crucial step toward making the Department of Peace a reality. The Peace Alliance Action Alert! Dear friends, As you know, we are all making efforts to reach our to our Senators and Members of the House of Representatives in support of the Department of Peace legislation. The most recent meeting took place this morning in San Francisco, as several members of our staff and community volunteers met with Senator Barbara Boxer's office. Her staff were both interested and supportive. It was a very positive meeting and a great first step! We need a sponsor to take a companion bill into the Senate. This is where you come in. Senator Boxer's aides stressed the importance of hearing from citizens regarding how they feel about this legislation. (continued, click "read more" below...) Write or call Senator Barbara Boxer at: D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3553 It is important that you keep your letters and comments supportive and encouraging. Please personalize the letter by inserting your own comments. Sample letter for Residents of California: Your name Dear Senator Boxer, Thank you for your courage on behalf of all citizens of the United States. I am writing to encourage you to help establish a United States Department of Peace. Legislation will be introduced into the House of Representatives on September 13th by Congressman Dennis Kucinich and 53 other co-sponsors. We are seeking a Senator to put forth a companion bill in the Senate and we are hoping you will be our champion. A Department of Peace would focus on nonmilitary peaceful conflict resolutions, prevent violence and promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights. I would like to thank you for all the work you do to this end, and in particular for the work you do to help alleviate domestic violence. We feel that the time has come for our nation to organize in a more profound way to address the root causes of domestic violence at all levels; in our homes, in our schools, in our communities, at every level in our society as well as internationally. There are so many programs, projects and organizations that are doing powerful work to address these issues, but are given such little support from our government. This must change. As a constituent of California, I urge you to sponsor legislation in the Senate to establish a Department of Peace. We cannot wait any longer. Thank you again for all that you do, Sincerely, ************************** Sample letter for Non-Residents of California: Your name Dear Senator Boxer, Thank you for your courage on behalf of all citizens of the United States. I am writing to encourage you to help establish a United States Department of Peace. Legislation will be re-introduced into the House of Representatives on September 13th by Congressman Dennis Kucinich and 53 other co-sponsors. We are seeking a Senator to put forth a companion bill in the Senate and we are hoping you will be our champion. A Department of Peace would focus on nonmilitary peaceful conflict resolutions, prevent violence and promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights. I would like to thank you for all the work you do to this end, and in particular for the work you do to help alleviate domestic violence. We feel that the time has come for our nation to organize in a more profound way to address the root causes of violence at all levels; in our homes, in our schools, in our communities, at every level in our society as well as internationally. There are so many programs, projects and organizations that are doing powerful work to address these issues, but are given such little support from our government. This must change. I am aware I do not live in your state, but I know that you are a courageous Senator who works for the good of our nation as a whole. I urge you to sponsor legislation in the Senate to establish a Department of Peace. We cannot wait any longer. Thank you again for all that you do. Sincerely, 
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Senator Boxer
I regret that I have waited until now to answer your very important call to action; my only excuse is that, due to timing, I had to give Earth Day calls to action a higher priority. My regret stems from the fact that it was not as easy as your Peace Alliance feed made it sound. I will share some pointers with all of you so that you may have an easier time of it.
When you get to Senator Boxer's site, the first thing that will greet you is a disclaimer that says she will not be answering your letter if you are not from CA. Do not be put off by that; CA is a large and diverse state, and I told her in my letter that it is very generous of her to take the time to even read correspondence from out of state.
When I got to the email form, I pasted in your non-resident template, but I modified it liberally, since I know that form letters usually get ignored. It helps if you can make your letter very personal by mentioning your positive associations with CA, like relatives who live there, trips you have taken there, conferences you have attended there, etc. I also invoked the name of Senator Dayton (MN) as a colleague with the potential to stand beside her in support of this action. (I probably got that name from Lynn McMullen during the Orientation Conference Call.)
My next problem was that I could not use the suggestion to use Suppport a Department of Peace as the subject line, because hers is one of those sites that requires you to select a subject from a predetermined list. I selected Help with a Federal Agency. (So what if the Agency doesn't exist yet?)
Then, before I hit the Submit button, I pasted my letter into my word processing document file for use with my own State Representative and Senators, and as an alternative template for my other contacts.
"Blue in a Red State"