On Behalf of Mothers Everywhere....
"Peace wants a Piece of the Pie!"

1. Host a 'PEACE OF THE PIE' Party.

House parties are a key part of our grassroots campaign to spread our message and to raise funds for the campaign. They are also an important and fun way to identify volunteers and build momentum to pass this historic legislation.

Invite your friends and family over for a Pie Party sometime just before Mothers Day (serve pie, coffee and tea), inform them about our work -- with help from materials we have prepared for you -- and invite them to an opportunity to visit their local congressional district office on May 6th.

Visit http://www.thepeacealliance.org/action/mothers/house.htm to learn more about hosting a Peace of the Pie House Party fundraiser...

We have a conference call scheduled for March 29th, designed to help coach you on these parties. For more details, visit: http://www.thepeacealliance.org/confcall/houseparty.htm

* Mother's Day was in part inspired by a woman named Julia Ward Howe (Battle Hymn of the Republic), who nursed the wounded during the American Civil War. In 1870 she started a crusade to institute a Mother's Day as a Day for Peace. Visit http://www.thepeacealliance.org/action/mothers/mothproc.htm to read her Mothers Day proclamation.

2. On May 6th, tell Congress that "PEACE wants a PIECE of the PIE!"

Call your local newspapers and television stations and send them a press release (we will provide a template for you). Ask them to come and take pictures of local teams delivering the pies with the banners at the local offices. Bring your children, along with pictures they've made about how they see peace, and make it a fun and festive event! This is a great way to get attention for a very important endeavor. Copies of sample press releases will be on the web site soon along with the budget pie charts.

Visit http://www.thepeacealliance.org/action/mothers/pie2.htm to learn more about our May 6th campaign.

For pie recipe suggestions or to submit your own, visit:
http://www.thepeacealliance.org/action/mothers/pie_recipe.htm

 

Pie Chart Source: New York Times, Feb. 8, 2005, based on Budget of the United States FY

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