For those of us who want our leaders to remember we are here

We will never be seen as who we are unless we speak up and say that we exsist.

The Pagan Unity Campaign's Imbolc Campaign is right around the corner! Attached to this reminder is the press release and a sample email/fax you can customize and send to your Senators/Representative on February 2nd! I hope you will each take a few minutes on the 1st or 2nd to reminder our elected officials of the important role of religious diversity and tolerance in our society!


From: Pagan Unity Campaign
Subject: Imbolc Campaign Kick Off!
Date: January 20, 2006
Contact: Gryph (gryphonelder@yahoo.com)
http://paganunitycampaign.org
On January 4, 2007 the 110th Congress of the United States officially took office. This new Congress promises to be one of the most diverse of yet, with a Muslim, two Buddhists, a high ranking Mormon and "more Jews than Episcopalians" having sworn to uphold the laws of the land (Tilove, 2006).
The Pagan Unity Campaign would like to encourage each and every one of you to join with us on February 2, 2007 to remind our elected officials of the important role religious diversity and freedom of religion has, and will continue, to play in our society. Please call, email, and fax your elected officials on February 2, 2007 and ask that they support freedom of religion for ALL Americans.
We would further like to encourage you to send letters of support for religious diversity to the editors of local and state newspapers in the hopes that our collective voice be heard not only in the highest reaches of our governments, but at all levels of society.
As Voltaire once said, "If you have two religions in your land, the two will cut each other’s throats; but if you have thirty religions, they will dwell in peace." With the diversity and hope this new Congress brings, it is time for the American people to honor all that came before and bridge the gaps between religions so that we may all finally live in peace with one another.
You can find contact information for your Senators at:
http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm
You can find contact information for your Representatives at:
http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html
You can find contact information for the President and Vice President at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
References:
Tilove, J. (2006, December 29). A measure of faith: religious makeup of a new Congress is groundbreaking. Retrieved January 5, 2007, from Houston Chronicle Web site: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/4433998.html

--------sample email, fax or phone call for the Imboc campaign-----------
Dear Honorable Senator (or Representative) (add name);
We in the Pagan American community of your state (or district) would like to encourage you as our Senator (or Representative) to support the causes of freedom of religion and religious diversity in the Congress and Senate of Lady Liberty's great land during your term in office.
Sincerely,
(add name and city and state)