You can download and print these PDF files to take with you to your Congress member’s office.

Be sure to put them in a folder, preferably with a campaign logo on the front (download logo sheet  campaign_labels 1.74 Mb -- these can be printed on standard Avery 2x4 labels), and include a typed introductory letter from you with your local contact information. If you have a color brochure, include that as well. And feel free to add any other “local” materials, including local press clippings if you have them.

Remember: you’re the expert as to what will be meaningful with your member of Congress! For example, some of our organizational endorsers might resonate with a Democrat more than a Republican. If you feel any of these materials will not inspire your member, don’t include them—or replace them with something that will.

You can download the pieces individually, or download the entire packet all in one . (updated 5-5-08)

In this packet, you'll find:

• HR 808, the bill to establish a U.S. Department of Peace   165.66 Kb
• List of Congressional cosponsors   124.79 Kb
• List of organizational endorsers  124.39 Kb
• List of city and local government bodies endorsing   116.19 Kb
• Peace of the Pie Pie Chart 2008   59.59 Kb (Great if you want to print just the pie chart as a graphic piece)
• Peace of the Pie Handout 2008   101.80 Kb
• Defense Secretary Robert Gates Speech, Kansas, Nov 2007   136.24 Kb
• Editorial by Alex Miller, VailTrail   64.47 Kb
• Op Ed by Marianne Williamson, The Boston Globe   69.85 Kb
• Column by Al Martinez, Los Angeles Times   75.99 Kb
• Ethics Statement letting members know it's OK according to House rules to accept the pies   50.46 Kb

Using the Peace of the Pie Pie Chart and/or Handout will help you show your member and their staff the tiny portion of the budget we need to make a world of difference. For more information about the Federal  budget and a more detailed pie chart, visit our page on the Federal Budget. 

Finally, consider giving them a printed version of Julia Ward Howe's original Mother's Day proclamation   65.85Kb

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