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Move the 117th Congress to Amend Campaign
Our campaign goal is to secure 100 co-sponsorships for the #WeThePeopleAmendment (House Joint Resolution 48) by April 30, 2021.
To achieve this goal we have identified 135 priority targets based on previous co-sponsorship of the amendment, Pledge to Amend signers, caucus membership, location (districts where Move to Amend has passed initiatives), and voting record/time in Congress.
If your Representative is not on the list below you can definitely still target them, but we suggest starting with the closest Rep to you and recruiting constituents in that District to hold a meeting with their target Representative (or their legislative staff). Either way we will help you!
Here's what you'll need to do:
- Choose which Representative you're focusing on (see below for the target list, or if your Rep isn't on the campaign target list you can elect to lobby them instead)
- Recruit 3-5 constituents to join you for the meeting
- Schedule the meeting (a Move to Amend national organizer will join you for this meeting)
- Organize a prep call to prepare
- Hold the meeting and ask your Representative to co-sponsor HJR48
- Follow up
- If they don't sign on, time to escalate your tactics! We will help you plan an appropriate action from bombarding their office with phone calls, to organizing a letter-writing campaign to dropping in at their house with Move to Amend petitions! We will work together to decide an appropriate escalation.
We'll provide you with all the tools and resources needed as well as organizing support. You can expect that this effort will take 2-5 hours a week.
Sign up below to get started!
Kickoff Call
Campaign Targets
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Campaign Resources
***Click on each task for related templates and instructions.
STEP 1 -- SIGN UP FIRST!
- Sign up to organize or participate in a lobby meeting on our website.
- We will follow up to connect you to our Slack organizing space and get you plugged in to the campaign
STEP 2 -- Recruit 3-5 Constituents to Commit to Join a Meeting with the Representative
- Send an email blast to the Move to Amend list asking people to sign up for the meeting
- Recruit your friends and neighbors through social media, email or text messaging
- Phonebank or text bank the Move to Amend list to ask people to commit to joining the meeting
STEP 3 -- Schedule the Meeting
STEP 4 -- Prepare for the Meeting
- Post the meeting date and time to the Move to Amend website to help promote
- Review background information about the #WeThePeopleAmendment
- Line up a Move to Amend national organizer to join you for the meeting
- Hold a prep call to review meeting roles and make sure you are each clear on what you'll say and how to make sure to get to the ask
- Send a blast to constituents on the Move to Amend list a few days in advance to ensure the office gets calls to put the #WeThePeopleAmendment on their radar before your meeting
STEP 5 -- Hold the Meeting
- Follow an agenda because you'll only have 20-30 minutes
- Take good notes, keep track of any questions you get that you can't answer on the spot and commit to follow up with the answer(s)
- Enter the details and notes to Move to Amend's national database
- Make a clear ask: Will you co-sponsor the #WeThePeopleAmendment (HJR48)?
STEP 6 -- Follow up!
- Send a thank you email with any info requests to the staffer(s) and mail a thank you note to the Representative
- Send email blasts to constituents on the Move to Amend list asking them to call each week to keep the pressure up
- In 2 weeks send an email and/or call the office and ask for response. Be persistent! Keep trying every 2-3 days until you get a response
STEP 7 -- Celebrate or Escalate!
- Often this is all it takes, especially for Representatives who agree with our goals. But if you don't have a commitment yet it is time to escalate your tactics. We will work with you to determine how to escalate appropriately, from stepping up the phone calls, to organizing a letter-writing campaign, to car parades around their office, to delivering Move to Amend petitions to their home, and more!
Ready to Sign Up?
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2019 Cleveland Democracy Day testimony
May 23, 2019Video: https://youtu.be/vy-LygIi4k4
Lois Romanoff, Move to Amend Cleveland
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Oregon Move to Amend
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Amendment Working Groups
We the People Ashland
Ashland
Dave Hyde
Email Us
541-892-1999We the People Corvallis
Corvallis
Rachel Ozretich
Email Us
541-758-3221Local Affiliates
Move to Amend Portland
Portland
Darla Truitt
[email protected]
503-649-5511
Visit Our Facebook PageOregon Move to Amend is a state network of advocates and affiliates collaborating together across the 36 counties of the Beaver State.
For information on how to get involved, contact:
Darla Truitt
503-649-5511
[email protected]
Communities in Support
Resolutions & Ordinances Passed
Baker City Council
Coos Bay City Council
Newport City Council
Oregon State House of Representatives
Oregon State Senate
Portland City Council
Silverton City Council
Ballot Initiatives Passed
City of Ashland
City of Corvallis
Endorsing Organizations
Main Street Alliance of Oregon
Occupy Salem Oregon
SEIU Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem Oregon
Jackson County Democrats/ Occupy Ashland
Oregon Black Political Convention
Democratic Party of Douglas County, Oregon
Oregon's Congressional Delegation
U.S. SENATE
Senator:
Cosponsor: NO
Pledge Signer: NO
DC Office:
221 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5244
Fax: (202) 228-2717
ContactSenator:
Cosponsor: NO
Pledge Signer: NO
DC Office:
313 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3753
Fax: (202) 228-3997
ContactU.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st District:2nd District:Cosponsor:NO
Pledge Signer: NO
DC Office:
2185 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 205153rd District:
Cosponsor:YES
Pledge Signer: NO
DC Office:
1111 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4811
Fax: (202) 225-8941
Contact
View District Map4th District:
Cosponsor:YES
Pledge Signer: YES
DC Office:
2134 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Phone: 202-225-64165th District:
Cosponsor: NO
Pledge Signer: YES
DC Office:
2431 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5711
Fax: (202) 225-5699
Contact
View District Map
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Rhode Island Move to Amend
For more information or to get involved, contact:
Bobbie Hunger, 401-588-1355, [email protected]
Endorsing Organizations
East Bay Citizens for Peace
Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation
U.S. SENATE
Senator:
John “Jack” Reed
Cosponsor: NO
Pledge Signer: NO
DC Office:
728 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4642
Fax: (202) 224-4680
ContactSenator:
Sheldon Whitehouse
Cosponsor: NO
Pledge Signer:Yes
DC Office:
530 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2921
Fax: (202) 228-6362
ContactU.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st District:Cosponsor: NO
Pledge Signer: NO
DC Office:
2233 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4911
Fax: (202) 225-3290
Contact2nd District:
Cosponsor:NO
Pledge Signer: YES
DC Office:
1527 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5161
Fax: (202) 225-5163
Contact
View District Map
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