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Hilary.... I picture your scenario from a different perspective: Three congressmen get into an elevator - along with their assorted gofers, flunkies, a couple of AIDS activists, including Elizabeth Taylor (talk about being "Johnny-on-the-spot," THAT'S one heck of a cohesive group!) and the mistress of one of the congressmen, who's disguised as a highly paid secretary, even tho she has never in her entire life typed faster than 20 words a minute. Congressman "A" (speaking to no one in particular): " I got 17 emails today from some poeple asking someting about the "Udall Bill" Congressman "C": The Udall Bill?? Isn't that the group that demands that all animals pastured next to interstate highways must be clothed?" Congressman "B": No... the Udall Bill is to give money to research that old peoples disease where they shake a little. I got some form letters from them." Flunkie 1: "Well old people don't have much clout when it comes to a vote" Flunkie 2: "So they shake a little. They're OLD. Old people are SUPPOSED to shake a little." Gofer #!, (as entire group nods: "Right, Skippy! Congressman "B": And anyway, none of US are old - heck, I'm barely 50! And my ..... uhhhhh...... secretary here, Tiffany Brittany is just 22 (Tiffany Britanny blushes becomingly). so it'd be YEARS and YEARS before any of US would ever come down with an old person's disease - we have plenty of time to deal with those Udall Bill crackpots." Elevator doors open to $100,000,000.00 Congressional work-out center and all exit. Who, ME a skeptic? Batb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 1:51 AM Subject: Re: action >Do we really need another organization? Cant we just work through our local >support groups, whatever their affiliation, and use the list to coordinate >activities, >i.e. set aside day x, or week y > for letter writing > or for signature collecting > so that all the senators and congressmen will be receiving letters on the >same day or petitions handed in on the same day. USe Parkinson's Awareness >Month as the time to collect petition signatures and then hand them in during >the Pan forum - that is more or less how it works already. If we could do >something similar with letters and emails and faxes - where the whole contr. >acts in concert - the effect could be overwhelming. Or would they even notice. >I mean picture the scene. >Two congressman waiting for the elevator. Conga. A says, "I got 17 letters >about the udall bill today". > And his friend says, "Only 17 ! why, I got 23. >They get in the elevator and Senator x is there. He asks, "Have you fellows >also be inundated with letters about the udall bill? D--n Parkeis, got nothing >else to do but write letters all day. Why arent they out working? If they >can write letters, they can go and get a job." >THen congressman A says, "With all due respect sir, there is a bit of a >difference between writing one letter and getting a job". THe elevator reaches >the cafetaria level. THe senator snorts . - >"Hrumph', and all three exit the elevator. > >Hilary Blue > >Ann Dorsa wrote: >> >> They wouldn't dare ignore us if we were coalesced into a >> national network, instead of an individual here, there, >> and everywhere--we don't have clout that way--and I'm not >> proposing to become another organization, but a >> grass-roots network of regional leaders? contact points? >> reaching out to our local "sphere of influence" to >> mobilize and support whatever grass roots efforts are >> required for a given purpose, i.e., letter writing at a >> critical time, petition drives, whatever. Let's connect! >> >> What do you think? >> >> Charlotte >> > you can just email them if you'd like...they are really quick to >> > respond....Joan >> > [log in to unmask] or contact Micke Claeys at >> > [log in to unmask] >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:19 PM >> > Subject: Re: action >> > >> > >> > > Yes I know the feeling about the senators. I must have a very unusual >> > > legislator. I just don't know what else to do. I will try to find PAN's >> > number >> > > and call sometime tomorrow. They have always encouraged us to write. >> > Another >> > > letter to the president can't hurt. Thank you for responding. , Nita >> > > >> > > Joan Hartman wrote: >> > > >> > > > I, too,have written....three times to Senator Finestein with no response >> > or >> > > > acknowledgement and the first time to Cong. Packard who did acknowledge >> > my >> > > > letter with a letter of his own with incorrect info in it re Udall >> > > > funding...PAN helped me correct his misinformation which I did send to >> > him >> > > > but I have yet to hear back...I also wrote the White House with no >> > > > ackowledgment...Joan Hartman >> > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > > From: Clare Wilson <[log in to unmask]> >> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> >> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:35 PM >> > > > Subject: Re: action >> > > > >> > > > > In a message dated 8/24/99 9:06:39 AM Mountain Daylight Time, >> > > > > [log in to unmask] writes: >> > > > > >> > > > > << have no idea how to organize this group into political activists >> > so I >> > > > > am asking that you write. >> >> > > > > >> > > > > Nita, I have been following the formatted letters suggested by PAN >> > > > > and written to my congressmen about the Udall funding several times. >> > > > Also, >> > > > > PAN developed a "letter to the editor" which I adapted and sent >> > > > > recently to one of our newspapers....have never had a reply from the >> > > > > congressmen, except to acknowledge my input, and continue to check >> > > > > the editorial page to see if my letter is printed. The PAN letters >> > are so >> > > > > easy to use and my total time spent in preparation per mailing is l >> > hour. >> > > > > I'm sure all these letters are in the archives for all of us to use. >> > > > > Clare Wilson >> > > > > >> > >