[Peace] Move On sponsored meeting with Tim Johnson

[jeffsowers at swissinfo.org]

I signed up for a Move On sponsored congressional meeting and this is what
they sent me. Unfortunatley, I don't think I can make it at that time. Are
there others currently planning on attending this meeting?

Dear Jeff Sowers:

Thank you for signing up to participate in the Iraq meetings. You've 
signed up for the following meeting:

Offices of Congressman Johnson
01/21/03 12:30 PM
2004 Fox Dr 
Champaign, IL 61820

You've agreed to the following ground rules:

 * This is a congressional meeting, not a rally. The purpose of these 
   meetings is to allow constituents to express their concern over the 
   current rush to war, and to encourage Congress to push President 
   Bush to let the inspections work. 

 * The tone of the meetings is constructive, not adversarial. Senators 
   and Representatives will react best to honest comments about the 
   issue, not personal attacks. Even if he or she disagrees with our 
   viewpoint, we'll avoid arguing, take the high road, and explain why 
   we're worried.

 * If the Senator or Representative isn't available, we'll meet with 
   staff. Gaining an ally among the Congressional staff may be more 
   important in the long run than meeting with the Senator or 
   Representative in person.

 * Our message is:

   "Please push President Bush to commit to the UN process in Iraq and 
   let the weapons inspections work."

   Many of us may be more generally concerned about the prospects of such
a 
   war, and some of us are against any war. But we'll be the most effective

   if we all rally behind one message.

Your local leader will be in touch with you regarding logistics within 
the next week.

See you there,
The Iraq Meetings Team.




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