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for Peace What else can I do? Back to resources If you're
not into marching or joining a non-violent sit-in (or even if you are), you
can still add your voice. You can always write to your MP. Doesn't seem much
and anyway, do they take any notice? Well, they do complain if they get
over-inundated! See the story below for an example. Having sackfuls of
letters on one issue impresses most of them very much, but only if they're
individual letters from constituents. So get to it!
Other
ideas. Find an overseas peace group to “twin” with. Why not find a group in a
town with the same name as your home town, for example? Search
the internet for peace groups and contact them. Let them know what you are
doing – and ask them to keep you in touch. Let us know if you have any
interesting stories. 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action: http://www.peacemagazine.org/198.htm
Raise My Tax Do you really want to pay more tax? Would you be
happy to pay more if it was for the social good? See http://www.raisemytax.org/ and then
write to Gordon Brown. Early
Day Motions There are
usually several Early Day Motions (EDMs) which are worthy of your attention
(or rather - your MP's). Write to your MP and ask her/him to support the
following EDMs, and to tell you why if they do not. Note that Ministers
cannot sign EDMs. To find out who your MP is go to http://www.locata.co.uk/commons/
You can contact your MP via www.writetothem.co.uk
What's an EDM, then? Early Day Motions are
tabled by MPs in order to judge parliamentary support for a particular issue.
They're not usually debated. It's also a useful tool for campaigners to work
out who the sympathetic politicians are (and they're not always the ones
you'd think. Oh alright, they usually are!). To find out more see: http://www.parliament.uk/about_commons/early_day_motions.cfm
- here you can find a list of who has signed the motions, and which MPs are
busiest with tablings and signings. MPs can only sign EDMs whilst parliament
is sitting, ie before 20th July and after 10th October
2005. Below are some of the latest relevant EDMs.
More will be added throughout the parliamentary session. Check back here
occasionally to find out what MPs have been doing. Please encourage your MP to sign up to the
following Early Day Motions. You can contact them by visiting writetothem.com.
See www.theyworkforyou.com
where you can use the model letters provided: EDM
305: Humanitarian Situation in EDM
482: EDM
232: Imprisonment of Mordechai Vanunu General
notes
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