Fund Books, Not Bombs!
Call Your Member of Congress!
Call 202-224-3121, which is the congressional switchboard, and from there they can direct
your call to your member's office (Representative or Senators) by their name or your zip
code; or search www.Congress.org for the direct number to a particular member’s office
(useful for a mass call-in targeting the reps for your campus, to save donated cellphone
minutes).
Before you call you can check out your Senators' and Representative's individual websites to
see their position on issues and what committees they work on.
The staff answering the phones keep a tally of calls on different issues, for and against - if you
call in the evening or weekend you can leave a voicemail. Below is a sample script of what
you can say/ask of your members when you call, feel free to change or adapt it depending on
your member of Congress.
Hello, I'm a constituent of Representative/Senator ________. I live in/I'm a student at
______. This week marks the 4th anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, 4 years of
stealing young people's futures, and I'm calling in support of Books Not Bombs. I
want to know what the Congressperson is doing to end the war NOW and re-fund
education. I want to know where the member stands on these issues and what
she/he is doing to act right now to immediately end the war and give all young
people access to education.
[At this point they’ll thank you for calling and letting your member know what you think, with no
definite stance]
I’d like to hear more from the Senator/Representative where she/he stands on this
issue
[Then they’ll ask for your name (again) and address to send you a follow-up letter]
Congrats! Thanks for calling and putting the pressure on Congress to act!
Call Your Member of Congress!
Call 202-224-3121, which is the congressional switchboard, and from there they can direct
your call to your member's office (Representative or Senators) by their name or your zip
code; or search www.Congress.org for the direct number to a particular member’s office
(useful for a mass call-in targeting the reps for your campus, to save donated cellphone
minutes).
Before you call you can check out your Senators' and Representative's individual websites to
see their position on issues and what committees they work on.
The staff answering the phones keep a tally of calls on different issues, for and against - if you
call in the evening or weekend you can leave a voicemail. Below is a sample script of what
you can say/ask of your members when you call, feel free to change or adapt it depending on
your member of Congress.
Hello, I'm a constituent of Representative/Senator ________. I live in/I'm a student at
______. This week marks the 4th anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, 4 years of
stealing young people's futures, and I'm calling in support of Books Not Bombs. I
want to know what the Congressperson is doing to end the war NOW and re-fund
education. I want to know where the member stands on these issues and what
she/he is doing to act right now to immediately end the war and give all young
people access to education.
[At this point they’ll thank you for calling and letting your member know what you think, with no
definite stance]
I’d like to hear more from the Senator/Representative where she/he stands on this
issue
[Then they’ll ask for your name (again) and address to send you a follow-up letter]
Congrats! Thanks for calling and putting the pressure on Congress to act!