Dear Stand members,
The election is perhaps the most important time for politicians to hear your
concerns. You may already be doing excellent elections work through Stand’s
Speak the Name! campaign. Now, we have another easy way for you to act
against genocide in
Please click
here to send a message to the candidates in your riding. You will have the
chance to edit a sample message, or to simply send the message in a matter of
seconds!
Here’s how it works:
1. Edit the sample message, or simply leave it as is.
2. Add your name, email, and location;
3. Hit the `send my message` button.
Your message will be sent to each of the major candidates in your riding, and
it will be copied to their respective party leaders and foreign affairs
critics.
If you choose to change your message before sending, here are some points you
may wish to add:
1. Ask your candidates when is the next public debate or event that you can
attend;
2. Tell your candidates how many people in their constituency are part of your
Stand chapter, and that you are all looking forward to hearing their response;
3. If you want to have more influence on your candidates, ask whether they need
volunteers for their campaigns;
4. Tell your candidates that
Or, you can keep things very easy! It can take only 60 or 90 seconds to send
our sample message to the main candidates in your riding. Once you send your
message, you will receive a confirmation email, including a message that you
can forward to family and friends. This tool has been developed as a
collaboration between Stand
Please take a minute to help make
All the best,
Brianna Ames
Jackie Bonisteel
Anne Wagner
Speak the Name Manager
Advocacy Director
Principal Director
bames@standcanada.org
jbonisteel@standcanada.org awagner@standcanada.org
"Making
it easy to act against genocide"