From: Frank Scofi <fscofi@igc.org>
Subject: REMINDER:CUBA LOBBY DAY
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 02:22:08 GMT

"END THE BLOCKADE - LET CUBA LIVE"

          A NATIONAL CALL ON CONGRESS

Dear Friends,

   In recent months people throughout the country have started to
bring the message of ending the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba
to our elected officials in Washington, DC. Many of you have
already sent letters, signed petitions, called and visited your
representatives and senators. We now urge you to help us expand
this work.

    At the last meeting of the National Network on Cuba at which
April was designated National Month of Solidarity with Cuba there
was an agreement to call for a major Congressional effort during
the month of April. We need you to help us build for a series of
activities designed to bring the greatest pressure possible on
Congress.

    On Tuesday, April 7th we will bring petitions which have been
signed by tens of thousands of people to the Congressional
leadership in Washington, DC. Key lawmakers will also be visited
that day. If you work with a local or national group which also has
a petition we hope you will join us on this turn-in date. Most
importantly, we urge you to collect as many signatures as possible
between now and then. (If you need copies of petitions, please
contact any or all of the groups listed below).

    Secondly, we urge you to join our call for a nationwide
Congressional phone-in on that same day, Tuesday, April 7th. You
can reach your Congressional representative in the House or Senate
through calling the Congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121. As
the petitions are being delivered, people around the country will
be phoning the offices of their own representatives. We hope to
flood Congressional offices in Washington with calls from their
constituents. You can help by planning to make your call as well as
making sure that other people know about this phone-in date.

    Finally, Congress is planning to be in recess for the second
half of April. Since many of them will be in their home districts,
this is an excellent opportunity to do some direct lobbying. Now is
the time to start putting together a delegation and making
appointments to visit your representative and senators. If it is
impossible to get an appointment with them, be sure to make plans
to see their aides.






    If you have any questions or need assistance with this work,
please contact any of our organizations or the local contact listed
below. We can send you petitions, get you information about your
representatives, and assist you in getting ready for a lobbying
visit.

    Thank you for your participation. We know that by working on
this together that we can organize a massive effort during the
month of April. The phone-in and petition turn-in date on April 7th
and the local lobbying efforts at the end of April are
opportunities for us to work cooperatively to bring our message to
the United States Congress. We hope that you will do what you can
to help make this effort the strong success we know it can be.



signed,



Andres Gomez                    Sandra Levenson
Antonio Maceo Brigade,          Center for Cuban                  
Miami                           Studies



Leslie Cagan                   Teresa Gutierrrez
Cuba Information               International                      
Project                        Peace for Cuba                     
                               Appeal


Tony Ryan
National Network on
Cuba
Legislative Working Group





NATIONAL NETWORK ON CUBA    202-986-1561
LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP
P.O. Box 21744
Washington, DC 20009


CUBA INFORMATION PROJECT   212-366-6703
121 West 27th Street
Room 1202 A
New York, NY 10001



INTERNATIONAL PEACE FOR CUBA APPEAL   212-475-6910
36 East 12th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003

2489 Mission Street, No. 28           415-821-7575
San Francisco, CA 94110


CENTER FOR CUBAN STUDIES   212-242-0559                     
124 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011


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