Instructions:
- Go to congress.gov
- Find your member by your home address (red circle)
- Write a 1-page letter to your US Senator or Representative urging them to make March 1st Remembrance Day https://mistories.org/remembrance.php a US federal holiday (as it already is in the Marshall Islands)
LETTER TEMPLATE FROM APA: https://www.apa.org/advocacy/guide/sample-letters.pdf
About March 1 “Remembrance Day” in the Marshall Islands:
March 1 “Remembrance Day” in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a national holiday.
It used to be called Nuclear Victims’ Day, then Nuclear Survivors’ Day, and now Remembrance Day.
The change reflects the RMI’s determination to do more than voice lament for all they have suffered as the result of the U.S. government’s nuclear testing.
Most Americans of a certain age have heard of the Bikini nuclear bomb test. But few Americans know, much less understand, the extent of nuclear testing that took place in this island nation between 1946 and 1958.
During that time the U.S. government exploded a total of 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands. All of these were above-ground, under water, or ground-level tests.
1-Page Letter Must Include:
- Date & your personal address
- Address your legislator formally
- State your relationship to the legislator
- Concentrate on a single issue: e.g. making March 1st “Remembrance Day” https://mistories.org/remembrance.php a US federal holiday (as it is in the Marshall Islands) in honor of recognizing the impact of US nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands & the resistance/resilience of the Marshallese people
- Be factual
- Give justification
- Be personal
- Be specific about what you want (See #4)
- Request a response
- Include your title
- Keep your letter to one page
SEND THE LETTER! EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL.
Sample letter: (Linked below) Congressperson Letter Template.docx
*** I live in McFarland California. ******