Political Action

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043785a3.jpg"> <div> <B>The Education Association of Natick</B><B>    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Education Association of Natick"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Executive Committee Members"><U>Executive Committee Members</U></A>   |   <B>Political Action</B>   |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Education Association of Natick"><U>The Education Association of Natick</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Educator Ethics"><U>Educator Ethics</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Elected Representatives"><U>Elected Representatives</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Committees"><U>Committees</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Phone Numbers/Addresses"><U>Phone Numbers/Addresses</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Teachers who are Parents Group"><U>Teachers who are Parents Group</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Social Events!"><U>Social Events!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter"><U>Newsletter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Especially for New(er) Teachers"><U>Especially for New(er) Teachers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weingarten Rights"><U>Weingarten Rights</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Notices from Members"><U>Notices from Members</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Classifieds"><U>Classifieds</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2b03.jpg"> <div> <B>What a member said about the email campaign:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Thanks for making this so easy!!  In the past when I've been asked to write a letter to our representatives to support one position or another, I've declined, because it seemed daunting and intimidating -- </I></div> <div> <I>will I sound like an idiot?  does it say what needs to be said?  how do I address the letter?!  where is that Strunk book I used to own?!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>This was very cool and easy to do!</I></div> <div> <I>Sep 13, 2007</I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Political Action</I></div> <div> The elections may be over, but your voice should not be silenced.  The Internet has made "pajama lobbying" simple and effective.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>All you have to do is type in your zip code, edit the form letter, sign it and zooooom!  It's off to your representatives' inboxes.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If they don't hear from you, they don't think you care.</B></div> <bR> <div> Here's a list of issues currently at stake:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nea.org/lac/issue-index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nea.org/lac/issue-index.html"><U>http://www.nea.org/lac/issue-index.html</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>