Join the Florida for Peace—Focus on Nelson Campaign!

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Printable postcards to send Nelson today!

Black & White Postcard OR  Color Postcard to send to a professional printing studio (Kinkos is a copy center and not the best for this type of printing-support your local print shop instead). Print a bunch of these and pass them out to your friends & community!

Black & White Postcard or Color for printing at your home.
Goals & Visions

UPDATE! We did get a meeting with Nelson, but the campaign is not over! Read all about it here!

This is a marathon, not a sprint. We know everyone is frustrated and sick and tired of continued war funding. What is worse is that Senator Bill Nelson is also continuing to vote for funds for torture. He was the lone democrat who voted against Feinstein's bill to limit funding torture. It's time he spoke to us IN PERSON.

Our goal is to get appointments with the Senator in every one of his Florida offices. His constituents deserve an opportunity to express their concerns and should not have to drive hundreds of miles to meet with him. We may have to remind him that he works for us.

Senator Bill Nelson is the one person that Florida Democrats have in common. Let's unite. Let our voices be heard.

This action will focus on educating Senator Nelson and Florida constituents about the true costs of war to our State.
The goal is to change Senator Nelson's mind and make him understand that his constituents want the troops home.

  • Phase I began, June 1, 2007. This phase involves writing a letter and sending an e-mail to each of Senator Nelson's offices, every day, for 10 days. The purpose of the letter is to: 1) express your misgivings about his recent votes to continue funding the war and 2) to ask for an appointment. Many of us will use the same letter over and over. Senator Nelson's office addresses, phone numbers FAX numbers can be found at billnelson.senate.gov
  • Phase II is from June 11th - June 20th. During this period we will visit each of Senator Nelson's Florida office locations and his office in Washington, D.C. We hope to have people from many different peace groups involved in these visits. The purpose of these visits is to personally request an appointment time. We will be assisted during these visits by CODEPINK and a call in campaign that will happen exactly at the time we are in each office.

  • Phase III is from June 21st - July 1st. During this phase we will ramp up our letters and FAXes to Senator Nelson's offices and include daily phone calls to every office as many times a day as one can call.

    During Phase III the group will work together through conference calls, e-mails and the Florida For Peace Yahoo Group to organize street actions.
    Street actions will begin after the July 4th Holiday week.

  • July 9th - July 20th will involve loud street actions, props and banners, Home for the Holidays balloting boxes and Phone-a-Thons outside of every office.

    A crucial vote comes to congress right before the August break. The August break begins August 4th. This action hopes to focus intense pressure on Senator Nelson to start getting us out of Iraq. It is quite possible that he wants the troops home as soon as possible and we will show him that we are here to support him should he agree to step out on a limb to end the war.

    The final Phase of this action is to camp out at Senator Nelson's house and bring as much media to the issue as we can. Polls show that Floridians want to end the war and bring the troops home.

    We can do this together! Florida for Peace!