Call for Courage
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Our Campaign:
We are going to Washington D.C. February 21st-23rd and will bring 535 copies of "Profiles in Courage" to hand out to every member of Congress. We need funds by February 15th to be able to place the order in time!!! We believe that the dangerous Trump administration is not as inept as they look. We believe that their apparent missteps are actually calculated tests of our checks and balances. I'm sure many of us agree they've already gone far enough to be checked but Congress, specifically Republicans, have yet to feel that we've reached that threshold. We hope this book will inspire Congressmen to stand up to Trump sooner than later.
Who are we?
We are a young married couple in our early 30's. We are both musicians and music educators living and working in NYC. We followed the primaries and elections very closely and realized early on that Trump had a much better chance than people were giving him credit for. We are new to activism but we have put a lot of thought into this campaign and our message is specifically targeted to try to say something disarming so it won't fall on deaf ears.
What do we want to do about it?
However strongly we may disagree with Republican policies our campaign is aimed to inspire these quiet members of Congress, rather than disparage. Our goal is to send an non-partisan message reminding Congress that their first duty is to the American people and the Constitution- NOT the President or political parties. We have written a letter further outlining this idea. Read it below!
The book at the heart of it:
"Profiles in Courage" was a book written by JFK in 1955. Each chapter is the story of a statesman who acted courageously to preserve the Union and uphold the Constituion in spite of party politics or personal beliefs because they understood that their first job was to serve the people. We believe that this type of character is what it will truly take to stop Trump. Currently, Republicans are writing off protestors as whiners and complainers and we are attempting to craft a campaign that is immune to that dismissive criticism. We hope it will be seen not as a protest but as an act of patriotism. We believe that stories of elected officials like themselves is the best vehicle for this message.
Read our message here:
Dear Member of Congress,
In this book, you will find eight remarkable stories, that feel as relevant today as ever. These statesman defied their parties, popular sentiment and even their own beliefs during tumultuous periods in American history. They acted heroically to serve the Constitution, preserve the Union and uphold America’s fundamental beliefs of equality, liberty and justice.
We hope that this book will inspire you to embrace the amazing responsibility entrusted to you by the people: to boldly uphold the Constitution; to act bravely and rise above party politics; to courageously defend citizens of every race, creed and orientation - in short, Americans - against authoritarian rule and Un-American policies. We expect your loyalty to lie with the people- not with any one President or political party.
When the time comes for brave Americans to stand up, your story could be the next chapter in this book. And we will stand with you.
Sincerely,
We The People
Phase 1:
Phase 1 of our plan is to purchase a copy of JFK's "Profiles in Courage" for every member of Congress. We then plan to hand-deliver it to their offices and hopefully get to speak with a staffer about our message. We plan to visit D.C. February 21st-23rd!! So we need funds to purchase the first round of books by February 15th! We want to film our experience in D.C. so we can use it to launch the social media campaign that will drive Phase 2. We have reached out to a distributor who is willing to sell us copies at market value rather than the bookstore price! So a donation of just $5.70 will purchase one copy of the book and cover the cost of shipping.
Phase 2:
Funding from this campaign DOES NOT go to Phase 2!! However, we want you to know where we're going with this. After our trip to D.C. our goal is to launch a social media campaign to bring attention to our idea. We then hope to start a campaign where citizens from across the country flood their representatives offices with additional copies of the book so we cannot be ignored. Imagine, opening your office door to find a mountain of books! Stay tuned for massive movement!!!
We are going to Washington D.C. February 21st-23rd and will bring 535 copies of "Profiles in Courage" to hand out to every member of Congress. We need funds by February 15th to be able to place the order in time!!! We believe that the dangerous Trump administration is not as inept as they look. We believe that their apparent missteps are actually calculated tests of our checks and balances. I'm sure many of us agree they've already gone far enough to be checked but Congress, specifically Republicans, have yet to feel that we've reached that threshold. We hope this book will inspire Congressmen to stand up to Trump sooner than later.
Who are we?
We are a young married couple in our early 30's. We are both musicians and music educators living and working in NYC. We followed the primaries and elections very closely and realized early on that Trump had a much better chance than people were giving him credit for. We are new to activism but we have put a lot of thought into this campaign and our message is specifically targeted to try to say something disarming so it won't fall on deaf ears.
What do we want to do about it?
However strongly we may disagree with Republican policies our campaign is aimed to inspire these quiet members of Congress, rather than disparage. Our goal is to send an non-partisan message reminding Congress that their first duty is to the American people and the Constitution- NOT the President or political parties. We have written a letter further outlining this idea. Read it below!
The book at the heart of it:
"Profiles in Courage" was a book written by JFK in 1955. Each chapter is the story of a statesman who acted courageously to preserve the Union and uphold the Constituion in spite of party politics or personal beliefs because they understood that their first job was to serve the people. We believe that this type of character is what it will truly take to stop Trump. Currently, Republicans are writing off protestors as whiners and complainers and we are attempting to craft a campaign that is immune to that dismissive criticism. We hope it will be seen not as a protest but as an act of patriotism. We believe that stories of elected officials like themselves is the best vehicle for this message.
Read our message here:
Dear Member of Congress,
In this book, you will find eight remarkable stories, that feel as relevant today as ever. These statesman defied their parties, popular sentiment and even their own beliefs during tumultuous periods in American history. They acted heroically to serve the Constitution, preserve the Union and uphold America’s fundamental beliefs of equality, liberty and justice.
We hope that this book will inspire you to embrace the amazing responsibility entrusted to you by the people: to boldly uphold the Constitution; to act bravely and rise above party politics; to courageously defend citizens of every race, creed and orientation - in short, Americans - against authoritarian rule and Un-American policies. We expect your loyalty to lie with the people- not with any one President or political party.
When the time comes for brave Americans to stand up, your story could be the next chapter in this book. And we will stand with you.
Sincerely,
We The People
Phase 1:
Phase 1 of our plan is to purchase a copy of JFK's "Profiles in Courage" for every member of Congress. We then plan to hand-deliver it to their offices and hopefully get to speak with a staffer about our message. We plan to visit D.C. February 21st-23rd!! So we need funds to purchase the first round of books by February 15th! We want to film our experience in D.C. so we can use it to launch the social media campaign that will drive Phase 2. We have reached out to a distributor who is willing to sell us copies at market value rather than the bookstore price! So a donation of just $5.70 will purchase one copy of the book and cover the cost of shipping.
Phase 2:
Funding from this campaign DOES NOT go to Phase 2!! However, we want you to know where we're going with this. After our trip to D.C. our goal is to launch a social media campaign to bring attention to our idea. We then hope to start a campaign where citizens from across the country flood their representatives offices with additional copies of the book so we cannot be ignored. Imagine, opening your office door to find a mountain of books! Stay tuned for massive movement!!!
Organizer
Emma Mooma
Organizer
Sunnyside, NY
