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Offering of Letters 

Churches are encouraged to facilitate a letter writing campaign during the month of January. It takes as few as 15 letters on one topic to catch the attention of a legislator; by uniting our efforts, Covenanters can strengthen their voice to their government officials and encourage legislation that will help end human trafficking.

Letter Templates

As you will see, the state/province  letter can be tailored based on the trafficking circumstances/examples of the specific region.  If the state/province already has an anti-trafficking law, 1 paragraph of the letter's content will be different (as the letter explains and provides some helpful resources).
 
Because the templates below are more general in nature, we encourage writers to remain current and include recent information in your letters. You can receive updates through the web sites below that maintain up-to-date action alerts.

• Letter Template to U.S. State Legislator
• Letter Template to U.S. Federal Legislator
• Letter Template to Canadian Member of Parliament - Coming soon.

Helpful Hints

• Designate one station of an intergenerational worship service for letter writing, providing completed copies people can readily sign.
• Provide an area in your church foyer during January where individuals can complete and sign the letter.
• Offer to handle postage and mailing of letters
• Add a letter writing opportunity at a special event, e.g. a movie night
• Receive updates through web sites that maintain up-to-date action alerts.
     1). International Justice Mission, Justice Campaigns
     2). Polaris Project, Action Center
     3). World Vision, Advocacy Action Center
     4). iAbolish, Online Advocacy Campaigns
• Letter Campaigns - Learn tips and ideas for successful letter writing campaigns from International Justice Mission's web site. (Canada churches click here.)

Envelopes

Orange is the color of freedom. Churches are encouraged to purchase bright orange envelopes for mailing letters to legislators. Imagine hundreds or thousands of orange envelopes arriving at legislators' offices in the month of January!

To order orange envelopes, go to: Action Envelope

Representative Addresses

Communicate to your legislative representatives on key issues regarding slavery and human trafficking.
    • Canada - Members of Parliament (for a helpful guide to Petitions, click here)
    • United States - Senator or House Representative