Congress Swears In Today- Let them hear from our community

Today, Jan. 6, members of Congress raise their right hand and swear to uphold the Constitution as they begin the new legislative session. COLAGE encourages our members and allies to let them hear from you- make sure they know about the importance of an Employment Non-Discrimination Act that protects all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as well as other issues you care about.
In D.C., make their phones ring!
Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202.224.3121 and have it connect you to your representative (based on your zip code). Then say: “I am a constituent and I would like you to please tell Representative _______ that I strongly support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would ban discrimination against all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.”
Then, call back and leave messages with your two senators too!
At home, set up a visit!
Request an in-person meeting for you and other community members with your two senators and your representative (or their staffs) in their home district offices. You can call the district offices to request these meetings but they often want you to fax a meeting request. To find contact info for district offices, go to www.senate.gov and www.house.gov.
Report Back
Let us know how your meeting went. Go to http://www.unitedenda.org and fill out the Lobby Report Form to tell us whether your Representative and Senators expressed support.
To learn more ways how you can engage your elected officials to make change, contact COLAGE and join our Speak OUT Program.