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MPs are very influential
people. They can help your campaign by pulling strings with the
council or other groups in your area. They are also influential
nationally and even internationally. They can write or speak
directly about issues with the people high up in the
government.
Lobbying your MP is a top eco warrior activity. It means writing to
him or her, and sometimes meeting up to talk about your concerns or
to hand over petitions. You can meet your MP either at the House of
Commons (make an appointment first) or at their surgery (that's MP
speak for their local office). Your local library will have details
of when and where the surgeries are.
If your MP isn't very helpful, you can write directly to a
government minister. They are moved from job to job regularly so
ring up first to make sure you’ve got the right
name.
For your MP's or any MP's e-mail address try:
www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm.
All MPs' email addresses and websites – if they have one
– are found here.
This idea was taken from a Friends of the Earth
book called 'Causing A Stink – The Eco Warrior's
Handbook' by Caroline Clayton, published by Bloomsbury
Publishing Plc.
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