Cool, Anne, I see that you are very busy too. I did read your draft
and here are my remarks :

- Maybe you should find another word for "pollie speak" to keep it
more international ;-)
- If you say that you will no longer vote for Australian, US or UK
leaders, what with the rest of our members who are not voting
there : Europe for one. You could mention that as an option if you
live in those three countries and find something else for other
people.
- I think that a (mail) letter is always better than an e-mail, and
that is what the websites of the governments say too. If you want
a "possible" reply, you can only write, is their suggestion. If you
have a draft of a letter that we can copy and change it a bit
depending where we live, it can be done without much effort.

I give you the addresses that I found on the net with the URL of the
website of the PM or President and the e-mail address (or link).

For Australia :
The Hon John Howard MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA

http://www.pm.gov.au/email.cfm
To e-mail, there is a link, no address.

For the UK :
To Mr. Tony Blair
Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
London
SW1A 2AA
United Kingdom

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page3.asp
To e-mail, also a link, no address.

For the USA :
To Mr. President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500
United States of America

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
To e-mail : comments@....

I can e-mail you my draft of a letter/e-mail that I wrote
for "Mitchelton" and that Sandy is checking right now. That letter
to PM J. Howard is mentioning 6 requests about mostly nuclear items,
the uranium digging and the use of DU weapons in Australia, but
maybe you can see what I wrote and pick up some ideas from it.

I hope it can help you to make a draft that reflects the ideas of
our international members. Today, I added a few more links for
Climate changes that I had on my desk and coming from the European
Unit of Greenpeace, which is located in Brussels-Belgium. GP
International is located in The Netherlands and has not always the
same ideas as the EU unit in Brussels.

Until then, I send you much hugzz too :-)

Rob.

--- In ClimateChangeAction@..., "Anne"
<winter___@d...> wrote:
> My first draft of a very basic letter:
>
> Dear ______________
>
> There is now very clear scientific proof that Climate Change is
> happening and we all know that we need strong action from our
elected
> leaders to turn the tide.
>
> We have all heard the "pollie speak" and it is getting us nowhere.
We
> need leaders who will lead the way in utilising modern technology
to
> produce sustainable energy to combat Climate Change impacts, and
we
> must sign the Koyoto Protocol as a first step in this direction.
>
> If our elected leaders are not prepared to take this tiny step
then I
> (for one), will have no alternative than to change my vote for a
> party which is prepared to have the courage to do so in the next
> election.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
>
> --- In ClimateChangeAction@..., "Anne"
> <winter___@d...> wrote:
> > Hi All
> >
> > I hope everyone has been up half the night trying to think of
ideas
> > for this group to use (like me)!
> >
> > Of course!!!! I hear you all say *wink!
> >
> > well here is another one anyhow, and if possible your input
would
> be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > It's all good having people on the street locally
(everywhere) ...
> > nothing beats direct action in good numbers (I think).
> > However, when the numbers are small, we can still make an impact
if
> > the pollies hear us. Every (snail mail) letter they receive (the
> UK,
> > US and Aus Governments) counts, in their minds, as 10 people who
> are
> > not happy about the situation. So one letter from 10 people
counts
> > for 100 votes in their minds. That IS powerful.
> >
> > We now have 10 members, that is 100 votes....
> > What do you think about drafting a letter up between us?
> >
> > Anyone want to have a go, and we can edit it as a group until we
> are
> > all happy?
> >
> > Also, I can get a petition going online (for free) with a
similar
> > letter.
> >
> > Your feedback would be appreciated.
> >
> > Warm regards
> > Anne