{"id":4384,"date":"2004-04-24T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-24T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiracial.com\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2021-09-17T01:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T01:45:18","slug":"support-caribbean-american-heritage-month-h-res-570","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multiracial.com\/index.php\/2004\/04\/24\/support-caribbean-american-heritage-month-h-res-570\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Caribbean-American Heritage Month H. RES. 570"},"content":{"rendered":"

From: John S. McKenzie<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Caribbean Nationals, Descendants and Friends of the Caribbean:<\/p>\n

Greetings and Salutations! How are you doing today? Great I hope! I am John
\nMcKenzie, organizer for the Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce for the
\nGreater Washington Area. I am inviting you to support the declaration of
\nJune as the official Caribbean-American Heritage Month for the United
\nStates of America.<\/p>\n

FACT:<\/b> June is Caribbean-American Heritage Month for Washington, DC.
\nFACT:<\/b> There is a bill in Congress, H. Res. 570, to officially make June
\nCaribbean-American Heritage Month for the entire USA.
\nFACT:<\/b> Your email, letter and\/or phone call will help to get H. Res. 570
\npassed.<\/p>\n

Please support H. Res. 570 to get June declared National Caribbean-American
\nHeritage Month. Now, all you need to do is to send the sample letter below
\nto your representatives in the House and Senate via their online forms. The
\nlinks for these online forms are below. You can cut and paste the sample
\nletter into the online form and add your specific contact information.
\nLater, we will move to a postal letter-writing campaign and then a phone-in
\ncampaign. Our goal is to get the bill passed in this election year. Please
\nforward this email to others who want to support this bill and keep in
\ntouch. I personally want to thank you for your support – Thank You and Walk
\nGood.<\/p>\n

JMcK
\nJohn S. McKenzie
\nPO Box 2495 Wheaton, MD 20915-2495
\njohn.mckenzie@cocopages.com<\/a>
\n240.393.7204<\/p>\n

Sample representative letters
\n( Please cut and paste the proper letter into the online form )
\nSample Letter A. Written by a Caribbean National or Caribbean Descendant
\nAs your constituent, I am writing this letter to strongly urge you to
\nsupport H. Res. 570, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, legislation
\nwhich would designate June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. <\/p>\n

I am proud of my Caribbean Heritage, and am happy to see that our
\ncontributions to the United States would receive national and annual
\nrecognition. <\/p>\n

This is an issue of importance to me, and I hope to see you, as my
\nRepresentative, listed as a co-sponsor of H. Res. 570. Thank you in advance
\nfor your support of the Caribbean-American community.<\/p>\n

CONSTITUENT’S NAME of CONSTITUENT’S CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE
\nCONSTITUENT’S EMAIL
\nCONSTITUENT’S PHONE NUMBER<\/p>\n

Sample Letter B. Written by a Friend of the Caribbean
\nAs your constituent, I am writing this letter to strongly urge you to
\nsupport H. Res. 570, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, legislation
\nwhich would designate June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. <\/p>\n

I am proud of the Caribbean Diaspora, and am happy to see that their
\ncontributions to the United States would receive national and annual
\nrecognition. <\/p>\n

This is an issue of importance to me, and I hope to see you, as my
\nRepresentative, listed as a co-sponsor of H. Res. 570. Thank you in advance
\nfor your support of the Caribbean-American community.<\/p>\n

CONSTITUENT’S NAME of CONSTITUENT’S CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE
\nCONSTITUENT’S EMAIL
\nCONSTITUENT’S PHONE NUMBER<\/p>\n

Links<\/b>
\n( Click on the link below or copy them into your browser’s address window )
\n Press Release: www.house.gov\/lee\/releases\/04Mar19.htm<\/a>
\n Bill Text, Summary, Status: http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov<\/a> (Type H RES 570 in the
\nBill Number field )
\n Write your Representative – House<\/a>.
\n Write your Representative – Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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