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Spread the Word: Educational Materials
Flyer (nationwide, Jan. 2008) - Download this 2-sided flyer to hand out at auction barns, farmers markets, co-ops, horse shows, and anywhere else animal owners or consumers gather. The front is a flyer and the back is a sample letter and has contact information for key Congressmen. If you want a version of this flyer tailored for your state, contact us.
The NAIS: Background and Key Issues – This 2-page document provides a summary of what the NAIS is and what are the major problems. This makes a great handout for both the general public and legislators.
Top 10 Myths – This addresses some of the major points of confusion about the NAIS. It makes a great in-depth handout to use together with the Background and Key Issues handout.
Pass on the excellent Op/Ed written by Shannon Hayes and published in the New York Times! Link to the article http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/opinion/11hayes.html?ref=opinion or read the longer version here
Follow the Money! - attached is a spreadhseet compiled from information on USASpending.gov showing the tax dollars that USDA has spent on cooperative agreements with states, tribes, and private industry to implement NAIS. More money has also been spent by USDA directly and on related programs (such as WLIC funding).
FARFA also has trifold brochures available. Please contact us at 866-687-6452 or info@farmandranchfreedom.org, to request copies.
Political Action
State Action
In Texas:
To contact your state representative and senator: www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/ or call the Capitol Switchboard at 512-463-4630
To contact the Governor: www.governor.state.tx.us/contact
To contact the Lieutenant Governor: www.ltgov.state.tx.us/
In Tennessee:
To contact your state representative and senator: www.legislature.state.tn.us/
In Louisiana:
To contact your state representative and senator: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
Other States: State-by-state analysis and action steps at www.libertyark.net
In cooperation with the grassroots movement across the country, we helped develop model legislation. Take this one-page outline of key points with you when you meet with legislators.
National Action
To contact your U.S. Representative, go to www.house.gov/writerep/
To find your U.S. Senator, go to www.senate.gov/ and enter your state in the box on the top right corner of the page.
Talking Points: Click here for talking points for calls and meetings. The points mention Texas and Texas bills, but can be easily adapted for any state. You can use these points when you talk to local, state, and federal officials. Or use them to create a personalized letter.
Find out whether your breed registry or livestock association plans to require NAIS participation -- click here!
Join FARFA
If you are not yet a member of FARFA, please consider joining us!
Becoming a member of FARFA helps the fight against the NAIS. Your membership fees help fund FARFA's work - but even more importantly, more members means the government pays more attention to what we have to say. Legislators frequently ask how many members do we have, They want to know why they should listen to us. We have the truth and facts on our side. BUT WE NEED MEMBERS TO CONVINCE THE LEGISLATORS THAT THEY SHOULD LISTEN TO THOSE FACTS!
And, of course, we need money to continue our education and lobbying efforts.
In the past three years, we have:
• researched and developed informational materials: flyers, sample letters, brochures, the popular "Top 10 Myths", and more in-depth pieces
• distributed over 500,000 pages of those materials to the public
• worked directly with legislators to develop bills for both State legislatures and Congress
• lobbied Congress in DC
• had booths at fairs and events in Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia to spread the word
• provided advice and materials to people in dozens of states to educate the public, organize meetings, pass county-level resolutions, and lobby state legislators
• hosted public meetings in Texas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, some of which have drawn over 200 people and received both newspaper and television coverage
• written articles for multiple publications to reach those who do not have internet access
HELP US TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THESE EFFORTS! With more money, we could also start paying for ads in those agricultural journals that are only printing stories from Agri-Business and the Government. We have to reach the thousands of people who are only hearing one side of the issue!
What will it cost you if the NAIS is implemented?
We are gaining momentum in this fight, but we have a long way to go. Please help us to continue this important work by joining today. Visit our membership page.
Useful links
Liberty Ark Coalition citizens’ action tools: http://www.libertyark.net/tools.shtml
Grassroots activism: This website has a lot of good, practical suggestions for how to organize a grassroots movement. While it is on a different topic than NAIS, the strategies are helpful. http://www.geaction.org/new.html
