The 50 x 6/11 Campaign Pledge

With our national Day of Action around the corner, ReinvestmentWorks…the blog! is asking its readers to help us reach our 50 co-sponsors by 6/11 goal. We have created a list of tactics to make our campaign a success, and encourage you to let your Representative know why they should sign-on to pass CRA modernization!

	SIGN ON to Support CRA Modernization Sign-on your organization to the Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 (HR 1479) support statement.
	Make a Phone Call for Co-Sponsorship: Click here to contact your Representative to ask them to co-sponsor HR 1479.
	Write a Letter to the Editor: Personalize and send this sample Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper(s) about HR 1479. Click here to find out where you can send a letter to your local newspaper.
	Meet With My Representative or Local Staffer in Person: Please call your Representative’s district office and schedule a meeting with them while they’re home during their next recess.  You can also meet with their local staffer or come here to DC. In this meeting–ask them to sign on to HR 1479 as a co-sponsor.
	Fax My Representative a Political Cartoon: Sometimes humor and irony is the best way to make a point!  Fax a cartoon to your Representative demonstrating the absurdity of not regulating financial institutions for safe and sound lending
	Collect Keys for the Day of Action and/or Mail Keys to My Representative’s District Office: Collect sample keys that represent the loss of wealth from foreclosed families, or keys that are symbolic of foreclosures Mail keys to your district office or organize a KEY DROP for your partners for the June 11th Day of Action
	Host or Participate in a Local Day of Action! Hold a local Day of Action event on June 11, 2009 and have participants sign a large card about why they would like their Representative to co-sponsor HR 1479 Come to Capitol Hill to lobby with NCRC and national partners. Send an email to sbedy@ncrc.org if you can attend lobby visits in D.C. on June 11th. Send a press release about the 6/11 Day of Action to your local media. Send a copy of the press release to your Representative, asking them to support HR 1479 in conjunction with this national day of action
	Send a Handwritten Thank You Card to My Representative: Send a thank you card with either a positive or negative message about your Representatives co-sponsorship. Click here to look up contact information for your Representative.
	Write an Op-Ed in Support of 1479 (COMING SOON!): See whether or not your representative has signed on, and send an op-ed supporting CRA Mod to your local newspaper.
	Mail Custom State Postcards with Foreclosure Image: Order postcards with an image of your state’s foreclosure concentration. NCRC will send you up to 100 free postcards if you agree to get them signed and sent to your Representative. The postcard promotes regulation for safe and sound loans to protect communities through HR 1479.

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