Subject: ACTION ALERT: MASS. SLASHES FUNDING TO SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Date: Thu, 21 May 98 12:20:31 -0500
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An important message from GLSEN-Alert, the electronic news service of GLSEN.

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network -- GLSEN
121 West 27th Street, Suite 804
New York, NY 10001
212-717-0135; 212-727-0254 - fax
glsen@glsen.org
http://www.glsen.org/
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!!!!ACTION ALERT!!!

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MASSACHUSETTS HAS SLASHED FUNDING TO THE SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM DESPITE THE SUCCESS OF THE RECENT STUDENT MARCH WHICH DREW AN ESTIMATED 7,500 STUDENTS. THE MONEY WAS DESPERATELY NEEDED TO ENABLE GAY/STRAIGHT STUDENT ALLIANCES TO FORM IN 100 NEW HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS ACTION ALERT AND LET MASS. SENATOR ROSENBERG KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS MONEY IS TO ALL THE YOUTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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Please forward to your membership &friends in MA, especially Amherst, Northampton, Hampshire, Franklin
Sen. Rosenberg is Chairman of Senate Ways and Means.
Phone in district (413) 584-1649
srosen@k12.oit.umass.edu
phone at state house (617)722-1481
sen.stanrosenberg@senate.state.ma.us
phone script:
"I am calling in reference to the budget Line Item #4513-1000. Please record me in favor of restoring $500,000 to bring the line item back to the Governor's Recommendation of $1.25M.

-- Contact: ejlemay@AOL.com

  1. We need to record WHEN YOU wrote & WHEN YOU MADE YOUR CALL
  2. If you haven't, yet, please write a letter -- see template below
  3. FORWARD THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS IN MA & MEMBERS OF YOUR ORG.
TEMPLATE
Sen. Rosenberg Letter.
  1. Forward this to MA pro-gay people &
  2. Please highlight the following letter
  3. paste it into your word processing program
  4. Replace all caps below with your personal data
  5. complete or delete paragraphs as you like
  6. only PP one is essential
  7. Delete all my suggestions
  8. Save your document, print it &
  9. highlight your whole letter, copy it and
  10. paste it back into this document -- e-mail me a copy of your letter at ejlemay@AOL.com
YOUR LETTERHEAD OR

YOUR NAME
YOUR ADDRESS
YOUR CITY,STATE,ZIP
YOUR PHONE NUMBER
your e-mail

Senator Stanley Rosenberg
State House, Room 212
Boston 02133
(617) 722-1481

TYPE TODAY'S DATE HERE

Dear Senator Rosenberg,

I am a member of [insert organization]. (or start with the next sentence) I urge you to restore the funding that was cut from the Governor's budget for gay and lesbian youth programs. It is Line Item #4513-1000.

(You can insert why this funding is important to you

Please restore this and allow the commission to continue to fund the increasing number of high school and college Gay/Straight Alliances.)

Sincerely yours,

SIGN HERE

TYPE YOUR NAME HERE

Print this out and sign it and send it to inside address

PHONE SCRIPT
"I am calling in reference to the budget Line Item #4513-1000. Please record me in favor of restoring $500,000 to bring the line item back to the Governor's Recommendation of $1.25M.

Please spread the word to as many people as you can, and encourage them to call and write! Action ASAP -- Tomorrow or by May 26 the phone calls.

please ask them to e-mail me at ejlemay@AOL.com that they have written, called or e-mailed. THANKS

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