Outreach Script for Organizations to Members and Supporters

Against the Oman Free Trade Agreement!

Hi, my name is ______________ and I’m calling from _____________________ to ask you to take a minute and call or email Rep. __________ in opposition to the Oman Free Trade Agreement (OFTA), an anti-animal free trade agreement.. Have you heard about OFTA?

 

If Yes:

Great! Well I’m sure you know how important it is that we prevent the bill from passing.

If No:

OFTA was approved by the Senate and we’re trying to prevent it from passing in the House of Represenatives..

 

OFTA is being voted on in the house in the next week and we could really use your help! You can call Rep. ____________ at _____________(DC Office Number) and email her/him at ____________. When you call ask to speak to the aide on trade issues.   Urge her/him to vote NO! on OFTA. Tell the aide that OFTA’s weak environmental provisions and unlimited investor protections could destroy habitats, threaten endangered species, and weaken animal protection  Be sure to give your name and address when you call and ask for a statement on your rep’s position on OFTA in writing, preferably by email.  Do you have any questions?  This bill will be voted on Wednesday or Thursday of this week, so it’s urgent to contact your Representative as soon as possible. Can we count on you to call her/him? Thanks for your support! 

 

If the person is not home, leave a voicemail!

Hi, my name is ______________ and I’m calling from _____________________ to ask you to take a minute and call or email Rep. __________ in opposition to the Oman Free Trade Agreement (OFTA). OFTA was approved last week by the Senate and we’re trying to prevent it from passing in the House. We oppose the bill because its weak environmental provisions and unlimited investor protections could destroy habitats, threaten endangered species, and weaken animal protection laws and its elimination of trade barriers will create new markets for factory farmed animal products.

. You can call Rep. ____________ at _____________(DC Office number) and email her/him at ____________.  Urge her/him to vote NO! on OFTA. The bill is being voted on Wednesday or Thursday of this week, so it’s urgent that we make these calls. Be sure to give your name and address when you call. Thanks for your support!

 

(If you aren’t sure who your members’ reps are, you can ask them to check for themselves at http://action.citizen.org/getLocal.jsp. They can also find their legislator’s contact info there. If they know who their Rep is but don’t have contact info, they can call the Congressional Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.)