Congrats on adding the two new cities!
I sent out an email to 73 addresses I could find for the State of Florida (addresses I got from the xJW list http://disc.server.com/Indices/46743.html, and one from the SL guestbook, etc.) to inform them of the 2 press conferences in FLORIDA (Orlando and Panama City). Here's the outcome so far:
Mail Returned:
2 - try again later
2 - mailbox full
1 - address incomplete
19 - User Unknown/Accounts Disabled/Discontinued
24 Total Undelivered.
So as of now, 49 of the emails DID go thru... not bad, eh?
That's 49 more people that may not have already known about the Press Conferences. And just MAYBE a few of them could attend one of the Florida press conferences.
If I had thought of this much sooner, I would have gone thru every state on the xJW list, in order to send out emails to addy's in the other states where press conferences will be held. Anybody wanna take your own state and try this? If so, go to http://disc.server.com/Indices/46743.html and pick out names/addy's for any of the below states, and send them all an email. And if anyone knows of any other way to get names/addy's of JWs or xJWs for whatever state, let me know! A sample copy of the email I sent is further below, so you don't even have to think out a new letter, just copy/cut/paste it into a blank email, add the addresses and zap! (Be sure to fill in the correct city/state, however). THANKS/Grits
STATES STILL TO BE DONE
ARIZONA
Tuscon, AZ
CALIFORNIA
Los Angles, CA
Sacramento, CA
GEORGIA
Atlanta, GA
KENTUCKY
Louisville, KY (Bill will be doing the conference in Louisville, so far he's alone, anyone want to come?)
MISSOURI
Kansas City, MO
St Louis, MO
OHIO
Dayton, OH
OREGON
Portland, OR
TEXAS
Dallas, TX
UTAH
Salt Lake City, UT
WASHINGTON
Seattle, WA
SAMPLE EMAIL YOU COULD SEND:
SUBJECT: JW-ANNOUNCEMENT-Can You Help???
Dear xJW:
I got your name and email address from either the public xJWs list here: http://disc.server.com/Indices/46743.html, or the SilentLambs guestbook, or J-W.com.
I am writing to let you know about, and ask your support of a very important issue and event. Are you familiar with Silent Lambs? www.silentlambs.org. Briefly, the purpose of Silent Lambs is to expose the detrimental policies of the WTS regarding child abuse in the congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses, the coverup of such abuse; the harboring of the molesters/abusers/pedophiles who perpetrate these crimes against women and children JWs, along with supporting the individual silenced lambs who have been harmed by these abusers and from WTS policies.
As you may or may not already know, there will be a Silent Lambs March on the World Headquarters of the WTS on 9-27-02 regarding these issues, in the hopes of appealing to the Governing Body to amend their harmful policies.
To get the word out about that March, Silent Lambs is holding press conferences this coming Thursday, 9-5-02, at 10:30 am, in __________________________ (as well as 10 or so other large cities across the nation).
If you are able, would you please show your support by attending the press conference in __________________? You do not have to do anything but merely stand there and show support.
If you can attend, please email me XXXXXX -- OR -- Mr. Bill Bowen, [email protected], and he or I will provide you with the exact street address of the Press Conference in _________________________.
Also, if you would like to hold a press conference yourself in any other city, it's still not too late. Please contact Bill Bowen #1-877-WT-ABUSE, ASAP for details on how to set up a press conference in your city.
Even if you are not able to attend in person but would like to learn more or lend supprt to Silent Lambs and/or the 9/27/02 March on HQ, please visit the website: www.silentlambs.org, or call #1-877-WT-ABUSE, or write to: [email protected]. Everyone is welcome to attend the March on HQ on 9/27/02 as well.
And if you would like to sign up for the SilentLambs email list, in order to stay informed of future developments, please send your request to [email protected].
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you know who may be able to attend the Press Conferences this Thursday in ________________________. One does not have to be now or formerly associated with Jehovah's Witnesses to care about child abuse.
Thanks in advance!
Florida Resident/Former JW
XXXXXXXX
Email: XXXXXXXXXX
--or---
Bill Bowen, Founder, SilentLambs
www.silentlambs.org
Email: [email protected]
#1-877-WT-ABUSE
PS: This is not a joke. This is not junk email! And I apologize for the short notice, but I just got this idea as another way to spread the word about the press conferences.
Edited by - Grits on 3 September 2002 16:38:55
Edited by - Grits on 3 September 2002 16:40:54
Edited by - Grits on 3 September 2002 16:46:40
