Advocate for Ukraine

March 2023 Call for Action

Staffers will make a note of the subject of your call or email. The higher the number of contacts, the higher the priority, the greater the impact!

Sample script

Good morning/afternoon, Congress(wo)man …
My name is […].
As a constituent, I am calling from [city], [state], to request the congress(wo)man’s co-sponsorship of three key Ukraine-focused legislation:

1) H. Res 149 – condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

2) H.Res.154 recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide

3) H.R. 506 – HARM ACT designating Wagner as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

This issue is important to me because…  [provide a couple of sentences sharing why these issues matters to you].

I appreciate your support for Ukraine.

Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,

[You name]

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Congressional e-mail

Dear Congress(wo)man …:  

I am writing to urge your co-sponsorship of three key Ukraine-focused legislations:

1) H. Res 149 – condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

2) H.Res.154 recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide

3) H.R. 506 – HARM ACT designating Wagner as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

1) H. Res 149 – condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

The Yale conflict lab, in partnership with the State Department recently released a report documenting Russia’s systemic efforts to abduct thousands of Ukrainian children.  At least 16,000 Ukrainian children (although the number is likely far greater) have been separated from their families or stolen from Ukrainian orphanages.  They are shipped through filtration camps in Russia for re-education, some are placed with Russian adoptive families and while others forced into military training.  Each step of this well-organized kidnapping system is a breach of the Geneva Convention.  It is imperative that Congress recognizes and condemns this blatant attempt to erase Ukraine’s future.

(More info about the Resolution: Here  Report on Abductions: Here & Here)

2. H.Res.154 Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide 

This bill was introduced to Congress on Feb 24, 2023. It: (1) condemns the Russian Federation for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people;

(2) calls on the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to undertake measures to support the Ukrainian Government to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people; and

(3) supports tribunals and international criminal investigations to hold Russian political leaders and military personnel to account for a war of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

3. H.R. 506 – HARM ACT Designate Wagner as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

The Wagner Group is a mercenary organization that does the bidding of the Russian Government.  The organization’s trail of well-documented atrocities – including civilian massacres, torture, rape, and execution – spans at least four continents and multiple countries including, Syria, Venezuela, Mali, the Central African Republic, Libya, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Guinea, and Ukraine.

(More info about the Bill: Here More info about FTO: Here & Here)

This issue is important to me because…  [provide a couple of sentences sharing why these issues matters to you].

I appreciate your support for Ukraine.

Thank you for your time.

Respectfully,

[You name]

[Your address]

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Minnesota Senators

• Amy Klobuchar (D) – 202-224-3244 – already co-sponsored S. Res.72
• Tina Smith (D) – 202-224-5641

Minnesota House Representatives

• 1st district: Brad Finstad (R) (507) 577-6141
• 2nd district: Angie Craig (D) 202-225-2271
• 3rd district: Dean Phillips (D) 202-225-2871 already co-sponsored H.R. 506: Harm Act
• 4th district: Betty McCollum (D) 202-225-6631
• 5th district: Ilhan Omar (D) 202-225-4755
• 6th district: Tom Emmer (R) 202 – 225-2165
• 7th district: Michelle Fischbach (R) 202-225-2165
• 8th district: Pete Stauber (R) 202-225-6211

Add the 3 numbers to your phone, all under P – Politician to click down the list each day – 2 for your senators, 1 for your Representative. 

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Action Alert

March 13, 2023 Minnesota needs your help to become the 23rd state to pass a law requiring education about the Holocaust and other genocides.

Support the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, the Holodomor, and Other Genocides education bill at the MN Senate and House of Representatives

Here to support you: Minnesota Ukrainian American Advocacy Committee (MN UAAC)

MN UAAC represents the Ukrainian American community in Minnesota and coordinates Ukrainian community advocacy work.

The committee’s mission is to educate the public and our elected officials about Ukrainian issues and support the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine. There are more than 17,000 Ukrainians in the State of Minnesota.

MN UAAC regularly updates members of the Minnesota Congressional delegation about Ukraine-related legislative issues.

The Advocacy Committee represents all 17,000 Ukrainian Americans in Minnesota, including these organizations:

• AAYUD (Association of American Youth of Ukrainian Descent)
• Maidan Minnesota
• ODFFU (Organization for Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine)
• St. Constantine Ukrainian Catholic Church
• St. Katherine Ukrainian Orthodox Church
• St. Michael and St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church
• Ukrainian American Community Center
• Ukrainian American Youth Organization

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