Writing For Human Rights.

Here are some useful sites to help you with your letter writing.

Project Blue Facts:

www.janegoodall.ca/project-blue/get-informed.html

Useful links from theConcil of Canadians:

www.canadians.org/water/issues/right/right.html

www.canadians.org/water/policy/index.html

Sample letter from the Council of Canadians:

http://www.righttowater.ca/RTW

Canadian Newspaper directory:

www.google.com/Top/News/Newspapers/Regional/Canada

Water Can:

http://www.watercan.com/

Tips in writing the letter:

Objective: to direct the attention of key decision makers towards addressing importanat national and international water issues, for example, the recognition of water as a human right.

1) Research the issue and collect necessary facts.
2) Write Away!!

Note: when writing to politicians, it's great to start with a standard letter template for writers to follow, however, the more personalized the letter, the more attention it will receive.

Note: , for a guide line, keep in mind that 'Letters to the editor' is one of the most read sections in the newspaper.

3) Hand it in!! The due date is Tuesday December 8, 2009.


BTW: you are writing to Jim Prentice