What Can I Do to Help?
For every letter received by the Senate in support of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 100 are received in opposition.
A two-thirds majority Senate vote is required to ratify the Convention. Urge your Senator to vote yes!
Make your opinion stand out - mail in a letter rather than sending it via email. Better yet, handwrite your letter!
Click here to find the names and addresses of your Senators.
Click here to download a sample letter.
OTHER WAYS TO WORK TOWARDS RATIFICATION
- Raise awareness by discussing the Convention on the Rights of the Child with family, friends, and coworkers
- Contact local news stations, radio stations, and newspapers and get them to educate the public about the Convention
- Produce public service announcements
- Organize events - traveling art exhibits, concerts, theatrical performances, bike-a-thons, races, walks - to raise awareness and money to donate to a group fighting for ratification
- Create posters with messages about the CRC and children in the United States
- Produce a documentary
- Provide workshops on the Convention to local organizations
- Facilitate discussions on the fundamental questions associated with the CRC
- Integrate material on the CRC into academic curricula
- Identify and recruit celebrity spokespersons
- Solicit and encourage donations to groups fighting for ratification
*The
above information was adapted from materials given out at the Summit for
the Convention on the Rights of the Child, organized by the Campaign
for U.S. Ratification on the Rights of the Child.