On June 19, the ABA IHRC will sponsor its Second Annual International Human Rights Lobby Day (#ABA_IHRLD2014) on Capitol Hill. ABA Members will meet with members of Congress and ask them to: (1) increase support for the ICC, ratify CEDAW, and ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Want to participate, show your support for human rights? Check out our ABA IHRLD SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT! Follow the links and download our posters and banners. Show your support on Lobby Day by following us on Twitter, visiting our Facebook page, and telling your network about this event!
“No one is free when others are oppressed.” -Unknown
3. JOIN the ABA International Human Rights Committee (IHRC)
on June 19, 2014 for the Second Annual International Human
Rights Lobby Day. ABA Members will ask Congressional
members to increase support for the #ICC, ratify #CEDAW,
and #CRPD.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! Tweet your congressional member
and mention #ABA_IHRLD2014, lobby at your local district,
call your congressional members, follow us on Twitter
@ABAIHRC, or visit us on facebook.com/ABAIHRC.
Join Us on June 19, 2014
REGISTER NOW!
Tweet @ABAIHRC ★ Hashtag #ABA_IHRLD2014!
4. ABA Intl Human Rights Committee
Registration: http://goo.gl/Gpgx1P
Hashtag: #ABA_IHRLD2014
Facebook: Facebook.com/ABAIHRC
Twitter: @ABAIHRC + Event Hashtag
Tweet Verified US Congress Members
Email Your Congressional Members
Email Us: inthumrights@gmail.com
Helpful Links & Info
5. Sample Tweets
• Are you part of #ABA_IHRLD2014? You can be! Register to participate
http://goo.gl/Gpgx1P.
• It’s almost #ABA_IHRLD2014 – Tell us @ABAIHRC what global #humanrights
issues are important to you.
• Counting down to #ABA_IHRLD! Follow @ABAIHRC on Twitter to learn more!
• Today is #ABA_IHRLD2014. Learn how you can participate http://goo.gl/eBygD7.
• #ABA Lobbyists send @ABAIHRC your #ABA_IHRLD selfies to share!
• KEEP CALM & LOBBY ON #ABA_IHRLD2014 –June 19, 2014!
• No one is free when others are oppressed, support @ABAIHRC on
#ABA_IHRLD2014.
• Mark your calendar: #ABA_IHRLD2014 on 06-19-2014 at #CapitolHill!
• @ABAIHRC supports #CEDAW, #ICC, & #CRPD on #ABA_IHRLD2014.
7. Sample Facebook Posts
• Join the ABA IHRC on 06-19-14 for the 2nd Annual Int’l Human Rights Lobby
Day (#ABA_IHRLD2014). Learn more on facebook.com/ABAIHRC.
• Let’s put international human rights back on the domestic agenda on
#ABA_IHRLD2014. Visit facebook.com/ABAIHRC.
• Post to wall: “Dear Rep or Senator [Insert Name], please support ICC and
CEDAW , & UN CRPD on #ABA_IHRLD2014!”
• Today ABA Members are at Capitol Hill for #ABA_IHRLD2014! Tell us what
int’l human rights issues are important to you.
• No one is free when others are oppressed. Support ABA IHRC on
#ABA_IHRLD2014.
• On 06/19: Ask Congress to increase support ICC, ratify CEDAW, and ratify
CRPD.