Instructions
To call your Senator:
- You can ask for their office by calling: (202) 224-3121
- Or you can look up their Capitol Hill (Washington, DC) office information at senate.gov
To call your Member of Congress
- You can ask for their office by calling: (202) 225-312
- Or you can look up their Capitol Hill (Washington, DC) office information at house.gov
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
- You should call the elected official who represents your district. They may ask for your address or zip code to document the call.
- You do not have to be a U.S. citizen to call. They will take calls from anyone who lives in their district.
- Keep your call short. You may be referred to an answering machine or a junior staffer may pick up your call.
- Please personalize your message.
- Discuss why you care about the treatment of those involved in the Farmers Protests.
- You do not have to raise every concern, just those you feel most comfortable addressing. We recommend that you limit yourself to one or two points.
- Please ask the elected officials to speak out and take action.
Some ideas about what you can talk about:
- State you are calling about the Farmers Protests in India.
- You are concerned about the human rights violations, including the use of force by the police, detention, the conditions of the protest camps, or the attacks on the press, censorship, and the internet cutoff.
- If you have any U.S. citizen family who are in India, you can ask your Member of Congress/Senator for help to ensure they are safe. Please note, they will want to follow up with you for more information.
- You can ask your elected officials to: (1) make a statement; (2) send a message to the Indian embassy; and/or (3) ask President Biden to reach out the Indian government