The Living Wage Effort Needs Your Help!

Dear Living Wage Supporter,



A lot is happening in the Living Wage Campaign right now. We are
getting ready for 2 town hall meetings that we're urging Council members to
attend, and the Council will vote on a resolution at their next meeting that
could bring a living wage to full-time City workers. We need your help to
make these events successful - our need for volunteers and activism is
greater than it ever has been in the campaign!



Below are 5 actions you can take to help us win a living wage. A
detailed explanation follows after the list. Please consider doing one, two,
three, or all of the following:

1. Call your Council members and urge them to attend the town hall
meetings.

2. Attend a town hall meeting on February 9th or February 28th.

3. Volunteer your time to help us prepare for the town hall meetings
(We especially need help next week!)

4. Attend the February 7th City Council meeting.

5. Support the campaign financially by becoming a Mid-South Interfaith
Network member.



1. Call your City Council members today and urge them to come to the
living wage town hall meetings. Be sure to give your name and share that you
live in the Council member's district. State how important it is for Council
members to be at the town hall meeting to hear from their constituents
about why a strong, comprehensive living wage ordinance is needed. If
you plan to attend the town hall, tell your Council member. Phone numbers
for each Council member are listed below. Don't know who your Council
members are? Send an e-mail to msinterfaith@yahoo.com

with your full address and we'll tell you.



Council members invited to the February 9th town hall:

Chairman TaJuan Stout Mitchell. Daytime: 576-6798. Evening: 398-7408.

Councilman Dedrick Brittenum. Daytime: 576-6782. Evening: 725-9663.

Councilman Edmund Ford: Daytime: 396-1555.

Councilman Joe Brown. Daytime: 274-4724.

Coucilman Rickey Peete. Daytime: 529-0999. Evening: 278-7464.

Cuoncilman Myron Lowery. Daytime: 576-6799. Evening: 521-4300.



Council members invited to the February 28th town hall:

Councilman E.C. Jones (He has stated he will attend. Call and thank
him!)Daytime: 576-6782. Evening: 358-2918.

Councilman Brent Taylor. Daytime: 385-7611. Evening: 624-9892.

Councilwoman Carol Chumney: Daytime: 844-7141. Evening: 327-8528.

Councilwoman Barbara Swearegen Holt. Daytime: 576-6787. Evening:
458-9406.

Councilman Scott McCormick: Daytime: 728-5630 x22. Evening: 753-6014.

Councilman Tom Marshall: Day Time: 791-0115

Councilman Jack Sammons. Day time: 525-2000. Evening: 685-2002.



2. Attend a town hall meeting on February 9th or February 28th. We need
a strong attendance at both of these meetings to tell Council members
face to face that Memphians want a comprehensive living wage ordinance. Invite
others from your congregation, union, community group, or neighborhood
to attend with you. If you don't drive at night or do not have
transportation, email msinterfaith@yahoo.com

or call 332-3570 to join a car pool.



February 9th Town Hall

7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church

4150 Boeingshire (at the corner of Raines Rd.)



February 28th Town Hall

7 p.m. at Gifts of Life Ministries

1542 Jackson Ave. (near Willett, inside Peace Lutheran Church)



3. Volunteer your time to help us prepare for the town hall meetings.
We are having phone banks next week, and especially need help on Tuesday,
January 31st from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. We are also having phone banks on
Wednesday, February 1st and Wednesday, February 8th (both nights 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
All phone banks will be at the Mid-South Interfaith Network office.



We also need carpool drivers and sign-in volunteers for the night of
each town hall meeting. If you can volunteer, please e-mail
amy@midsouthinterfaith.org

or call 332-3570.



4. Attend the February 7th City Council meeting. The Council is
scheduled to vote that day at their 3:30 p.m. meeting on a resolution to direct the
administration to pay full-time City workers a living wage by July 1st.
While this is not the same as a comprehensive living wage ordinance, it
is a first step. Council meetings are held on the first floor of City Hall,
125 N. Main St. Council schedules change often, so if you plan to come,
call 332-3570 or email msinterfaith@yahoo.com

to let us know so that we can notify you if we find out the schedule has
changed.



5. Become a member of the Mid-South Interfaith Netwok to support the
living wage campaign financially. Or, if you are already a member, make a
special gift today to support the living wage. The suggested membership
donation is $25 per year, or $15 if you are a student, senior, or on a low-income.
To become a member or make a gift, go to
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=2312
or mail your
check made payable to "Mid-South Interfaith Network" to 3035 Directors Row, B
-
1207, Memphis, TN 38131.