[contactmp_mp_details field="title"] [contactmp_mp_details field="first"] [contactmp_mp_details field="last"] [contactmp_mp_details field="postnominal"]
[contactmp_mp_details field=”ministerialtitle”]
Sending your letter
The most effective email is one personally written by you and sent from your email address. Letters do not have to be long – even a two-paragraph letter will show your concern.
The writing guide below will help you write an effective letter.
Send the email to:
[contactmp_mp_details field=”emaillink”]
Copy the Prime Minister and Attorney General:
Writing Guide
Introduce
Address them as “Dear [contactmp_mp_details field=”salutation”]”, or “Dear [contactmp_mp_details field=”first”]”
Introduce yourself and say where you live, something about your family, community, or church etc.
Say that you are writing about faith-based schools and how important they are to you.
Explain
Explain why it is important to you that faith-based schools can operate according to their faith.
You can tell a story about how the faith community of your school has helped you, your family, or someone you know.
Explain that faith-based schools are about the parent’s rights to educate their children in the values that they have chosen
Your request
Ask the MP for a response:
- Will they protect the rights of parents to have their children educated in their chosen faith and values?
- Will they protect faith-based schools ability to operate according to their faith?
Conclude
Thank the MP for their attention and their service to the electorate.
Ensure you include your name and address. This is so the MP’s staff can confirm that you are a member of their electorate. Letters without an address are often ignored
Example email text
This letter is provided as an example. It is always best to write your own letter, however this example is based on a few of the discussion points above and is provided to help you start.
If you are basing your letter off this template, make sure you replace the sections in **[brackets]**
Dear [contactmp_mp_details field=”salutation”],
or Dear [contactmp_mp_details field=”first”],
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[write a paragraph about yourself, include what suburb you live in or how you are connected to the MP’s electorate. You might mention your family, your cultural background, your faith, what church or place of worship you attend]
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[contactmp_letter issue=schools audience=alp]
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[enter your name, address and phone number. Your address is needed so MPs know you are legitimately from their electorate.]
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Authorised by Mike Southon, Freedom for Faith, 168 Chalmers St, Surry Hills NSW