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Created November 17, 2015 21:48
Lauri Love campaign against extradition to USA: points of concern for letters to political representatives.

In just a few months, Lauri Love will go before a judge in April at Westminster Magistrates Court, London.

Therefore, we encourage everyone to write their political representatives to strongly oppose Lauri's extradition:

Letters should be dated and addressed to your elected official using their full name, honorific, and appropriate office address. If you are a resident of the UK, you can use the website https://www.writetothem.com/ to easily and officially write to your local councillors, MP, MEPs or any member of the House of Lords.

In the body of the letter, briefly discuss yourself – who you are, your position in work or your role in the community. If you know Lauri personally, and can offer some personal observations, you will want to mention this in your letter. If you are not personally acquainted with Lauri, explain why you are interested in his case. Right now, we are not arguing innocence or guilt. We are only asking that Lauri be given every opportunity for