#petitioning

Write it to a specific person or organization, never to a broad or unorganized group. Ie, writing to ‘fishermen’ will get nowhere, but writing to ‘the fisherman’s association of west somewheresville’ will. A petition should be direct and to the point, and show a specific person(s) that need to take action

State what problem(s) exist. You’re calling the people to action, but what for? What is truly the problem? And more importantly,

How can they be solved? If you pitch a petition, and point out a problem, how would you solve it? What are you doing to solve the problem already as yourselves? What needs to happen for this issue to be truly solved? BE SPECIFIC HERE!! I’m talking ‘this man has committed 1st degree manslaughter and, by federal law, should face life in prison’ not just ‘hold this man accountable for his crimes’

How does this problem affect your life or others’ lives? This is where you should include your sob stories. It should be noted that this part is not necessary in writing a good petition, but it can be useful to include.

Here’s a fake petition letter;

Dear principal Man

As I’m certain you’re aware, our school has a history of fighting to be environmentally conscious. Four years ago, many of the students in our elementary school collected data to support their idea; that the elementary school needed a paper recycling program, just as middle and high school have. You agreed, and the full school was able to be more environmentally friendly. Now, we ask for you to continue this conservation.

Now that we are all recycling paper, it’s time to focus on the next biggest waste product: plastic.(2) Discarded pens make up a portion of this group, but the biggest issue by far is the snack bar. The snack bar at School420 generates pounds of plastic waste from packaging weekly.

We students would love to recycle more than just paper— in fact, several students have started taking plastic home to recycle. (4) However, this is not enough. We are not asking for much- just a few plastic only recycle bins in the cafeteria and snack bar. (3) These are the two places the bins will be able to do the most good.

We hope you are willing to help us in our goal to make our school more eco-friendly

Respectfully,

The students of School420

"PREMIER HENRY TURNS DEAF EAR TO DEMANDS OF UNEMPLOYED YOUTH," The Young Worker (Young Communist League of Canada). April 30, 1934. Page 1 & 9. --- (By M. SHELLEY) Toronto, April 25. - Two youth speakers presented the demands of Ontario's youth and children to the Premier yesterday. The speakers were members of a delegation sent by the Ontario Federation of Unemployed. Percy Matthews speaking for the youth, pointed ont the intolerable conditions existing in the hostels in the City of Toronto, and demanded that the single unemployed be paid for their one days' work "test" at $4.80 per day. which will provide them with enough cash to buy three fifteen cent meals per day. "No matter how bad these meals will be, they'll be better than what we're getting at the hostels today" one of the delegation said. The Premier however, said that was entirely a municipal affair, and got out from under that way.

Minnie Shelley speaking on behalf of the children, almost had the Premier agree to the necessity of some action with respect to supplying special diets, in the form of hot lunches to growing children. The relief diets as they are given do not take into consideration the varying needs of the growing child. The Premier also agreed that the Adolescent School Act which quires all children in Ontario to attend school up to the age of 16, was invalidated, and made a farce, due to the inability of students, children of unemployed parents, to purchase their own books in continuation' schools. These were given free to them in public schools but not in other schools. How then could they attend school until 16? The Premier again, however, slid out of any responsibility, saying that books, and lunches are within the power of municipal school boards and relief authorities respectively.

Facts Hidden From Children The delegation also came to loggerheads with the government over the question of the book "Cry Havoc." This book, a pacifist exposition of the causes of war, had nevertheless been censured by the Department of Education to such an extent that certain whole chapters and passages were omitted, before being placed in school libraries.

The suggestion of the speaker that such books as "New Russia's Primer" and "Under Fire" dealing with sociological questions be placed in school libraries, brought the retort from the Premier that "it will be a long time before such books are placed in my schools." It is to be remembered that Premier Henry is also Minister of Education for Ontario.

Cease Being Footballs The result of the delegation, however, is of paramount importance to the workers and working-class youth in this province, insofar as it definitely shows to us once more that from now on, all our actions must be directed to bringing mass pressure to bear on the municipal authorities for cash relief, and against the "work test" for free hot lunches and free books, for better medical and dental treatment. We must be done with allowing our-selves to be footballs which the municipal authorities kick to the provincial government, and which the provincial government kicks around sometimes to Ottawa and sometimes back to the municipalities. Pressure to bear on the municipalities, a mas movement to obtain the necessities of life for the youth and children, this will bring results, even when the municipalities have to run to provincial authorities and get certain things from them, to meet the demands of the workers! The struggle in Scarboro Township, recently, where 700 unemployed forced a 10 per cent Increase In voucher, amply demonstrated this point.

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