How you can help
Here's six simple things you can do to help get Marc Emery safely back to Canada as soon as possible.We also have a comprehensive list of 75 Fun Things You Can Do To Help Free Marc Emery, and when you sign up for updates (upper right corner), you receive future updates on Marc Emery and ongoing action to free him, delivered to your email inbox. Sign up now!
#1 CONTACT CANADA'S PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER
The Canadian Minister of Public Safety is Vic Toews (pronounced "Taves"). Please contact Mr. Toews and tell him that you want him to support Marc's prison transfer back to serve his sentence in Canada.
Please be polite and respectful – but very firm – when contacting Vic Toews office.
The best way is to write a letter to Vic Toews, postage free:
The Hon. Vic Toews
Parliament Hill
Suite 306, HC Justice Building
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
You can also call Vic Toews office at: 204-326-9889 and 613-992-3128
Vic Toews can be reached by email at: Toews.V@parl.gc.ca and toewsv1@mts.net
#2 CONTACT YOUR FEDERALLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVEContact your Member of Parliament in Canada or your Representative in the US Congress. Let them know about Marc Emery’s situation, and why you and thousands of other voters want Marc to be free in his home country Canada.
Don't be afraid or nervous about meeting your representative! They are paid with your money to represent you, and their job is to listen to you and take your concerns to Parliament/Congress.
Canadians: Meeting your Member of Parliament is something you should do not just for Marc, but also for the future of Canada (you should express concern about the "tough-on-crime" drug laws, like Bill S-10, and recent raids on medical marijuana dispensaries).
Canada: Click here to find your MP
United States: Click here to find your Rep.
#3 CONTACT THE MEDIAWrite to the "letters" or "opinion" section of your local newspaper about Marc's extradition.
You can easily find and respond to recent articles about Marc Emery from around the world at the Media Awareness Project.
#4 WEAR A FREE MARC T-SHIRT, HOODIE OR BUTTON
Shirts, buttons and posters are available in the FREE MARC section of the Cannabis Culture online store (or in Marc Emery's Cannabis Culture Headquarters store at 307 West Hastings, in Vancouver, BC). You can also donate through the store to assist with Marc Emery's legal costs.*To have your photo of you wearing your Free Marc shirt published in the Show Your Support photo album: tag 'Marc Scott Emery' in the picture on Facebook, or email to Jodie Emery with the subject line: 'Show of Support FreeMarc.ca photo'.#5 PRINT AND SHARE THE "FREE MARC EMERY" HANDOUT
Make copies of this handbill about Marc Emery and give them out at concerts, rallies and to your friends.
#6 DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND SHARE THE "FREE MARC" LOGOMake this image into stickers, posters, stencils, whatever you can come up with to spread the word about Marc Emery and to help free him from prison!DOWNLOAD (Right click and save to download)
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