A group called the Wisconsin Homebrewers Alliance (WIHBA) is a group that is being facilitated by Gary Glass at the AHA and consists of representatives of Homebrew Clubs from around the state. You may have seen the small write up about it in the current issue of Zymurgy. The purpose is to get the law changed so that we may do all of the things we had done in the past legally. The model was the new legislation recently enacted in Oregon.
Today, a "Dear Colleague" letter went out to all the members of the legislature asking them to co-sponsor our legislation. Members have two weeks to sign on before it is introduced. We need all club members (and friends that they have around the state) to contact their state legislators in both the Assembly and the Senate and ask them to co-sponsor LRB 3101 - The Ellis/Kaufert legislation. Direct contact from constituents is the best way to get members to support this legislation. If the sponsors are your members then please let them know that you support the legislation and thank them for their efforts. The more grassroots support that we can get from hombrewers, brewers, home brew shops, distributors, etc. the more likely we are going to get this law changed in the next few months.
Due to the recalls, our window of opportunity is small this year. So, everyone please contact their legislator and have all of their friends around the state do likewise.
If you don't know who your legislators are check out the following link:
Who Are My Legislators?
NOTE: This a slightly modified e-mail that was sent from my home brew club. I have only modified it so that it would make sense to read if you are not a member. My hope is to reach out to homebrewers in the state that do not belong to a club but may be here on HBT. We need to act now and rally as many people behind our cause as possible.
Thank you for taking the time from your busy lives to help mold a better future for homebrewers in the state of Wisconsin.
Z
Today, a "Dear Colleague" letter went out to all the members of the legislature asking them to co-sponsor our legislation. Members have two weeks to sign on before it is introduced. We need all club members (and friends that they have around the state) to contact their state legislators in both the Assembly and the Senate and ask them to co-sponsor LRB 3101 - The Ellis/Kaufert legislation. Direct contact from constituents is the best way to get members to support this legislation. If the sponsors are your members then please let them know that you support the legislation and thank them for their efforts. The more grassroots support that we can get from hombrewers, brewers, home brew shops, distributors, etc. the more likely we are going to get this law changed in the next few months.
Due to the recalls, our window of opportunity is small this year. So, everyone please contact their legislator and have all of their friends around the state do likewise.
If you don't know who your legislators are check out the following link:
Who Are My Legislators?
NOTE: This a slightly modified e-mail that was sent from my home brew club. I have only modified it so that it would make sense to read if you are not a member. My hope is to reach out to homebrewers in the state that do not belong to a club but may be here on HBT. We need to act now and rally as many people behind our cause as possible.
Thank you for taking the time from your busy lives to help mold a better future for homebrewers in the state of Wisconsin.
Z
Dancing banana says, "Contact you reps!"
