"President" G. W. Bush: 202-456-1414 (main) "Vice President" R. Cheney: 202-456-2326 Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121 Senate Majority Leader Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD) 202-224-2321 Senate Minority Leader Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) 202-224-6253 Speaker of the House Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) 202-225-0600 House Maj. Leader Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX) 202-225-4000 House Min. Leader Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) 202-225-0100

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Seattle: 206-220-6400; 206-220-6404 fax; Washington 202-224-3441; 202-228-0514 fax; e-mail maria@cantwell.senate.gov

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Seattle: 206-553-5545; 206-553-0891 fax; Washington 202-224-2621; 202-224-0238 fax; e-mail maria@cantwell.senate.gov

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Seattle: 206-553-7170; 206-553-7175 fax; Washington 202-225-3106.

Other local offices for area reps: Rep. Jay Inslee (N & E King Co., Snohomish) 425-252-3188/1-800-562-1385 (Mountlake Terrace); Rep. Rick Larsen (Everett north) 425-252-3188/1-800-562-1385 (Everett); Rep. Norm Dicks (part of Tacoma, Kitsap west) 253-593-6536/1-800-947-NORM (Tacoma); Rep. Jennifer Dunn (Eastside) 206-275-3438 (Mercer Island); Rep. Adam Smith (S. King, parts of Tacoma to Oly) 253-926-6683/1-888-Smith-09 (Tacoma).

For White House and Congressional switchboards, a number of advocacy groups sponsor 1-800 numbers. These tend to turn over frequently, especially in times of great volume (like this), so do a web search and experiment.

Two broad-based coalitions have formed in recent weeks to oppose an invasion of Iraq. The No War Against Iraq Coalition includes many of the leftist groups in town and was a co-sponsor of the Oct. 6 rally. 206-292-8809.

Sound Nonviolent Opposition to War (SNOW) is an explicitly nonviolent coalition, largely of more traditional peace groups; last month's sit-in and arrests at the offices of Sens. Murray and Cantwell was its first public action.

There are a number of other groups working locally on the issue. Among the more notable:

Church Council of Greater Seattle: A social service and activist group supported by Seattle-area houses of worship. One of the first groups post-9/11 protecting local mosques and Muslim-looking people from retaliatory violence; now gearing up to oppose war. Sponsoring the Oct. 9 candlelight vigil and march. 206-525-1213.

Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq and Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq have worked for years against economic sanctions and to defy those sanctions by collecting and taking needed food, medical, and public health supplies to Iraq, and speaking about their travels. 206-632-6021, www.endiraqsanctions.org, and www.scn.org/ccpi.

Not In Our Name is a new, mostly leftist national group; their "Pledge of Resistance" is a stirring laundry list of America's imperial sins. Initiators of the Oct. 6 rally. Info: seattle_notinourname@speedymail.org, or 206-984-6256.

Seattle Draft & Military Counselling: A support group for Selective Service registrants, enlistees, and active military personnel seeking information on their options if they don't want to fight. 206-789-2751.

Fellowship of Reconciliation: Ecumenical pacifist group, originally formed to resist World War I; has been a leader for years of local efforts to stop economic sanctions against Iraq. 206-789-5565.