Do something only you can do.
How to contact your elected officials (federal, state & local)
[Consider a dedicated / separate email address for activism (Democratic Society: “This allows all traffic coming through from sites … to come through to the dedicated email address and not clog up or get lost in your personal Inbox.”)]
Contact your representatives in Congress above, with existing Facebook login or create a Countable account right here (with an email address & password) as you send your first message. (from Countable Action Toolkit)
Text:
Resistbot: turns your text messages into daily faxed letters to Congress. “You’ll be prompted to provide your name, zip code, and a message you’d like to send to your senators. Once you’re happy with your message, Resistbot will format it to look professional and fax it to both of your senators.”
Apps:
21 Applets for Activism by IFTTT: “(“if this, then that”) helps users by getting other online tools to work together in the case of a trigger event. For example, if you’re interested in a certain piece of legislation, as soon as it’s published on Congress.gov, the text could be posted [on a] channel you share with other activists.” Fast Company
Volunteer:
Neighborhood of Good State Farm
(more below & throughout . . . .)
Practice corporeal politics . . . . Get outside.” (#10) – Timothy Snyder
Call: [Why calling works]
Text:
dailyaction.org (by text)
Email:
ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union
National Resources Defense Council
Action takes many forms:
DoSomething.org: We are a youth-led movement for good
Fair.org: Organize! (Activism Toolkit)
Digital & Online Activism (Reset)
Malala’s Story – Girls’ Education
Committee to Protect Journalists
National Geographic Climate Action
results.org: the power to end poverty
Promote Native American Human Rights
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
LULAC: League of United Latin American Citizens
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
US PIRG: Federation of State Public Interest Research Groups
CulturalSurvival.org: Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights & Cultures Worldwide
Effective Altruism: GiveWell, The Life You Can Save
Centurion: seeking freedom for the innocent in prison
What do I do about the Environment and Public Lands (google doc.)
“12 kids who are changing their communities and our world” Washington Post
“Seven Times in History When Students Turned to Activism” NYT
“Five child activists you need to know” – Unicef
Lend a hand. Everything counts.
