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What do you care about? What do you want the new administration and our new Democratic congress to focus on? What do you want to happen differently, now that the Bush administration is out the door? Do you want your voice to be heard?
This year, I am planning on writing one letter a week to my elected officials--to my representative, to my senator, to my state legislators or to my president. One letter or one call, once a week, for a whole year.
And I want you to speak out with me. One letter from one person isn't much, but 52 letters is something, and 52 multiplied by however many people do this with me might even be a significant something. This is something that anyone can do, the most basic way beyond voting to participate in our democracy.
Because not very many constituents bother to write or call their representatives, letters and calls to your elected officials really do make a difference. I am so excited for Obama and for a Democratic majority in congress, but I still think that we need to put as much pressure on our people as possible to act on the issues that we care about, because the stakes right now are too high to just hope for the best.
All I'm asking is twenty minutes out of your week to write a letter (or less time than that, to make a call) on whatever you're most concerned about that week. November 4, 2008 already showed us that we have the power to change things--as President Obama said, the ground has shifted beneath us, and now it's time for the real work of encouraging it to shift together. And while for me this project is geared towards influencing American politicians, I encourage anyone anywhere to take part--every country in the world could use a little more civic engagement. Please write a letter with me, make a call with me, raise your voice with me.
You can contact your representative over here, you can contact your senators over here, and you can contact the president over here.
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52letters with me and write or call your elected officials, and please feel free to pimp this project far and wide.
This year, I am planning on writing one letter a week to my elected officials--to my representative, to my senator, to my state legislators or to my president. One letter or one call, once a week, for a whole year.
And I want you to speak out with me. One letter from one person isn't much, but 52 letters is something, and 52 multiplied by however many people do this with me might even be a significant something. This is something that anyone can do, the most basic way beyond voting to participate in our democracy.
Because not very many constituents bother to write or call their representatives, letters and calls to your elected officials really do make a difference. I am so excited for Obama and for a Democratic majority in congress, but I still think that we need to put as much pressure on our people as possible to act on the issues that we care about, because the stakes right now are too high to just hope for the best.
All I'm asking is twenty minutes out of your week to write a letter (or less time than that, to make a call) on whatever you're most concerned about that week. November 4, 2008 already showed us that we have the power to change things--as President Obama said, the ground has shifted beneath us, and now it's time for the real work of encouraging it to shift together. And while for me this project is geared towards influencing American politicians, I encourage anyone anywhere to take part--every country in the world could use a little more civic engagement. Please write a letter with me, make a call with me, raise your voice with me.
You can contact your representative over here, you can contact your senators over here, and you can contact the president over here.
Please join
52letters with me and write or call your elected officials, and please feel free to pimp this project far and wide.