Activism Resources
In order to effectively lobby our legislators, we need to be informed citizen advocates.
We need to know what bills are pending in the house and senate; who is responsible for the legislation; and the facts that can inform our decisions on whether to support pending legislation. Click on the red links to visit the sites below if you want even more information than what is found on our CTA page.
FOLLOW LEGISLATION
GovTrak--Established in 2004 to help you track legislation being debated in the US Congess, you can search by topic and bill number.
OnTheIssues--Allows to look up the voting record of our elected officials
OpenSecrets--A non-profit group dedicated to keeping track of who is funding our politicians
Contacting Congress --Find out what committees your MoC is on, the phone and fax numbers for all their offices, and how much they won the vote by (and what percentage of the vote went to Trump v. C
Congress.gov--The official website for congress. Leads you to both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Check on scheduled hearings, find live streams of congressional action.
MESSAGING
One of the most important skill for activists is being able to connect with voters. Using a relatively new messaging framework, the race-class narrative (RCN), developed to cut through decades of all too effective dog-whistle politics, makes it far more likely to be able to do so.
Race Class Academy has a series of short videos with background on RCN
Words to Win By has podcasts about places and times where the RCN framework has been employed
We Make the Future provides a host of RCN resources for you to use
LEARN & CONNECT
Dinneratthegrange.com--Comprehensive website that collates from numerous resources. "A gathering place for like-minded citizens to find tools and information"
CREW--Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Their name says it all. Full legal staff.
ACLU--Has surged in popularity since November 2016
MoveOn--Resistance Activism, News & Petitions
LOBBY
www.5calls.org--Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Downloadable app. Weekly updates
www.countable.us--Clear concise summaries of legislation brought to your phone. Apps available
CongressInYourPocket--App with lists of congressman. Customizable.
Rogan's List--Chock of info and latest news. Daily actions and updates.
Wall-of-US--He promised a wall....Focuses on 4 acts of resistance each week. Weekly action list by email.