I wrote my semi-regular emails to politicians. And I'm writing about it here to maybe inspire a few of you to write another email to your politicians about any of the many things that need fighting right now. It's one of those things that is important in aggregate, so keep doing it, even though it sucks.
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@sundogplanets How do you do this? Do you do email or paper mail?
I've been meaning to do this for a while but don't really know how to get into it
@sundogplanets honestly, I appreciate the reminder.
@sundogplanets I tried for years. We never heard back or got real responses.
My group has moved on to direct action: provisioning services directly and 'governing' them with basic accounting and becoming the local elected. Waited 20 years for a different set of adults in the room and they never showed. Turns out services are cheap when functional and not means tested.
'Human needs what? On my way'.
@dobetterinstitute Amazing work!! I mostly focus on public education, but still trying to occasionally shoot emails/phone calls at elected reps.
@sundogplanets I’ve heard they don’t spend a lot of time on emails; that phone calls are more effective. I downloaded the app “5 Calls”. They pretty much walk you thru the issues, who to call and how. And they have scripts if you need them.
@CherylA I'm in Canada, so it's not quite the same as in the US (but similar)
@sundogplanets Sometimes it feels like it would be easier to write "Everything's wrong. Fix it."
Also, that *I* should send them fundraising mail instead.
@sundogplanets I email and call, too. You're right. It has to be done.
@sundogplanets I regularly send emails using Resistbot. They send me texts and a couple of clicks later I've emailed both Senators & the Rep. I usually do 4-6 a week; occasionally if they're sending me lots, more.
@sundogplanets thanks for the reminder. It’s so annoying. But we do need them to hear from a lot of people to feel the pressure.
@sundogplanets what politician reads their letters?
