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Calling and writing is important, but sometimes nothing beats a face-to-face meeting. Meetings with your elected representatives aren’t just reserved for fancy lobbyists, corporate bigwigs,…
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Have an Effective Meeting
Congratulations, you asked for a meeting and got one! Now you’ll want to put in some prep time so you can make it worthwhile. Here…
Make a Phone Call
People give us a lot of reasons they don’t like to call their elected officials. Some fan favorites include: I only know a little bit…
Get Media Coverage
Getting some media attention can take you from zero to hero. It doesn’t have to be CNN or The Washington Post, either – local elected…
Write an Op-Ed or Letter to the Editor
Social media is overrun by people’s half-baked thoughts. After all, there’s no grand editor of the internet. Luckily, though, there are editors all over the…
Submit a Public Comment
Federal agencies issue all kinds of rules related to how they do their jobs. They don’t get to just make stuff up though – they…
Census Bureau
What Is It? Every ten years, Americans fill out the census, which gives us a count of all people living in the United States and…
Citizen Review Board
What Is It? Many cities have some kind of citizen oversight of their local police department. They operate differently from place to place. In Atlanta,…
Revitalizing Democracy: Our Common Purpose
August 29, 2020
A landmark report finds that civic life in America is dangerously polarized, and offers fresh ideas for revitalizing our democracy. Low trust in institutions. Cynical…