25 ways to be politically active

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Regardless of your reaction to the results of the presidential elections in America, life has not stopped in the elections. It is necessary to continue to be politically active, writes CNN. Everyone does it their own way. You have probably seen protests on the left side of the political spectrum, and celebrations on the right. Increased donation volumes on organizations that work on women's rights and oppose discrimination. Also appeared "pin movement»(#SafetyPin): people pin a pin to their clothes in a prominent place to identify themselves as a safe supporter with whom you can communicate.

These are not all ways of political activity today. Below is another 25.

Local political activity

1. Know your local lawmakers and politicians by name.

On this link You can find out who elected from your state to the House of Representatives.

On this link you can enter your address and find out all officials elected from your district.

2. Know how to contact them and how to be heard.

On this link is great twitter account a former congressional employee who writes about how to get politicians to hear you (phone to help you).

Rђ RІRѕS, here are the general ruleshow to contact politicians.

3. Determine for yourself the question that you care about and get engaged with it.

In the hope that you will not need too many resources, here you can find with a list of social issues to begin with.

4. Attend city hall meetings

City Hall is the place where you can personally give a voice so that local politicians who can do something about this can hear it. Your congressman, as a rule, publishes the schedule of meetings of the city hall on its website. Or look at the site of the city.

5. Attend city council meetings

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As an alternative to the previous option, attend city council meetings to see firsthand what issues are on the agenda of your legislators.

6. Get to know your local school board.

If you have children of school age, you better know about how your school board lives. By this link can be readwhat exactly this body of self-government is doing and how you can be involved in their activities.

7. Join the ranks of your local organization PTA

This way you can not only communicate directly with your child’s school, but also participate in other types of volunteering activities that directly affect your community. Read this link, how (and why) to join the PTA.

8. Mobilize other people to support your business.

You alone are beautiful and do an excellent job, and your efforts can lead to change. Now imagine that people like you are a dozen. Gather a group and do something from the above actions: go to meetings or join an association. Imagine the impact it will have.

9. Become a member of a league of voters or a political organization.

To keep abreast of political affairs, you can join the ranks of a non-party group. For example, the League of Women Voters (League of Women Voters). You can also choose a political group whose values ​​are close to you.

10. Register to act on behalf of a political party.

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Contact hereif you're a Republican. By this link - the starting point for the Democrats. Remember, your party also has a state office. Do not like any of these two? Here is full list of registered political parties, their missions and contacts.

11. Join any campaign

Find a local politician who supports the changes you want in your community and contact their office. They will tell you how to take part in the campaign. You may be asked to send out flyers, put up advertisements or do another tedious task, but you also need to do tedious tasks to get things moving.

12. Become a volunteer in party offices

In your state, city or district, there are definitely party offices that need your energy and time. Just enter your request in google. They are eager for your help, so finding them will be easy. If you want to stay at home, you can do digital activities: send letters or messages and organize online campaigns.

13. Attend and organize rallies and events

The main thing is that your actions are safe and legal. If you do not want to organize, you can go to the already organized political debates or events. Perhaps even in your area. Look for at this link.

14. "Iron the pavements"

If you want to influence people, you have to lift yourself off the couch and MEET the people you want to influence. Link - good story in the new york times about why this method actually works.

15. Offer your help at the polling station

Volunteers at polling stations are registered on Commission for Election website.

16. Offer your help with voter registration

By this link There is information about volunteer posts for voter registration. If you did not find what you were looking for, enter your city, state, and the phrase 'voter registration drive.'

17. Vote

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Check if you are registered for voting. Do this in every election, not just presidential.

Political education

18. Support a newspaper or other publication that you believe in.

If you don’t like the level of journalism or how the media covers interesting questions for you, find a publication that you consider good. Often go to his site. Subscribe to paid materials. Support him in every way possible.

19. Take a closer look at American history and civil law

Your best friend is USA.gov. On this site there is both history and civil law, but this is only the beginning. Next - a link to National Constitutional Centerwhere you can read the word-by-word explanation of the main document. And then the link to American History Department of the Library of Congress. Full speed ahead.

20. Share this knowledge

Discuss them with family and friends. Join in a decent discussion, where this time and place (no, not on Facebook). Let as many people as possible learn about it.

Community Activities

21. Register as a volunteer where your community needs

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Ideally, you can volunteer in places that are important to you. For example, in a church, a veterans' hospital (VA), a homeless shelter, or a school. There are many possibilities. To start look at this site.

22. Volunteer to enroll in a museum, national park, cultural center, or historical society

Volunteering is not just serving others. It also helps organizations that are important to you in their service to people.

23. Go to museums, national parks and historical societies

Support education in all its forms.

24. Make charitable donations

If you do not have other resources (time or effort), let your wallet work for you. If you are looking for a specific charity, look at the site. Charity watchto make sure your money goes to a good deed.

25. Get off the Internet

Complaints on social media are just complaints on social media. Go out into your community, meet people, work with your hands, and spend your time productively.

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