Local Advocacy Tactics That Work
This chapter describes the nuts and bolts of implementing four advocacy tactics to put pressure on your three Members of Congress (MoCs) — your Representative and two Senators.
This chapter describes the nuts and bolts of implementing four advocacy tactics to put pressure on your three Members of Congress (MoCs) — your Representative and two Senators.
Bird-dogging is a powerful tactic used by grassroots activists to get candidates and elected officials on the record about important issues. Let’s bird-dog our candidates out of the bush and into the light of accountability!
The fact that Trump’s agenda depends on MoCs gives a constituents a ton of power when they act on their home turf—and that means college students too. MoCs love making speeches to big crowds, they are constantly trying to convince people to vote for them in their next election, and they desperately seek people who will help knock on doors and make calls for them. Yes, this applies to residents of the district, but it applies to students in the district too.
Organizers motivate and mobilize people, they build relationships with the people around them, and they craft a plan to act.
With nearly 2,000 Indivisible groups, and at least 400 congressional districts, imagine the number of voters we can register together. This guide will cover why we register voters, how to use our new voter registration tool, and how to register voters in your community.
Protecting the vote is more important now than ever, as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to make it harder to vote. You can fight back by working to improve access to voting in your community. This guide covers actions you can take right now to change how elections are run, and make voting
Family separations don’t just happen at the border. The Trump Administration is separating families through a concerted effort to deport immigrants, or prevent them from entering the U.S. at all. Here are some things you can do to support immigrant families.