Civic Duty Resources Masterlist
I suggest starting by reading the below Advice links if you’re unsure where to start. From there take a look at Issues & Resources, you can find legislation to focus one, a few noted big issues with scripts, and more resource sites. If you still haven’t found one or are struggling to put together something to say look at Call Scripts with Issues Listed. After that use Find your Reps, I’ve listed my local ones if you want to add yours leave a comment with the information to be added later. Other ways to be engaged and show resistance are listed under Calls to Action.
Advice on Contacting Reps:
https://boingboing.net/2016/11/14/advice-on-contacting-your-repr.html
http://www.ucsusa.org/action/phone-calls.html#.WItVD1UrKUk - Advice on how to have the most impact during calls.
http://actionfriday.tumblr.com/post/153358069831/shy-persons-guide-to-calling-representatives - A guide for the shy & nervous to make calls as painless as possible.
Find your Rep:
http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
http://www.whoismyrepresentative.com/ https://www.countable.us/ - This is an App & Site, it gives you direct contact to your reps and lets you easily send your opinions on bills to them.
PA Reps contact:
Senator Bob Casey - Dem
Senator Pat Toomey - Rep
Representative Lloyd Smucker - 16th District - Rep
Contact the White House & its Satellites:
https://whitehouseinc.org/
Call Scripts w/ Issues listed:
https://5calls.org/ - This site lists important topics and how many calls will need to be made, add your zip code to include your Reps.
http://thesixtyfive.org/home - This site lists weekly calls to action and gives a full list of issues to contact Reps about.
Calls to Action:
http://www.weekly-resistance.online/ - Weekly actions to resist Trump
https://speakupnation.us/2016/11/25/weekly-call-to-action-nov-26-2016/ - Nationwide calls to action, includes the issue & who to contact.
http://www.actionagainsttrump.com/ - Calls to action & resources about how to accomplish them
Issues & Resources:
http://www.fairvote.org/why_universal_voter_registration - Universal Voter Registration
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/ - Track all legislation in our Government
http://www.businessinsider.com/congress-lays-groundwork-to-get-rid-of-federal-land-and-national-parks-2017-1 - Selling of Federal land and National Parks
http://www.theworldisaterribleplace.com/ohcrap/do-something/ - Another large Resource page, more extensive than this.
http://actionfriday.tumblr.com/post/155810581177/block-cabinet-appointments?is_related_post=1 - Blocking Cabinet Appts of Trump
https://www.muckrock.com/ - Public Records Request, ability to track every single one.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/securedrop/ - Washington Post secure drop for anonymous reporting.
https://www.akpress.org/confronting-fascism-e-book.html - Free eBook
Blocking Betsy DeVos - http://msdisdain.tumblr.com/post/1563393324019/we-need-3-senators-to-change-their-votes-to
Reins Act - H.R. 427 - Passed House > Moving to Senate
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/david-goldston/reins-act-why-congress-should-hold-its-horses
My Script: “The Reins bill sets about to strip decades of agencies given the power to protect the citizens by ensuring decisions that require deep technical expertise and a balanced, factual decision process are protected from the political rivalries & power plays of Washington. When you vote please vote nay and protect the rights of your constituents.”
@frecklyloverface is hosting a Call To Action party and has put together a resource list for people in different states to find the info they need. Here’s the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RRbktEBxYpsK4IBAyNLRM_cfnxSxF0UKT2WD1PBmpl8/edit?usp=sharing
It’s a google docs with commenting enabled so people can add new resources as comments that can be added later.
Celine wants to make sure as many people as possible can get involved, so feel free to reach out to her @frecklyloverface for questions.
