Those darn kids are at it again. It’s not enough that they just pulled off one of the largest protests in the history of the country. Now they want to follow that up with direct engagement with legislators? What’s HAPPENING?!!!!!
As noweasels pointed out Sunday, the student organizers are now calling for nationwide town halls with our congress critters on Saturday April 7th to engage them directly and get them on the post-march record regarding solutions to gun violence. (To get you up to speed: our country sucks when it comes to gun violence—38,000 deaths a year—and nothing’s being done about it.) Which brings me to this week’s organization in our Energize An Ally spotlight. I wasn’t aware of Town Hall Project before. What a great concept…
Town Hall Project empowers constituents across the country to have face-to-face conversations with their elected representatives.We are campaign veterans and first time volunteers. We come from a diversity of backgrounds and live across the country. We share progressive values and believe strongly in civic engagement.
We research every district and state for public events with members of Congress. Then we share our findings to promote participation in the democratic process.
This movement is diverse, open source, and powered by citizens.
They’re also fast. As soon as they heard about the students’ “Town Hall for Our Lives” plan, they went to work and posted a step-by-step guide to organizing a successful town hall meeting, including how to embarrass a congress member who refuses to show up. They even keep a list of those who haven’t shown up for a single one during this legislative session.
“You have more power than you think. Town halls are one of the most effective ways to use it. Remember: you are their boss.”
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This Saturday we March for Our Lives
Join one of the 828 sibling marches planned in conjunction with the main march in Washington DC. Find one near you.
And make sure you’re registered to VOTE. Find out how here.
-Art in collaboration with Tumblr Creatrs (@creatrs) and our friends at Kanvas
This Saturday we March for Our Lives
Join one of the 828 sibling marches planned in conjunction with the main march in Washington DC. Find one near you.
And make sure you’re registered to VOTE. Find out how here.
-Art in collaboration with Tumblr Creatrs (@creatrs) and our friends at Kanvas
This Saturday we March for Our Lives
Join one of the 828 sibling marches planned in conjunction with the main march in Washington DC. Find one near you.
And make sure you’re registered to VOTE. Find out how here.
-Art in collaboration with Tumblr Creatrs (@creatrs) and our friends at Kanvas
This Saturday we March for Our Lives
Join one of the 828 sibling marches planned in conjunction with the main march in Washington DC. Find one near you.
And make sure you’re registered to VOTE. Find out how here.
-Art in collaboration with Tumblr Creatrs (@creatrs) and our friends at Kanvas
This Saturday we March for Our Lives
Join one of the 828 sibling marches planned in conjunction with the main march in Washington DC. Find one near you.
And make sure you’re registered to VOTE. Find out how here.
-Art in collaboration with Tumblr Creatrs (@creatrs) and our friends at Kanvas
Reblog if thoughts and prayers are just the beginning
This is what the school walkouts looked like
CNN | March 14, 2018
Across the United States, many students walked out of school Wednesday to say enough is enough with regards to gun violence.
The national school walkout started at 10 a.m. in each time zone and was scheduled to last for at least 17 minutes — one minute for each person killed in a school shooting that happened exactly one month ago in Parkland, Florida.
More than 2,500 walkouts were planned across the country, according to Empower, the youth branch of the Women’s March that has been organizing the event.
Participants called for stricter gun laws as they also remembered the people who lost their lives in Parkland.
Many schools accommodated the demonstration. Others didn’t allow it, encouraging students to express themselves in ways other than walking out.