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Omar Ahmad Political change with pen and paper

Want your local politician to pay attention to an issue you care about? Send a monthly handwritten letter, says former mayor Omar Ahmad — it’s more effective than email, phone, or even writing a check. He shares four steps to writing a letter that...

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Using shadow reports for advocacy: New Tactics

The New Tactics online dialogue “Using Shadow Reports for Advocacy” explored the various tactics in using shadow reports for supporting democracy and promoting government accountability in human rights. In the beginning of the dialogue, participants defined what...

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PETA’s guide to becoming an activist

If you’re shy, uncomfortable with public speaking, or new at activism, you may feel like you are all alone. But it only takes one individual to reach hundreds of people and influence their often-unwittingly exploitative attitudes and lifestyles. Perhaps there are no...

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Getting politicians’ attention

Tips and resources for lobbying, including meeting and contact elected representatives, writing letters, sending emails, phone calls, contacting newspapers, etc.

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Bernard Keane’s advice on writing to politicians

Standard words are worked up by bureaucrats and edited and signed off by the Minister’s staff when they’re happy the words are risk-free or convey the desired message. In most departments, they are then loaded into electronic ministerial correspondence systems. This...

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How to write a letter to a politician

Sitting down and writing an original letter to a politician isn’t as convenient as sending a form letter or email composed by someone else, but it is much more effective and much more likely to receive a personalised response.

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Lobbywatch

Lobbywatch helps track deceptive public relations and features a list of think tanks, front groups, PR operators and industry friendly experts.

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