Voting and political resources

 

Resources for political action

 

Know Your Government

  • Congress

  • The Presidential Administration

  • Federal Agencies

A Guide for Public Speakers

  • Organizing Your Presentation

  • Getting Ready for Your Presentation

  • Setting the Scene for Your Presentation

  • Giving Your Presentation

  • The Question & Answer Period

  • After the Presentation

Contacting Congress

  • Do's and Don'ts

  • Effective Letter Writing

  • Making the Most of a Phone Call

Reaching the Media

  • Letters to the Editor

  • OP-EDS

  • Press Releases

Latin America Working Group resources

The Latin America Working Group (LAWG) website also contains resources related to voting and formal political activities, including contacting and convincing Congress regarding specific issues, influencing candidates, and a congressional scorecard on key Latin American issues.

Contacting and convincing Congress: http://www.lawg.org/tools/contacting_congress.htm

Influencing candidates: http://www.lawg.org/tools/influencing/candidates-intro.htm

LAWG’s congressional scorecard: http://www.lawg.org/tools/scorecard/intro.htm

Organizations

 

League of Women Voters:

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

 

MoveOn.org:

MoveOn.org Civic Action is engaged in a campaign to reform the media and other work aimed at bringing real people back into the democratic process by making sure legislators hear their voices.

 

NAACP:

The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.

 

U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG):

U.S. PIRG’s mission to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.

 

 

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