ACTION
This is your CALL to action!
Here's an impactful action you can take today: call your elected officials and let them know what you care about. If you live too far away to visit them in person, you can write, email, or call—calling has shown to be most effective. It's easy and here's how to do it:
FIND. You have elected officials at the Federal, State, and Local levels. Find them here by entering your address. Who you reach out to depends on the issue you want to talk about. Some officials will have multiple offices; call any of them. And you don't have to limit your calls to YOUR elected officials, you can call any elected official, especially if there's one who has been influencing the issue you care about.
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PLAN. Write out what you want to say, word-for-word. The League has some script ideas on their Phone Call Fridays website or create your own. Be sure to include your name and your zip code. It should be brief; it is best to stick to one topic. Referencing specific Bills is helpful, or share a personal story that shows how the rubber is meeting the road! This is also a good time to ask questions or thank them for supporting an issue.
CALL. It's ok to be nervous! When you call, it is likely that you will speak with a staff member, not the actual elected official. Sometimes you will get an answering machine or a directive to email or call back later. Waiting until you can actually reach a live person is best, but it's also ok to leave a message asking for a call back or just read your script. Still nervous about calling? Make it fun by doing it with a friend on speakerphone!
REPEAT. Keep calling weekly! Don't worry about being a bother. You are their boss! if you had an employee that needed to improve, you would continue to correct them, right? And if you had a great employee, you would continue to praise them! The more you call, the easier it gets.​