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Devote 5 minutes at your desk
Get Connected.
Sign up for True Blue Travis's
weekly emails. True Blue
Travis is our county’s coordinated campaign, helping all of our local,
state, and federal candidates get elected. Their newsletters will keep you
up-to-date on what's happening and what help they need from you. The same form
will also let you volunteer for specific tasks down at TBT's headquarters at
505 Willow or to help out
specific candidates.
Devote 10 minutes at your desk
Call talk radio shows
to let listeners know what you think. Getting Democratic voices onto the
conservative-controlled airwaves is a must. Schedules for
Austin
talk radio stations: AM 590 KLBJ,
AM KJCE 1370,
and 970 KIXL (Christian). The
Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee gives you numbers to call and talking points to
use.
Devote a half-hour at your desk
Write letters to
newspapers- the perfect way to express approval
of or disdain for the news and views of the day. The
Democratic
National Committee (DNC) makes it simple. To get issue specific talking
points: click on an issue, then enter your zip code. (Click on "Show more
newspapers . . ." to include the Austin American Statesman on the list.) Your
letter is emailed automatically. Also, Texas
Freedom Network - ("A Mainstream Voice to Counter the Religious Right") has
some great tips for writing letters at their
action center.
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Devote a half-hour on the phone
Where
are the Dem voters? True
Blue Travis has a brilliant project to identify voters who vote in general
elections but have never voted in a primary. Which ones are Democrats? You save
candidates almost $10 each time you help identify how these folks typically vote
by allowing targeted mailings and focused get out the vote efforts. Just 2-3
simple questions.
Click here to help.
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Devote a weekday evening
Combine forces with other progressives.
Consider joining one of the many
Democratic clubs in
Travis
County. There are clubs
for specific interest groups, like
Texas
Environmental Democrats, the
Black Austin Democrats, or the
Stonewall
Democrats. Other clubs are neighborhood
oriented, like the Central Austin Democrats, or the
West Austin
Democrats. Bookmark the Travis County Democratic
Party's
calendar page to find out
when there are meetings and events around town.
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Devote a couple weekend hours
Register new voters!
Find out how to become a
deputy
voter registrar. Check the
True Blue Travis
website for announcements of voter registration drives (Goal: 60,000 in '06!),
or better yet, make sure you're
on their
email list, so you won't miss one. Also, it's
never too early to begin registering voters for the 2008 elections.
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Or, Devote a couple weekend hours
Support a local candidate.
Spend some time on the weekend helping out one of
your favorite candidates. Here's a list of all of our
local candidates, and
here's one for the
statewide and federal candidates,
including links to their websites and email.
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Devote some money
$5 or $500
- it adds up. Pick a campaign from the list of
local or
statewide and federal candidates, and donate directly to it, or donate to
the
Travis County Democratic Party,
or the coordinated campaign-
True Blue
Travis.
Or, Devote some money Shop
for change. That's right, you can help Democrats win through online
shopping. Treat yourself to shirts, hats, wristbands, and more from
Think Blue Dems,
GoodStorm, or
Clothing of the American Mind; they all
donate proceeds to progressive organizations. For everyday buying, check out
BuyBlue.org to support businesses that support
your values.
Or, Be a star
Become a fundraiser.
Create your very own
fundraising page on
Act Blue, pick candidates you want to support, send your weblink to everyone you
know, and encourage them to contribute.
Have fun Join us
at Austin's
own Drinking
Liberally at the
Dog and Duck every Tuesday
at 6:30pm. It’s guaranteed you’ll have a good time and meet some like-minded,
left-leaning liberals.
Take the initiative Start
your own group. If you're looking for an excuse to get together with
other Democrats, then consider forming a
progressive book group,
starting a liberal knitting
group, sponsoring a
letter-writing
party, or coming up with your own idea. These groups are easy to start and
fun to be a part of.
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