do MORE  than vote!

ACTIVISM IS: HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY

AND YOUR DEMOCRACY (AND FEELS GOOD TO DO).

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Ask yourself how many hours per week do you designate to helping others, your neighbors, your democracy - and fighting back against the billionaires's attack on our collective futures?

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Small investment time

Political Sign in window/yard/bumper

Wear button/bumper sticker for cause/candidate

Send letter to government official

Contact government official about an issue

Call your representatives - daily/weekly

Follow / reposting a politician/candidate on social media

Write an OpEd

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Checkbook activism

Invest/donate to social cause organization

Invest in a ballot item, party, PAC etc.

Donating in the name of someone else to spur activism

Donate + attend/host a fundraiser for a civic cause​

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Medium Investment time

Artivism - political/social statement through arts

Boycott AND Tell others about your boycott

BUYcott AND Tell other about your BUYcott

Post/comment/photos regularly about political or social issue

Blog consistently about politics / social issues

Attend political meeting local, town, school affairs

Be an active member of a group

Attend a political rally or speech

Volunteer for election / census / governemnt institution

Make a public speech about community / local / political

Attend organized demonstration/march/protest

Active member of political/social group

Work with fellow citizens to solve a problem in your community

Active member of a group that requires physical participation

Prepared for mass action

birddogging representations

birddogging enablers

recruiting other activists

Phone bank for candidate

Text bank for candidate

Canvass for candidate/cause

Fundraise - dinner party, concert, performance

Send postcards to voters

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High Investment time / consequence

Start / co-found a activist group

Sit-ins

Civil disobedience

Hunger strike

Strike / work slow-down

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**Be alert for hollow activism "Slactivism" which undermines energy for meaningful activism: tweeting, social media, Watching news, reading, Facebook communication (meaningful only for organizing)