Make Your Voice Matter with Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary
The only book of its kind, Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary, is a user-friendly, groundbreaking, inspirational blueprint for social action—geared to individuals and groups who care about social, educational or environmental issues and want to change the world. It is useful to political activists as well as to people who would not dream of seeing themselves as activists but are eager to improve social conditions.
The book, with thought-provoking case studies, highlights ways all of us can transfer the familiar interpersonal skills we use in our daily lives to communicate with public officials—in just a few minutes a month. It demystifies what factors carry weight with lawmakers while showing the power just a few constituents can have in influencing a lawmaker’s opinions and votes.
The book is based on advocacy workshops the author has been running for more than 15 years for community volunteers, immigrant leaders, members of religious congregations, human services providers, health and mental health professionals, advocates and others. Afterwards, many attendees share their opinions with their state lawmakers who say they welcome the contacts.
At a time when civic participation and grassroots activism are more important than ever, many people feel unprepared to get involved. This book helps them say “yes” and participate more fully in the public life that affects everyone’s well-being.
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The book, with thought-provoking case studies, highlights ways all of us can transfer the familiar interpersonal skills we use in our daily lives to communicate with public officials—in just a few minutes a month. It demystifies what factors carry weight with lawmakers while showing the power just a few constituents can have in influencing a lawmaker’s opinions and votes.
The book is based on advocacy workshops the author has been running for more than 15 years for community volunteers, immigrant leaders, members of religious congregations, human services providers, health and mental health professionals, advocates and others. Afterwards, many attendees share their opinions with their state lawmakers who say they welcome the contacts.
At a time when civic participation and grassroots activism are more important than ever, many people feel unprepared to get involved. This book helps them say “yes” and participate more fully in the public life that affects everyone’s well-being.
Make Your Voice Matter with Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary
The only book of its kind, Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary, is a user-friendly, groundbreaking, inspirational blueprint for social action—geared to individuals and groups who care about social, educational or environmental issues and want to change the world. It is useful to political activists as well as to people who would not dream of seeing themselves as activists but are eager to improve social conditions.
The book, with thought-provoking case studies, highlights ways all of us can transfer the familiar interpersonal skills we use in our daily lives to communicate with public officials—in just a few minutes a month. It demystifies what factors carry weight with lawmakers while showing the power just a few constituents can have in influencing a lawmaker’s opinions and votes.
The book is based on advocacy workshops the author has been running for more than 15 years for community volunteers, immigrant leaders, members of religious congregations, human services providers, health and mental health professionals, advocates and others. Afterwards, many attendees share their opinions with their state lawmakers who say they welcome the contacts.
At a time when civic participation and grassroots activism are more important than ever, many people feel unprepared to get involved. This book helps them say “yes” and participate more fully in the public life that affects everyone’s well-being.
The book, with thought-provoking case studies, highlights ways all of us can transfer the familiar interpersonal skills we use in our daily lives to communicate with public officials—in just a few minutes a month. It demystifies what factors carry weight with lawmakers while showing the power just a few constituents can have in influencing a lawmaker’s opinions and votes.
The book is based on advocacy workshops the author has been running for more than 15 years for community volunteers, immigrant leaders, members of religious congregations, human services providers, health and mental health professionals, advocates and others. Afterwards, many attendees share their opinions with their state lawmakers who say they welcome the contacts.
At a time when civic participation and grassroots activism are more important than ever, many people feel unprepared to get involved. This book helps them say “yes” and participate more fully in the public life that affects everyone’s well-being.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780984974917 |
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| Publisher: | Another Look Publications |
| Publication date: | 02/01/2012 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 124 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.26(d) |
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