Learn to Advocate
Meeting with your Member of Congress
You have the most leverage when you’re talking to them about an issue that’s currently moving across their desks. Congressional staff regularly take meetings with folks who want to talk about stuff that’s happening in a month or next year. But a typical staffer isn’t thinking far beyond today.
Tips From Journalists: How To Build Great Connections with Media
Building relationships with reporters takes time and work, but the benefits are huge. It helps you build your power to shape the narrative about your member of Congress (MoC.) It helps you make sure that the news coverage in your area reflects how constituents are really thinking about an issue.
How to Write Letters to the Editor that Really Get Attention
Letters to the editor are a timeless tool to get your Member of Congress’s attention. But there’s something about a sharp letter to the editor in a hometown paper that can really get under the skin of the most powerful lawmaker.
Indivisible’s resource covers:
- Some tricks to make sure your letter really leaves an impression with your MoC’s office
- Why your MoC cares about letters to the editor
- How to submit a letter to the editor
Amy MacDonald’s resource covers tips and tricks for Maine specifically, including:
- General guidelines and tips
- Links to where you can submit your letters