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alnilam
Nov 10, 2009

Hi duckie :glomp:

Thanks for this good thread, and esp for tellng me about 5calls it's v cool

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alnilam
Nov 10, 2009

Drunkboxer posted:

I've never been to a protest before, can I just mill around and be a warm body without a sign?

Yeah probably less than a third of ppl have an actual sign at a typical protest, a lot of it is just being a big crowd and shouting catchy slogans

alnilam
Nov 10, 2009

Holy poo poo I actually made contact with a human being at senator Toomey's office. He's been notorious for basically leaving left his phone off the hook since inauguration.

I called my two senators, who are D and R, against the repeal of the rule against methane flaring on BLM land (thanks 5call). I know from working in research in the energy field that you have a better chance of convincing both sides to care about your issue if you change the way you talk about it. When I talk to a D it's all about the environment, when I talk to an R it's all about "energy independence." Whether this works on senators and their office staff idk but it helps in grant writing and talking to lower level government officials!

alnilam
Nov 10, 2009

*pulls out a phone and goes tchk-tchk like i'm cocking a gun*

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