WRITING & E-ACTIVISM

Your voice can be loud without a bullhorn.

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Whether you want to do a letter-writing campaign or a march or start a social media hashtag - whatever it is - know that there are people out there that are thinking exactly like you're thinking and are also afraid to take that next and very important step.

- Angela Rye

Letter Writing Campaigns

Your voice is important. Full stop. 

Getting it heard can be tricky, so here are some resources for individual and groups:

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• Amnesty International has a toolkit for both group and individual letter writing

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• The AMSA put out this guide to organizing a letter-writing event

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• So did NASPA, along with a template

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• Writing an op-ed is a great way to share your thoughts with the wider community

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• If you're looking to impact policy, you can look at the ACLU's guide on Writing to Your Representative

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• Or go more local, and reach out to your local school board

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Online Activism

Online activism work has become a powerful and inclusive avenue for social justice work. That being said, it's not without its own pitfalls; performative posting, fake news, and trolls have ravaged the internet recently. Here are some resources for doing online activism right:

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• Zeynep Tufecki's talk on Online Social Change

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• Everyday Feminism's 5 Reasons to Stop Dismissing Online Activism

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• NBC's report on the role of digital activism in the summer of 2020

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