TWW Louisville Coffee Break Activism - July

Have you heard of ResistBot?

by Amanda Clark

A great first step in Activism - who knows where you will go from there!

ResistBot is an easy way to contact your legislators using your smart phone. Simply Text RESIST to 50409 and ResistBot will lead you through a series of prompts, and then fax your message to your Congressman, junior Senator, senior Senator, or any combination. It is designed to text you once a day and ask if you are interested in writing more messages.

As you continue to use it over time, you “level up” and unlock additional options. Launched in March, ResistBot has more than 730,000 users. During the congressional recess scheduled throughout August, users will be invited to organize or participate in protests in districts where members of Congress refuse to attend town halls. According to Resistbot cofounder Jason Putorti, “We send a lot of messages to Congress, probably 30,000 messages a day, but they all go to congressional offices where they sit and get tallied.”

ResistBot is sometimes a little bit buggy, and sometimes legislators just turn off their fax machines so your faxes can’t get through. However, most of the time it works wonderfully, and it is a simple and effective way to get your point across without talking to a person or springing for a stamp. When you use ResistBot, have a little patience with it--after all it’s a free service coded by volunteers, but have some fun with it! You can use it while walking your dog, waiting in line, during a TV commercial, while waiting for water to boil--anytime you have a couple of minutes free and something on your mind. You could even write a thank you note if one of your legislators does something right!

For more information:
check out their website here https://resistbot.io
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Monthly Focus Education 

Steps you can take to help save education in Kentucky

•   Educate yourself on the impact of Charter Schools - Link HERE and HERE

•   Stay up to date on the status of bills related to education by calling numbers at this       LINK

•  Contact your legislator to oppose cuts to education and the spread of charter      schools. Click on the image to your legislator.    

LINK HERE

• Join an advocacy group.  http://www.saveourschoolsky.org/coalition-members/

•  Build a network of education advocates by talking to friends and neighbors and organizing letter writing and calling campaigns to keep charter schools at bay and public education fully funded.