Tag: Lobbying

What NY tells me about PA

I watched the live video coverage of the New York Assembly’s debate on the NY Marriage Equality Bill. I’m writing about it because of the way it colors my thoughts and views about PA HB 300. While I am not

Petrarca Meeting Follow-up

I posted this morning that I was headed to Vandergrift to meet with state rep Petrarca and some of his constituents, and wanted to write a follow up about the meeting. Meetings of this type are called lobbying your representative.

How to Lobby Your Elected Official PDF for Download

How to Lobby Your Elected Official How to Lobby Your Elected Official- a PDF instruction booklet about how to lobby your representative. Written with Pennsylvania and HB300 in mind, but the base information is the same for anywhere. Since mid-winter,

Details for Rock the Dome

More details are available for the Rock the Dome Rally to be held in Harrisburg PA on March 17th, 2009 House Bill 300 Introduced with RECORD number of Co-sponsors! More information here: http://tinyurl.com/ask8ck Did you know that in most areas

You: One Individual Can Make a Difference.

You: One Individual Can Make a Difference: Part 1 Introduction and Background If you have been reading my blog, then you know that this is a rebuild/ upgrade from blogging on my .Mac site. I began this WordPress site 4

Exciting Blog Series to Begin This Week

I’ll be running a very cool series of blog posts this week centered around how individuals can inform their government and cause change. so often we think of political activism as getting out the vote campaigns; going door to door

Lobbying your Elected Official- Some Thoughts

Recently I published a few posts about lobbying your elected official: 1) Get Involved! 2) How to Lobby Your Elected Official (Instruction Sheet) 3) Resources Page The “Instructions” were developed with help by Dana Elmendorf from PFLAG. Thanks Dana! There

How to Lobby your Elected Official

Last week, I wrote about how to contact your elected official, and the role of email , the phone and personal letters.  This week, I want to offer you a step by step guide to lobbying your elected official.  This