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A letter suggestion.
The Office of Scholarships and Financial Assistance is encouraging all students to contact their United States Senators regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the Senate is currently debating ( Read more... ) -
January Letters
Since joining the community just a week or so ago, I have had to get caught up to ensure I have a shot at 52 letters in a year.
A little background on my situation and previous letter-writing habits. I live on the Red side of a Blue state... ( Welcome to my world... ) -
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This is one of the coolest things I've read about lately, and it's related both to something I intend to contact my legislators about (the Common Ground Initiative) and to participatory democracy in general ( Read more... ) -
Wait a minute Mr Postman
I've been working towards doing this independently - thank you for the community, it's a great idea. Here's advice on how to format effective letters ( Read more... ) -
First letter
Melbourne, Australia (where I live) has a train system that's an absolute joke. Whole suburbs get cut off for entire days, half the peak-hour services get cancelled or significantly delayed, and crowds of people have been forced to walk along the tracks for kilometres in order to get to working stations in the last few months ( Read more... ) -
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So, I wrote my first letter today. Salt Lake City is in the midst of one of the smoggiest weeks I've ever seen--apparently, we've recently gained the dubious honor of having some of the worst--if not the worst, I forget--air quality in the nation? AWESOME. Coincidentally, I have been coughing uncontrollably for the last several days and my eyes ( Read more... ) -
Intro Post and Guidelines
52letters is our attempt to write at least one letter (or make one call) to our elected officials a week for a year. We're contacting our representatives at every level: city officials, state legislatures, national congress, and the president. These letters are just the beginning--our objective is to make our voices heard and to revitalize participatory ( Read more... )
