Ever wonder what really happens when you or your constituents send letters and emails to Members of Congress? In this interview Travis Moore of Tech Congress talks about what happens behind the scenes when a Congressional office receives, processes and responds to emails and constituent mail – the subject of his upcoming Netroots Nation training with Yuri Beckelman, Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Congressman Mark Takano of California.
Leading up to Netroots Nation 2014 we’ve been interviewing the convention’s trainers about some of online activism’s most popular topics. If you can’t join us in Detroit, don’t miss these interviews.
Well-produced video allows you to harness the power of visual storytelling and reach your audience in a deep and memorable way. In this interview Amy Hendrick of AFSCME talks about the fundamentals of visual storytelling and video production, and telling powerful, intimate stories – the subject of her upcoming Netroots Nation training with Jennifer Wynter-Phillis of SEIU.
It’s been over three years since we launched New Media Mentors. Here’s why we do what we do.
Despite the media declaring immigration reform dead last year, the power of personal stories has revived the fight again and again. In this post Olivia Chow and Emilia Gutierrez of Reform Immigration FOR America talk about how organizers made individuals’ stories spread and how people working on other issues can incorporate stories into their own campaigns – the topic of their upcoming Netroots Nation training session.
