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Identify the issue (i.e. Funding for the
summer jobs program is in jeopardy.)
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What do you want to accomplish/change?
(i.e. Establish permanent funding for the program)
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Find out who has control over the issue
that concerns you. What level of government should you
contact? (i.e. The State and the City have funded summer
jobs in the past; State government consists of the Senate
and Assembly in the legislative branch and the Governor
is the Executive branch; in the City, the City Council
is the legislative branch of govt, the Mayor is the executive
branch.)
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Find out who represents you. (ie, Go to
www.nypirg.org
and you can find out who your State Senator, State Assemblymember,
or City Council member is)
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Learn as much as you can about the issue
(media/news, policy reports, web-sites, etc.)
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Find out about the work of other groups
in your neighborhood or in NYC that are working on this
issue and tap into their efforts. (ie,The Campaign for
Summer Jobs is coordinating an advocacy trip to Albany
that my youth group could participate in to be involved.)
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Determine which course of action you will
pursue (i.e. writing a letter, working with the media,
meeting with your local legislator, etc.)
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