Petitions + Emailing a RepresentativeThis week, I signed petitions, pledges, and emailed our state senator. I've been wanting to write to a government official for some time and this week I finally gained the courage to do so.
Petitions are used to influence decisions, to protest something, or to get something changed. They are an easy and accessible way to gain support for a cause. In total, I signed 67 environmental petitions through the following 12 environmental organizations: National Wildlife Federation, National Resources Defense Council, Greenpeace International, World Wildlife Fund, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, Defend the Atlanta Forest, Protect the Arctic, Environmental Defense Fund, The Climate Reality Project, Earth Day Network, Fossil Fuel Treaty. The petitions addressed various topics such as: Banning plastics, protecting endangered species, tackling fossil fuels, protecting air, protecting water, protecting land/forests, banning PFAS, workers rights, and more. Doing something as simple as signing a petition might seem useless, but if a bunch of people do the same, then it will work. It's about collective action. I also sent an email to North Carolina senator Ted Budd. I used Earth Day Network's "Letter to an Official Template," and filled in my personal information as needed. The template is part of Earth Day Network's Climate and Environmental Literacy Campaign, and was written to inform government officials on the importance of climate literacy in our education system and to persuade them to be a part of the campaign and take action towards including climate education in our schools. Click here to see the response I received from Ted Budd's office. I hope that in the future petitions won't be needed, because we shouldn't have to go out of our way to get governments to protect Earth, and I hope that United State's schools will teach children about climate change and how to protect the environment. It is one of the most important things we need to know in order to make change and save our planet.
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Reece
3/29/2023 05:58:28 am
wow i had no idea it was that easy to message the senator
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Ava
3/29/2023 06:33:35 am
That's so cool! That's crazy that you signed 67 petitions.
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Lyndsay
3/29/2023 11:42:56 am
this is really cool, keep up the good work.
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