It’s Up To Me AZ: A Day of Civic Action
September 23, 2010
Civic Action Tips
PEOPLE
Getting Connected
Getting Informed
COMMUNITY
Getting Heard
Interested in more ideas? Visit the Resource page for a list of community and civic action opportunities. It's just a start - so check back after today for more updates as they are loaded.
Getting Connected
- Share your views with your elected officials. Click here to get their contact information.
- Contact someone you met at It's Up To Me AZ and learn more about the people involved with issues you care about.
- Approach 3 people you don’t recognize today and ask them why they came, what their concerns are and what they’d like to see done in Arizona — in a true openly engaged fashion.
Getting Informed
- Access the Arizona Town Hall’s years of research and examination of issues — from transportation to housing, from education to land use, from health care to job creation.
- Read more about the status of women in Arizona through the Arizona Foundation for Women’s full report.
- Weigh in on the Arizona You Want by taking the Gallup survey and then find out what other Arizonans are saying about what the research tells us.
- Help your kids engage in civics at a fun, interactive site at www.icivics.org.
COMMUNITY
Getting Heard
- Begin your own monthly or quarterly gathering to discuss or take part in action — from small living room chats to political gatherings. Find out about others such as VIVA, Meet ups and others.
- Support Arizona’s small business and entrepreneurial community by joining Local First Arizona.
Interested in more ideas? Visit the Resource page for a list of community and civic action opportunities. It's just a start - so check back after today for more updates as they are loaded.
