Advocacy 101
How to lobby on the issues you care about!
The best way to protect your civil liberties is to advocate for them directly.
Your legislators need to hear about what matters to you, and it is always easier for them to defend your rights if they can understand how the bills they consider affect their constituents. The info here will help you understand how lobbying works and how you can advocate effectively for the issues you care about.
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
ADVOCACY 101: What You Can Do & When You Can Do It
Here's a brief look at what you can do to advocate at different points during the legislative process. Here's a brief look at what you can do to...
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
ADVOCACY 101: How to Talk So Your Legislator Will Listen
As constituents, you can and should talk with your legislators. As constituents, you can and should talk with your legislators, and you don't need...
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
ADVOCACY 101: How to Write to Your Legislator
Letters & emails are a useful advocacy tactic. Letters & emails are a useful advocacy tactic. The amount of mail a legislator gets on a certain...
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
ADVOCACY 101: The RI State House
Going to the State House can seem overwhelming, but don't let that be a reason for you to stay home. Going to the State House can seem...
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
ADVOCACY 101: The RI State House
Going to the State House can seem overwhelming, but don't let that be a reason for you to stay home. Going to the State House can seem...
Explore current legislation.
Check out our Legislative Dashboard, which is updated weekly (or more) during the Legislative Session, from January to June. The Dashboard lists some of the best and worst bills for civil liberties and makes it easy to see which bills you can take action on each week.
For a broader selection of the bills we lobby on, including our written testimony and a quick summary of what the bill will do, on our legislation page.
