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Contact your MP
Contact your state and federal MPs directly. The voices of individuals are
taken by politicians as an important gauge of the feelings of the electorate.
It is important to let them know that you live in their electorate. Only by
speaking out can you help counter the powerful socially conservative lobby
groups which are largely responsible for the high level of censorship in
Australia.
What to do
- Learn how to be a political activist. Read:
- Arm yourself with evidence. Read about Studies and Research on
Irene Graham's website.
- Contact your local state and federal parliamentarians directly. Write to
them by snail mail, email, or fax. Make an appointment to see them. Tell them
about your concerns. Use the political process.
- Talk to your friends, bore them to death, drive them insane! (Hi guys).
They vote, and perhaps they will vote for your cause in a desperate attempt to
get you to shut up.
We need to make ending censorship an election issue, even if a minor one.
What not to do
Well, you can do it if it makes you feel better, but don't pretend that it is
going to have any effect.
- Don't moan and bitch on Usenet about the stupidity and corruption of Australia's
politicians. Your energy is better spent elsewhere.
- Don't moan and bitch on Usenet about the uselessness of EFA. While EFA can
produce detailed submissions, the independent opinions of many constituents
carry far more political weight.
- Don't circulate or send form letters. They are ineffective.
- Don't circulate petitions. They not given much weight.
- Don't go out of your way to make a nuisance of yourself. It is possible to
generate negative publicity and give both politicians and the voting public the
impression that anti-censorship activists are just cranks. Well, some of us
aren't just cranks.
http://wintersun.org/censorship/help.html
Last modified by
Ben Caradoc-Davies
on 8 July 2003.