Campaign Zero: A Tool To Get Informed

Campaign Zero creators launch tool to show you how to fight Trump's agenda in your state

Published March 27, 2017 by Aaron Morrison

 

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The young minds behind the anti-police violence resource Campaign Zero launched an online tool on Monday that shows activists how to resist President Donald Trump's agenda at the local level.

 "Our States," a website that Mic previewed exclusively, gives users a state-by-state breakdown of bills that, if enacted, would strip civil rights and other legal protections from communities of color, women and LGBTQ people.

Our States was a crowd-sourced effort. With the help of the legislation tracker, Open States, volunteers gathered information on legislative proposals in all 50 states and in six categories: immigration, policing and protest, reproductive justice, voting rights and LGBTQ equality.
The data is compiled and displayed on an interactive map, showing states that are considering progressive or restrictive legislation.
The website also features an "advocacy tool," allowing users to enter their zip code for a listing of their state representatives and, in some cases, their city leaders.

The website also suggests strategies for influencing state legislators, such as

• asking for a face-to-face meetings
• following up 
• applying pressure through direct actions and protests.

"Our States is created out of the realization that, in the conversation that we're having about equity and justice, state level politics rarely comes up in that conversation," Sinyangwe said in the interview. "If we're going to block [Trump's agenda] from happening, we've got to create avenues for people to get informed."