Missouri Votes Conservation - Citizen Advocacy 101

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Citizen Advocacy 101
Missouri Votes Conservation Education Fund

contact your Legislators
Making your voice heard as an active citizen starts with being informed.
Step 1. Find out who represents you in the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate, enter your full 9-digit zip code on the Missouri State Senate website. (You can find your full zip code on the USPS website).

Step 2. Use your voice as a citizen to let your legislators know how you feel about an issue. Find contact information for your State Senate and your State Representative.

Citizens' Advocacy Toolkit
These resources will tell you everything you need to know to be an effective citizen advocate:

Basic Citizen Lobbying guidelines (41kb pdf)
Advanced Citizen Lobbying guidelines (37kb pdf)
Guide to Power Mapping (38kb pdf)
How to Write Letters to the Editor (32kb pdf)
Typical News Cycle (28kb pdf)
How a Bill Becomes a Law (95kb pdf)

The Issues
Don't forget to do your homework on the issues. Check out our resources, which point to lots of background information on important environmental issues.