Checklist for Grass-roots Activist Success

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October/November 2007
By Dan Sullivan 
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Research/network. Talk to people who’ve done it and were successful. The group had conference calls with the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (an organization that provides resources to activists working on toxic waste issues), and they are now receiving calls themselves.

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Get out there and pound pavement. Billboards, lots of yard signs, letters to the editor and good-old-fashioned door knocking are effective ways to get your message across.

Huddle up on a regular basis. The group met every Monday night with few exceptions.

Organize. The team drafted a plan and got right to work. They didn’t waste time lamenting or venting.

Fill the room. “We brought out hundreds of people to the hearings. It’s really something else to have two-thirds of the room filled on a Monday night. Employees of the landfill’s owner, Peoria Disposal Co., and their families were there, too.”

Never give up. “It’s been surprising how much people are willing to give if you have vision and hope.”

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