Social Media Campaign
In her opening remarks at the meeting, President Susan Bivins explained our new social media campaign while other members distributed our newly designed postcards for members to share with friends and family to encourage people to follow us.
Member Harry Chancey explained more about the social media campaign:
“’Defending Democracy’ and ‘Empowering Voters’ are tall orders, but the League of Women Voters is up to the challenge,” he said. “That’s why every single step toward these goals counts.
“Social media is one of them. Since we launched on Twitter, Mastodon, Post.News and Facebook, we have been recruiting new voters to register, providing information about Supreme Court battles for voting rights, and promoting hot-button public policy positions like a woman’s right to reproductive choice to working on behalf of previously incarcerated felons who have been illegally disenfranchised.
“Always…always, we are promoting every citizen’s right to vote in free and fair and democratic elections. Toward that we put our unyielding energies.”
“You can help,” Harry said. “Social media is a tool toward League goals. We have launched a social media engagement campaign. We want to grow our platforms, especially among younger citizens who might be more inclined to follow us. If you have kids or grandkids or younger friends, encourage them to check out our posts. Just click on these links to see and then share them with your loved ones:
“Sometimes democracy requires a bullhorn. No one is going to give one to us. That’s why we picked ours up to start a civil social media conversation.”