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- Make an impact by clogging phone lines with calls from concerned citizens living abroad;
· Promote advocacy and activism, as we transform into the Majority Party in Opposition;
· Energise our members, who we know are seeking an outlet for their concerns, frustrations, anger and fear;
· Build our party by inviting members and other progressives abroad to become active and engaged participants in our party;
· Train our members in activism, as phone call campaigns may become a regular feature of our opposition party strategy, especially when “rapid response” is required; and
· Provide a mechanism for catharsis, as there are many who are still seeking a means of exorcising their upset about the election outcome.
The AP Congressional Call Storm has 2 components:
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Participants will be provided with some introductory language that notes the caller is a citizen phoning from abroad.
All members of Asia Pac country committees will be messaged about the campaign and be encouraged to participate in it. Some Country Committees are hosting gatherings during the campaign period; others country committees are pushing out the campaign to members via email and social media.
All participants will be asked to log their calls in a this Google Form that prepares a register of :
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calls made during the campaign:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchDaixfzrenMJoY7XCM3tShXqf2sqTlPz-HYvQ-D_R0zgF8g/viewform