DE-5: Contact Elected Officials on Issue (10 points)

Description: Write letters, emails, or make calls to 3 different levels of government about an issue you care about.

Requirements: Contact local, state, and federal representatives with substantive communication

Documentation:

• Copies of communications sent

• Any responses received

• Issue research that informed your outreach

Reflection Framework:

• What? What issue did you advocate for and what responses did you receive?

• So What? Why is citizen communication essential to representative democracy?

• Now What? How will you continue advocating for this or other issues?