Learn how to be an activist in our community.
This is the training presentation we used at our March 19th, 2025 DGR General Membership meeting. Use the arrows below to scroll through the presentation. Or download the full presentation (PDF).
SOURCES & LINKS
Kinds of Activism:
Bill Moyer article on Four Kinds of Activism
https://commonslibrary.org/the-four-roles-of-social-activism/
Make Phone Calls:
5calls app for contacting members of Congress
https://5calls.org/why-calling-works/
Letters to the Editor:
Search of Indivisible for ways to write letter to the editor
https://indivisible.org/search?text=letters+to+editor
Attention getting letters to the editor
https://indivisible.org/resource-library/how-write-letters-editor-really-get-attention
Example of letter to the editor
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/08/31/harris-walz-a-joyful-campaign-on-the-road-letters/
Best links for ALL Riverside County councils and boards:
The Riverside Record
https://riversiderecord.org/
City of Riverside website
https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Local government that we need to watch, among others:
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Riverside Unified School District
https://www.riversideunified.org/cms/One.aspx
Thursdays 4:00pm
2025 Board Meeting Schedule: January 16, February 6, March 13, April 17, May 8, June 5, June 26, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 16, November 6, November 20, December 11
Alvord Unified School District
https://www.alvordschools.org/41591_2
Thursdays 2:00pm
2025 Board Meeting Schedule: January 23, February 13, March 6 and 20, April 17, May 1 and 15, June 12 and 26, July 17, September 4 and 18, October 2 and 16, November 6 and 20, December 18
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Riverside County Board of Education
https://www.rcoe.us/about-us/board-of-education
First Wednesday of month at 5:00pm (January, July, and August meetings will be held the second Wednesday.)
Riverside County Office of Education, 3939 13th Street, Riverside, CA 9250
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
https://rivco.org/board-supervisors
Tuesdays 9:30AM
County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon St – 1st Floor, Riverside, CA 92501
CITY GOVERNMENT
City of Riverside
https://riversideca.gov/government
Tuesdays 9:30AM 1:00 and 6:00 PM
City Hall, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92501
Live Webcast at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting
Other Riverside City Commissions & Boards – (various times and days): https://riversideca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
City of Moreno Valley
https://moval.org/city_council/agendas.html