alright lads, it’s june 11th, 2018. you’re gonna hear about net neutrality all day today so here i am on the bandwagon too
chiefly I want to tell you about an app called Stance (iOS, Android). if you’re anything like me, you hate phones and you hate politics and you super hate it when you have to do anything that involves both of those things together. Things that are actually important, like calling your rep to make sure they don’t revoke net neutrality! Stance bridges that gap because it lets you record your message and will then send it for you, so you don’t have to actually talk to anyone. As a person with Real Bad anxiety, this has been the only thing motivating me to actually do my civic duty
There’s no scripts in the app, but I used this one, from 5calls.org, which will let you input your zip code and tell you who your rep is:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].
I’m calling to express my strong support for the Senate-passed S.J. Res 52, the Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the FCC’s roll back of net neutrality protections. I ask that Rep. [YOUR HOUSE REP] immediately work to pass this resolution in the House by signing the discharge petition introduced by Rep. Mike Doyle.
Thank you for your time and attention.
download it, contact your rep, save the web. maybe reblog this?
“Keeping the internet open is critical for us. It powers social movements, and provides a global platform for people of color, LGBTQ folks and the most marginalized communities to tell their own stories, run their own businesses and route around powerful gatekeepers.”—Candace Clement, Free Press Action Fund Campaign Director via @fight4future
Starting today, June 11, U.S. internet providers will be legally allowed to censor and block websites and apps, and force you to pay extra fees to to access your favorite places online. Your internet sanctuaries, the communities you are part of, the ones you have help build up, could be decimated.
Will it happen today? No. Next week? Probably not. The changes will not be swift. They will come piece by piece. A slow, tempered death to the free and open internet we love.
It doesn’t have to be this way. You can still make a difference, Tumblr. We need the House of Representatives to sign a discharge petition in support of the Congressional Review Act that would force a vote on the floor.
It’s so easy. Just go to BattleForTheNet.com, fill out the form, and follow their directions from there.
They have an updated widget for you to throw on your websites to urge others to make a difference. You can put it on your Tumblr. Let your followers know what you stand for, encourage them to do the same. It’s so easy to do. Just copy and paste their small line of code right into the customize theme page on the web.
Go, go, go, go. We know you have that passion in you. We’re fighting right alongside you.
