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These features include changemakers who have learned how to get involved locally and now are sharing their step-by-step guides.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11888461 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/How-To-Headers-4-800x200.png\" alt='A graphic with a picture of Sandra Celedon called \"How to Get a Measure on the Ballot.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/How-To-Headers-4-800x200.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/How-To-Headers-4-1020x255.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/How-To-Headers-4-160x40.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/How-To-Headers-4-1536x384.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/How-To-Headers-4.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11881651/maybe-you-should-run-for-office-heres-how\">running for office\u003c/a> isn’t your thing, maybe working with your neighbors to change a local issue is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let’s say you want to propose a new law for the state of California or your own city or county. 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Your ballot initiative will eventually go to a legislative body (like your city council), who then can do one of three things:\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Pass your ballot initiative without having to put it on a ballot for voter approval.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Approve the ballot initiative to be placed on the ballot for approval.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Ask for a report on the impact of the initiative, although \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_local_ballot_measures_in_California\">that is rare\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>Sandra Celedon and \u003ca href=\"https://click.email.kqed.org/?qs=a8449da0086608c3266738bc923bcd4cd689bafc408c8e47544d7093aa19ed1fa19076c2e12826911e49aa36a8f823ce46d9c5b403a815f5\">Fresno for Parks\u003c/a> are an example of a successful local community- and youth-led ballot initiative. Celedon was part of the group that identified a community issue, gathered signatures and wrote Measure P aimed to provide clean, safe neighborhood parks, trails and recreational and art programs throughout Fresno back in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Taking issues to the ballot is the pinnacle of people-led movements,” Celedon told KQED. While there were \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/article247933200.html\">ups and downs\u003c/a>, Measure P passed and Celedon shared her tips with us:\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>1. Get community and data to inform your issue\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Make sure issues connect to your community’s concerns and priorities. Even if they seem important to you, it may not be for your neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11883205\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1.png\"]When Celedon began organizing back in 2017, some advocates believed housing was the most pressing issue to address. But when they hosted a town hall that 300 people showed up to, some young people asked Celedon why they weren’t focusing on parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celedon asked why they should, and one young person said, “Well, they suck! They don’t have any working bathrooms, there’s no grass, there’s no activities, and there aren’t any nearby.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Celedon called it a “gut check and humility point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bottom line for Celedon and her team was to make long-lasting change in response to the concerns and priorities the community was highlighting. It is essential to take the time to hear what the community wants and needs, and to be flexible enough to shift priorities to meet those needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group quickly got to work and surveyed young people in the community to see if they also thought parks were an issue worth focusing on. Turns out they did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They understood how parks connected to land use, neighborhoods, wellness and all of the things that we now take as fact,“ says Celedon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this point, Celedon and advocates didn’t really know about issues facing parks, like the complexities of land use and development in Fresno. So research had to be done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Sandra Celedon, Fresno for Parks organizer\"]‘[The youth] understood how parks connected to land use, neighborhoods, wellness and all of the things that we now take as fact.’[/pullquote]Celedon suggests looking at public city documents, like budgets, and comparing them to other cities. Research national organizations that conduct annual studies and compile statistics on your issue. All of the information that organizers were learning was then shared back with the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We hosted huge community meetings of 300 to 400 people — at one point 900 — to just really break it down,” says Celedon. “We said, ‘Here’s what we understand. What do others understand? What do we want to learn more about?’ And then we started to bring in other experts to confirm we understood what was happening with land use and development in Fresno.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also important to continuously survey your community. “We had been running citywide voter surveys every year,” Celedon says. “We were just calling folks and asking, ‘Why do you care about parks? Would you be willing to pay more for parks?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These surveys, plus door-to-door canvassing, allowed the coalition to build relationships with residents, obtain more than 35,000 signatures and set the foundation for funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Note: Certain local bond and tax measures require approval by a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures\">55% or a two-thirds vote of the electorate\u003c/a>. A statewide ballot measure can be approved by a majority vote of the people. Unless a city charter specifies anything different, 10% of registered voters are needed to pass a measure (not bond or tax), but check your county or city laws for the required percentage of votes it needs to pass.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11888452 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/1-800x450.png\" alt='A graphic titled \"Get Community & Data to Inform Your Issue,\" with 4 steps that are covered in the article.' width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/1-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/1-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Launch your campaign\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11881651\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/alexlee_horizontal-copy-1376x1032.jpg\"]Once you’ve identified the issue your community cares about and have the data to prove why it’s important, it’s time to increase the public’s awareness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresno for Parks decided to do a communication campaign using city bus ads to highlight the statistics they discovered through their research. When the ads were being placed on buses, an employee notified them they weren’t going to run the ads, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article22569339.html?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=The%20Bay&mc_key=00Q1Y00001wB9IBUA0\">claiming they were too political\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was the biggest gift the city could have given us because it actually got us tons of free media,” says Celedon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At press conferences, the coalition shared more data like the fact that the parks budget makes up 4% of general fund spending, while police make up about half.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Get that money!\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Everything takes money. You will need to explain how your proposed measure will be funded if it’s passed into law. So, it’s helpful to know off the bat whether voters are willing to see their tax money used to support their proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Fresno for Parks, their annual surveys informed them early on that they had the financial support of residents. They also asked for help from \u003ca href=\"https://www.tpl.org/\">The Trust for Public Land\u003c/a>, a national organization that provides annual park scores. They conducted a study to find out all the ways parks can be funded and how other communities were doing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, Measure P’s funding source was a 3/8-cent city sales tax — a sales tax increase smaller than 1 cent per purchase — that ensured visitors and non-Fresno residents also paid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another thing that costs money is the campaign in favor of the measure itself, plus any potential legal fees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under \u003ca href=\"https://www.centralvalleycf.org/advocacy\">federal law\u003c/a>, support for ballot measures is considered a form of direct lobbying, and such support may take many forms. 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Measure P \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/article247933200.html\">faced a lot of opposition\u003c/a> from prominent city officials. The “Vote No On Measure P” campaign was backed by Fresno’s former mayor, police chief, and fire chief and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='fresno']In the 2018 local elections, Measure P received about 52% of the yes vote after votes were certified. But the city of Fresno argued that the ballot measure needed a two-thirds majority to pass, not a simple majority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dispute carried on until December 2020 — more than two years after the election — when California’s Fifth District Court of Appeal \u003ca href=\"https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/article247933200.html\">overturned the opinion of a lower court\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>The Bay’s \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiQTfCnzwvOkxyTf8kUNPHsaoishgMkbMpQ25W5UpHOn9bw/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how-to newsletter\u003c/a> series is an extension of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bythepeople\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By the People\u003c/a> episodes that look into how democracy functions in the spaces around us — and where, exactly, each of us can plug in. These features include changemakers who have learned how to get involved locally and who are now sharing their step-by-step guides with you.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11885124\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/How-To-Headers-3-800x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/How-To-Headers-3-800x200.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/How-To-Headers-3-1020x255.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/How-To-Headers-3-160x40.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/How-To-Headers-3-1536x384.png 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/How-To-Headers-3.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protest and policy can work together. Protests may raise awareness and understanding about issues and \u003ca href=\"https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-politics-of-common-sense-9780190203986?cc=us&lang=en&\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">affect legislation \u003c/a>— such as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30103078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 protests\u003c/a> against the Keystone XL Pipeline in North Dakota that threatened sacred Native American sites and burial grounds and risked polluting a major water source for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The added pressure from protests led to President Joe Biden \u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/with-a-pen-stroke-president-joe-biden-cancels-keystone-xl-pipeline-project/a-56285371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canceling permits for the controversial project on his first day in office\u003c/a>. Last year’s protests around George Floyd’s death have \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/george-floyd-protests-blm-impact/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shifted\u003c/a> the national conversation and demands for change in policing and funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://marchforourlives.com/mission-story/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March for Our Lives\u003c/a> protests can be added to the list. After the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/series/692717472/parkland-school-shooting-one-year-later\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mass shooting\u003c/a> at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, an estimated \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/24/596679790/hundreds-of-thousands-march-for-gun-control-across-the-u-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2 million people in 387 congressional districts\u003c/a> across the country protested the lack of meaningful gun control legislation. Since then, the organization has done bus tours to understand how gun violence affects communities, and registered over 50,000 new voters — contributing to record youth voter turnout during the 2018 election. In 2020 March for Our Lives wrote specific \u003ca href=\"https://marchforourlives.com/demands/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=The%20Bay&mc_key=00Q1Y00001wB9IBUA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">policy demands\u003c/a> for the Biden-Harris administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Eve Levenson, March for Our Lives\"]‘The powerful personal stories that we hear at protests and see on social media also need to be shared directly with the people who are writing laws.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>March for Our Lives members Yasmine Mabene and Eve Levenson believe protest and policy don’t have to be seen as separate from one another. “Once you’re able to get people mobilized, you have the attention and then you can come up with demands and policy proposals for your legislators,” Mabene said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levenson added that “the powerful personal stories that we hear at protests and see on social media also need to be shared directly with the people who are writing laws.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mabene and Levenson both got involved with the organization by leading demonstrations at their own high schools in Southern California after the Parkland shootings. Neither had been involved in policy work before, and they learned quite a bit from their time with the organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are Mabene and Levenson’s tips for leveraging protest for policy:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>1. Start local\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mabene and Levenson acknowledge how inaccessible policy work can be. So it’s best to research coalitions, organizations or people in your own community, says Mabene, who are working on something you are passionate about — perhaps the environment, housing, or voting access. Join in to see where you can provide support, keep yourself up to date on the issues that are most important to you, and follow up on the policies affecting those issues.\u003cbr>\n[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Yasmine Mabene, March for Our Lives members\"]‘I think a lot of attempts at reducing gun violence have led to criminalization that hurt communities of color so it’s also important to make sure that the approach that they’re taking isn’t going to further marginalize communities.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Levenson also suggests getting connected to programs that invest in teaching young people about policymaking and lobbying, like \u003ca href=\"https://ourbluefuture.us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Future\u003c/a> (check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.teamenough.org/who-we-are?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team ENOUGH\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"https://click.email.kqed.org/?qs=3ef26f4357ec2b68310c557cb441a0d672c18e1f245a4057eb7462190334a871f818fbb0d06018968c8030c755ef69fd86e6a1ab897b2375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brady campaign\u003c/a>, both of which Levenson helped found). In addition to these groups, Levenson recommends knowing who the decision makers are in your community, such as city council and local elected leaders. “Those people are more likely to listen to you because you help to vote them in. You can contact them via phone, email, and, once COVID gets better, also in-person lobbying meetings,” Levenson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Dip your foot in the pool\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Policy work involves writing, research, creative thinking and, most of all, participation. For Mabene, attending city council or school board meetings helped her gain awareness of how these meetings work and allowed her to gain some exposure to what a city council does. “A lot of times local officials will host town halls, and not a lot of people show up, especially not a lot of young people,” Mabene says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>City council agendas are made public and there is usually a time period allotted for the public to make comments. You can speak out during those meetings or you can email elected officials directly.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you choose to lobby legislators, Mabene says you won’t always talk to the elected officials themselves, but rather their chief lobbyist or someone of a similar position. Most of the time, legislative staff are the ones taking notes and relaying the message, but they’re still important people to talk to and establish relationships with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, you don’t have to be registered or eligible to vote to partake in this process. Plus, you can lobby in areas you don’t live in, as seen through nationwide efforts for \u003ca href=\"http://teenvogue.com/story/5-youth-led-climate-justice-groups-to-save-the-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">climate change\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>For more on how to prepare for city council meetings, check out “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11852506/by-the-people-oaklands-longtime-city-clerk-on-how-to-make-use-of-city-council-meetings?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=The%20Bay&mc_key=00Q1Y00001wB9IBUA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By the People: Oakland’s Longtime City Clerk on Participating in Council Meetings\u003c/a>.” \u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC2983267421&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Do your research\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Suddenly you’ve got partners and you’re sitting in on local meetings. Next, it’s all about putting those policy ideas on paper, and finding the money to support them. How? Research!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, identify the issue you want to fix. “If you have a specific issue in your city, look at neighboring cities that don’t have that issue,” Mabene says. “Base your proposal off what models they have and explore if that can work in your specific jurisdiction.” You can also look into the models of other states or countries to really examine the issue you are trying to address from a solutions-oriented perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>4. Stay with it\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s important to note that passing policy is just the first step. The next step is making sure it gets implemented properly. “There are a lot of times where you’ll have really good policy, there’s research that backs it, but it ends up getting implemented poorly,” Mabene said. “It ends up not really achieving the goal you wanted.” [aside tag=\"the-bay, democracy\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Policy takes time. In general, Levenson says policy at the federal level moves slowly. Gun legislation, for example, moves dangerously slow. Nevertheless, Levenson and Mabene are hopeful about President Biden’s recent executive actions on guns. “It’s definitely exciting that the Biden administration is recognizing gun violence as a public health epidemic, which it is, and it’s long overdue for it to be treated as such,” Mabene said. “I think a lot of attempts at reducing gun violence have led to criminalization that hurt communities of color so it’s also important to make sure that the approach that they’re taking isn’t going to further marginalize communities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting policy passed and implemented requires a team and nonstop work. But, there is solace in the partnerships created and unfaltering motivation in the pursuit of bigger change. “I’m only 21 right now, and to know that there are people who have been doing this work for much longer, it gives me hope,” Levenson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11885125\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-44-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-44-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-44-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-44-160x90.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-44.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Isabeth Mendoza is the engagement producer for The Bay, a podcast that explores local news every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>The Bay’s How-To newsletter series (\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiQTfCnzwvOkxyTf8kUNPHsaoishgMkbMpQ25W5UpHOn9bw/viewform\">sign up here\u003c/a>) is an extension of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bythepeople\">By The People\u003c/a> episodes that looks into how democracy functions in the spaces around us – and where, exactly, each of us can plug in. These features include changemakers who have learned how to get involved locally and who are now sharing their step-by-step guide with you.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"A horizontal banner that on one end says, 'How to use digital spaces for advocacy.' In the middle, there is a circle with the image of three people inside looking at the camera. On the right side, there is more text that says, '18 million rising. For 18MR the Internet is a place where community comes together to create culture, collaborate and build power.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner.jpg 1282w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner-800x199.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner-1020x254.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner-160x40.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The summer of 2020 has been given many names, including the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/summer-digital-protest-how-2020-became-summer-activism-both-online-n1241001\">summer of digital protest\u003c/a>.” The pandemic forced people to connect with one another through online mediums, and as a result, social movements and protests unfolded in real time. The shift to digital and online interactions also changed how people learned about social justice issues and helped determine the ways they chose to get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Twitter users raised millions of dollars for the \u003ca href=\"https://mnfreedomfund.org/\">Minnesota Freedom Fund\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://brooklynbailfund.org/\">Brooklyn Community Bail Fund\u003c/a> for people participating in George Floyd protests. Black creators on TikTok called out the platform for \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/5863350/tiktok-black-creators/\">removing, muting or hiding content\u003c/a> related to Black Lives Matter. And K-pop TikTok users \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html\">registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets\u003c/a> for Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a prank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is clear that the internet has become a way to show up, especially when being outside is not an option. “The internet is a place, and the internet has neighborhoods,” said Bianca Nozaki-Nasser, Director of Design & Product at \u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/\">18 Million Rising\u003c/a> (18MR).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18MR is a digital-first Asian American advocacy organization that has used online spaces as a place for community, campaigning, and making change. The organization was founded in 2012, and the name “18 Million Rising” was inspired by the number of Asian Americans living in the U.S. at the time. Since then, Asian Americans continue to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/09/asian-americans-are-the-fastest-growing-racial-or-ethnic-group-in-the-u-s/\">one of the fastest growing racial groups\u003c/a> in the country, but 18MR leaders say, are consistently politically underrepresented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1.png\" alt=\"A horizontal image that one one side features screen grabs of the zines 18MR have worked on, including 'Call on Me, Not the Cops,' and on the right side, three people are featured. Two of them have short hair and one has long hair. All are wearing dark or light blue colors. They are all looking at the camera.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1.png 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1-160x90.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's actually really difficult to organize Asian Americans on a national scale,” said Laura Li, Campaign Manager for 18MR. “We're just scattered all over the place, aside from a few major hubs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18MR’s ongoing work in racial justice activism and movement technologies spans across digital content and cultural production. They organize actions, campaigns, technology for social justice, and even zines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unmasking Yellow Peril” and “Call On Me, Not the Cops” \u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2021/02/zinefundraiser.html\">are two zines\u003c/a> created by the organization in response and in collaboration with their community needs — addressing anti-Asian racism and educating family members about prison abolition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With just 40 zines, 18MR managed to raise over $350, which was given back to communities in the Bay Area and Connecticut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1.png\" alt=\"A horizontal image showing some of the zines that members of 18MR have produced, including 'Unmasking Yellow Peril,'\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1.png 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1-160x90.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Zine is shorthand for “magazine” but they are much more than a shorter version of the publication. Zines have historically been published as pamphlets, hand-sewn books or even photocopies, while magazines are usually published by a company or group. Usually, zines are often self-published by individuals or small collectives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recently, zines have taken on a new digital form with publishing websites like \u003ca href=\"https://issuu.com/segments/issuu/zines\">Issuu\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://gumroad.com/\">Gumroad\u003c/a> or smaller publications like \u003ca href=\"https://www.lanehahouse.com/\">Laneha House\u003c/a>. Their purpose and creative expression carries on and led to a zine boom in the 1970’s with the rise of punk rock music. Today, zines are created by creatives like the poet \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/yesikastarr/status/1334388440440295425\">Yesika Salgado\u003c/a>, cartoonist \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/breenache/\">Breena Nuñez\u003c/a>, and youth activists from \u003ca href=\"https://marchforourlives.com/unquiet/\">March For Our Lives\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three 18MR staff were essential to the zine’s creations: Nozaki-Nasser, Li, and Turner Willman, social media organizer. They each contributed their digital expertise and personal inspirations to craft the zines, collaborations, and it’s ultimate success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>In an effort to understand more about what exactly it means to be a digital organizer, KQED spoke with the 18MR team.\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>1. Repeat After Me: Digital Organizing Is Community Organizing\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Organizing and advocacy are usually thought of as in-person actions, such as protest, petitions, boycotts or door-knocking, but bringing people together for a shared cause across distances can take many forms. For 18MR, whose membership spans over 120,000 people across the country, their zine project allowed them to reach more people through collaboration and to connect online conversations with historical context.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Bianca Nozaki-Nasser, Director of Design & Product, 18MR\"]'A lot of times digital versus field is pitted against each other, but we see it in relationship with one another.'[/pullquote]“When we’re thinking about a field organizer their goal might be, ‘OK, I’m going door to door in this neighborhood,’” Nozaki-Nasser said. “A lot of times digital versus field is pitted against each other, but we see it in relationship with one another.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Field organizers contemplate what action best supports their goals which can vary from town halls, protests, sit-ins or strikes. So how does 18MR do it for their online community? Through what inspires them and their own experiences. For example, Willman, the social media organizer, was first introduced to zines through listening to punk music and observing how subcultures were able to self-publish and tell their own narratives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At 18MR, one of our goals is to create new narratives about who Asian Americans are, and counter the harmful narratives,” Willman said. “In that spirit we looked at zines as helping create the representation that we're not seeing elsewhere.”\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Build Together\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Don’t feel pressure to be creative all on your own. If you want to support a cause or contribute to a conversation, reach out to those who moved you to care in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For 18MR, attending a livestream community town hall aimed at addressing anti-Asian violence planted the seeds for their zines “\u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2021/02/zinefundraiser.html\">Unmasking Yellow Peril\u003c/a>” and “\u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2021/02/zinefundraiser.html\">Call On Me, Not the Cops\u003c/a>.” This was back in March of 2020, at the start of the pandemic, when the anti-Asian narratives that continue today were just beginning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Online, 18MR saw discussions and definitions about \u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2020/04/unmasking_yp.html\">Yellow Peril\u003c/a> but they wanted to connect it to the present — to the news headlines and experiences of the Asian community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/21-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/21-1.png 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/21-1-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/21-1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/21-1-160x90.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the event, University of Connecticut’s Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies \u003ca href=\"https://history.uconn.edu/faculty-by-name/chang-jason-oliver/\">Jason Oliver Chang\u003c/a> was a guest. He was able to ground the audience in a deep historical analysis of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia, which Willman said, felt empowering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18MR partnered with Professor Chang and in four days, they wrote and designed the zine, and the accompanying social media posts to create “\u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2020/04/unmasking_yp.html\">Unmasking Yellow Peril\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2021/02/zinefundraiser.html\">Call On Me, Not the Cops\u003c/a>”, Willman says, is “A letter to our families who may not even speak English at all, who don't necessarily have a political analysis around race or the police.” The zine is available in 13 languages, and focuses on politicizing family members about prison abolition and Asian Americans' relationship to the police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/B_54GOagyID/\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Treat Creatives & Community Organizers As Political Strategists\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Bring in your community members early on. It's a chance to foster creativity rooted in the community, and offers a chance to pay it forward. For 18MR, this intention manifested in their mutual aid support of the group \u003ca href=\"https://www.ccedla.org/about-us.html\">Chinatown Community for Equitable Development in Los Angeles\u003c/a> (CCEDLA), whose small business owners have been heavily affected by widespread housing displacement and a drop in business due to racist tropes in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11881651\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/alexlee_horizontal-copy-1020x574.jpg\"]18MR asked the community how they could help with mutual aid efforts. CCEDLA supports seniors with limited English proficiency, so 18MR decided that it would print and sell English-only zines, with all proceeds going to CCEDLA and their meal-delivery program for Chinatown elders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lastly, they said if you are an artist, know that you belong at the strategizing table. Although you may be approached at the later stages of a campaign or project, don’t be afraid to ask to get in much earlier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have line item budgets all the time for printing, for ad space, or paying the engineer,” Nozaki-Nasser said. But, she says creatives sometimes aren’t paid or are only being asked to create visual assets without being part of the conversation on strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li and Nozaki-Nasser actually put together a workshop (and zine) on media based organizing to learn and share best practices and how to integrate creatives into movements. \u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/MBO_ZINE/\">Check them out here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>4. Whatever Your Medium, Shift the Culture\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='labor-unions']Since we’re talking about the internet, we can’t ignore the digital divide. If you’re considering online advocacy, there are free programs you can use for your work. For example, 18MR suggested \u003ca href=\"https://www.audacityteam.org/\">Audacity\u003c/a> for audio editing and \u003ca href=\"https://www.canva.com/\">Canva\u003c/a> for graphics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Depending on what your goal is, it also informs which social media platform you should use. “Some people think Facebook is dead, but that's not true,” Nozaki-Nasser said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's just that there are different demographics on Instagram versus Facebook versus our newsletter that have come from direct actions or work with other partners. So even though we have a huge membership, we are aware that every platform has a different audience on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A perk of existing online means to a certain extent, you can see how far and wide your work has impacted others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the 18MR team they were able to see their zines mentioned on podcasts, listed on websites, mentioned in interviews, appear in university write-ups and training curriculum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Internet is a scary place because of surveillance,” Nozaki-Nasser said. “But also the fact that we can see how far it's gone and where it continues to live is like, wow!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883301\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-42-1.png\" alt=\"A graph with four parts, titled, 'Tips on Using Tech and Digital Spaces for Advocacy.' The first section says, 'Digital Organizing is Community Organizing: We need all of our imaginations to create the world we know is possible.' The second says, 'Build Together: Reach out to people who move you and stay rooted in community.' The third says, 'Treat Creatives and Community Organizers as Political Strategists: Pay them and pay it forward.' The fourth says, 'Whatever Your Medium, Shift the Culture: Let your goals guide you and take advantage of free programs.'\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-42-1.png 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-42-1-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-42-1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-42-1-160x90.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Isabeth Mendoza is the engagement producer for The Bay, a podcast that explores local news every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We launched a newsletter and episode series called \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bythepeople\">By The People\u003c/a> shortly after the U.S. Election Day in 2020. 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On the right side, there is more text that says, '18 million rising. For 18MR the Internet is a place where community comes together to create culture, collaborate and build power.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner.jpg 1282w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner-800x199.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner-1020x254.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/18MR-Banner-160x40.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The summer of 2020 has been given many names, including the “\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/summer-digital-protest-how-2020-became-summer-activism-both-online-n1241001\">summer of digital protest\u003c/a>.” The pandemic forced people to connect with one another through online mediums, and as a result, social movements and protests unfolded in real time. The shift to digital and online interactions also changed how people learned about social justice issues and helped determine the ways they chose to get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, Twitter users raised millions of dollars for the \u003ca href=\"https://mnfreedomfund.org/\">Minnesota Freedom Fund\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://brooklynbailfund.org/\">Brooklyn Community Bail Fund\u003c/a> for people participating in George Floyd protests. Black creators on TikTok called out the platform for \u003ca href=\"https://time.com/5863350/tiktok-black-creators/\">removing, muting or hiding content\u003c/a> related to Black Lives Matter. And K-pop TikTok users \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html\">registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets\u003c/a> for Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a prank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is clear that the internet has become a way to show up, especially when being outside is not an option. “The internet is a place, and the internet has neighborhoods,” said Bianca Nozaki-Nasser, Director of Design & Product at \u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/\">18 Million Rising\u003c/a> (18MR).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18MR is a digital-first Asian American advocacy organization that has used online spaces as a place for community, campaigning, and making change. The organization was founded in 2012, and the name “18 Million Rising” was inspired by the number of Asian Americans living in the U.S. at the time. Since then, Asian Americans continue to be \u003ca href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/09/asian-americans-are-the-fastest-growing-racial-or-ethnic-group-in-the-u-s/\">one of the fastest growing racial groups\u003c/a> in the country, but 18MR leaders say, are consistently politically underrepresented.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1.png\" alt=\"A horizontal image that one one side features screen grabs of the zines 18MR have worked on, including 'Call on Me, Not the Cops,' and on the right side, three people are featured. Two of them have short hair and one has long hair. All are wearing dark or light blue colors. They are all looking at the camera.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1.png 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-43-1-160x90.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's actually really difficult to organize Asian Americans on a national scale,” said Laura Li, Campaign Manager for 18MR. “We're just scattered all over the place, aside from a few major hubs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>18MR’s ongoing work in racial justice activism and movement technologies spans across digital content and cultural production. They organize actions, campaigns, technology for social justice, and even zines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unmasking Yellow Peril” and “Call On Me, Not the Cops” \u003ca href=\"https://18millionrising.org/2021/02/zinefundraiser.html\">are two zines\u003c/a> created by the organization in response and in collaboration with their community needs — addressing anti-Asian racism and educating family members about prison abolition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With just 40 zines, 18MR managed to raise over $350, which was given back to communities in the Bay Area and Connecticut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11883298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1.png\" alt=\"A horizontal image showing some of the zines that members of 18MR have produced, including 'Unmasking Yellow Peril,'\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1.png 1280w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1-800x450.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1-1020x574.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/20-1-160x90.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Zine is shorthand for “magazine” but they are much more than a shorter version of the publication. 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These features include change-makers who have learned how to get involved locally and who are now sharing their step-by-step guide with you.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-800x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-800x200.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-1020x255.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-160x40.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-1536x384.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2016 presidential election motivated many to get involved in politics, as seen through a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927803214/62-million-and-counting-americans-are-breaking-early-voting-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher voter turnout\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-women-than-ever-are-running-for-office-but-are-they-winning-their-primaries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more women than ever running for office\u003c/a>. Social inequalities were made visible during the pandemic, and specifically, the ongoing deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police propelled people to the streets. It marked the summer of 2020 as the biggest protest for racial justice in a generation, and the Bay Area was no exception. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821834/bay-area-protests-over-death-of-george-floyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throughout the region\u003c/a>, specifically in downtown Oakland and San Jose, a number of young queer people of color decided to run for office in the cities they called home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of them was Alex Lee. Right before the pandemic, Lee, Bay Area born and raised, moved back home with his parents in San Jose. He had been in Sacramento working for \u003ca href=\"https://sd27.senate.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state Sen. Henry Stern\u003c/a> crafting public safety, education, housing and senior-related legislation. Still, Lee felt disconnected from his neighbors. Then, Assemblymember Kansen Chu \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosespotlight.com/assemblymember-kansen-chu-to-leave-legislature-run-for-county-supervisor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced\u003c/a> in 2019 that he would not be seek reelection for the 25th Assembly District that’s made up of parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. Lee decided to run for office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thinking ahead, he decided to take on the role of field representative for Silicon Valley Assemblymember \u003ca href=\"https://a28.asmdc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Low\u003c/a>, so that he would be ready to run for office. Lee believes the pandemic showed how government can be effective, a direct tool in improving people’s lives, but it needed to be improved and modernized. When Lee told his parents of his future plans, they said he was young enough to go for it. “I could literally restart my life four times and still be the age of my current surviving grandma,” Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In November 2020, Lee won his race for state Assembly and became the youngest state legislator in almost a century, representing the 25th Assembly District. He’s also the first openly bisexual state legislator in California history. While there are many ways to run for office, Lee’s journey and tips highlight his unique experience of running for office during a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC7907343389&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee is now serving in Sacramento. We caught up with him last month to put together tips from his experience running for office. Here are his tips:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881673\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-34.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>1. Ask Yourself Some Tough Questions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A crucial first step in running for office is getting real with yourself. Lee says the question he asks everyone who is considering running for any level of office is, “Do you feel passionate enough to do the job? And, do you feel educated enough to know the job you want to do?” [pullquote size=\"mediume\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Alex Lee, 25th District assemblymember\"]‘Do you feel passionate enough to do the job? And, do you feel educated enough to know the job you want to do?’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee explored this question through his involvement in student government and taking various internships to find out what it was really like to be in office. Although his journey took him to the state Capitol to do important policy work, he wasn’t on the ground connecting with residents every day. Part of the reflection is really think about what job best fits you and your desired impact, he said. Ultimately, if you care about your school community perhaps running for a school board would be the best fit or working on school policy at the state Legislature level, but those two roles are different, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t believe in running just to run for something and be an elected official. I know a lot of people insultingly told me, ‘Oh, Alex you should run for school board or city council instead, and then you can run for state Assembly.’ And I was like, it’s offensive to those jobs, because those are real jobs where real decisions are made. And I’m not going to use it as a stepping stone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to run for some fake idea of clout, Lee said, “there is no clout, there is no glory. Plus, people know when you’re faking it.” For example, during the election even when people didn’t agree with Lee on all issues or differed ideologically, they supported him because he was genuine and authentic. In his work now, he’s able to get bipartisan support on issues he cares about.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>2. Learn How to Swim by Jumping In\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lee got his start by participating in student government as student body president while he was at UC Davis. He represented 30,000 students, which he compares to being a mayor of a small town. As study body president he advocated for lowering tuition, increasing student services and tackling the local housing scarcity and affordability — all while closing the $13 million budget deficit of the student association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through this experience he learned the fundamentals of campaigning, which he says are similar across all types of races, and only vary in scale. Before running for state Assembly he was also a legislative staffer at the state Capitol, where he helped write the bills and prepare all the needed documents for the Assembly member he worked with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In terms of campaigning, Lee just jumped in. “My timeline is [legislative] staff and student government,” Lee said. “Then someone asked me to be their campaign manager after never literally running a real campaign before.” He applied the same principles of his run for UC Davis student body president and it turned out to be such a successful campaign that he was asked to be a campaign manager once again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He credits his friends and mentors that helped him demystify the process. “Elections are made intentionally to be exclusive, intimidating. But once you kind of strip down a lot of the B.S. and ask, ‘Why do people do these things?’ And their answer was, ‘Well because they just do it.’ ” Lee decided to take a different path. That meant Lee’s campaign would be free from some of the traditional obligations of campaigning, most of which would have required him to spend time fundraising instead of actually going out to get votes.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>3. Don’t Be Afraid to Do Things Your Way\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some of the things Lee decided not to do are actually pretty common in the election process. For example, hiring consultants. In California, you can hire a political consultant to help with strategy, communications, fundraising, polling or research. For many first-time candidates, having a political consultant with experience and expertise can be an invaluable resource in navigating elections, although pricey. Lee passed on getting a consultant because it was a cost-saver and he says he already knew his strategy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because of the high cost of running for office there is a lot of money that needs to be raised to break even. But, that also changes the mindset and focus of the campaign in Lee’s opinion. “Consultants would have told me to do otherwise,” he said. “To this day, I still don’t have any consultants.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest surprise for Lee was that his strategy and methods worked. He was competing against nine total people who had been in politics longer than he was alive, Lee had no elected title, was not well known, and he was not rich. “I don’t have any of these advantages. I just went out there every day with my team and we talked to people and we shared progressive values and we weren’t shy about saying the things that we wanted to do,” he said. “It’s translated to the things we are doing in office now. We’re doing exactly what I said I would do. And I think there’s a lot of people in my community who are really heartened by that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>4. Don’t Let Money Run Your Campaign\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As you can imagine, Lee was serious about not centering money in his campaign or his mindset. He refers to what he calls “industrial-electoral-complex” where most candidates spend most of their time raising money instead of actually going out to get votes. “I kind of flipped it,” Lee said. “I mean, the people I know have net worth that is close to zero or are young people with student debt so I knew we were always going to be at a disadvantage. And I think our approach is hopefully going to be a model for the future.” [aside tag=\"bythepeople, democracy\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now in office, he doesn’t regret his decisions and is actually relieved. In Lee’s campaign the average donation was less than $100 per individual. To this day, the $20 someone donated because he begged them to still hold weight. “It’s not objectively like the most money in the world, but it’s still meaningful. You feel at least a human courtesy to that person,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imagine that donations are at the $1,000+ levels from plastic companies, petrol companies and all sorts of industries. “No one drops political money out of nowhere. It’s not like I just thought of donating philanthropy. There is a relationship, there is real and perceived influence of money,” Lee said. His decision to not accept corporate or special interest money now allows Lee to have time to talk to his constituents instead of lobbyists. He doesn’t build relationships with the intention of it translating into money. “There are some people who say, ‘I’ll take the money and I’ll vote against them, it doesn’t matter. But the perceived damage is just as bad as the real damage sometimes,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>5. Lee’s Mantra: If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>When I asked Lee why he thinks it’s important for young people of color to run for office, he said, “if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu,” especially, “if you’re young, queer and a person of color.” [pullquote]‘We should all strive to be empathetic and understand people’s lives but it’s another thing to live in those shoes every single day.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee asks people, “Do you want your future decided by someone who is probably very well off, has housing security, has economic security, could be old, could be white, could be very straight, making decisions for your very not rich, very not straight, not white life?” Lee says empathy can only go so far, even for himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t identify as a woman or non-binary, I don’t know what that experience is like. We should all strive to be empathetic and understand people’s lives but it’s another thing to live in those shoes every single day,” he said. Lee said it is much much easier to advocate for the working class and poor when you’ve experienced it first hand rather than it being abstract. “We should be the ones making decisions because I think that’s the majority of us,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881672\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-1020x574.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/HOW-TO-Newsletter-Graphic-35.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Isabeth Mendoza is the engagement producer for The Bay, a podcast that explores local news every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We launched a newsletter and episode series called \u003ca href=\"https://click.email.kqed.org/?qs=de9b073e9d21239f50f202cec0ebe6e98c8b13843e30e1061d8fee1c4457340bcf34b3833b85a9c8a14704995b30714fb0be02251915e015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By The People\u003c/a> shortly after the U.S. Election Day in 2020. The purpose of the series was to look into how democracy functions in the spaces around us and by extension, the \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiQTfCnzwvOkxyTf8kUNPHsaoishgMkbMpQ25W5UpHOn9bw/viewform?usp=send_form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newsletter\u003c/a> continued the conversation focusing on how to plug in. We looked at how to run for office, how to use digital spaces for advocacy and how to get a measure on a ballot. If any of these spark your curiosity, keep reading because we break it down for you in simple how-to guides.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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These features include change-makers who have learned how to get involved locally and who are now sharing their step-by-step guide with you.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11881670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-800x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-800x200.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-1020x255.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-160x40.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers-1536x384.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/How-To-Headers.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 2016 presidential election motivated many to get involved in politics, as seen through a \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2020/10/26/927803214/62-million-and-counting-americans-are-breaking-early-voting-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">higher voter turnout\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-women-than-ever-are-running-for-office-but-are-they-winning-their-primaries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more women than ever running for office\u003c/a>. Social inequalities were made visible during the pandemic, and specifically, the ongoing deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police propelled people to the streets. It marked the summer of 2020 as the biggest protest for racial justice in a generation, and the Bay Area was no exception. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821834/bay-area-protests-over-death-of-george-floyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Throughout the region\u003c/a>, specifically in downtown Oakland and San Jose, a number of young queer people of color decided to run for office in the cities they called home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of them was Alex Lee. Right before the pandemic, Lee, Bay Area born and raised, moved back home with his parents in San Jose. He had been in Sacramento working for \u003ca href=\"https://sd27.senate.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state Sen. Henry Stern\u003c/a> crafting public safety, education, housing and senior-related legislation. Still, Lee felt disconnected from his neighbors. Then, Assemblymember Kansen Chu \u003ca href=\"https://sanjosespotlight.com/assemblymember-kansen-chu-to-leave-legislature-run-for-county-supervisor/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced\u003c/a> in 2019 that he would not be seek reelection for the 25th Assembly District that’s made up of parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. Lee decided to run for office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thinking ahead, he decided to take on the role of field representative for Silicon Valley Assemblymember \u003ca href=\"https://a28.asmdc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Low\u003c/a>, so that he would be ready to run for office. Lee believes the pandemic showed how government can be effective, a direct tool in improving people’s lives, but it needed to be improved and modernized. 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"content": "\u003cp>It takes a lot of work to undo white supremacy. For many who have been committed to this work, it’s a lifetime of protests, campaigning, donating and \u003cem>showing up\u003c/em>. And sometimes, it can feel like an impossible task.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the attack by the pro-Trump extremists at the U.S. Capitol last week, we invited longtime Bay Area activist Cat Brooks to talk with us about how she’s been processing everything and how to build a sustainable movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Guest: \u003c/b>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CatsCommentary\">Cat Brooks\u003c/a>, executive director of the Justice Teams Network and co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project\u003c/p>\n\u003ch5 id=\"embed-code\" class=\"inconsolata\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC4481149973&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp>Read the transcript \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/35oLN8q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Find all of our “By the People” episodes \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/bythepeople\">here\u003c/a>. Subscribe to our newsletter \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeiQTfCnzwvOkxyTf8kUNPHsaoishgMkbMpQ25W5UpHOn9bw/viewform\">here\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The interview has been edited for length and clarity. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Devin Katayama: So my first question is just how how are you doing with all this? How are you processing it? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cat Brooks\u003c/em>: From the moment things hit the fan, I was working. I was doing interviews or writing statements or, you know, all of the things that were required for a response. And I started to say, ‘I’m fine.’ And then I just started crying. That’s odd for me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shenanigans of white supremacy don’t surprise me. White violence against our bodies doesn’t surprise – like none of it – it’s my job.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Cat Brooks\"]‘It’s just the reminder of whose bodies are valued and whose are not and who’s allowed to stand up for their belief systems, let alone their humanity, and who is not.’[/pullquote]What is sitting with me right now as we’re starting this conversation is how little room there is for organizers, advocates, activists, Black folks, brown folks, queer folks to actually have human moments inside of things like this, because we’re, you know, immediately trying to figure out how to respond, how to protect ourselves, how to protect our communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s buckets, right? So, there’s how I’m doing as an organizer. There’s me as a mom, right? I’ve got a teenager that I’m sending out into the world in just a short two years. And she’s also, you know, becoming an organizer in her own right. And then there’s me as a Black woman, right, and as a human being.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Was there something about the events that happened last week that hit you particularly hard?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[Trump’s] whole reign of terror has just been exhausting. And we’re at this point where it’s almost over. And I think a part of me is just like, can we just be done with this already?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But let’s be clear, Trump gone is not being done with this. Some of the tears were not necessarily for me as much as they were for all of the bodies, Black bodies, and the bodies of our allies that are permanently disabled because of police reaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you think of folks that were traumatized with tear gas and flash bangs and dragged to arrest and beaten and are facing serious charges. And then the reinforcement, of course, of conversations that we’ve been having forever about the collusion and the infiltration into law enforcement by these groups and the fact that they felt so emboldened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Did the events that happened in D.C. remind you of anything that you’ve seen or experienced in the Bay Area — whether it was the threat of white violence or the role of law enforcement?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, I’m of course reminded of the umpteen amounts of protests that I’ve been at or been a part of where we were tear gassed, where we were dodging flash bangs. My daughter jokes — jokes, air quotes — about how many times she’s been tear gassed, and she’s only 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I think of \u003ca href=\"https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2014/08/01/occupy-oakland-protester-scott-olsen-on-oakland-cop-who-tossed-tear-gas-grenade-he-is-clearly-a-sadistic-person/\">Scott Olsen\u003c/a> always, who during the Occupy protest [in 2011] was hit with a flash bang and is permanently disabled. And I think of our teenagers who during the summer of rage, were attacked with so-called less-lethal weapons for having the audacity to march one minute past a curfew they didn’t even know was enacted yet. I think about what happened in Lafayette Square just this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s just the reminder of whose bodies are valued and whose are not and who’s allowed to stand up for their belief systems, let alone their humanity, and who is not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are your thoughts about people who may be feeling lost and scared right now? Does that resonate at all?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Absolutely. And the first thing I would say to those people is: ‘Feel lost and feel scared.’ That’s OK. And that actually maybe you need and sit in that for a little bit because the rush to cover it up, the rush to like, push it down, you know, get away from that, prevents us from actually dealing with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\"]‘I’m clear that all this does is make us stronger. All this does is strengthen our resolve. All this does is remind us of the fight ahead of us and how serious this fight is going to be.’[/pullquote]I’ve been ending almost every interview I do saying — particularly if you’re a Black, brown, Indigenous, trans, queer, look like an immigrant — you should be scared. Because we actually don’t know what was signaled to similar-minded people across the country. We don’t know what the next 13 days – or the next week and a half — are going to look like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Go out in pairs, lock your doors, look over your shoulder. We are not immune to their violence touching our literal bodies. And so I’m not trying to be an alarmist, but I do want to be a realist. They’ve been enacting violence against our bodies since the first one was kidnapped and brought here hundreds of years ago. And we’re still standing. We’re still here, we’re still fighting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can look at most marginalized communities that are under attack by white supremacy and say the same thing in our own beautiful, very human ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so for me, I’m holding on to that. And I’m clear that all this does is make us stronger. All this does is strengthen our resolve. All this does is remind us of the fight ahead of us and how serious this fight is going to be. And so, yes, be lost. Yes, be scared. And then take a page out of the Black Girl Magic book and keep it pushing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How have you worked through these complicated feelings in the past, when things feel like they’re too much?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the things I love about the advent of the Black Lives Matter movement is this idea that self-care came in. When I was being trained as an organizer, you smoked and drank and worked yourself to death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I work out. I spend time with my kid. Biggest regret of my life is how fast my daughter grew up and how many hours I was in the streets and not in this house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But also for me the work, the work is how I take care of myself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What have you learned from some of the younger activists and organizers you know?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oh, my goodness. They meditate. They refused to meet past a certain hour. They say no to certain projects. This is my own daughter actually told me the other day she wasn’t going to join a meeting that I asked her to join because she had had enough for the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What matters about that is that that means sustainability, right? We’re in this for the long haul. We have no idea how long this is going to be, but it’s definitely going to be past my lifetime and probably my kid’s. And it’s true, right. If you’re not taking care of yourself, how do you take care of other people?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that the last thing, find the movement work that makes your heart sing, and do that. Not everybody has to be on the front lines, not everybody has to be screaming at the cops, getting tear gassed. We need communicators and eventually we’ll need child care providers again. We need people who write. We need people who sing. 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It is who we are and it is who we are doomed to continue to be if we don’t admit that this is who we are and deal with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You cannot solve a problem if you don’t admit it exists. America does not have a policing problem. America has a race problem that is baked into every single institution in this country, including policing, who are the front lines to upholding this system. That’s the message.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are you afraid that with the new administration, people are going to get more complacent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m not afraid it’s going to happen, I know it’s going to happen. It’s happened over and over and over again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People go home, they get bored. The work becomes unsexy. ‘Cause now is the unsexy work. Now’s when you have to keep talking to your city council people. Now’s when we’re doing digital organizing. Now’s when you have to phone bank. 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And if you want to live in a democratic nation, and you want to be the land of the free and the brave and you want to be this beacon of light for the rest of the globe, then it’s your responsibility to service it.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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