10 Easy Things Anyone Can Do To Fight The Right

Know Yourself
Develop your own position regarding the Radical Right. Root your position in personal experience. How does the Radical Right affect you? Begin with that question and let your responses spiral out from there.

Channel Surf
Be aware. Educate yourself. Do a little research. Watch CSPAN: Radical Right spokespersons - and those who challenge their views. Read the newspaper. Every once in a while the Radical Right pops up in the local news.

Share
Drop helpful facts you have learned into your daily conversations with friends, family and co-workers. Don't attempt to make up other people's minds, but share your concerns about the Radical Right with them.

Channel Surf Part 2
Watch the 700 Club (Pat Robertson). Listen to the Cal Thomas Commentary on KLCV 88.5 FM while in the shower. Read their magazines in the dentist's office waiting room. You can learn a lot about the Radical Right by "intercepting" their communication. Don't let fear or disgust keep your from being curious!

Editorialize
Write or email a letter to the Editor of your newspaper. Keep it short - 3 paragraphs max - concise and civil. A letter to the Editor is an easy way to alert the entire comunity about Radical Right activities.

Send Five Dollars
Send five dollars or more to Planned Parenthood, PFLAG, the ACLU or any other organization that serves people who are targeted by the Radical Right.

Choose... or Lose
Register to vote... then vote! Get a hold of the most comprehensive voter's guide you can find. The Lincoln Journal Star prints a voter's guide one week before an election. Note: most voters stayed home for the 1994 elections - the Radical Right did not.

To register to vote, contact: Election Commission, 555 S 9th Street, Lincoln NE 68508, (402) 441-7311.

Dial 1-800-962-3524
Call your Senator or Representative and tell him orher how you feel about the issues. They are employed by you. Most staffs keep a tabulation of pro- and anti- communication. The Christian Coalition has generously set up this toll free number-and it connects you directly with the Capitol Hill switchboard.

Religion At Work For Justice
Contact your church's Social Action Committee, Welcoming Congregation Committee, or Diversity Committee. In one way or another the Radical Right has an influence on the issues these committees deal with. They have collective wisdom, some resources, and great ideas. Committee chairs can be contacted via the Unitarian Church office at 483-1213.

Be A Friend
Be a friend to someone who is attracted to the views of the Radical Right. Most people who make up the Radical Right are not fully aware of its strategies and stealth tactics, how funds are funnelled, or the mismatched marriage of religious values to politics and legislation. Be honest, yet diplomatic. Be compassionate.

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