By Shelby Faulkner
Photos by Travis Young
Art by Maddy Best
Ready to Catcall back at the patriarchy? We’ve teamed up with The Book Club and The KC Journal Club for a community write-in night to make our voices heard. Join us this Saturday, March 7, 7-9 p.m. at The Book Club to gather, organize, and take civic action together.
The event is free, and all supplies are provided, but the venue space is limited, so make sure you RSVP. Truly Madly Depot and The Book Club are also accepting donations to help cover the cost of postage so that every message can be mailed and delivered. We hope to see you there!
Can’t attend Saturday, but still want to do your part? Here are some tips to get you started:
Write to your representatives.
- Don’t use a pre-written script. They tend to get thrown out. Adding your own thoughts always helps!
- Send your mail to local offices, rather than DC, to avoid long wait times through federal systems. (For example, send anything for Sharice Davids to her Overland Park office address.)
- Fax your letter! Scan everything and fax it if there’s a number listed online. Not all offices will have a fax, but it’ll totally grind things to a halt for a little bit if the office is slammed with faxes.
Call your representative.
- Offer your zip code to verify you’re a constituent and keep it short. If they’re counting what people are saying, it’s probably a tally system.
- They also count voicemails, so you can still make calls if you’re worried about talking to a person. Lines close pretty quickly after 5 p.m. EST.
- An easy script you can use is: “Hi, my name is [first and last name] and I’m a constituent and frequent voter from [city, zip code]. I’m calling to request [rep name] does/does not do [item].”
Check out 5calls.org/ for more resources and to find your legislators.
Postcards for Change
Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
The Book Club KC, 5735 Johnson Dr, Mission, KS 66202
Shelby Faulkner (she/her) is a Kansas City-based writer who is passionate about queer representation and intersectional feminism. She also loves to support local businesses, artists, and her community. In her free time, you can find her hanging at a local coffee shop, getting lost in a video game, curling up with a romantasy book, or chilling with her cat.
Maddy Best (she/her) is a first-generation Vietnamese American designer. Raised in rural Missouri, she spent five years in KC before making the move to St. Louis. As a freelancer, she uses her multidisciplinary design expertise to help people, brands, and organizations bring experiences to life. Her passion is using design to answer questions and solve problems for all people – regardless of their gender, race, status, or abilities. When she’s not designing websites or brand identities, you can find Maddy cooking, listening to the same emo playlist on repeat, watching bad sci-fi films, and playing video games.
Travis Young(he/him) is a Kansas City based photographer with roots in photojournalism and visual storytelling. He enjoys using film cameras to help him process, celebrate, and challenge his understanding in topics of race, gender, status, and mental health. When not behind a camera, you can find him creating things in 3D, obsessing over your grandmother’s dope Volvo Wagon from the 80’s, or getting lost in some tedious cleaning activity because he is a relentless Virgo.
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