Making Local Change: A Toolkit

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Dear League Members and general public,

We are sharing with you a toolkit for actions based in London Ontario, with a variety of ways for you to make change in your community. It describes a variety of actions you can take, like how to organize a protest or how to speak at a public participation meeting. There are many more resources available online, but this toolkit aims to localize as many of the action processes as possible. Check it out here.

The following sections are included:

Direct Action and Community Mobilization 2

Protests & Marches 2

Booking Process from City of London - Parade, march, walk, road race (rolling stops) 2

Booking Process - Street Closure (from point A to B) 3

Booking Process - Neighbourhood Street Closure (from point A to B) 4

Letter Writing Campaigns 4

How to do a letter writing campaign? 5

Social Media Campaigns 6

Digital Campaigns 6

Phone Call Campaigns 6

Email Campaigns 7

Traditional Media 7

Direct Action Activities 7

Score Cards on Politicians 8

Neighbourhood Pods and Organizing 9

Solidarity Support for Existing Local Campaigns 9

Connecting with Other Organizers 9

Running for Politics 9

Municipal 9

Provincial 10

Federal 10

Navigating City Hall 10

Council Meetings 10

Standing Committee Meetings 10

Public Participation Meetings – before Standing Committees 11

Advisory Committee Meetings 11

Speaking/communicating with Council Members, directly 11

Standing Committee Areas of Jurisdiction 12

Civic Works Committee 12

Community and Protective Services Committee 12

Corporate Services Committee 12

Planning and Environment Committee 12

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee 12

Other Standing Committees with just Elected Officials 12

Other Standing Committees with Citizen’s Input 13

Other Community Engagement Processes 13

Meeting with City Staff 13

Alex Leonard