Making Local Change: A Toolkit
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
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
How to do a letter writing campaign? 5
Neighbourhood Pods and Organizing 9
Solidarity Support for Existing Local Campaigns 9
Connecting with Other Organizers 9
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
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