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re:TH!NK encourages all members of the community to stand up for what they believe. It could be an issue that has personally impacted you or your family, a social injustice you've witnessed in your community, or an idea to make the world a better place to live and grow up healthy. Whatever the issue is, YOU have the ability to make a difference. We've provided some resources and outlets here to help you achieve change.
Write a Letter to the Editor
The best way to gain support for you issue is by telling others your opinion. That way, others who fell the same way you do can join together and do something about it. Click here to download a "how to" guide on writing a letter to the editor.
Contact your Policymakers
Whether its your local village board, city council, state legislators, or US congressmen, these are the people that have the power to make change happen. Find out who represents you at the state and federal level on the Wisconsin State Legislature website.
For local policymakers click on one of the links below:
Organize!
re:TH!NK has an Advocacy Committee currently meeting to engage the community in local policy changes regarding tobacco, alcohol and drug issues. Check out more information about the Advocacy Committee on the do something pages or email Co-Chairs Barry Busby bbusby @ co.winnebago.wi.us or Joe Yana jyana1 @ charter.net for upcoming meeting dates times and topics.
Connect with a Movement
SmokeFree Wisconsin
Even with the smoke-free workplaces bill being signed into law, there is still work to do to reduce the burden of tobacco in Wisconsin. SmokeFree Wisconsin and The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids have teamed up to build a grassroots network across Wisconsin! Tobacco Free Action Network (TFAN) is your one stop shop for online activism. As an E-Champion, you will receive updates on key issues and have opportunities to make your voice heard!
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is a leader in the fight to reduce tobacco use and its devastating consequences in the United States and around the world. By changing public attitudes and public policies on tobacco, we strive to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.
Rescue Social Change Group
In 2001, Jeffrey Jordan was a youth activist for a local anti-tobacco movement called XPOZ when he founded RSCG in an effort to apply marketing strategies to youth social change. RSCG continues to grow, addressing new social change issues including underage drinking, violence, physical activity, obesity, and after school programming. Research and evaluation remain RSCG's primary focus as the team works to document the powerful impact that Social Brands have on social change.
American Legacy Foundation
The American Legacy Foundation's work to reduce tobacco use among young people includes a major national tobacco youth prevention and education effort known as the truth® campaign. Advertising, grassroots and promotional events, and an interactive Web site give teens the facts about the health effects, social costs and addictiveness of tobacco so they can make informed decisions about tobacco use.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit coalition of communication, health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy, drug-free lives. The Partnership's research-based, educational campaigns are disseminated through all forms of media, including TV, radio and print advertisements and over the Internet. In its 18-year history, the Partnership has utilized the pro-bono work of the country's best advertising, PR and interactive agencies, and the donated time and space of major media, to create the largest public service campaign in the nation's history.
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