Phase II Digital Rebellion Action: MP Swarm
February 23, 2022
📅 WHEN? Now through Monday, 28th Feb
🗣️ Lobby target MPs and/or mobilise their constituents to do so from our convenient platform at https://digitalrebellion.uk/policingbill
💻 Digital Rebellion Hybrid Actions 💻
Unlike Lords, MPs will only respond to their own constituents, and so everyone who joins this important effort has two main actions—
1️⃣ ACTION 1
If you don’t know your MP, find out by visiting https://theyworkforyou.com/
Check PCSC Bill: Tory Targets at bit.ly/pcscmptargets to see if you live in a target constituency
(find easily by clicking Control + F and typing MP name)
IF YOUR MP IS ON THE TARGET LIST
-Write a letter
-Tweet at them immediately with #DefendDemocracy, #KillTheBills
-Schedule a surgery/meeting
-Take part in the Twitterstorm on Saturday, 26 Feb from 11a-4p
-Mobilise others as per Action 2
-Feedback on your efforts!
-Share this invite in your networks (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Mattermost)
-See “Tools for Each Action” below for more details
IF YOU ARE NOT A CONSTITUENT, SEE ACTION 2
2️⃣ ACTION 2
-Outreach to constituents to convince them to use the bit.ly/ktbdigital tools to contact their MP
-Letters/articles to/ appearances on Local Media via tools + press lists at bit.ly/ktblocalmedia
-Retweet, comment, & ‘like’ constituents’ tweets to get three more notifications to MP accounts
-Take part in the Twitterstorm on Saturday, 26 Feb from 11a-4p
-STORM THE THREADS! (description below)
-Feedback on your efforts!
-Share this invite in your networks (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Mattermost)
-See “Tools for Each Action” below for more details
⚒️ TOOLS FOR EACH ACTION ⚒️
1️⃣ CONSTITUENTS ONLY
📝 Write & tweet to your MP via letter script + tweet tool at bit.ly/ktbdigital
-Please be sure to use the hashtags #DefendDemocracy and #KilltheBills so other people can find + amplify yours
📃 LOBBY AN MP ON THE TARGET LIST! 📃
- Coalition effort to lobby target MP’s at their surgeries (where you can meet with them to raise concerns) and any public events with both traditional & “enhanced” lobbying methods
–“Enhanced” lobbying methods trainings info & registration at bit.ly/ktblobbying
–Training video goes live on Tuesday, 22 Feb
–MORE TRAININGS BEING ADDED THIS WEEK
- See if they have a surgery scheduled soon at http://bit.ly/pcscmpsurgeries
If not, please contact them to see when the next one is and/or if you can schedule one before the 28th
–If there IS one scheduled and/or you are able to schedule one
—please “comment” on the respective “Surgeries” cell for that MP on the bit.ly/pcscmpsurgeries tab with the following info:
—-date
—-info
—-if you’re attending/ would like others to join you
2️⃣ EVERYONE!
💬 MOBILISE OTHERS 💬
Reach out to & support family, friends, neighbours, & strangers within the target constituencies to email, call and meet with their Conservative MP.
-Check our “Target Constituency” map at bit.ly/pcscmpmap to see if you live nearby, schedule a day out with friends to talk to the locals!
OUTREACH MATERIALS
-PCSC Flyer: https://ktbofficial.org/KTB-flyer-to-print.pdf
-NABB Flyer: https://ktbofficial.org/nabb-flyer.pdf
More materials coming soon!
⛈️ STORM THE THREADS! ⛈️
- Search Twitter for #DefendDemocracy to find tweets from constituents to target MPs
- Copy link to the “I am your constituent” tweet, go paste it as a reply into a tweet (or several tweets) by the MP, local press accounts, the pub down the road that has a big following.
Those people aren’t reading our accounts/tweets. We need to bring our messaging to THEM to raise awareness.
↩️ FEEDBACK IS VITAL! ↩️
COMING SOON— Feedback Form for
-Replies received to letters
-Interaction with tweets
-Outcome of meetings w/MPs
-Outreach results with constituents
Also, please join our Telegram chat to share your insights/get support at bit.ly/digitaltelegram
🐦 Global Twitterstorm—Sat, 26 Feb 🐦
🌍 Country doesn’t matter. Tweets do!
📲 Info will soon be updated at bit.ly/pcsctweetmp
🪧🗣 NEXT MASS ACTIONS: SAVE THE DATE! 🗣🪧
🗓️ Sun, 27 Feb— KTB National Day of Action
Anyone can start a protest countrywide to raise awareness about the Policing Bill & other authoritarian legislation
🗓️ Mon, 28 Feb— Vigil at Parliament Square
Vigil for both the PCSC Bill vote in the Commons and NABB vote in the Lords
💬 Please join the KTB Telegram for upcoming details: https://t.me/joinchat/40SbMWFwfl8yMTg0
–COMING SOON: phone script + one-click, pre-made tweets on both website + global twitterstorm sheet, more outreach materials
🆘 HELP WANTED 🆘
LIVESTREAMERS
Needed across the UK for Sun, 27 Feb National Day of Action
Sign up: bit.ly/ktblivestream
SPEAKERS
Speakers needed for social media livecasts + rallies
Sign up: bit.ly/ktbspeaker
VOLUNTEERS
If anyone wants to help with the Digital Rebellion materials “coming soon”, please join the following chat bit.ly/pcscteam
🙏🏽 Please forward this message to other channels, & thanks for all you do!
💥 Together, we can #DefendDemocracy & #KillTheBills! 💥