We talked about school funding, war budgets and mercenaries, jobs, outsourcing, fair trade, free trade, the automotive industry, term limits and lobbyists and bureaucrats and contacting our elected officials. It is important to voice your concerns and priorities to our representatives and political leaders, but some want to do more.
What can you do?
What are you interested in?
Choose a few 'hot topics', get informed and find a local group that shares your interest.
For example,
if you care about the environment, get specific. For example, if you are interested in access to clean water (people-oriented) or healthy natural habitats (nature and beauty), there are local groups that focus on that topic.
Here are some examples:
Friends of the Rouge
Alliance for Downriver Watershed
and MiEarth.org highlights some local organizations here:
