Tell HN: ResistBot in need of volunteers to help people contact congress

Posted by arikr on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:27PM
from the self-post dept.

I'm a user of https://resistbot.io/ which helps people contact their officials.

They would love help!

Tech stach is Python, Flask, RapidPro, AWS.

Info: https://resistbot.io/about.html

> How can I help?

> Donate to keep your texts, faxes, letters and calls going through. We can’t continue without your support. You can also volunteer as a programmer (our tech stack contains Python, Flask, RapidPro, AWS), help us QA, provide customer support, design, social media, be an ambassador, or submit our users’ letters to the editor.

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Re:Tell HN: ResistBot in need of volunteers to help people c... by sebleon on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:35PM (#15754040)

Are these strategies actually effective? I want to believe this will help, though wondering if we’re better off pitching in to fund a lobbying campaign like MegaCorps do.

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Re:Tell HN: ResistBot in need of volunteers to help people c... by novaurora on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:47PM (#15754319)

These same actions beat SOPA/PIPA in 2012. More recently ACA repeal. Massive contact to Congress that scares officials that they won't be re-elected, yes that works. It must be louder than the equivalent in campaign contributions that officials spend for ads in October/November.

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Re:Tell HN: ResistBot in need of volunteers to help people c... by mjhea0 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:23AM (#15757416)

Clickable >> https://resistbot.io/

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