How to do it:

To participate in Postcards to Voters you first have to submit a sample of your writing. It’s pretty easy—I’ve been told I “write like a doctor” and I was able to qualify. It may be primarily to avoid bots from scooping up all the addresses, but if you love to decorate letters, then this is definitely your action! The prettier and more lovingly created, the stronger the message!

Once you are approved as a letter writer you request blocks of addresses. Don’t take more than you can handle, to insure they all get written! You can use your own postcards (look in vintage shops!) or you can order affordable ones with pro-voting messages from Voters for Postcards. Blocks come in sets of as small as five addresses, making this a great “5 minute activity” for days you want to engage in resistance, but don’t have a lot of time.

Each campaign has a message with specific talking points: when and how to vote, or some detail about the candidate. Beyond that, you can freelance a bit. Writing postcards is even more fun if you turn it into a group crafting experience: throw a party, or sit down at a coffee shop with colored pens, postcards, and a sign that say “join me!”