People participate in a "March For Our Lives" rally at the state Capitol, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Phoenix. Students and activists across the country planned events Saturday in conjunction with a Washington march spearheaded by teens from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where over a dozen people were killed in February.. (AP Photo/Matt York)
These advocacy groups have volunteer opportunities for everyday Arizonans to get involved in creating political change.
The results of this year’s elections were unsettling to many Arizonans, as Donald Trump was elected to a second term and Republicans gained power across the state.
The platform that Trump and others in his party ran on included mass deportations, rollbacks on LGBTQ+ rights, major cuts to public education, restrictions on abortion access, and other policies that impact people across the state.
The fears that this election has stirred up are motivating some people to get more involved in their community. In response, The Copper Courier put together a list of volunteer opportunities that includes food banks, mentoring programs, and more.
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But if you’re wanting to get involved in a more political way, these advocacy groups have opportunities for everyday people to get involved.
Examples of volunteer opportunities with these groups include signing petitions, writing op-eds to send to media organizations, giving testimony to members of the Arizona Legislature, calling and sending emails to legislators, speaking with or writing to voters, and tabling at events.
Note: We tried to categorize these organizations by the main issue they represent, but some of the organizations overlap across multiple topics.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander empowerment
Arizona Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander for Equity
Black empowerment
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro
Civic engagement
Civic Engagement Beyond Voting
League of Women Voters Arizona
Environmental advocacy
Center for Biological Diversity
Gun safety
Health care
Immigrant rights
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
International Rescue Committee
Latino empowerment
Living United for Change in Arizona
LGBTQ+ rights
Progressive policy
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona
Arizona Center for Empowerment
Arizona Public Interest Research Group
Public education
Reproductive and maternal rights
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Working class advocacy
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