Thank you for joining us again this week to talk about one thing that you can do to join Together Oklahoma in our work to fully fund the priorities that matter to ALL Oklahomans. Our Together Oklahoma vision states that- We confidently affirm that a budget is a moral document, and we are deeply troubled by what […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
One Thing Thursday: Ask them for responsible revenues to avoid devastating budget cuts.
If you got this as an email, thanks for signing up for Together Oklahoma emails! If you are reading this as a blog but want the email, sign up here. You can find out more information about why Together Oklahoma enthusiastically affirms that “a budget is a moral document” and what we intend to do to […]
Do actions speak louder than words?
I’m fed up with the bad budget news coming from our state legislature! Are you with me? I’m going to 23rd and Lincoln tomorrow for Let’s Fix This Capitol Day (Mar 22th)! (if you aren’t on Facebook, you can find the event at this link) I hope to see many of you there in person and/or following […]
Legislators who won’t listen to you?
Together Oklahoma is non-partisan. That means we want ALL legislators to hear from their own constituents right away! We bring Oklahomans together to talk about how a budget is a moral document and how we want our state budget to reflect our values. That means we need you! We have less than 11 weeks […]
Power Mapping For Change
As good advocates for change, we have many tools at our disposal. One important tool is called a power map. A power map helps us identify decision-makers and understand all the forces acting on them — like constituents; personal and professional relationships; special interest groups; other advocacy organizations; and political party leaders; among others. This […]
The why and how of legislative district teams.
Why do you need to engage with your district team? How should you engage with your fellow constituents? I’ll cover that and more and I hope you’ll join your fellow Together Oklahoma members in Slack to talk about this even more. Engaging with your fellow constituents is essential because your legislators don’t answer to only […]
Revenue Solutions for the Big ol’ Hole!
Like Will Rogers said “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!”. Well, we are in a big ol’ hole because the state budget has been cut almost 15 percent over the past decade when adjusted for inflation — or more than $1.1 billion per year. Many agencies now receive 20 to 40 percent less […]
To Be Successful We Need To Be Strategic
I see you all out there, feeling feisty about getting our state legislators to do right by Oklahoma and pass a better budget this year! I’m glad more Oklahomans are doing all you can do to help make the public investments that matter to us all. In fact, I’ve never seen as much citizen advocate […]
How To Start a Chapter of Together Oklahoma
Chapters of Together Oklahoma are larger groups that encompass multiple legislative districts. There are lots of things chapters can do, but here is what they must do to be a TOK Chapter: Be in an area that needs a TOK Chapter. Our active chapters are TOK OKC, TOK Tulsa, and TOK Norman, but there are […]
