SPREAD THE WORD
“The prevalence of social media in politics has made elected officials and candidates for public office more accountable and accessible to voters.” Murse, Tom. “How Social Media Has Changed Politics.” ThoughtCo, 14 Jan 2019.
“But it also offers a free platform for public participation in government affairs. Many argue that the rise of social media technologies can give citizens and observers a better opportunity to identify pitfalls of government and their politics.” Fakhoury, Rania. “Can social media, loud and inclusive, fix world politics?” The Conversation, p.1.
“Social media tools have allowed Americans to easily join together to petition the government and their elected officials, leveraging their numbers against the influence of powerful lobbyists and monied special interests. Make no mistake, lobbyists and special interest still have the upper hand, but the day will come when the power of social media allows like-minded citizens to join together in ways that will be just as powerful.” “How Social Media Has Changed Politics.”ThoughtCo, 14 Jan 2019.
SOCIAL MEDIA
There is some caution to be used when promoting political views on social media in light of changes to defamation laws, quick draw lawyers on retainers and the fact that the truth is no longer a defence. So the following are just the basics to get you started, more detailed information will be added to this website and emailed to all mailing list recipients.
- Like our page.
- Change your “following” status from default to follow first.
- React to our posts with Love or Wow, this reactions give a boost to the post and increases the Facebook audience that will see the posts. The Like reaction works but not as well as Love or Wow.
- Comment on our posts, this again helps to boost the post and increase the Facebook audience that will see the post.
- Write a review for the page.
- Invite people to like our page.
- Follow us on Twitter.
- Re-tweet our posts.
- Reply to our posts.
- Love our posts.
- Use hashtags. #qlgra #QldICACnow #RoyalCommission
- Use links to our Facebook and website event pages
EMAIL AND PRINT
- Print the Newsletter and Event Flyers and put them up on local community notice boards, leave copies in libraries, local cafes, medical offices, schools, work lunch rooms, truck stops or even the pub.
REAL LIFE CONVERSATION
Have a chat. In the Taxi, in the Uber, on the bus, on the train, on the plane, sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, in the checkout at the shopping centre, waiting to pick up the kids, or waiting for something in line. Pick a starter like “What do you think about the Council having to broadcast their Council meetings?” or “Did you hear about what happened down in Ipswich?” or “How good is that the Stanthorpe community have put forth their proposal to de-amalgamate?”. The worst that can happen is that your intended target is not interested, but it will have planted a seed.
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