Participate In Democracy! Speak Up!

Progressive Letter Writing Cooperative...

Would you like a cooperative way to get your voice heard in Washington?

It's free!

Progressive Secretary sends out progressive email letters to Congress, the President, and other officials on peace, the environment, civil rights and other issues.

The letters are suggested by participants in the cooperative and are sent to you as a proposal.

If you tell us to "send", then the letters are sent to your Congress people and others noted in the proposal over your signature and return address. A report is sent to you. If you like, you can send the letters yourself.

Letters are not sent without your specific approval.

Your name and email are never given out except to recipients of your letters.

There is no charge for this. We volunteer our time because Jim and Pat are Quakers and long-time activists, and we believe in helping progressive people make their voices heard on important issues. There are no advertisements or other annoyances. You can cancel at any time.

How this Works!

SIMPLE!
We email you you proposed letters, one by one, never more than one per week. The proposal contains the subject, the text of the letter, and who will receive it.  

If you have internet access, you just click the send / learn more link in the email proposal.
The link will bring you to Progressive Secretary's unique and private action page.  Sometimes you might be asked to type your zip code to ensure that the letter gets sent to your correct representatives.  On that page, you can click on further links to read expert commentary and research about the issue, or edit the letter so that it says exactly what you want, or simply click "Send this message."  Or, you simply ignore the email if you do not want to speak out about that topic. Either way, we'll email you another proposal when it is ready.
That's all there is to it!


Sign Up to Speak Out

Speaking up is essential to our democracy, but it isn't always easy to squeeze in the time for letter writing in our busy days.  I have used Progressive Secretary, an all-volunteer online service, to send important messages to the President, Congress and other leaders since this organization was founded in the early '90's.  Progressive Secretary is non-partisan, its messages are usually very clear and simple, and it's easy to use.  It doesn't jam up my email box and there is no pressure to sign any letters.  It's that simple.

Please use this link to sign up and join me in speaking out. http://tinyurl.com/chjy8em

OR the full URL

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5597/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=4429


Here are Recent Letters from 2012: 

Nov 25, 2012 - Good news from Progressive Secretary (and another letter)

Nov 15, 2012 - Tell Washington not to infringe on First Amendment

Nov 12, 2012 - Tell the EPA to protect Appalachian waters and communities

Nov 12, 2012 - Tell your Senators to oppose indefinite detention

Oct 30, 2012 - Tell Washington to Reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban

Oct 25, 2012 - Tell the Federal Elections Commission to Investigate Romney's Overseas Donors

Oct 21, 2012 - Tell Washington to oppose the NAFTA-like Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement

Oct 15, 2012 - Tell your Representative to oppose H.R. 6097

Oct 10, 2012 - Urge your Senators to investigate election tampering now

Oct 05, 2012 - Tell Your Senator to Co-Sponsor the 'Protect America's Privacy Act' (S. 3515)

Sep 30, 2012 - Tell Washington to defend the new GI Bill (from predatory schools). Support H.R. 4055

Sep 25, 2012 - Tell Washington to Support the Shareholder Protection Act

Sep 20, 2012 - Tell House Members to Pass Senate Version of Violence Against Women Act

Sep 15, 2012 - Tell Washington to Hold Idaho Officials Accountable for Extreme Anti-Wolf Policies

Sep 10, 2012 - Tell Washington to Stop the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Sep 07, 2012 - Tell Secretary Salazar to Hold Idaho Officials Accountable for Extreme Anti-Wolf Policies

Aug 11, 2012 - Tell Washington to tax banks' reckless financial trades

Jul 28, 2012 - Tell Washington to help struggling homeowners

Jul 08, 2012 - Tell the President to support strong wording on the Arms Trade Treaty

Jul 01, 2012 - Tell Washington "No immunity for E15 damages"

Jun 24, 2012 - Tell Washington not to slash food stamps to pay for defense

May 31, 2012 - Tell Washington to update the Mining Law of 1872

May 16, 2012 - Defeat the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Apr 30, 2012 - Tell Washington to Support the Due Process Guarantee Act

Apr 20, 2012 - Tell DC to Fund Food Programs

Mar 19, 2012 - Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Convert to Clean Energy

Mar 01, 2012 - Tell Washington to Support the US Post Office

Feb 25, 2012 - Tell DC: Fair Elections Now

Jan 20, 2012 - Tell Washington to end the death penalty

Jan 01, 2012 - Tell the FDA to label genetically modified foods