Virginia Municipal Crash Course

HOW TO USE THIS ZINE

Youth can use this zine as a way to…

Talk with our constituency (or, your people) about the problems that matter most to them. Elections are a great opportunity for us to to listen and test our issue framing

Shift the conditions of our popular struggle. Find windows of opportunity to shift current conditions so that we have the space to build the future we want.

Set a political agenda + identify strategic targets. Get people talking about your issue-demands and force stakeholders to confront your priorities. Elected officials are forced to respond to it in some capacity. Sometimes this means they adopt our solutions OR their response/lack thereof illuminates their own illegitimacy in a way that is favorable for us