2. Write to your MP to demand action

Make your voice heard by writing to your MP and asking them to take three essential actions, as outlined in a now viral post by journalist Zing Tseng. In your message, make sure to demand that they: push for the immediate suspension of UK sales of teargas, riot shields and rubber bullets to the US, condemn Trump’s use of violence against his own citizens, and ask them to respond to and take action on the report into BAME Covid-19 deaths.

To write to your MP, simply put your postcode into the TheyWorkForYou website and send them a list of your demands (there are plenty of templates being shared online if you’d prefer to use one of those). Make sure to include your address in your letter, as MPs only respond to their own constituents (and so they know they will need your vote at the next election).

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