Other things you can do
Like any campaign we need funds and people. Any help or expertise of any kind
you can spare will be most welcome. Most important is to get other people involved
and to understand the issues. ID-cards sound innocent. When
people know that they (and their children) may be fingerprinted like criminals
and will be made to register every change of address with the authorities, their
attitude changes. So:-
- Tell your friends about the campaign and that you are supporting it. Most
people are scarcely aware of the government's ID database project, and few
understand the dangers. Feel free to redistribute any of our materials to acquaintances.
(But please do introduce it personally and don't spam.) Your personal witness
will help others understand that this is important.
- Take the NO2ID Pledge and encourage your friends and (adult) family to do so to. Display your copy with pride. Tell them you are not a number.
- Let us know if you have time or special
expertise that you can give to the organisation or facilities you can lend
us. The campaign is getting bigger, but needs to grow some more. Fast. We
urgently need any assistance you can offer. We can use any amount of professional
creative and marketing expertise as we begin to lift public awareness of the
issues, but it would be handy to have reliable people to answer the phone.
Volunteer at: volunteer@no2id.net
- Get together with others in your area to form a local group. A national
campaign needs a national network. Our experienced campaigners (local.groups@no2id.net)
are available to help local groups build our nationwide presence. They can tell
you how to hold a public meeting, set out your stall locally (literally as
well as metaphorically), and how to get other people involved. If you have
experience of local campaigns then by all means just start one - we will offer
what help we can. Details of forthcoming meetings, when we have them, are
posted on the events page. List
of existing local groups.
- Raise the issue for discussion in any organisations you belong to. Everyone
is affected in some way. Encourage any club, union or other group you are
in that opposes ID control to become a supporter
or affiliate itself.
- Write to the local and national press, to express your concerns whenever
there is relevant news. Phone-in to appropriate radio and TV programs. There
is plenty of information on this website to help you do this.
- Write to your MP and MEP expressing your disquiet and ask for their
personal opinion. (Big-party MPs in particular sometimes avoid controversial
issues, or may pass on your letter to the Home Office rather than answering
for themselves.) Fax your MP is a
free and confidential way to get an answer. Let
us know what they say.
