SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE

PERSONNEL ASSOCIATION

This page was last updated: June 12, 2008

SCCPA members, YOU can make a difference, but you must SPEAK OUT!  How, you may ask, can I make a difference?  Below you will find a list of tips and links to websites.  Remember, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world:  indeed it's the only thing that ever has"

- Margaret Mead

Advocacy Begins With You

• Contact the SCCPA Advocacy Chair if you have suggestions or issues that SCCPA should address
  

• Register to Vote  *You must register 30 days prior to the election
  

• Vote in all elections
  

• Watch the News
  

• Read the Newspaper
  

• Attend Public Hearings and Forums
  

• Know who your local, state, and national representatives are
  

• Voice your opinion to representatives through letters and emails
  

Web Sites

Voter Registration Information      www.state.sc.us/scsec

South Carolina Government        www.sc.gov/

U.S. House of Representatives     www.house.gov/

U.S. Senate                                         www.senate.gov/

U.S. Department of Education      www.ed.gov/

U.S. Department of Justice   www.usdoj.gov/

Speak Out     www.SpeakOut.com

ACPA Governmental Relations Site     www.myacpa.org/pd/pd_gov.cfm 

SCCPA Advocacy Chair:  Dr. Bill McDonald

ADVOCACY