Terra Volpe Notes

• Volpe has an issue with the status quo and the way things are currently functioning in government
• Similarly to Kate Connetta, Volpe was one of the founders of Action Together CT
• Change on the local and state level is the impetus for national change, which is why it is so important
• Action Together does a lot of door to door canvasing during elections
• They also are involved with phone banking, which not only gets their message out, but helps the group to understand where the candidates they support sit in the polls
• Volpe is excited to get back to more door to door work post-pandemic, as people vote on emotion, and the door to door work appeals to emotions
• Volpe is very involved with gun control, being the Director of Outreach for CT Against Gun Violence
• She is working on a law which would make people lose their firearms if a judge rules that they are a threat to themselves or others
• In order to pass these bills, they work with all steps of the legal process, legislative committee, then the House, then the Senate, and then the governor
• Citizens can help pass these bills by going to meetings of the legislative committee and talking to the legislators about why you want the bill to pass
• This effort can further a bill’s progress by showing the representatives what the people that they represent want
• Remember the power you hold as a registered voter
• Zoom has been a great tool for campaigning during the pandemic
• Get involved with your political sphere and try to make change for what you want
• Change takes time, and it requires a lot of work in order to get the change that you seek