Streamlines advocacy brilliantly
The beauty of this app is that it identifies important, up-to-date issues that citizens may want to advocate for, then, if you click on the topic that interests you to contact your representatives about, it shows you exactly who to contactIn your state, your specific representatives, and you click on the photo of their face/name, and their phone number populates. You touch their phone number and make the call. You can also report your calls so they keep track of how many people have contacted their reps. I've never found a more helpful or streamlined resource for making political advocacy easy. I highly recommend this app!
Developer: could you please make another app called "1 Rep"with the same information? Only as a matter of choice architecture... the thought of making five calls often feels like more than I have time for, so I skip some days. If the mental framework was that I had to do only one thing, one action to contact one representative, and then feel like I succeeded rather than fell short of calling five, I'm sure I could motivate myself to do it seven days a week.
Thanks for the fabulous, highly effective resource!
Developer: could you please make another app called "1 Rep"with the same information? Only as a matter of choice architecture... the thought of making five calls often feels like more than I have time for, so I skip some days. If the mental framework was that I had to do only one thing, one action to contact one representative, and then feel like I succeeded rather than fell short of calling five, I'm sure I could motivate myself to do it seven days a week.
Thanks for the fabulous, highly effective resource!
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Very Helpful!
This app is making it so much easier to exercise my first amendment right and be sure that I am on the record with my representatives. If we don’t hold them accountable tell me who will. Love the links to relevant sites (ie. Campaign Zero, NY Times article explaining advantage of calling over emailing) and the tips are invaluable. I would love to see some augmentations (ie. an email check box, phone message check box, live conversation check box) as it is a bit of a challenge to keep these straight. Also would love a free-text or add to database option for my local government contact info (sheriff, city council members etc.) as well as topics (ie. Recent paid vacation for local sheriff union representative enticing resigned Buffalo officers to come down here, he would have their back).Thank you for this app-amazing!
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A great partially open-source tool for encouraging change
The tool itself is invaluable for amplifying the voices of otherwise busy and unheard individuals.
Scripts must be submitted directly to the 5calls team and approved before others can use them, but you can easily use your own script and use 5calls to get the names and phone numbers you need to contact your representatives.
The frontend and mobile apps are open-source. I wish the backend was too, but I understand why it’s not.
Scripts must be submitted directly to the 5calls team and approved before others can use them, but you can easily use your own script and use 5calls to get the names and phone numbers you need to contact your representatives.
The frontend and mobile apps are open-source. I wish the backend was too, but I understand why it’s not.
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Useful idea if your are a liberal
This app is only one sided like many have said. It doesn’t really help cover the issues fairly as it is very biased to a liberal view point. Fairness and tolerance is always pushed be the left, however they build apps like this one that is not fair and not tolerable to varying views points. But this is how they win votes. Only cover points that trigger those that can’t think for themselves. Feed them only issues that seem important to a liberal and not offer multiple perspectives. It looks like it’s working for many people. Lead them to a cliff so everyone can jump off holding hands together.
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Created for the left by the left, so I left.
The concept and execution of this app is great, but it wasn’t designed to allow all voices to be heard. Instead, the app only shows leftist ideals. It utilizes the tactics outlined by Alinsky in “Rules for Radicals”, which tells organizers how to achieve a political revolution through lies, deceit, and social reform. To achieve their end goal, organizers must create an unbeatable voting block by brainwashing the masses into voting themselves out of a capitalistic society. This requires a coalition of people who support their often disingenuous causes; “useful idiots,” as referred to by Marx in the Communist Manifesto. This app is designed for just that purpose and should be labeled as such.
Otherwise, I really liked it.
Otherwise, I really liked it.
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Makes taking action easy
It can be intimidating to know exactly what to say when calling legislators, and time consuming to find the numbers and relevant data on an issue.
This app makes it super easy to find helpful info about current issues, clear talking points and a concise script to make calling fast and straightforward.
Thank you for making advocacy easier for all of us who really give a f*%k.
This app makes it super easy to find helpful info about current issues, clear talking points and a concise script to make calling fast and straightforward.
Thank you for making advocacy easier for all of us who really give a f*%k.
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So easy to use So helpful in making a difference for change
I came by this app from my soon to be 84 year old mom...she and my dad have been fighting for equal rights since they were a young married couple in the mid fifties. So sad to see not as much progress as they envisioned would happen. Love this app, it makes reaching out to those in our government who are the ones to change and improve our laws easy and virtually effortless. Thank you.
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5 Calls is so helpful
There are so many issues that demand our attention, and are so distressing that it is easy to tune them out altogether or you feel helpless and paralyzed. By providing up to date information with clear detail, 5 Calls provides a very manageable way to take action. Thank you
Good and You Can Fact Check
Even if you just want to know who represents you and what is going on, this is an excellent resource.
For doing actual activism it is invaluable too. You can set reminders to call.
The only down side for USA Citizens is that it is mostly federal issues. State, local, and a special districts hardly ever pop up.
For doing actual activism it is invaluable too. You can set reminders to call.
The only down side for USA Citizens is that it is mostly federal issues. State, local, and a special districts hardly ever pop up.
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Priceless aid to exercise our rights
As a voter who never knew how to speak up for issues that matter to me, I’m elated to find this app. It brings upcoming legislation to my attention, supplies the content and context for each one (plus links to further background), then provides a script that I can use verbatim or customize to my particular views. The cherry on top is the name and phone number of my representative right there at the top of the script and even the details for how to return to the script after placing the call. All that’s missing is the gumption I needed to overcome my fear of embarrassing myself by stumbling through it. Baby steps—I left voicemails. No excuse now for failing to make my voice heard. Hop on the bandwagon and do likewise!
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