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uk youth climate coalition | adopt an mp


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3-4 hw es a mp wr?

5 Therststeps

6-8 hw (& w) bb r mp

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10-11 hw wre bg

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12 TemplateleertoyourMP

11. AdoponCercate(separateaachment)


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a mp s s se s ss.

We ge 650 g ee fr ever

constuencyintheUKtoadopttheirlocalMPand

track themasthey try tomake climate change

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WithawaveofrstmeMPsandanewcoalion

gvere ere s e eerg w pre

forthistoworkandit'stheperfectmetotell

ourstoryandinspireourMPsintoacon.

This is not a tradional campaign with a set

outcomeandagenda.Thisisaboutpeopleand

creangarealandlasngrelaonshipthatwill

bedierentforeverypersoninvolved.Likeany

newrelaonshipitwilltakeme,paence,trust

andalilelove(!)tomakethiswork,butthrough

monthly acons and sharing your experiences

onlinethroughadoptanmp.org,weknowwecan

e s e.

Everymonthwewillsendourtrackersanacon

tobecompletedover thenext fewweekswith

enoughmetowriteaboutitonline.Thewebsite

will be really easy to add to and become an

invaluableresourceforlocalandnaonalclimateacon.Themonthlyaconswillbesimpleand

achievable and the collecve impact of that in

everyconstuencywillbehuge.

It'snotaboutcricismorpraise,butremembering

that MPs are humans and supporng them to

makeastandandghtforadierencewhenit

comestolocalissuesandnaonalpolicytocreate

theclean,fair,futurethatweneed.

Thefocusislocal,buttheimpactisglobaland

geer we ve r e

dierence on a scalenever seen before in the

UK!

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Whether youve been involved in the climate

changeworldforyears,orifthisistherstthings

youvegotinvolvedwith,AdoptanMPisdesigned

totaroundyourlife.Thecampaignisaboutyou

andyourMP,notaboutustryingtoachieveaset

outcomeanditsthisexibilityandindividuality

thatwillhopefullymakeitasuccess.

We w s be b r mp

working togetherand creanga relaonshipto

takeforwardtheissueofclimatechangewhere

ve sre e.

Everymonthwewillsendyouanacon,butthis

is a guide. Every constuency and trackerwill

havea dierentway ofworkingandwell oer

suggesons,ps,andadvice,butulmatelyyoucanmakethiswhateveryouwant.Allweaskis

thatyoublogaboutitontheway!

As a rough guide, being involved will take up

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Whenyoubecomeatracker,youjoinacommunityof650fellowyoungpeoplealltryingtoachievethe

samethingfromacrosstheUK.Youarenotalone!Aswellasbeingsupportedbyalltheothertrackers,

e ukycc e re ws ere e w be sr ever se f e w.

Ifyouneedusat anyme, just dropus a [email protected] andwell get rightback

toyou!

ThemostimportantthingabouttheAdoptanMPcampaignis thatyouandyourMPenjoyit.This

shouldbefun;andifitisnt,somethinghasgonewrong!WewantyoutobefriendswithyourMP,to

shareyourconcerns,yourpassionandyourvisionwiththemandmakethemcarebecauseyoucare.

Thisresourcepackisjustaguidetohelpgetstarted.Inrealitythecampaignwilllookdierentinevery

constuencyintheUKandthatsexactlyhowitshouldbe.

Allweaskisthatyoutellusyourstory!Writeablog,recordavideo,sendusapoem,asong,arap,a

picture,anythingthatsharesyourstoryasyouadoptyourlocalMP.

Gd !

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Therststepsarealwaysthemostdaunngbutwevebrokenitdowninto10easy

pointstokickotheadoponprocess:

1.HaveareadoftheResourcePack,pokearoundthesiteandlearnallabouttheAdoptan

MPproject.

2.Signuptobecomeatrackeratadoptanmp.org(Wellgiveyouaccessyourconstuencypagesoyoucanbeginbloggingimmediately!)

3.Writeashortpieceaboutwhyyouwantedtobeinvolvedandwhatyourehopingtogetoutofthis.

4.FindyourMPandsendthemaleeradopngthemandaskingforameeng.

5.Meetwiththem!

6. HandovertheAdoponCercateandgrabaphoto!

7.Writeablogaboutyourmeenganduploadthephoto.

8. GiveyourlocalnewspaperandradioacallandtellthemyoureadopngyourMPandallaboutthe

projectandwhyyouwanttobeinvolved.

9.Ontherstofeverymonth(StarngfromJuly1st)wellemailyoutheaconforthenextmonth.

10.Getcrackingwithaconsandkeeptellingusallaboutyourexperiences!


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W mP d fr ?

Soweveallheardthehorrorstoriesaboutmoatsandduckponds,seentheoldmenshoungatone

anotheronTV,andknowalilebitabouttheweirdtradionsthatdominateourgovernment.Itcanall

seemjustalilebitdetachedfromtherealWorld.

Butwhateveryouthinkofallthat,whenitcomestopushingforaclean,fairfuture,yourMPisdenitely

someoneworthhavingonboard.YourMP(MemberofParliament)iselectedroughlyevery5yearsand

hasthejobofrepresenngyou,andeveryoneelseinyourconstuencyinParliament.Thismeansthatitis

hisorherjobtolistentotheconcernsoftheirconstuentsandtospeakupfortheminParliament,making

surethatthebestdealforthosepeoplecanbeachieved.

OnceanMPhasdecidedontheviewheorshewilltake(whichshouldnotbebasedontheirpersonal

viewsbutontheviewsofthosetheyrepresent),thereareanumberofaconstheycantake:

WritetoaMinisteronyourbehalf,andforwardyouthatMinisterspersonalresponse.

AskaParliamentaryquesonwrienororally.

Se ebe e hse f cs.

TableanEarlyDayMoon,orsignanexisngone.

VotefororagainstBillsgoingthroughParliamentandchangesmadetothemastheygothrough,oreven

suggestachangeoftheirown.

ProposeaPrivateMembersBillwhichcanbecomeanActofParliament(creangacompletelynew

w).

YoucanbethedrivingforcebehindgengyourMPtodoanyoneofthesethings.Preyexcingno?

Nowyouneedtoconsiderhow!

Making rst contact

SteponeistondoutwhoyourMPis.Gototheyworkforyou.comanduseyourpostcodetosearch.This

pagewillthentellyouwhoyourMPisandwhichpartytheybelongto,aswellasgivingcontactdetails.

YourrstcontactwithyourMPislikelytobeviaaleerore-mail.Thisisagoodmeansofmakingcontact,

asitmeansthatyoureabletoputacrossyourideasinalogicalandcoherentway.


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Whenwring,makesureyouinclude:

YournameandaddressyourMPneedstobe

abletoseethatyouliveintheirconstuency-ifyoudont,theycanthelpyou..

Setoutyourmainpointsniceandclearly.

Requestameeng.

Beraonal,andgivereasonswhyheshouldlisten

toyou,butdontpretendtobeanexpertifyoure

not.Aleerfromaconcerned,informed,ordinary

personwilloenbealotmoreeecvethanlots

ofwae.ItisworthrememberingthatyourMP

maywell be receiving leers from the opposing

se rs.

If you are campaigning for something, include

reasons why this would be benecial to the

constuency and/or the country as a whole. If

youare campaigningagainst something,oeran

alternavesoluonif you haveone, ora reason

whysomethingisunnecessary.

Dontwasteyour mewith negavityor geng

angry. If you come across as an unreasonable

person,thenyouremovethesinglemostimportant

res fr e se . p r

acrossrmlyandforcefully,butdontberudeand,

nomaerhowbaditgets,savetheswearingfor

we ge se.

Thinkabitaboutstyleandpresentaon-howdo

you want to come across? Consider things like

whether a handwrienor typed note would be

moreeecve-areyoutryingtobeformal,orto

make more of a personal connecon? Headed

notepaper,orhandmadecard?Wouldaphotoor

newspaperclippingstrengthenyourcase?

Tomakelifealilesimpler,attheendofthispack

youllndatemplaterstleertoyourMPthat

explainsexactlywhatAdoptanMPisandthatyou

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Follow-up acons

Remember tobeagood schmoozer,even ifyou

gree everg. ts s b bga relaonship and trust that can develop over

me!IfyoumanagedtomeetyourMP,sendhim

fre e g w reer f

w e s e w . if rse

sendthemanyfurtherinformaon,nowsyoure

chance.

Sr r ws

IfyouhearbackfromyourMPinwring,wedlove

tohearaboutit!

Ablogarcle,anywrite-upsornotesaerameeng

w r mp re gre . B brgg geer

thissortofinformaonfromconstuenciesacross

thecountry,wecanbuildupapictureofdierent

MPsthink,andhowacvetheyareandthatgives

s re wer geer.

Meeng your MP

Asaconstuent,youhavetherighttorequesta

meengwithyourMP.YouwillneedtobookthiswithhisconstuencyorParliamentarysecretary.

YourMPprobablyholdsweeklysurgerieslocallyon

Friday,butcanmeetyouattheHouseofCommons

atothermes.

If you are successful in getting a

meeting, you should:

Use the Internet to search for informaonon

yourMP. What are their polical interests and

priories?Whataretheirpartyspolicies?Where

does he stand on climate change and green

eerg?

Think throughwhat youwant to cover in the

meeng. He will ask you quesons, so make

sure you know enough that you come across

sse fre. y w e

reportorleaettohelpgetyourpointacross-over

the course of the year, the UKYCC will produce

briengsyoukeepyousuppliedwiththelatestinfo

rges.

Developthreemainpointsthatyouwanttomake,

and hammer them home- dont overcomplicate

thingsorgivethemroomtofobyouo.

kw w w s res f e

meeng.

On a practical level!

Makesureyoureonme

Berealiscabouthowmuchyoucancover.

UsethemewiselyifyourMPfeelsitwasa

wasteofme,youmightsuddenlynditdicult

toarrangeameenginfuture!


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Whenitcomestointeracngwiththoseinpower

itisohsoeasytofocusonpolicyandissuesand

frge e ers re g s ee

ahumantoo!

B s s r we frge

eer.

Becauseinfactoneofthejoysofbeingyoungis

thatwearefulloflife,emoonsandpassion.Why

shouldwelosethatjustbecauseweareintheknow

andtalkingaboutpolicy?Andwhyshouldwethink

thatMPsarenotfullofpassionandemoontoo?

(eveniftheydontactlikeitmostoftheme!)

S w ve e r mp re e e

afriend,talktothemasyouwouldafriend,telle w fee s e w e fee.

We once stumped Ed Milliband by asking him

howhefelt,ratherthanwhathethoughtand it

denitelycaughthimout!Wealsorappedathim

too,butthatsanotherstory...

Weinteractsomuchbeerwitheachotherona

personalandemoonal level andpolicians are

nodierent.AndanywayyourenotanMP,youre

ayoungperson,soactlikeit.

Sonextmeyoudontknowwhattosaytoyour

MP takeaminute tothinkabouthow you feel,

e e e see w e s. te

e s .

if we bre w e brrers re g

to know each other it would be a lot easier to

understandeachother.WhenyouandyourMP

seeeachotherashumansitwillbealotharder

fr e e ee e e

excuses!

We re eg er ee w re

upto,bethatinblogs,interviews,orjusttalking

aboutyourMP,dontforgetthatthestoriesthat

ee e bes re e eres es (s

why were all addicted to Heat Magazine!). So

gve s e. We w er e se

ofthe story,not just the policy.Tell ushowyou

feltmeengyourMPfortherstme,wereyou

nervous,didtheyseeminterested,whatweretheywearing,didtheytreatyouasanequal?

or e qe seg s we re g

andthisinitsverynaturemeanswehavealicense

toactlikeit!YourMPneedstoknowyouareclued

up,informedandserious,butthatdoesnotmean

youcantjoke,laughandtreatthemlikeaperson.

y re sse b s w se

thoughhoweveryouact.

le r se rg w ever ers

youtalkto,believeuswhenwetellyouitsgotus

far!

Aer all in this amazing future we are creang

were g eres gg be f f

laughtersowhyshouldntweactlikeitnow!


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Intodaysworldweallhavetheopportunitytogetourthoughts,feelingsandexperiencesouttherefor

otherstoread.Blogsallowusthespacetowriteandpublishwhatwewanttosay,withoutbeingedited

b e ese.

ButwhetheryouarebloggingfortheGuardian,onyourownpageorforushereatUKYCCtheaimisto

writesomethingthatpeopleread,takenoceof,andifneededacton.Togetthemtodothatyouneed

tomakesureyourewringandpresenngyourblogsinawaythatisappealingtopeople,inawaythat

makesthemrememberwhatyouvesaid,notclicktoanotherpagehalfwaythroughreading.

With that in mind here are our 5 top tips for writing a blog:

1.500 words is PERFECT.anywherebetween5001000isok,anythingover1000everyone

hasstoppedreading.(yesweknow,thisisthemostbrokenruleofblogging!Butbelieveusanditwillsave

youalotofwastedmeandeort.)

2. Break it up. Blogsaremeanttobereadquickly,bigblocksoftextputpeopleo,writeconciselyanduseshortparagraphsformaximumeect

3. Always include a picture.Wereallsmallchildrenatheartanditsreallytrueapicture

saysathousandwords.Evenifthepictureisntcompletelyrelevantithelpstomakeyourbloglookmore

interesng!

4. Find your own style.Yourenotwringforapapersoitsperfectlyoktowriteasyouwouldspeak,thebestblogsaretheoneswhereyoucanrecognisethestyleofthebloggerandfeellikeyouknow

e.

5. Be personal, tell your story. if ee w e ews e re ewser. a bg s

anopportunityforyoutotellthestoryfromyourpointofviewinyourwords,includepersonalreecons,

anecdotesandanythingelseyouwanttohelpyouconnectwiththereader.


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Frustration, free food and a

fortunate meeting!

Soitturnsoutthistrackingmalarkeyisactually

rer es

Gotoocialrecepon,getinqueueforadrink,

meet lead negoator! (w i ever f

thisbeforeImBrish,shesBrishwhereelse

wouldwemeetbuttheboozequeue!)

ActuallyIjest,becauseIalwaysgototheocial

recepons(freefoodanddrinkingenerallyoneof

theswankiestbuildingsinthecitywhowouldnt

go?),andIgenerallyneverseeJan.

B s g se ws ere. mbe se s

neededtorelaxabit,becauseitseemsitsnotjust me whos frustrated with how things are

gg re.

WehadachataswewaitedforourdrinksandI

think Janmay bequite frustratedtoo. Shewas

quicktotellmethatsrd dd g w.

yeser the Africa group walked out of the

discussionsontheKyotoProtocol. te s e

wouldnottakepartinanygroupsordiscussionsaround the KP, which basically translates to

discussions around emissions reducons, unl

Annex 1 (most developed countries) upped

their numbers. Specically they were referring

e bers fr er (2020) ess

reducons.

So now all these negoaons have been

suspendedunltheissueisresolvedandAfrican

countriesbroughtbackintothenegoaons.

This means in the last 4 days of negoaons

beforeCopenhagenonewholehalfofthisprocess

isnottakingplace!

Thatsnotreallygoodforanyone,asweobviously

needtomoveforwardonthisasquicklyaswe

can.ButtheAfricagroupobviouslythoughtthey

er w f g e w

wehaveonthetableisjustnotgoodenough.

te re bvs frsre .

AllisnotassimpleasitseemsandImslltryingto

getmyheadroundthecomplexiesofwhatthis

es were we g w. B sees we

havequiteasituaononourhands.Asituaon

thatallthenegoatorsarehavingtodealwith.

Itseemsthefrustraonisbuildingallround,not

justintheacvists.

EverymeImeetJanIrealisewehavemorein

commonthanIcouldeverhaveimagined.

Whatweallknowthough,isnotgenganywhereisdenatelynottheanswer

Letshopewecanallchannelthisfrustraoninto

somethingconstrucveoverthenextfewdays!

Orwellallbeintheboozequeuecome

Copenhagen!

Our very own Anna Collinswas the tracker for AdoptaNegoator where she

adopted, followed and befriended Jan, the theUKs leadnegoator attheUN

Climatechangeconferenceslastyear.HeresisoneofAnnasrstblogsaboutthemesherstmetJan...


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Tryingtoputallthisinformaonintooneshortleermightbeabitofachallenge!Hereisatemplateleerthat

youcanusetosendtoyourMP.YoucanndyourMPslocalconstuencyoceaddressonlineorsenditto:

Name of MP

House of Commons

London SW1A 0AA

a e wrs reneedchangingsothatitsrelevanttoyouandyourMP,butdofeelfreetowriteyour

ownleerinstead!Thisisjusttogiveyouanideaofwhatyoumightliketosaytorstintroduceyourself

andtheAdoptanMPproject.

Dr MrsJackson,

m sAlex d i wd gr bgelected/re-electedin the General Elecon.

It was a very excing me in Brish polics and was really engaged so many people from across the UK

that were never involved before.

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change. In the year 2050 I will be 61 ers and will be alive to see the major impact our daily acons

and the way we produce energy are having on the world.

That is why I have joined the UK Youth Climate Coalions Adopt an MP project. And I would like to

adopt you! This project is about young people from every constuency in the UK adopng their local

MP and building a relaonship with them to over come the challenges we face together.

For me, climate change isnt just about polar bears and the melng ice caps, but about local things like

green jobs, public transport and heang bills and naonal issues such as the way we produce energy

and being reliant on foreign oil. I really believe that we have an opportunity to change what we do for

the beer.

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project and how Id like to work with you on the issue of climate change and energy.

i s d mP srgrs Fr rgs, wd b vb June 11th fr

meeng?

I looked forward to meeng and adopng you!

m s,

JoeBloggs

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