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<title>Get active with your local representatives!</title>
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<title>Get active during electoral campaigns</title>
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<p>As a Free Software supporter, you can spread the word among your political representatives. Here you can find some ways of get active, contributing to promoting the use of Free Software in public institutions</p>
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<p>As a Free Software supporter, you can spread the word among candidates running for elections. Here you can find some ways of getting active, and contributing to promote the use of Free Software in public administrations</p>
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<h2>Identify candidates</h2>
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<p>Identifying candidates is the first step to start the debate. Research political parties and their platforms, together with institutional websites. It is important that you identify the candidate(s) running for election in your area, as they represent you based on your residence, and have a more direct relation with their constituents. Then, you can look for local political events happening around your area. In the run-up to the elections, there will be round-table discussions, election booths and debates with candidates. Party websites often provide information about these events, along information about their candidates . Additionally, seek recommendations from local Free Software advocacy <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/">groups or communities</a>, as they might take part in or organise meetings related to the European elections.</p>
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<p>Identifying candidates is the first step to start the debate. Research political parties and their platforms, together with institutional websites. It is important that you identify the candidate(s) running for election in your area, as they represent you based on your residence, and have a more direct relation with their constituents. This is particularly important during national and European elections. Then, you can look for local political events happening around your area. In the run-up to the elections, there will be round-table discussions, election booths and debates with candidates. Party websites often provide information about these events, along information about their candidates . Additionally, seek recommendations from local Free Software advocacy <a href="https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/">groups or communities</a>, as they might take part in or organise meetings related to the European elections.</p>
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<h2>Approach Candidates</h2>
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<p>Once you have found the right event to take part in, you can kick off the conversation starting with the <a href="/freesoftware/">basics</a>. Ask candidates if they know what Free Software is and tell them why it is important for a democratic society. Free Software is also an important topic when it comes to Public Administrations: you can use the following three arguments to explain why:</p>
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<p>Once you have found the right event to take part in, you can kick off the conversation starting with the <a href="/freesoftware/">basics</a>. Ask candidates if they know what Free Software is and tell them why it is important for a democratic society. Free Software is also an important topic when it comes to public administrations: you can use the following three arguments to explain why:</p>
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<li>Free and Open Source Software is a modern public good that allows everybody to freely use, understand, share and improve applications we use on a daily basis.</li>
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<li>Free and Open Source Software licences provide safeguards against being locked in to services from specific companies that use restrictive licences to hinder competition.</li>
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