Libertarian Activism: Strategy and Tactics

The tips, tactics, strategies, and case studies found here may give you ideas for individual or group activism, and grew from the series known as Tom's Tips.

Issue Activism

• Debating
• Email action alerts
• Gift ideas
• Letter-writing campaigns
• Letters to the editor
• Lobbying vs. officeholding
• Outreach to corporate VIPs
• Radio interviews
• Ten things high school libertarians can do
• Libertarian radio personalities

Party Activism

• Bumperstickers
• C-SPAN coverage of your event
• College Libertarian Activism
• County LP improvements
• Fundraising
• Media kits and cultivating journalists
• Newsletter Ideas
• Nolan booth procedures
• Organizers --- Recruiting & Training
• Outreach to High Schools
• Primaries vs. Conventions
• Phone service for LP groups
• Selling the LP
• Speech: What is the LP?
• Spokespersons
• Supper clubs
• Survey your prospects
• Case study: Libertarian Party of Colorado's infrastructure
• Case study: San Diego Libertarian Party's membership building

Campaign Activism

• Campaign management
• Industry publicity for candidates
• Catalog of manuals
• Signature collecting for ballot access
• Signs: do-it-yourself instructions
• Television advertising myths
• Case study: Gun rights activists in California
• Case study: Campaign planning timeline

Resources

• Quotes