2023 Digital Day of Motion recap

The Planetary Society held our first Digital Day of Movement this week, and it was a clear success. Members and supporters from virtually every state inside the union took an entire of higher than 1,500 advocacy actions, serving to us push earlier our goal of 1,000 advocates writing Congress to help save the VERITAS mission to Venus.

The Digital Day of Movement was the first examine of a model new annual event: a day the place any member of The Planetary Society, anyplace, can advocate for home at a stage commensurate with their comfort and based mostly on their very personal schedule. We prepared an advocacy toolkit with detailed talking components, shareable pictures, and letters to Congress, and held our first digital “prep rally” in our on-line member neighborhoodthat features Society administration, employees, and specific science pals. Members joined from world huge to study to be easier advocates for home.

The digital event pairs with our in-person Day of Movementwhich returns to Washington, D.C. this September. From ideas we acquired all through our COVID-mandated digital Days of Movement beforehand few years, we found that plenty of our members face financial, logistical, or bodily challenges that cease them from touring. This new event is a method to supply environment friendly home advocacy decisions for these members, along with those who wish to be part of us in Washington, D.C.

Unbiased advocacy is no doubt some of the important actions we do proper right here, nonetheless it means nothing with out our devoted members who take the time to work together their representatives in assist of planetary exploration, planetary safety, and the search for all times. As a result of the Digital Day of Movement grows and we proceed our in-person work in Washington, D.C., we’ll proceed to advance home science and exploration.