We know that having real conversations with people in person and over the phone is a key way that we can have an impact in the upcoming election. People can feel disillusioned with politics, but they trust their peers and neighbours. Hosting calling parties are a great way for us to be able to talk to large numbers of people, in turn growing our movement of people who will show up and act for our planet.

We’re calling people in key electorates — places that are important for us to demonstrate that climate is a vote winner. We have a goal of making 52,000 phone calls right across Australia to ensure that this is the climate election. We want to show MPs and political parties they have to improve their policies to stop climate pollution if they want to win our votes.

This guide will provide all the information you need to have a great call party, including example invitations to get your mates along, a briefing script so you can tell people all they need to know before making calls and the support process we have in place to help you make the most of your call party. Good luck and happy reading!

You can download a printable version of this guide.

Let us know how you went

Phew! That was a huge effort, thanks so much for hosting a call party. There are just a few bits and pieces we need from you after your call party.

Let us know who came to your call party by uploading a photo or scanned copy of your sign in sheet so that we can thank them and give them more opportunities to get involved with ACF. It will also help us tell a powerful story of all the hundreds of people making phone calls nationally.

We would also love to see the best 2 or 3 photos from the night and any other feedback about how your event went. You can email community@acf.org.au or chat to us on Slack. We’ll also be in contact with you soon after your event to ask you what went well and what we can improve next time.

We know that having real conversations with people in person and over the phone is a key way that we can have an impact in the upcoming election. People can feel disillusioned with politics, but they trust their peers and neighbours. Hosting calling parties are a great way for us to be able to talk to large numbers of people, in turn growing our movement of people who will show up and act for our planet.

We’re calling people in key electorates — places that are important for us to demonstrate that climate is a vote winner. We have a goal of making 52,000 phone calls right across Australia to ensure that this is the climate election. We want to show MPs and political parties they have to improve their policies to stop climate pollution if they want to win our votes.

This guide will provide all the information you need to have a great call party, including example invitations to get your mates along, a briefing script so you can tell people all they need to know before making calls and the support process we have in place to help you make the most of your call party. Good luck and happy reading!

You can download a printable version of this guide.

Thank your volunteers

Send everyone who came along to your event a text or email saying thanks! They are doing their bit to build a powerful grassroots movement to make this election the climate election. Ideally, this will be done very soon after your event. If you’re super organised, you can have the email written before your event!

We know that having real conversations with people in person and over the phone is a key way that we can have an impact in the upcoming election. People can feel disillusioned with politics, but they trust their peers and neighbours. Hosting calling parties are a great way for us to be able to talk to large numbers of people, in turn growing our movement of people who will show up and act for our planet.

We’re calling people in key electorates — places that are important for us to demonstrate that climate is a vote winner. We have a goal of making 52,000 phone calls right across Australia to ensure that this is the climate election. We want to show MPs and political parties they have to improve their policies to stop climate pollution if they want to win our votes.

This guide will provide all the information you need to have a great call party, including example invitations to get your mates along, a briefing script so you can tell people all they need to know before making calls and the support process we have in place to help you make the most of your call party. Good luck and happy reading!

You can download a printable version of this guide.

Do it again!

We have an audacious goal to have 1 million conversations before the next federal election. Of those, we expect at least 50,000 to be phone calls. We know it’s ambitious, but it’s what we need to do to end digging up and burning coal and get Australia powered by 100% renewable energy. We would love for you to have more call parties to help us get there.