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Political change with pen and paper

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Omar Ahmad |

TED2010

• February 2010

Want your local politician to pay attention to an issue you care about? Send a monthly handwritten letter, says former mayor Omar Ahmad -- it's more effective than email, phone, or even writing a check. He shares four steps to writing a letter that works.

Want your local politician to pay attention to an issue you care about? Send a monthly handwritten letter, says former mayor Omar Ahmad -- it's more effective than email, phone, or even writing a check. He shares four steps to writing a letter that works.

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About the speaker

Omar Ahmad

Technologist, city councilman

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An internet infrastructure maven and activist, Omar Ahmad was the mayor of San Carlos, California.

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