From a Movie to a Movement

It's hard to watch Trouble the Water -- the Academy Award nominated documentary account of the Katrina debacle -- without feeling spurred to take action.

After watching the film, thousands of viewers went to troublethewaterfilm.com to send a message to their representatives in Washington demanding that Congress take action on the Gulf Coast. Over twenty thousand letters were sent.

And you know what? It worked.

Thanks in part to these letters and the voices of people across the nation, Congress introduced HR 2269 the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act. The legislation would create 100,000 "green" living wage jobs and training opportunities for Gulf Coast residents and displaced people to rebuild critical infrastructure, restore natural flood protection and increase energy efficiency.

This shows that when you mix inspiration (the film Trouble the Water) and the right tools (in this case Blue State Digital's Speakout tool) real change is possible.

The fight to repair the Gulf Coast is far from over and you can help. This bill still needs to pass Congress before it can start work helping those who desperately need it.

Write to your leaders in Washington today and ask them to support HR 2269.