Thread by @propublica

1/ We know hate crimes and white supremacist violence are a problem in America.

Beyond thoughts and prayers, @DocumentHate wants to know what our elected officials think should be done.

Here’s how we plan on finding out — and how you can help.

2/ We want to find out what every member of Congress thinks about what's happening, and then press them to tell us what, if anything, should be done about this issue.

We aim to contact all 535 of them.

That’s why we’re making this a team effort. So...

3/ 📣 We’re calling on all local and national newsrooms 📣

Help us by reaching out to your legislators and reporting back to us on what they say.

We'll publish the responses we receive and give credit to the participating reporters.

4/ What’s more: we encourage *you* to publish the responses you get, like this from @wafb

wafb.com/2019/07/09/la-…

5/ Congress isn't in session in August, so the quicker you get started, the better. ⏰

Here are the questions to ask and a form where you can submit the legislators' responses:

propub.li/2YVTJZx

6/ For example, does anyone at @TexasTribune or @HoustonChron want to help us out in Texas?

How about @LATimes or @KQED in California?

@postandcourier in South Carolina?

Consider this a friendly challenge 😉

7/ And learn more about the @DocumentHate project and what we've reported so far here
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