Getting Involved Locally

• Introduce yourself to your neighbors of all faiths, races and ethnicities.
• Join your children’s school Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and other organizations.
• Donate well-written books or audio cassettes about Islam to your local public and school libraries.
• Make sure that you are registered to vote in local, state and national elections.
• Join or start a local CAIR chapter.
• Attend school board meetings and city council meetings. Check newspaper calendars for dates and times.
• Put together a Ramadan or Hajj display at a local school or library.
• Submit an opinion piece to your newspaper about an issue of local importance.
• Invite local community leaders and public to a mosque open house. (Contact CAIR for tips).
• Host civic events for the public such as blood drives and health fairs at your local mosque.
• Get yourself and your mosque involved in local issues affecting all Americans.
• Schedule local and national officials to speak about community issues at your local mosques. (Congressperson, police chief, mayor, city council members, etc.)