#InThisTogetherMFIP
GOAL: We need to use existing federal TANF money to send a one-time $500 emergency MFIP payment to families with children.
Favoriting, retweeting, and posting the prepared tweets for the full half-hour
Using LAWMAKER in our tweets
Directing our followers to click on a specific link in every tweet (This blog found here: https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p)
DETAILS:
What: Twitterstorm to build momentum around
When: Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Time: 11am – 11:30am
Where: Twitter — @MNHomelessCo
TARGETS:
- Senate
Senator Gazelka Twitter handle: @PaulGazelka
Senator Pratt Twitter handle: @EricPrattMN - House
Rep. Daudt Twitter — @KDaudt
Rep. Hortman Twitter — @MelissaHortman
Rep. Winkler Twitter — @_RyanWinkler
Hashtags/Tags: #InThisTogetherMFIP; #mnleg
WHAT IS A TWITTERSTORM?
A Twitterstorm is simply a short period of time during which advocates join together to send a high volume of tweets on a specific topic. We will prepare sample tweets for you (found below) and you can copy and paste them throughout the hour, or schedule your tweets in advance. You can also create your own tweets, just remember to use the hashtags below so that all of our tweets can be grouped together! Please retweet and “favorite” tweets as they are sent out, even if they are tweets you’ve posted already!
4/8 SAMPLE TWEETS:
- COVID is hurting everyone, and we cannot leave behind parents who participate in MFIP. Pls use EXISTING federal TANF money to send a one-time $500 emergency MFIP payment to families with children. #InThisTogether #mnleg @EricPrattMN @PaulGazelka https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
- Parents accessing MFIP are working people. We are in this together. Pls send a one-time $500 emergency MFIP payment to families with children. #InThisTogether #mnleg @KDaudt @MelissaHortman @_RyanWinkler https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
- We have existing federal TANF dollars to send one-time $500 emergency payments to families. We are in this together. #InThisTogether #mnleg @KDaudt @MelissaHortman @_RyanWinkler https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
- Not every working parent will be eligible for unemployment insurance. Please don’t leave anyone behind. Minnesota has federal funds to send one-time $500 emergency payments to families. #InThisTogetherMFIP #mnleg @KDaudt @MelissaHortman @_RyanWinkler https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
- #Mnleg — please hit “send” on federal TANF funds to low-income working families accessing MFIP. A one-time $500 emergency payment could be a lifeline. #InThisTogether #mnleg @EricPrattMN @PaulGazelka
- 55,000 children in the MN Family Investment Program were surviving below the federal poverty level before COVID-19. We can’t ask them to survive on even less. Pls consider a 1-time $500 emergency payment w/ federal TANF funds. #mnleg #InThisTogetherMFIP @EricPrattMN @PaulGazelka
- DHS/DEED data show that parents accessing MFIP lost work in hotel/restaurant, retail, and temp work but are often ineligible for unemployment insurance. And they won’t be eligible now. #InThisTogetherMFIP #mnleg @KDaudt @MelissaHortman @_RyanWinkler
- Please don’t forget about children accessing the Minnesota Family Investment Program. A one-time $500 emergency payment for families unable to access unemployment is badly needed. #InThisTogetherMFIP #mnleg @EricPrattMN @PaulGazelka https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
- Nobody left behind. Pass the one-time $500 emergency payment to families accessing MFIP. #mnleg #InThisTogetherMFIP @KDaudt @MelissaHortman @_RyanWinkler https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
- Pls pass the one-time $500 emergency payment to families accessing MFIP. We are #InThisTogetherMFIP now more than ever. #mnleg @KDaudt @MelissaHortman @_RyanWinkler https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p
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