WriteCast Episode 56: Writing for Social Change: Letters to Legislators

In this episode of the WriteCast podcast, Claire and Kacy sit down with Melissa Meghan, two Walden Writing Center instructors, to talk about how they work toward positive social change in their communities by writing to their local representatives. Claire and Kacy ask Melissa Meghan to share how this type of writing is similar and different to academic writing, the tools they use when writing for social change, and their experiences with the process. As a student working to create positive social change, we hope that this podcast episode helps you think about the ways in which your academic writing can develop into other forms of writing.

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Resources from this episode:

• Scholarly Voice
• Audience
• Using Evidence
• WriteCast episode #51: Using Evidence in Academic Writing
• Writing for Social Change webinar series
• Walden Writing Center Blog posts on writing for social change
• Social Change at the Writing Center
• Walden Writing Center weekly e-newsletter (e-mail writingsupport@waldenu.edu and ask to be added to the distribution list)

The Walden University Writing Center supports Walden University in its goal of providing a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change.

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