In light of recent events, I have created this Python script to send emails (using the template from nomoreracistcops.github.io) to a list of 159 elected US officials.

The script sends a unique message to each lawmaker by varying sentence structures and switching out nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives with synonyms.

This script only works for gmail accounts.

tl;dr to use the script, run python3 send.py or ./send.py in a terminal.

For a step-by-step walkthrough, see below. Please report bugs to alandgton@gmail.com!

NOTE: there is a per-minute limit on SMTP messages sent via google's servers. to appease our corporate overlords, i've decreased the speed of our operations.

TODO List:

• Setup Google OAuth2 so activism-mail-bot can use the gmail API instead of using SMTP.
• Accept JSON input from a front-end service to make activism-mail-bot more accessible. Checkout la-mailer repo.

• Install python3

• git clone https://github.com/alandgton/activism-mail-bot.git

• cd activism-mail-bot/

• Mac Users: you'll need to install certificates for SSL to work

  • ⌘ + space, search for Install Certificates.command
  • double-click the resulting file
  • Read more here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52805115/certificate-verify-failed-unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate

• Turn Allow less secure apps to ON for your gmail account.

  • Be aware that this makes it easier for others to gain access to your account.
  • After running the script, you should switch this back OFF.

• Run python3 send.py

  • If you want to use the ./send.py command, be sure to run chmod +x send.py beforehand
  • Enter your full name
  • Enter your gmail
  • Enter your gmail password (i'm not logging this anywhere or anything, feel free to look at my code if you're paranoid)
  • Enter the subject (title) of your emails. You can leave this blank if you want mailbot to randomly generate titles for you.

• At the time of writing, this bot sends uniquely generated emails to 159 elected officials across the nation!

  • Please add more recipients! Create a PR or let me know if you would like to add to the default list
  • thank you for your time, we did some good work :^)
  • activism++
  • Please remember to switch Allow less secure apps to OFF.

This is a critical time for the rights and freedoms that we cherish as American citizens. Check out this compilation of activism resources and notes (credit: Jemma Kwak)!

Listed below are organizations gladly accepting donations and petitions to sign.

• Organizations:
  • List of Bail Funds
  • Reclaim the Block
  • Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
  • Black Visions Collective
  • Minnesota Freedom Fund
  • Campaign Zero
  • National Bail Out
• Petitions
  • Justice for George Floyd (1)
  • Justice for George Floyd (2)
  • Justice for Breonna Taylor
  • Justice for Tony McDade
  • #DefundThePolice