This week, Navalny People’s Headquarters opened in several Russian cities at once. Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions, in the style of Meduza’s explainer cards:
A People’s Headquarters is the same as a regular campaign office (one of the 77), except that everything here is based on self-organization. We do not appoint a coordinator, we do not pay salaries, and our volunteers find office space on their own. A People’s Headquarters is an initiative launched by local residents in smaller towns.
Yes. There are 1,112 cities in Russia, and our resources—that is, your donations—are enough for 77 of them. We were pretty upset when we realized how many cities we would not be able to reach with campaign outreach, but people themselves started writing to us and offering to open a headquarters in their city on a volunteer basis.
What we need from you is to find a space for the headquarters and a person willing to work for the campaign for free for several hours a day. If you can do that, we will add your headquarters to the map and send you campaign materials. But a warning right away: even though all the work is voluntary, it still has to be approached responsibly—our standards for People’s Headquarters are just as high as for all the others.
Yes. Olga Guseva, the coordinator of the People’s Headquarters, is already literally flooded with applications, but if you also want to open a People’s Headquarters in your city, write to her.
You can read more about the People’s Headquarters in Volkov’s post.
You can also watch our new video:
