Weekly Check In August 13
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thisfinecrewIt's been a pretty quiet week in the comm (wish we could say the same for the blabbermouth Minority President…), but I'm sure you've all been busy with your acts of resistance!
One bit of news is that our tag gururedbird is going to have limited internet time for the next week or so. That means it may take a bit longer than the usual super-speedy service for your posts to be tagged and new tags added. (Remember: you can always add existing tags to your posts yourselves.)
Housekeeping (the usual stuff)
Reminder that we have a suggestion post if there’s a topic that you’d like to see discussed but would like to ask the mods to look into. This can be anything from general information, or a how-to-do-a-thing, or something you may want to discuss as a community. Folks are welcome to post directly to the comm as always, but if you’re not comfortable/don’t have spoons, we can help too.
As we don't always get the time to pull things out of the suggestions post into their own separate posts, it may be worth checking every week (or tracking the post) to see if there's any new information you're interested in.
Also if you need help with tags, PMredbird, who is our tag guru. Both tassosss and I are very grateful for the help.
Ongoing actions and activities
Solidarity with Charlottesville - find or plan a community event to show you're standing with the people in Charlottesville who put themselves at risk to fight against white supremacy.
Find every election you're eligible to vote in with the EveryElection app
Town Halls: Congress is in recess, so find out when (if!) your representatives are holding town halls at Town Hall Project
Recess toolkits from MoveOn.org and Indivisible (check the comments)
So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?
One bit of news is that our tag guru
redbird is going to have limited internet time for the next week or so. That means it may take a bit longer than the usual super-speedy service for your posts to be tagged and new tags added. (Remember: you can always add existing tags to your posts yourselves.)Housekeeping (the usual stuff)
Reminder that we have a suggestion post if there’s a topic that you’d like to see discussed but would like to ask the mods to look into. This can be anything from general information, or a how-to-do-a-thing, or something you may want to discuss as a community. Folks are welcome to post directly to the comm as always, but if you’re not comfortable/don’t have spoons, we can help too.
As we don't always get the time to pull things out of the suggestions post into their own separate posts, it may be worth checking every week (or tracking the post) to see if there's any new information you're interested in.
Also if you need help with tags, PM
redbird, who is our tag guru. Both tassosss and I are very grateful for the help.Ongoing actions and activities
Solidarity with Charlottesville - find or plan a community event to show you're standing with the people in Charlottesville who put themselves at risk to fight against white supremacy.
Find every election you're eligible to vote in with the EveryElection app
Town Halls: Congress is in recess, so find out when (if!) your representatives are holding town halls at Town Hall Project
Recess toolkits from MoveOn.org and Indivisible (check the comments)
So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?
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called my one senator
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called my other senator
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called my representative
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called my governor
1 (50.0%)
called my state reps
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sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
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attended a town hall
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donated money to a cause
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attended an in-person activist group
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went to a protest
2 (40.0%)
signed up for alerts
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took care of myself
2 (40.0%)
not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (20.0%)
did something else
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committed to action in the coming week
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Date: 2017-08-13 06:46 pm (UTC)I'm lucky enough to live in Oregon, so most of my phone calls have been Thank Yous and Please Keep Up the Good Fight messages.
Oregon Passes Work Scheduling Law (CNN): A new law requires large employers to give workers their schedule in writing at least a week ahead of time, and give them at least 10 hours off between shifts (or pay extra). This is going to make a HUGE difference in a lot of people's lives, especially for people who have to arrange child care, or fit medical appointments around work hours. It'l also give people a bit more certainty about their upcoming income.
I've also been bugging my relatives in Virginia about the Fairfax County School Board special election on August 29th (vote Democrat Karen Keys-Gamara!).