Weekly Check In Dec 4

[tassosss]

Check-in time. It’s been a little slow again, and I’ve been sick so I’ve not been online much the past couple days. How’s everyone doing?

 

Three easy things you can do from your computer that take 2 minutes
1. Support #NoDAPL efforts, asking the Army Corps of Engineers not to shut down the water protectors
2. Decide if you want to participate in the Million Woman March on January 21 (planning, obvs, will take more than 2 minutes)
3.Look up and decide if you want to join your local Democratic Party 

 

Two easy things that you can do from your computer that require money
1. Donate to an organization that’s gonna need the money in the new administration. Check out comments for additional organizations. You can set up monthly donations if you have the funds.
2. Donate to #NoDAPL efforts

 

One challenge-but-you-can-do-it thing you can do with your phone
1. Call your representatives and express your opinion on:
a. Declassifying Russian involvement in the election
b. the Presidential Accountability Act introduced by Congresswoman Katherine Clark
c. the No Religious Registry Act introduced by Congresswoman Suzan DelBene.
d. the Sanctuary Movement


Let us know how it’s going! Even if you haven’t done anything yet, we want to hear from you. We’re also happy to take feedback on the comm to make it smoother. We’re figuring things out as we go.

Comments

[tanaqui]

Regarding #NoDAPL, my understanding is that the Army Corps of Engineers has postponed a decision on granting permission to build a particular section of the pipeline along a particular route until an Environmental Impact Statement has been carried out. (Which I suspect is one of the many known ways in which the developers have failed to comply with necessary regulations.)

So pipeline construction has been delayed but not necessarily halted altogether -- although as the whole enterprise seems to be on shaky financial ground, delaying it sufficiently may be enough to kill it.

However, I believe the action to close down the Oceti Sakowin encampment and prevent people joining other camps and so on are still scheduled to go ahead, so still need to be protested.

The Army Corps of Engineers Statement is at:
https://www.army.mil/article/179095/army_will_not_grant_easement_for_dakota_access_pipeline_crossing

And good for you on attempting to educate people you know - that's maybe the hardest work of all!