Weekly Check In April 1

[tanaqui]

This week saw yet another effort to ensure marginalised people and communities are further marginalised and under-served, with proposals for the census to include a question on citizenship. Civil rights groups believe the move could sabotage the entire census, so it's time to contact your reps again!

In the comm, we've had our last check-in for elucidate_this's great idea for Giving up on Giving Up for Lent. Thanks to nanila for making the posts and for the members who've inspired us by sharing what they're doing. And just because Lent is now over doesn't mean you have to stop trying to find small ways to make a difference!

New Actions

Call your Reps about the Census

Information

Link roundup from snickfic
Link roundup from snickfic

Ongoing Actions

Protect the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Call your senators
Planning Ahead in Case of Mueller Firing
Information and organizing to end police violence
Make a difference in the 2018 Midterms - organization organizing for all levels of elections
District funds for the mid-terms
Support progressive Congressional candidates in competitive rural districts
Information on State Primary Dates and list of pro-NRA Republicans who are vulnerable

Housekeeping (the usual stuff)
Reminder that we now have a Friending Meme and a (locked) post where you can connect with others with live in the same area. We hope you find both of these posts useful!

We also 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.

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #19739 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

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called my one senator
3 (50.0%)

called my other senator
3 (50.0%)

called my representative
3 (50.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
1 (16.7%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
4 (66.7%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
2 (33.3%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (16.7%)

participated in phone/online training
1 (16.7%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
2 (33.3%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
0 (0.0%)

did something else
1 (16.7%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (16.7%)