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From the raid on Michael Cohen's office and the horrific gas attack in Syria, to Comey's book and the chaotic and incompetent response to events in Syria -- by way of possibly declaring war via Twitter -- it's been another barely believable week….

There's not been much new stuff in the comm this week, but there are a lot of ongoing actions if you're looking for something to work on. Also, a reminder, that we have a post for Planning Ahead in Case of Mueller Firing.

New Actions

Racial Justice Toolkit (see comments for a shorter link)
Action: SNAP benefits -- the comment period is closed, but you may still want to contact your reps about this to help move it up their agendas.

Information

A new voting rights surge?

Ongoing Actions

Call your Reps about the Census
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 [personal profile] redbird, who is our tag guru. Both [personal profile] 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 #19803 The Week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8


This Week, I...

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called my one senator
2 (25.0%)

called my other senator
2 (25.0%)

called my representative
2 (25.0%)

called my governor
1 (12.5%)

called my state reps
2 (25.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (25.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (37.5%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (12.5%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (12.5%)

took care of myself
3 (37.5%)

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

did something else
2 (25.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (12.5%)


Date: 2018-04-15 09:26 am (UTC)
gingicat: deep purple lilacs, some buds, some open (Default)
From: [personal profile] gingicat
Is it fair to say “donated to a cause” if it’s a recurring monthly donation?

Date: 2018-04-16 04:22 pm (UTC)
cadenzamuse: Cross-legged girl literally drawing the world around her into being (Default)
From: [personal profile] cadenzamuse
I went to League of Women Voters statehouse day. My state reps cancelled on seeing me, but I learned a lot about local league stuff, including one of my pet causes, which is the intersection of voting rights and prison reform.

Also, committed to volunteering at the local league city commissioner candidates night tomorrow, and to tabling at early voting for the anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative. It's been a busy week!

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