Weekly Check In June 24

[tanaqui]

The focus this week has been on immigration and the separation of immigrant families. There are plenty of things you can do to oppose these vile policies (and the vile way they're being implemented) laid out in the posts below -- and don't forget to check the comments, too.

(Also, don't think for a moment that the Orange Menace's Executive Order really helps -- while it's obviously better that children aren't separated from their families, teaotter linked to one of many articles explaining why it's likely to create worse problems for asylum seekers and immigrants later.)

Current Actions -- Immigration

Family Separation
June 30: Rallies against Family Separation!
RAICES fundraiser on Facebook
Action: Protest June 30 for Families Belong Together
Coalition for Human Needs Quotes Washington Post: EO will end separation of children in detention
More Tripe from the Scum
#Families Belong Together Recess Toolkit

Ongoing Actions -- General

Call your Reps about the Census
Protect the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Call your senators
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.
Planning Ahead in Case of Mueller Firing
Information and organizing to end police violence
Racial Justice Toolkit (see comments for a shorter link)
Information on the Poor People's Campaign, an anti-poverty campaign.

Ongoing Actions -- Elections

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 #20135 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
4 (50.0%)

called my other senator
3 (37.5%)

called my representative
3 (37.5%)

called my governor
1 (12.5%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

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

attended a town hall
1 (12.5%)

donated money to a cause
5 (62.5%)

attended an in-person activist group
0 (0.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
2 (25.0%)

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
0 (0.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
3 (37.5%)

Comments

And further in terrifying news

[gingicat]

Laurie Garrett on Twitter: "Stop whatever you're doing and read the @WhiteHouse plan for complete reorganization of the entire federal government. I have tweeted some highlights, but honestly can't begin to capture the horror. Overall, it privatizes a lot, cuts, & consolidates power. https://t.co/P08kGi7dSh"


https://mobile.twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1010205853985792000

[via_ostiense]

I've been representing mothers and children in immigration family detention (aka babyjail) for years, and the EO is a trick. Yes, it's better that the government isn't kidnapping children and deporting their parents, but their position is now that keeping families together means keeping them together in prison while their asylum cases are pending. And immigration family detention facilities are mother-child only, so the government is continuing to rip apart fathers from their children, aunts from their nieces and nephews, and grandparents from their grandchildren (even if said adult is the child's caretaker). They've been doing this for years, since Obama restarted family detention with the Artesia prison in 2014.

[minoanmiss]

Thank you for this information. :/