Weekly Check In July 1

[tanaqui]

The focus this week has again been on immigration and family separation, with rallies across the country. If you were able to attend a rally and would like to talk about your experiences in the comments, we'd love to hear about them.

The conversation widened to cover the Muslim Ban, which was upheld in the Supreme Court -- just one of several 5-4 decisions in the last few weeks that have also rolled back rights for many Americans. Which was all topped off by the news that Justice Kennedy is resigning, giving the Orange Menace another Supreme Court pick. SCOTUSblog has a round up of coverage of the main events involving the court in the last week, if you want to dig a little deeper into the cases and the implication's of Kennedy's decision.

What's next? It's been quiet in the comm, but we still have lots of ongoing actions relating to these issues and to the vital mid-term elections.

Ongoing Actions -- Immigration

Family Separation
RAICES fundraiser on Facebook (This post also includes a link to a Google Doc where you'll find lots more resources and ideas for action if you scroll down.)
#Families Belong Together Recess Toolkit

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

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.

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 #20165 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

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called my one senator
3 (27.3%)

called my other senator
3 (27.3%)

called my representative
2 (18.2%)

called my governor
2 (18.2%)

called my state reps
1 (9.1%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
4 (36.4%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
4 (36.4%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
8 (72.7%)

signed up for alerts
2 (18.2%)

took care of myself
2 (18.2%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (18.2%)

did something else
1 (9.1%)

committed to action in the coming week
0 (0.0%)