I can say I DEFINITELY worked in solidarity in my own community this week, as a LOT of us (I haven't seen reliably-sourced numbers but it looks like well over 100,000) did and are doing in the UK.
I went on one of the London protest marches, and can recommend to US folks that you scroll through the hashtags and enjoy the signs (and the Angry Trump Baby blimp) -- there are some gems, and I hope it's morale-boosting for you to know that we are shouting in angry solidarity and support.
Twitter hashtags seem to include #TrumpUKVisit, #TrumpProtest, #TrumpProtests, #BringTheNoise, and #ScotlandAgainstTrump .
I would obviously advise focusing your donations on voter registration and abortion funds and strategic litigation and so forth, but if you happen to have spare [small amount of currency] left over which it would be morale-boosting to spend on sheer gleeful spite, this seems like as good a cause as any.
Especially since we now know that a) news photographers love Trump Baby, and b) it genuinely gets under Trump's skin.
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Date: 2018-07-15 09:13 am (UTC)I went on one of the London protest marches, and can recommend to US folks that you scroll through the hashtags and enjoy the signs (and the Angry Trump Baby blimp) -- there are some gems, and I hope it's morale-boosting for you to know that we are shouting in angry solidarity and support.
Twitter hashtags seem to include #TrumpUKVisit, #TrumpProtest, #TrumpProtests, #BringTheNoise, and #ScotlandAgainstTrump .
A few random links to get you started:
https://twitter.com/HillaryPix/status/1017776984124882945
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpbtVUtk32k
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b5747fc8ada65df35dad55b3d0264f08345c739a/0_59_3500_2101/master/3500.jpg?w=620&q=20&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&dpr=2&s=dd3ce7b975e36d07940f1959706aacc8 -- Trump Baby aloft over Parliament Square
https://www.thedailybeast.com/feed-him-to-the-corgis-tens-of-thousands-of-brits-protest-trump
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-funniest-and-most-british-anti-trump-signs-at-the-carnival-of-resistance_uk_5b4899bde4b022fdcc587e14
Some of the drag contingent -- I saw them, they were so awesome, look at the BLACK LIVES MATTER running through the pattern in their clothes:
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/07/13/17/drag-trump-protest.jpg
http://www.epa.eu/politics-photos/citizens-initiative-recall-photos/drag-against-trump-protest-in-london-photos-54487777
The legendary Southall Black Sisters had a gorgeous banner:
https://twitter.com/SBSisters/status/1017706543612088320
https://twitter.com/DebatINQUEST/status/1017777158050152449
Some fine use of language:
https://twitter.com/flair4thevisual/status/1017819645200478208/photo/1
https://twitter.com/iamdrewtnyc/status/1017776928219164672
THE MEMES ARE COMING:
https://twitter.com/07lycg/status/1017894607542243329
Sadly, I have not seen a photo of my favourite sign, which read: "Spoiler: this visit doesn't look good in the history books."
Naturally, the Trump Baby blimp has its own Twitter account:
And is continuing to crowdfund so it can follow Trump round the world: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/trump-baby
I would obviously advise focusing your donations on voter registration and abortion funds and strategic litigation and so forth, but if you happen to have spare [small amount of currency] left over which it would be morale-boosting to spend on sheer gleeful spite, this seems like as good a cause as any.
Especially since we now know that a) news photographers love Trump Baby, and b) it genuinely gets under Trump's skin.