Emergency Kavanaugh protests

[rydra_wong]

https://twitter.com/annagalland/status/1045501207136149504

Massive response. 1000s of ppl in hours & growing.

PROTEST at LOCAL SENATE OFFICES @ NOON local time Friday.

Find offices: https://www.contactingcongress.org

Bring your own sign w/msgs like #BelieveSurvivors & #WithdrawKavanaugh.

Share photos.

Wear black.

ETA: if you want more ammunition to call your Senators with, the American Bar Association is calling for the confirmation process to be halted until the FBI completes an investigation of the sexual assault allegations: https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1045520480889901056

Comments

[alexseanchai]

eeeep

(I can go! I actually can! assuming my phone interview is not two hours long. dare I? exit pursued by anxietybear...)

[rydra_wong]

*supportive non-pressuring encouragement*

We can only do what we can do.

One strategy that's sometimes useful for me with protests is "Go but accept I may have to leave after a few minutes and that's okay."

[minoanmiss]

What's something one could do if one has a senator who's on the side of justice? Hold up signs saying "My senator opposes his confirmation and all of them should"? I'm actually being nothing but sincere (lest this sounds snarky) -- I am fortunate in my senators, and other than monthly emails of "Thank you for standing up to this month's awfulnesses" I'm not sure how to support their stances which I agree with.

[rydra_wong]

This is a good question, to which I don't know the answer, but maybe someone else will chip in!

Hold up signs saying "My senator opposes his confirmation and all of them should"?

I don't see why not (assuming you have the spoons to do that). I mean, it might or might not be the best use of energy, but it doesn't seem like a bad thing to do!

Maybe there'd be shorter slogans possible, like "Thank You Senator [X] For Saying No To Kavanaugh"?

other than monthly emails of "Thank you for standing up to this month's awfulnesses" I'm not sure how to support their stances which I agree with.

I've heard the suggestion of sending nice paper cards/postcards, as maybe more memorable than e-mails.

And if they're up for re-election and/or in a competitive race, you could find out about volunteering or donating, if that's a possible thing for you.