Check In 26 May

[tanaqui]

It's been a while since our last check in. I've been traveling, with limited internet access, so I'm not sure I've caught up on everything that happened while I was offline. But enough to know that Trump, Pence and their minions continue to be despicable.

Thanks to everyone who's been posting action items and links! Here's a reminder of what's been happening in the comm since our last check in:

Support The No Ban Act
National Nurses United Medicare For All Tools
Signal Boost: Captain Awkward On Activism In These Stressful Times
Two Worthwhile Newsletters For Local Action
Trump Baby Will Fly Again -- For A Price
Submit A Public Comment On The New Rule Discriminating Against Trans People

So, what have you all been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week?

Poll #22086 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

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This week, I...

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called my one senator
2 (33.3%)

called my other senator
2 (33.3%)

called my representative
1 (16.7%)

called my governor
1 (16.7%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
3 (50.0%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
2 (33.3%)

attended an in-person activist group
1 (16.7%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
1 (16.7%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
3 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (16.7%)

did something else
2 (33.3%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (16.7%)

Comments

[notasupervillain]

I've been using this community for a while as motivation, but I'm in the UK.
1. Can I keep filling out the questionnaire?
2. Do you know of any communities for UK activism or other types of activism? I'd like to share some actions for climate activism in the UK but I'm not sure where to put them. I thought I'd ask for advice.

[tanaqui]

I'm glad you find the community motivating!

1) Please do keep filling out the questionnaire :-) We have several other non-US members who fill it out, and it's really just another tool to motivate people -- because it's fun to tick boxes and get a sense of achievement. (Don't worry, we're not running complex statistics in the background that you'll mess up!)

2) I'm not aware of any communities for UK activism, but that sounds like a good question for me to put to the members in a top-level post (not just for the UK but other countries, too), as they may not see it in the comments here.

Are you interested in just Dreamwidth comms or would you like to know about places on other social media platforms as well?