New Georgia Project -- online volunteer training on the 21st

[rydra_wong]

Via RomancingRunoff (who've now raised $85K, holy shit):

"Looking to get involved as an in-state or out-of-state volunteer? You'll want to join us for our training!"

https://twitter.com/NewGAProject/status/1327276911521886209
https://www.mobilize.us/thenewgeorgiaproject/event/363165/

Welcome to Making the World a Better Place

[tassosss]

It's November 2020 and Trump is a one-term president and Biden is President-elect.

This community was created to encourage political and social action in the U.S. during the last four years, a place of solidarity and information-sharing. While the United States has elected a Democratic president, the work is far from over. Trump was a symptom of much deeper problems in the Republican party and those won't go away once he's out of office.

Our community will continue its work, sharing links to information and actions you can take to support public policy that helps people rather than hurts them. We stand with Black Lives Matter, Native Americans, Immigrants, Minority populations, LGBTQA+, Women's groups, the Unemployed, the millions upon millions of people who need Universal Healthcare, and everyone else who needs social and political support to improve their lives. Absolutely no hate-speech will be tolerated.

We also value self-care. Worrying about each issue can be daunting and overwhelming. It's okay to take a step back when you need to, and also to prioritize one or two issues that are close to you over spreading yourself thin on everything and burning out. Change is a marathon and a relay both. 

Your mods are tassosss and tanaqui. Drop us a line via PM or on this post if you need anything.
We have a sister community thissterlingcrew  run by tanaqui  for taking political and social action in the UK.

What you can post to this community
1. Links to organizations, news articles, relevant posts elsewhere on the internet, etc. (mods will add tags/clean-up tags)
2. Links to action items and actions you are taking - called your representatives? great, maybe it'll inspire the next person to do the same
3. Celebration posts - let's take joy in the victories!
4. Community suggestions for posts or activities - they can be their own post or you can drop them in the comments of this post

Tagging: Please use available tags when possible. If you need a new one or have a tagging question please contact redbird  who is our tag guru.

We currently have a bi-weekly check-in post, which will switch to monthly in 2021.

Community name and title from:

"As long as there is injustice, whenever a Targathian baby cries out, wherever a distress signal sounds among the stars, we'll be there. This fine ship, this fine crew. Never give up... and never surrender." -- Jason Nesmith, Galaxy Quest