Weekly Check In August 18

[tanaqui]

Still pretty quiet in the comm, but one new action around SNAP, and plenty of ongoing actions related to migrants and gun-control.

Please also tell us in the comments what you've been doing! It's great to hear about all the amazing things our members are involved in and a chance for you to inspire others to join in.

New Actions

Action: Comment Against Snap Rule Change

Ongoing Actions

Some gun control resources (in a previous check in post)
Help Sleeping Giants contact firms profiting off of concentration camps
Suggested Things To Do For/About U.S. Concentration Camps
More Organizations To Support Helping Kids In Concentration Camps
Acting Locally To Help Immigrants And Refugees

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

Poll #22538 The Week

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

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called my one senator
1 (16.7%)

called my other senator
1 (16.7%)

called my representative
1 (16.7%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (33.3%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
1 (16.7%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
2 (33.3%)

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
3 (50.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
2 (33.3%)

Comments

[executrix]

Well, in addition to partisan stuff that's OT here, I have a meeting this afternoon with a local progressive group that's recruiting writers for its social media, so I'm going to bring my research file on the Public Charge rule and suggest that I write about that.

[fhionnuisce]

This week I signed up for more email alerts re: Never Again Action(s). I might have mentioned that there are certain tasks a good friend is suited to and we have an agreement that she will add them to her list that she gets from her sources. I'm really not good at begging for my existence/I have to do a lot of that to maintain services so I'm not good at also begging government officials directly.

I keep on top of things online and this month did many things to care for my local community that I could still do while housebound. I'm pretty good at giving people information on applying for services or what is available in my area.

Some of the news I avoid for mental health and taking care of myself is resistance.