Weekly Check In December 8

[tanaqui]

The impeachment process continues to move forward, while the Supreme Court did something good and blocked the Justice Department from restarting federal executions next week.

It's been quiet in the comm, but do let us know in comments what you've been up to. It's always good to hear from you!

Ongoing Actions

Action: Call Governors About Refugee Resettlement
Need To Stock Up On Spices?
Postcards to Voters — the big push for the early November elections is over but it sounds like they will be launching some new campaigns soon
Use #Nogoatsnoregistries To Push Back Against Calls For Institutions, Registries
Planned Parenthood Has Been Forced Out Of The Title X Program
Take The Senate (Fund)
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 #23039 The Week

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

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called my one senator
0 (0.0%)

called my other senator
0 (0.0%)

called my representative
0 (0.0%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
1 (16.7%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
3 (50.0%)

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
1 (16.7%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (33.3%)

did something else
2 (33.3%)

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

Comments

[cesy]

I am thinking about equivalent stuff in the UK. Would it make sense for UK people to join in here, since we're facing many similar issues, or to start a separate comm for the UK learning from what you've done here?

[tanaqui]

Thanks for bringing this up -- I was also thinking a UK version of the comm would be a very good idea now we have a government with the majority to push forward with its terrible domestic and international agendas.

I think a separate comm would be best because, while many of the issues are similar, the specifics of taking action are going to be different. Also, while this place is quite quiet at the moment, I can see it getting much busier next year and especially towards the end of the year (and that's when Brexit will probably be a hot subject again, too).

I'd be willing to help set up and co-mod a UK comm if it had at least one and preferably two other mods. *looks around hopefully*