Check In 19 April

[tanaqui]

I hope you're all keeping safe and well (and getting any financial and other assistance you need) as we continue with measures to contain and counteract the pandemic. A big thank you to all of those who are still working, especially everyone providing care or keeping the basics of life running during this crisis

Please use the comments to share any sources of support you know about for people who are sick, self-isolating or may otherwise need a helping hand (from a safe social distance, of course).

NEW ACTIONS

We posted about resistbot making it easy to ask your representatives to #SavethePostOffice.

resistbot also has specific campaigns for contacting your representatives about bills to provide #EmergencyUBI and No-excuse absentee voting. (There are campaigns for actions in specific states, too.)

RESOURCES

CDC coronavirus page
Johns Hopkins Global case tracker
A bunch of newspapers have dropped their paywall for coronavirus coverage

Let us know what you've been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week. Above all, take care of yourselves, stay safe, wash your hands regularly and practice social distancing as much as you can.

Poll #23854 The Week

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12

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Since the last check in, I...

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called my one senator
1 (8.3%)

called my other senator
1 (8.3%)

called my representative
1 (8.3%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

called my state reps
0 (0.0%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
5 (41.7%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
6 (50.0%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
2 (16.7%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
10 (83.3%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (8.3%)

did something else
5 (41.7%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (8.3%)

Comments

[j00j]

I also called people on behalf of our synagogue to check on them and see if they needed anything we could help with (even just additional calls, or help getting Zoom with the grandkids sorted). It felt really good in terms of community and taking an action to help others through this. Recommended if you can deal with the phone and have a religious, social, or volunteer org that's checking on people (Juntos had asked awhile back but I don't have enough Spanish).

[bibliofile]

Since 5 April, I also voted. (Yes, I live in Wisconsin)