Check In 2 July

[tanaqui]

Happy Independence Day, everyone! I hope you all get to spend it in an enjoyable way (and don't have to spend too much time listening to relatives spouting obnoxious opinions.)

Here are the posts in the comm since the last check in — thank you to everyone who's posted.

Follow-Up: Ohio August Elections And Hope Springs From Fields
Signal-Boost: Elevated Access
Volunteer Opportunity: Voteriders

Also a quick reminder that we have an Election Resources Roundup if you're looking to work on GOTV or campaign activities. (We compiled it a while ago, so let us know if it needs updating.)

As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop some information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.

If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. (And a quick shout out to redbird for all the tagging work that keeps the comm running smoothly.)

Finally, here's our poll (behind the cut) for you to tell us what you've been doing in the last few weeks. And do let us know in comments what you plan to do next.

Poll #29495 Check In

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

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Since the last check in, I...

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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
5 (83.3%)

attended a town hall
1 (16.7%)

donated money to a cause
2 (33.3%)

attended an in-person activist group
2 (33.3%)

participated in phone/online training
1 (16.7%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
1 (16.7%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
4 (66.7%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
0 (0.0%)

did something else (tell us about it in comments)
0 (0.0%)

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

Comments

[gingicat]

My husband teddywolf initiated the donation, but I wholly approve.

Also, it's Disability Pride Month and I'm going to suggest to our CEO that she write "here are things to tell people about, but disability pride and civil rights need to be spoken about all the time" weekly emails. (With perhaps a side of "don't forget that I actually do talk about this all year long.")

[jazzyjj]

This!

a small action

[redbird]

People on a Discord server were discussing air quality, and someone mentioned that there were no air pollution sensors anywhere near her, and she had looked up the contact information for the state Department of Environmental Conservation and written to ask them for one.\

I asked where she lived, then sent my own email, saying that I'm in Boston and there are nearby pollution sensors, and my friend in the Fitchburg/Leominster area also needs this information. My hope is that the second email, explicitly saying "we in Boston know and care about people elsewhere in the state," might be useful.