Weekly Check In April 2
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Sorry this is late going up again. I'm D-14 from major life event so I'm a little out of it. If I don't respond to comments, that's why, not that I'm not reading them.
Housekeeping
Reminder that we have a suggestion post if there’s a topic that you’d like to see discussed but would like to ask the mods to look into. This can be anything from general information, or a how-to-do-a-thing, or something you may want to discuss as a community. Folks are welcome to post directly to the comm as always, but if you’re not comfortable/don’t have spoons, we can help too.
Get Involved
April 5: Resistance School online training in four session. Weds, April 5 is the first.
Tonight: Ready to Resist Call (might already be done but should have the recording soon): Gorsuch and Tax Day protests
Sign up for Amnesty International action alerts
Indivisible goes to the States
Democracy in Color organizing to mobilize voters now in key states
Action
Supreme Court Confirmation Vote
Info on Gorsuch filibuster (one to call your congress people about)
Anti-Nazi Buttons
Tools
Use Resistbot to use texting to fax your reps. It's extremely easy. More discussion of more selective options here.
Facebook Town Halls
Upcoming Protests
April 1: March for Health
April 15: Tax Day March
April 22: March for Science
June 11: LGBT+ March
News to know
Linkspam: Healthcare analysis, government spending, immigration, tax reform, lgbtq+ civil rights, The Resistence's money
Online Privacy or Lack Therof is now law
Russia
Trump, Russia, and Oil (locked to comm)
Michael Flynn wants immunity in exchange for tetimony (Vox)
The most powerful members of the Trump administration disagree with him about Russia (Vox)
Healthcare
(See linkspam above)
Immigration/Muslim Ban
Update: DACA Recipient Daniel Medina Ramirez released from detention
Culver City votes to be a sanctuary city, written by a fen who was there
Trump just lost his best chance to avoid a Supreme Court battle over his travel ban (hold on the EO extended) (Vox)
How is everyone doing out there? Let me know if you want me to add categories to the check-in poll.
Housekeeping
Reminder that we have a suggestion post if there’s a topic that you’d like to see discussed but would like to ask the mods to look into. This can be anything from general information, or a how-to-do-a-thing, or something you may want to discuss as a community. Folks are welcome to post directly to the comm as always, but if you’re not comfortable/don’t have spoons, we can help too.
Get Involved
April 5: Resistance School online training in four session. Weds, April 5 is the first.
Tonight: Ready to Resist Call (might already be done but should have the recording soon): Gorsuch and Tax Day protests
Sign up for Amnesty International action alerts
Indivisible goes to the States
Democracy in Color organizing to mobilize voters now in key states
Action
Supreme Court Confirmation Vote
Info on Gorsuch filibuster (one to call your congress people about)
Anti-Nazi Buttons
Tools
Use Resistbot to use texting to fax your reps. It's extremely easy. More discussion of more selective options here.
Facebook Town Halls
Upcoming Protests
April 1: March for Health
April 15: Tax Day March
April 22: March for Science
June 11: LGBT+ March
News to know
Linkspam: Healthcare analysis, government spending, immigration, tax reform, lgbtq+ civil rights, The Resistence's money
Online Privacy or Lack Therof is now law
Russia
Trump, Russia, and Oil (locked to comm)
Michael Flynn wants immunity in exchange for tetimony (Vox)
The most powerful members of the Trump administration disagree with him about Russia (Vox)
Healthcare
(See linkspam above)
Immigration/Muslim Ban
Update: DACA Recipient Daniel Medina Ramirez released from detention
Culver City votes to be a sanctuary city, written by a fen who was there
Trump just lost his best chance to avoid a Supreme Court battle over his travel ban (hold on the EO extended) (Vox)
How is everyone doing out there? Let me know if you want me to add categories to the check-in poll.
Poll #18135 This week
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 9
I
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called my one senator
2 (25.0%)
called my other senator
2 (25.0%)
called my representative
4 (50.0%)
called my governor
1 (12.5%)
called my state reps
1 (12.5%)
sent a letter/postcard/email/fax
3 (37.5%)
donated money to a cause
4 (50.0%)
went to an in person activist group
2 (25.0%)
participated in an online training or call
1 (12.5%)
went to a protest
0 (0.0%)
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signed up for alerts
1 (14.3%)
took care of myself
3 (42.9%)
not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
2 (28.6%)
did something else
5 (71.4%)
committed to action in the coming week
2 (28.6%)