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Tennessee has its primaries on THURSDAY, August 2nd. Early voting runs through the 28th; vote by mail applications have to be in by the 26th.

The next week, on Tuesday August 7th, the following states are having their primaries:

Kansas -- Michigan -- Missouri -- Washington

If you know anyone in these states, REMIND THEM TO VOTE!

(These states have vote by mail that you can ask for if you do it by the 31st, and all but Michigan have early voting that's open now -- check the dates here.)

For the rest of the season, I'm going to post the upcoming dates for various states. If you know anyone in these states, poke them and remind them to vote! Every vote counts!

tassosss

We had a 6 hours shutdown this week, and more memo drama. But CHIP is now funded for 10 years, and the budget caps have been lifted for both military and domestic spending.

Actions
lizcommotion has a number of items here on:
Washington State changing service animal laws
Supporting indiginous people in Saskatchewan
techniques to fight dehumanization of immigrants
techniques to fight dehumanization of trans people
Congress is planning on weakening Americans with Disabilities Act
Virginia is moving to end the tampon tax
Sex Workers Outreach Project behind bars has a letter writing campaign

Leftover from last week which are still relevant
Toolkits for responding to the State of the Union address

Feel displeased by Devin Nunes? Donate to Andrew Janz!

Housekeeping (the usual stuff)
Reminder that we now have a Friending Meme and a (locked) post where you can connect with others with live in the same area. We hope you find both of these posts useful!

We also 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.

As we don't always get the time to pull things out of the suggestions post into their own separate posts, it may be worth checking every week (or tracking the post) to see if there's any new information you're interested in.

Also if you need help with tags, PM

redbird, who is our tag guru. Both

tanaqui and I are very grateful for the help.

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

Poll #19484 This week I

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

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called my one senator
4 (66.7%)

called my other senator
3 (50.0%)

called my representative
4 (66.7%)

called my governor
0 (0.0%)

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

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
4 (66.7%)

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

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

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signed up for alerts
1 (25.0%)

took care of myself
2 (50.0%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (25.0%)

did something else
2 (50.0%)

committed to action in the coming week
1 (25.0%)

untonuggan

There's a detailed write-up over on my alter-ego, but basically Washington State thought now would be a great time to try to make life harder for service animal handlers.

Because clearly the best solution is for the police to be able to stop and fine any service animal handler at any time, amirite?

Background info, links to bill text, who to contact, and scripts are all here.

Trying to get this info to as many voters in Washington State as possible.

Additional action items I am personally focusing on right now:

Showing up for Indigenous people in the wake of the acquittal of Coulton Boushie's killer in Saskatchewan. Information about ways to do this (both in person and remotely) can be found on this thread. If you are an in-person-events kind of person, you can find/share info on this thread

Here is a really good thread about fighting dehumanization of immigrants in the current political climate, because it's easier to commit violence against dehumanized groups. I would just add that these humanizing strategies work for any marginalized community that is typically dehumanized. These are low-key things you can throw into conversations with your family and friends.

Similarly, one of the ways TERFs dehumanize trans people is to talk about this stereotype that "testosterone makes you violent." This is, in fact, scientifically not true (we totally just think it is, basically.) Here are some studies about that. Maybe share some of the links below the tweet with your science nerd friends to help get the word out?

Finally, a BIG one for me personally. US Congress is voting soon on legislation that would weaken the ADA. Information here. Also visit Rooted in Rights directly for some social media activism campaigns on this issue. #HandsOffMyADA #HR620

In Virginia (and some other locations too, check your area!) there's a bill moving forward to end the state tampon tax. There are also versions of the bill that would make it easier to access tampons in prisons and schools. More info here, I have not yet contacted my legislator because I am a tired person. (Note: ciscentric language in this article about it.)

If you like to write letters and are looking for low-energy political actions, SWOP Behind Bars has a prison pen pal program that allows for both one-time and multiple-letter type pen pals. They also have a lot of other ways to get involved.

tanaqui

(Following up on the post earlier in the week:)

Lawyers for DACA recipient Daniel Ramirez -- arrested last Friday during a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain his father and placed in deportation proceedings on Tuesday -- are claiming that ICE doctored a statement by Ramirez to justify stripping him of his DACA protections and beginning deportation.

According to Vox:

On Tuesday, lawyers filed a complaint in federal court over Ramirez’s detention, asking a judge to order the Department of Homeland Security to release Ramirez because he hasn’t been charged with anything and shouldn’t, as a DACA recipient, have been detained in the first place.

The federal magistrate judge in the case ordered the government to clarify why Ramirez was detained despite having DACA, and whether DHS had placed him in deportation proceedings.

On Thursday, the federal government filed a brief with the judge indicating that they had, in fact, placed Ramirez in deportation proceedings on Tuesday the 14th. When that happened, Ramirez was stripped of his DACA protections.

In a separate filing on Thursday, Ramirez's lawyers said ICE has launched a public campaign to smear Ramirez. The filing said:

immigration officers removed words from a written statement by Ramirez denying gang involvement to make it sound as if he was admitting gang affiliation.

You can see a copy of the (incredibly badly doctored!) contested statement and details of what Ramirez says he actually wrote in this news story. Nobody is quite sure at this stage whether this is an isolated case, a new ICE policy -- or an isolated case that will turn into an new ICE policy if ICE succeeds.

As well as the actions suggested in our earlier post, such as supporting MALDEF and calling your representatives, the latest Re:Act newsletter offers some more ideas for action:

Support the National Immigration Law Center. The NILC has a mission to defend and advance the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their family members.

View the current causes of Border Angels, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that advocates for issues related to the US-Mexican border.

Sign up for briefings with the National Immigration Forum.

The Re:Act newsletter has links to other cases where ICE seems to be pushing at the boundaries of policy under the Obama Administration.

tanaqui

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/02/14/24870858/in-seattle-feds-arrest-23-year-old-mexican-immigrant-whos-part-of-obamas-dreamer-program

US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Daniel Ramirez Medina, a 23-year-old Mexican immigrant who came to the United States as a child and has no criminal record, in Seattle on Friday. According to the report, Ramirez was granted a work permit under the Obama administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) and his arrest could be the first of its kind under a Trump presidency.

Mr Ramirez has now filed a complaint in federal court against his detention:

According to the lawsuit, Ramirez was asleep at his father's home last Friday morning when ICE agents arrived and arrested the father. When they entered, they asked Ramirez if he was in the country legally, and Ramirez said he had a work permit, the lawsuit stated.

ICE agents took Ramirez to a processing center in Seattle and he again disclosed his DACA work permit, the lawsuit stated.

"It doesn't matter, because you weren't born in this country," one of the agents said, according to the lawsuit.

ICE are now claiming that Mr Ramirez is a "self-admitted gang member" (presumably to cover up how badly they've screwed up here).

The Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, who are supporting Mr Ramirez's complaint, have issued a statement saying they "believe this is an isolated incident and not and indication that ICE is going after DACA recipients." However, it could encourage other ICE offices to disregard DACA approvals.

Governor Jay Inslee, Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal have all taken an interest in the case (see comments in the article linked at the top of the post), so Washington residents can take action by calling their offices to protest Mr Ramirez's detention.

The following organisations are working on DACA issues if you want to make a donation:

Northwest Immigrants Rights Project
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

(As far as I'm aware, these are all legitimate and highly respected.)

Please feel free to use the comments to suggest more actions/places to donate.

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Entries tagged with state: washington

Next elections: August 2nd and August 7th

Weekly Check in Feb 11

Washington State voter engagement needed + list of actions big and smol

"Dreamer" has DACA status stripped after (lawyer alleges) ICE doctored his statement

DACA recipient arrested and detained by immigration authorities in Seattle