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Many
newspapers, including New York Times and Washington
Post require subscriptions, but without one we can see a few articles
each month. We can also check with our
local libraries to find out how to get online access through them.
1.
Russian
manipulation of the American electorate didn’t end after the 2016 election.
“The same social media networks that spread Russian propaganda during the 2016
election have been busily amplifying right-wing extremism surrounding the
recent violence in Charlottesville, according to researchers who monitor the
activity.” https://www.propublica.org/article/pro-russian-bots-take-up-the-right-wing-cause-after-charlottesville Let’s tell our MoCs that this ongoing
dynamic threatens our national security and ask them what they plan to do about
it.
2.
Trump’s Department
of Labor is attempting to roll back Obama-era protections meant to help more
than 13 million people get the overtime pay they deserve (http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/27/534597018/labor-department-rethinking-obama-era-overtime-pay-rule). But they’re going to need to write a whole new rule to
do it, and that means they have to listen to us now. Their changes are open for
public comment until September 25th. Let’s join
Rise Stronger and tell them to preserve the rule the final rule. You can submit
your comments at this link: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=WHD-2017-0002.
3.
Congress is
considering legislation that would roll back common sense protections for the
water we drink and the air we breathe and that keep our workplaces and our
children safe (http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/03/the-coming-gop-assault-on-regulations-000351). Let’s join our friend and ally Jennifer Hofmann and
tell our senators to oppose the Regulatory Accountability Act (S.951) and do
whatever they can to prevent it from moving forward.
4.
Senator Chuck
Schumer (D-NY) has called on the president to withdraw his nomination
for non-scientist and known-hater Sam Clovis for USDA chief
scientist . http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/347625-schumer-trump-must-withdraw-usda-nominee-to-show-he-doesnt-tolerate-hate We know it is unlikely that the president will
listen to Schumer or to us. Let's double-down on telling our own Senators to
oppose Clovis. If we've already told them, let's tell them again.
5.
Trump's
ban on transgender service members is moving forward http://bit.ly/2wGTV3D It looks like Defense Secretary James Mattis will be
using his discretion when deciding who to remove from the military. Let's
contact Secretary of Defense Mattis, asking that he keep in mind that our
transgender service members are perfectly able and willing to serve, and that
they should not be removed under the guise of "ability to deploy." We
can call the Department of Defense 703-571-3343 or mail Secretary Mattis directly:
Secretary of Defense, 1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000 We can also contact Senator McCain, Chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Committee, asking that he include language in the
National Defense Authorization Act to protect our transgender troops: (202)
224-2235
6.
Interior Secretary
Zinke has recommended to Trump that some of the national monuments which were
up for review have their boundaries adjusted
http://reut.rs/2wsiv8A While
Zinke will not recommend removing any national monument designations, shrinking
the boundaries of the monuments could have a significant environmental impact.
The Natural Resources Defense Council has a form letter that we can edit and
send to our senators, asking that they protect our national monuments https://act.nrdc.org/letter/national-monuments-170822
7.
As we near the
deadline for the 2018 federal budget, let's make sure we're reminding our
Senators that we do not want to see any funding for a border wall within the
spending bill. We can read more talking points, and find a call script at
5Calls https://5calls.org/issue/reciCwWHIj652UIe1
State Actions
1.
ME.
"U.S. Senator Susan Collins says she will decide sometime in September
whether to run for Governor. A number of Republicans have been urging Collins
to enter the race for the Blaine House, though she says it is a very difficult
decision. When I was in Ellsworth last night,"she said, “I had scores of
people saying we really need you in the Senate, your voice is important for
Maine and nationally. On the other hand, I have people come up to me every day
saying we need strong leadership in Augusta, someone who can work with
democrats and Republicans." Many of her Maine constituents don't
want senator Collins to run because they don't want Gov. LePage to appoint a
trump supporter. Senator Collins is one of the republicans who voted
against repeal and replace. http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/collins-still-weighing-decision-stay-in-senate-or-run-for-governor/466829359 Encourage
your friends and family in Maine to ask Senator Collins to stay in the Senate.
2.
NC: The NC
state House of Representatives has already approved legislation, House Bill 330, that aims to give civil and
criminal immunity to
motorists who unintentionally hit people in the middle of the street. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article167100452.html Let's contact our state senators
to tell them that we want them to reject HB330 in the North Carolina
senate. Find my legislator: https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/
3.
MI: Sen. Debbie
Stabenow has an 83% ranking on her votes on environmental issues as noted by
the advocacy group Clean Water Action: http://www.cleanwateraction.org/senator-debbie-stabenow-d-mi-environmental-vote-tracker
Apparently, she is considering voting for a bill that would lead to more
fracking in Michigan. Let’s tell her we
don’t want more fracking in Michigan or anywhere else: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/breaking-debbie-stabenow-is-considering-voting-to-expand-fracking-lets-stop-that
Other Actions
1.
Vanessa Otero has released the second edition of her
now-famous media bias graphic. In this
article, which includes the graphic, she explains her analysis and helps us all
think about the news media more carefully.
http://www.allgeneralizationsarefalse.com/the-chart-second-edition/ Let’s use this graphic and refer to it as we
consume and share news. Let’s do our
best to stay in the upper circle and upper oval and not use anything below the
horizontal dotted line.
2.
Need some
mental sustenance for continued resistance efforts? Why not join PEN America's
monthly "Read the Resistance" book club? PEN, an international
literary organization that advocates for authors' freedom of speech all over
the world, is featuring a selected "written
work of and about resistance" each month. This month's selection is
Timothy Snyder's _On Tyranny_. PEN offers a brief description of the book and
potential discussion questions, and hosts a live webchat for those who wish to
participate. Let's check it out! https://pen.org/read-resistance-august-2017-tyranny/
3.
Professor
Daniel Kammen of Stanford tweeted out his letter of resignation to Trump as
Science Envoy to the Department of State and it is a powerful letter: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/08/23/resignation-letter-sent-to-president-trump-spells-out-impeach/593943001/ It
is of note that just as the starting letters of the paragraphs in the Arts
Council resignation letter spelled RESIST, those in Kammen’s letter spell
IMPEACH. Let’s take a moment to say thanks. https://gspp.berkeley.edu/directories/faculty/daniel-kammen
4.
Here are two good files to tuck away. From Postcards from
America – 1) 1address labels (3
across/10 down) for all senators: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0k1qCMVpKZpdDNDcFl4bExBVVk and 2)
address labels for all representatives: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0k1qCMVpKZpY3dwRHk3azVMR1U
These work well with Avery 8660
labels. Let’s save these files to our
device and use as needed.
5.
We can
send postcards of support to young people in Charlottesville VA to let them
know that the hate they saw is not who we are as Americans.
https://www.facebook.com/Dearyoungperson-1444018689025308/ Write to: #dearyoungperson,
PO Box 814, Charlottesville VA 22902. Let's send our positive energy to
Charlottesville.
6.
With
a president who has suggested the minimum wage should be even lower, the
chances of progress on this issue in D.C. are poor over the next few years. So
the Fight for $15 is focusing on making progress in the states, where we can
replace a wave of Republican governors who have been helping corporations and
billionaires instead of workers (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/business/economy/seiu-labor-midwest-politics.html). They’re launching their effort with
events across the country on Labor Day. We can sign up to get details on
actions near us at this link: http://fightfor15.org/s-petition/national-labor-day-2017-petition.
7.
UPDATE:
Donations to the organization Life After Hate have skyrocketed since the events
in Charlottesville, and the organization is now 75% of the way toward reaching
its goal of $400,000. LAH fights hate, violence, and extremism by helping
people to leave hate groups. LAH was planning to use a $400,000 grant from the
Obama administration to counteract online recruitment to hate groups and to
scale-up its intervention services. The Trump administration rescinded the
grant in June. Since then, LAH has been trying to raise the $400,000 through a
crowdfunding campaign. Let’s bring this campaign to the finish line! Let’s give
what we can at https://www.lifeafterhate.org/ and urge our friends and neighbors
to give, too.
Petitions
1.
Let’s join the Working Families Party in asking
Congress to censure Trump due to racism:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-congress-censure-trump-for-refusing-to-hold-white-supremacists-to-account-2
2.
Tax March and at least 25 other organizations are
asking us to join with them in telling Congress: “Not one penny in tax cuts for
millionaires, billionaires and wealthy corporations.” Let’s sign:
https://notonepenny.org/
Marches/events/teleconferences
to attend/organize
1.
Saturday, August 26 in San Francisco there will be
several events during the day to counter the Patriot Prayer Freedom Rally at Crissy Field. For more information, check here: http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Concert-arts-rally-planned-to-counter-Crissy-11950736.php
and here: https://www.facebook.com/events/266804640483421
Reading/Watching
1.
Here’s a clever apology to Trump from the “fake news” -
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-rally-media-huppke-20170823-story.html
3.
“The Republican Establishment Stands Behind Trump” - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/gop-responding-to-trumps-response/537696/
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List is a participant in and strategic partner of the Action
Alliance,
a loosely-federated group of organizations that, in
the wake of the
2016 election, are sharing daily or weekly calls to
action.
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member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/ --scroll
down and click through and you'll find many more opportunities to make a
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