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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.
Let's make sure that the SHARE Act (H.R. 3668)
doesn't make it any further in the House, without first stripping the gun
silencer provision. Deregulating gun silencers is unnecessary and unsafe.
MomsRising has a letter that we can sign and send to our MoC, asking that they
reject any legislation which deregulates silencers: http://action.momsrising.org/sign/NODeregSilencers3
2.
Senator Graham has proposed an amendment to the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would strip an individual of
their citizenship if they are suspected of providing support to, or committing
act of terrorism. As CAIR Government Affair Department Director Robert S. McCaw
noted, “Citizenship is a right, not a privilege to be taken away without
due process and based on unproven accusations. The courts can convict those who
have violated the law -- but no bureaucrat may take away an American’s
citizenship without their consent or adequate due process." http://bit.ly/2x7adCp Let's
make sure our senators know to oppose Senator Graham's Senate Amendment 1047 to
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. CAIR shows us how: http://www.cair.com/press-center/press-releases/14611-action-alert-tell-your-senators-not-to-support-sen-graham-s-unconstitutional-citizenship-stripping-ndaa-amendment.html
3.
The State Department has announced that it will be
ending the Central American Minors program, which allows children from El
Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to legally enter the U.S. to be with their
parents http://bit.ly/2h5fSzS This
means that children who wish to reunite with their parents and families will
now have to either attempt to gain asylum as they cross the border, or resort
to smuggling or trafficking to enter the U.S. Let's make sure we let the State
Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration know how we feel
about this cruel move to keep vulnerable children away from their families. We can
tweet @StatePRM or contact the State Department via mail: U.S. Department
of State, 2201
C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520
4.
Ivanka Trump said that liberals have “unrealistic
expectations” of her: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/14/ivanka-trump-father-donald-presidency She
then went on to say, “To voice dissent publicly would mean I’m not part of
the team. When you’re part of a team, you’re part of a team.” Let’s ask her
which team she is really on because the one she seems committed to is causing a
lot of suffering: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC
20500
5.
On Thursday, Trump doubled down on his “both sides”
argument about Charlottesville: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350727-trump-on-white-supremacists-we-have-some-pretty-bad-dudes-on-the Although
the media likes to ride each little uptick he manages in the direction of
anything resembling decency, he always finds his way back to the gutter and
makes his white supremacy clear. Let’s take a moment to remind him that we do
not think there is any place for a white supremacist in the White House: The
White House, 1600
Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20500 or on Twitter at @realDonaldTrump
6.
Democratic senators who haven’t signed on to Sen.
Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” proposal have received twice as much cash
from the insurance industry as the bill’s sponsors, MapLight has found. If our own Democratic senators
have accepted insurance money and NOT signed on to Medicare for All, let's tell
them that we expect them to change their tune to reflect what their
constituents want. If they are running for re-election in 2018, let's
tell them that this issue is a deal-breaker if they want our support.
7.
This week, the House passed anti-immigrant bill HR3697. “Under
this bill, people--including children--who have never committed or supported a
single criminal act could be deported simply because of where they live or with
whom they spend their time. The bill as written is so extreme that it will have
a chilling effect on fundamental freedoms of association. H.R. 3697 was
unquestionably drafted to target young Central American men and women for
deportation, without regard to whether such deportation will return them to
persecution or death.” The National Immigration Justice Center
provides more information on this bill and its impacts. The
name attached to HR3697 is the "Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal
Act" reminding us that we always need to look into what a bill actually
says and not be fooled by a name. Let's tell our Senators to oppose HR3697.
8.
Recovery from a natural disaster is most difficult for
populations that were already vulnerable. While there’s been plenty of
attention to the wealthy in the Florida Keys and what they’ve suffered as a
result of Hurricane Irma, the plight of farm workers in rural areas is slipping
under the radar (http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-irma-immokalee-20170912-story.html).
Let’s join the United Farm Workers in contacting FEMA and urging them to get
relief to these communities. We can e-mail them at this link: http://action.ufw.org/page/speakout/fema.
9.
For 16 years, the President of the United States has
had a virtual blank check to wage war in the form of the 2001 authorization for
use of military force. Momentum is continuing to grow to rip up that check,
with 36 senators voting in support of Rand Paul’s amendment to repeal the AUMF
(http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/13/war-powers-aumf-rand-paul-senate-242662).
Let’s check out how our senators voted at this link (nay votes were for repealing the AUMF,
yea votes were against), and then contact them to let them know either that we
support their continued efforts to limit Donald Trump’s war powers or are
disappointed in their vote and hope they will reconsider as this fight goes on.
State Actions
Other Actions
1.
Amy Siskind, who has been authoring the weekly list
detailing our descent into authoritarianism, has launched an IndieGoGo site to
raise money to have a website to retain her work so that we can, as she has
explained, find our way back when this is over: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-weekly-list-chronicling-a-dying-democracy-news-website#/ She
is not accepting donations larger than $25. Please chip in if you can to show
how much we appreciate her diligence and commitment.
2.
If we’ve not tried Resistbot yet, now is the time! “Text RESIST to 50409 or message me on
Facebook and I’ll find out who represents you in Congress, and deliver your
message to them in under 2 minutes. No downloads or apps required.” Let’s take a peek around their website and
find out more about how this can help us be more proactive: https://resistbot.io/
Petitions
Marches/events/teleconferences
to attend/organize
1.
Organizing For Action will be focusing efforts on voter
registration and community building, culminating in a day of action on National
Voter Registration Day, September 26th. We can sign up to participate and
receive information on upcoming actions for voter registration efforts https://www.ofa.us/help-us-build-a-fair-democracy/
2.
People Power is offering training and advice on how to
host a "Let the People Vote" event. "Trump is engaging in
an assault on voting rights. We’re going to respond by going on offense at the
state and local levels to expand access to the ballot and make our democracy
more representative." Basically, you gather a group of people passionate
about getting out the vote, and have a party to watch one of the live streamed
discussion/training sessions, where you learn what actions you can take. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQjUbkBlft-yoSR4tLMVAIchUzE2yoNiQG2w-LzRIcFgGLyTKtyezgxQgshTvg1OSXBcX00ppVvmmdc/pub.
There are three sessions coming up: one today, 9/16. One on Sunday, 9/17,
and one on Tuesday, 9/19/. Times and online registration forms are
here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ6DMFvUtgVGZAfuysCwpcIfGNBboWiV4rOCFbyIU_LGtTZcUe3jNTe_pcNJ91Uiim7N_7KVhOLN-1N/pub They're still building this grassroots effort
with the support of the ACLU, but it's heartening to see how many local events
are already being planned! https://map.peoplepower.org/
Reading/Watching
1.
Thursday’s talk by Jewish conservative Ben Shapiro at
UC Berkeley proceeded without major incident, in part because of the huge
amount of money spent by the university on security to guard against protests
turning violent.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/14/uc-berkeley-braces-for-protests-as-conservative-writer-ben-shapiro-speaks-on-campus/?utm_term=.e0aa693e20c0 The
real question is, what's going on here? Was Shapiro there to defend freedom of
speech? Or to poke a stick in the eye of a notoriously liberal community just
because he can? Or to contribute to a real dialogue of ideas? In any case, it's
worth reading this interview with UC Berkeley's Chancellor, Carol T. Christ. If
she agrees on one thing with Shapiro, it's the necessity to protect free
speech.
2.
Essential reading from Naomi Klein on the apocalyptic
fires and floods and earthquakes of this summer: https://theintercept.com/2017/09/09/in-a-summer-of-wildfires-and-hurricanes-my-son-asks-why-is-everything-going-wrong/
3.
If you have not seen the Rachel Maddow/Hillary Clinton
interview on Thursday evening, but wanted to, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4fReeridw8
4.
And, as usual, our weekly does of Small Victories by Peace is Loud -- http://peaceisloud.org/small-victories-issue-37/
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a loosely-federated group of organizations that, in
the wake of the
2016 election, are sharing daily or weekly calls to
action.
Other
member sites are listed here: https://www.actionalliance.co/ --scroll down and click through and you'll
find many more opportunities to make a difference.
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Resistance
Keep up the great work you're doing, Susan. It's important and inspiring. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! We are all in this together!
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