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2/6/17  To-do List                                                             

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  1. We need ONE more Republican to vote against DeVos.  Check here to see who to contact to voice your opposition:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nNka0_m6QwCe_MgTHUSSR5BkvgcIqIo4GSjLtIMJXuw/edit?userstoinvite=sem.coop.project%40gmail.com&ts=58977948&actionButton=1#gid=0

  1. Let your legislators know that we do not like the idea of having to pay for security while the Trump children are on business trips that will financially benefit him.  We can all think of places where this $$ would better serve ALL Americans. Contact your legislators here:  https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php  Senate:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. There will be at rally in D.C. today (2/6/17) from 4:30-7:00pm to urge senators to vote no for Betsy DeVos. The Facebook event can be found here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/667023310166000/

  1. From UNICEF:  We're witnessing the worst refugee crisis since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of children have nowhere to go and desperately need help as they brave death, injury or exploitation.  https://www.facebook.com/UNICEF-USA/videos/10154890790115797/  To be updated sign up here:  https://www.unicefusa.org/form/e-mail-signup

  1. If you are interested in writing op-ed pieces, for local or big newspapers, these submission requirements for many publications might be helpful:        http://www.theopedproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=54#50

  1. Please, please read this short article, and then act accordingly. Librarians strongly concur with this advice if we are to be taken seriously.  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2016/09/18/please-stop-sharing-links-to-these-sites/

  1. Yet another way to identify “False, Misleading, Click-baity, and/or Satirical “News” Sources”:       https://docs.google.com/document/d/10eA5-mCZLSS4MQY5QGb5ewC3VAL6pLkT53V_81ZyitM/preview

  1. A bill has been introduced in the House to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  HR 861:  https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/861/all-info?r=10  Time to oppose this nonsense that has given us so many environmental protections in the years since Nixon created it in 1970.  Contact your legislators here: https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

  1. From Postcards for America:  Let’s all send them postcards as well about why we oppose ending the EPA.  Details here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CcKrHIRQ4LEFjxYTPkDikLZAvFi4Ei8AaWm8E1mpAOA/edit

  1. Librarians rock!  Pulling together pertinent information for you on every topic, including the #resistance:  https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1g79sSAlP03rdiVHraeb9PFlhbL_5ZLVFFRYiOqhZs_w/pub#h.kumyjgd6ycmu

  1. From a member of The Daily Constitutional:  If you have had trouble reaching your representative and/or senators, Write a letter or an e-mail to the editor of your local paper(s). Name names--i.e. name all the Congresspeople you have been having difficult reaching--and then copy/paste the text that you have written into an e-mail to those offices. Add a quick note at the top telling them you have sent it to papers X, Y, and Z, and that you would like to hear from them how they plan to address the problem.

  1. From RISE Stronger:  “Ten Steps That Every American Can Take to Save our Health Care”:         https://risestronger.org/healthcare

  1. “Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda” is now available on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/indivisible-practical-guide/id1196829454?mt=2

  1. Recently introduced in the House, HR726 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/726) and HR727 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/727 ) will prohibit federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  We seriously need to fight to keep our good news sources. .  Contact your legislators here: https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php  

  1. From Postcards for America:  Let’s send them all postcards, too!  Details here:  http://docdro.id/Rufae3g

  1. From Action Checklist for American of Conscience:  Here is a step-by-step worksheet to use to help in divesting from financial institutions that support DAPL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18VCYITCwzTOLymhaT1zpi3NjNQ-VDS2q0YGIrGz40OM/edit

  1. Update on the SCOTUS case to nullify the election (specific calls to action are found within the document):  https://analysisanddiscourse.com/2017/02/04/update-on-scotus-case-to-nullify-election/

  1. Can't keep up with all of Trump's executive actions? The White House website has a section which lists all of Trump's executive orders, memoranda, and proclamations: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions

  1. Call your senators and urge them to oppose Steve Mnuchin as Secretary of the Treasury. A short script can be found here:  https://act.credoaction.com/call/block_mnuchin_calls/

  1. Tell your senators you oppose Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services: https://act.credoaction.com/call/call_block_price/

  1. If you need more to do, here is the weekly checklist from Action Checklist for Americans of Conscience in its entirety: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15LxYJsUHN95xjA8cmH9wA9wr7DCM2FNiq_Yde2Y_wZ8/edit

  1. If your senators and reps aren't saved in your phone yet, text your zip code to 520-200-2223. You'll get a text back with everyone's contact info that you can then save in your phone.



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2/5/17  To-do List                                                            

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  1. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has introduced HR 676, a bill to expand Medicare for all:  http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-medicare-for-all-20170203-story.html  Contact your representative to voice your support:  https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here: https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

  1. Interested in seeing where your legislator stands on Trump’s immigration ban?  Check here:  http://www.npr.org/2017/02/01/512860167/congress-tracker-trumps-refugee-and-immigration-executive-order then get after your people who are not opposed and contact them to let them know that you do not support their stand.  Contact your legislators here: https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php and Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. Ready to march?  April 15th: The Tax March to show that the people *do* want to see Trump's tax returns. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-critics-plan-to-hold-a-protest-march-on-tax-day/article/2613028  Check out more info here:  https://taxmarch.org/

  1. As you know, due to pressure from many like us, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has withdrawn from his role on Trump's council. He was just one among many business leaders who are serving as advisers to the Trump administration. Keep the pressure on them to distance themselves from Trump, starting here:  https://act.credoaction.com/sign/Trump_CEOs

  1. From one of our own:  In case you are wondering your senator's position on releasing coal ash in the air (then gets in the water ), look it up yourself.  Act accordingly.  https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00042   Contact your senators here  https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax  here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. National Pride March 2017 is set for June 11 in Washington, D.C.  Here is the FB event page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1949652305264195/

  1. There is a nationwide coffee fundraiser for the ACLU going on this weekend!  It’s not too lake to have a nice beverage and help fundraise:  http://sprudge.com/a-nationwide-coffee-fundraiser-for-the-aclu-115163.html  Scroll all the way down the page to see a state-by-state listing of participating coffeeshops!

  1. Please join Courage Campaign, a progressive grassroots advocacy organization, in their attempt to stop the confirmation of Gorsuch for Supreme Court:  http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/block-trumps-supreme-court-nominee

  1. Marquette County (MI) Republican Party secretary and former Chair, Dan Adamini calls for “another Kent State” to deal with campus protesters.  His remarks in social media were appalling.  http://www.eclectablog.com/2017/02/northern-michigan-republican-calls-for-another-kent-state-to-deal-with-campus-protesters.html   Let’s let him know how we feel about such an insensitive statement.  Find him on FB:  https://www.facebook.com/intherightmindmqt and on Twitter:  @DanAdamini   While we are at let, let’s let the Marquette County Republican Office know, too at 2680 US Hwy 41 West, Marquette, MI 49855 OR P.O. Box 872, Marquette, MI 49855 

  1. If you’ve not already done so, take a look at the new Biden Foundation and sign up to keep informed of their work:   http://bidenfoundation.org/

  1. From one of our own:  Scott Pruitt 101:  We need to get ever future/child/nature/conservation/science/earth/truth loving person on the horn, Pruitt is funded by the very groups the EPA needs to be putting in check and you know, he's a puppet for them, no conspiracy, just some real research and journalism. For anyone who regales tales of Climate Change as a partisan issue, keep this fact in your pocket: Nixon started the EPA.  Even if we can't stop these unprincipled cabinet candidates, let's make it clear: Mother (Earth) has her EYES on you... and so do #WeThePeople!   Let Bill Moyers tell you why we need to oppose this candidate:  https://www.facebook.com/moyersandcompany/videos/1581541141863891/  Contact your senator to voice your opposition:  https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. From The Ides of Trump: On March 15th, each of us will mail Donald Trump a postcard that publicly expresses our opposition to him.  For more information and details:  https://www.facebook.com/TheIdesOfTrump/

  1. From Connecting Dots:  This open letter for you to sign is from the great people at Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and their Election Protection coalition. “Call to Action: Tell President Trump and Congress That They Should Focus on Voter Suppression”: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJGoBw67oJwGIR-ude12Oo9SMeE-yKvcoiWRVqrc4J9GyIKQ/viewform  When asked for law firm/organization, put anything you think is appropriate.

  1. From one of our own:  While we were not paying attention, a bill to withdraw the US from the UN was introduced.  H.R.193 American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017 was introduced to the House on Jan. 3 and has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  This bill repeals the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and other specified related laws.  http://www.businessinsider.com/american-sovereignty-restoration-act-us-withdraw-un-2017-1 Let’s keep our eye on this one:  https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/193

  1. If you are overseas, or know someone who is, there are still many ways you can be involved.  Take a look at some of them here:  http://docdro.id/4kAvc2T

  1. If you don’t already follow it, SCOTUSblog is a very readable, but informative site for news of the Supreme Court.  In this edition shares insights concerning key players in the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation process:  http://www.scotusblog.com/2017/02/key-players-upcoming-supreme-court-confirmation-process/

  1. Interested in seeing if your legislator has an upcoming town meeting?  Town Hall Project 2018 is a progressive, volunteer-based initiative working to identify and promote upcoming Congressional forums nationwide.  Check here to find yours:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yq1NT9DZ2z3B8ixhid894e77u9rN5XIgOwWtTW72IYA/edit#gid=1473996386

  1. From Sen. Schumer “The President's attack on Judge James Robart [for ordering a temporary stay on the immigration ban], a Bush appointee who passed through the Senate with 99 votes, shows a disdain for an independent judiciary that doesn't always bend to his wishes and a continued lack of respect for the Constitution, making it more important that the Supreme Court serve as an independent check on the administration. With each action testing the Constitution, and each personal attack on a judge, President Trump raises the bar even higher for Judge Gorsuch's nomination to serve on the Supreme Court. His ability to be an independent check will be front and center throughout the confirmation process.” Write your reps and senators and urge them to push back on Trump’s bigoted Muslim ban here:  https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-push-back-on-trumps-muslim-ban and call them too:  : https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php and Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
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2/4/17  To-do List                                                            

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  1. Please, please, please, those of you with GOP senators, keep calling them to voice your opposition to DeVos!!  She is not a friend to public education.  Here is why:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/08/a-sobering-look-at-what-betsy-devos-did-to-education-in-michigan-and-what-she-might-do-as-secretary-of-education/?utm_term=.ed61a2cc1c28 Contact your legislators here:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page   or by free online fax here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. RISE Stronger has just developed a national calendar of town halls, protests, rallies, meetings, etc. We can all help by adding events.  We can also sign up for updates as well as search/filter by event type and state and zipcode.  It is brand new and work in progress, but exciting for everyone!  Check it out here: https://www.risestronger.org/events

  1. Trump and Big Oil are trying to exempt the Dakota Access pipeline from a full environmental review.  If you think this is wrong, Join 350.org, an international environmental organization, and comment here:  http://act.350.org/letter/dapl-comment

  1. From Robert Reich:  Keep the pressure on!  Nordstrom has decided to stop carrying Ivanka Trump's brand. Nordstrom's decision comes amid calls for a boycott against retailers that carry Trump products. For a list of where to keep pressure on, go here:  https://grabyourwallet.org/

  1. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has a page dedicated to action items. Check it out here: http://www.cair.com/press-center/action-alerts.html

  1. Help your representatives take steps to remove Bannon from the NSC. Call on your U.S. House representative to support HR 804: Rep. Murphy's bill to protect the National Security Council from political interference.  Contact your representatives here: http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page   or by free online fax here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

  1. Tell your senators you oppose Pruitt as EPA administrator. The League of Conservation Voters, an organization focused on protecting the environment, makes it easy to contact your senators here: https://www.lcv.org/take-action/click-to-call-pruitt/ or you can fax them here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
  1. A warning was given a few days ago about a fake Indivisible FB group that was trying to infiltrate other similar groups.  The group has changed its name from “Michigan Indivisible Against Trump” to “INDIVISIBLE – Official Michigan chapter” (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1912308129014696/ .  David A. Dudenhoefer and Chad Stevens are running the group.  Be aware. 

  1. More postcard info:  Pre-stamped cards are available from the USPS, and you can order them and have them sent to you through the USPS site. It's called a "stamped card."  https://store.usps.com/store/browse/uspsProductDetailMultiSkuDropDown.jsp?productId=S_222110

  1. From Allies4Action Admins:  For when you work on healthcare issues, here is a roster of each legislator’s staff responsible for that area.  Concentrated on these folks as well as the legislator:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DAVOafgtLRbVItd1c4aU5zT1U/view

  1. For an explanation of the violent element that showed up at the Berkeley campus this past week and perhaps other places as well, check here:      http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/02/what-black-bloc/97393870/

  1. Anti-Defamation League (ADL) San Diego shared the ADL Toolkit for the Refugee Crisis, which can be found here: http://sandiego.adl.org/…/immigrants-and-refugees-a-jewish…/  ADL maintains that it is especially important for refugee supporters to educate themselves about the intense screening process that is already in place for refugees, so that we can engage in conversation and present real facts to those unfamiliar with the process. Here's the infographic breaking it down:  https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/266671.pdf

  1. From RISE Stronger: ….February 3, after a behind-closed-doors meeting with Wall Street's top executives, Donald Trump sent a clear message to working families across America trying to save for their retirement: When Wall Street tries to rip you off, you're on your own.  Today's events only emphasized what was already absolutely clear: Donald Trump stands with Wall Street. His top economic advisor was a Goldman executive. His appointee for Treasury Secretary was a Goldman executive. His chief strategist was a Goldman executive. His appointee for SEC Chair worked for Goldman's top lawyer. His Commerce Secretary and regulatory czar are hedge fund magnates.
    https://risestronger.org/news…/trump-stands-with-wall-street

  1. File a complaint with the FCC against Chairman Ajit Pai's action to stop 9 companies from providing low-cost Internet access to poorer Americans. Use this article to help you word your complaint:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/03/the-fcc-is-stopping-9-companies-from-providing-subsidized-broadband-to-the-poor/?utm_term=.21b945fe31e5.  Here is the link to the FCC complaint page: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us

  1. Let your legislators know that we do not like the idea of having to pay for security while the Trump children are on business trips that will financially benefit him.  We can all think of places that this money could better go.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/eric-trumps-trip-to-uruguay-cost-taxpayers-97830-in-hotel-bills/2017/02/03/ababd64e-e95c-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html?utm_term=.92859a3aeb99  Contact your legislators here:   https://www.callmycongress.com  or by free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php  Senate:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. Wondering if there are other ways you can help with refugees around the world?  Take a look at this:  http://docdro.id/yUCJ5Is

  1. From Sen. Elizabeth Warren:  Just minutes after the Senate confirmed Exxon-Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State yesterday, the House Republicans passed a resolution that would help big oil companies like Exxon secretly funnel money to dictators. In 2010, Rex Tillerson personally lobbied against the requirement for oil companies to disclose their payments to foreign governments specifically because it would undermine Exxon’s ability to do business with Russia. Now poof, it’s gone.  This Exxon giveaway shows just how morally bankrupt the Republican agenda is. Tonight I urged my Senate colleagues to vote no on this corporate giveaway to Exxon.  Let’s help Sen. Warren by calling our senators to urge them to vote no as well.  Contact your legislators here:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page   or by free online fax here:  Senate:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. t had to be hard for Senators Collins and Murkowski to buck their party line on DeVos. If you have a moment, send them an email to thank them for putting children's educations ahead of the party.  Find them here:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page  or  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. Want to see if your legislator is on social media and get links?  Check here:  http://triagecancer.org/congressional-twitter-handles

  1. Via the volunteer lawyers at Open Boston:  “Please help us urge airlines to follow federal court orders and not illegal Trump administration directives.  “Currently only one airline is following the court orders, defying the ban, and permitting all travelers with valid visas to board flights to Boston’s Logan Airport, where they can legally enter: Lufthansa. All airlines need to follow their lead.  Airline twitter handles, suggested tweets, and phone numbers to call the airlines are at openboston2017.org.  You can get more updates on OpenBoston’s Facebook page: facebook.com/OpenBoston.

  1. If you want to join a local action group, use this link to find an Indivisible Group near you:  https://www.indivisibleguide.com/local-action-groups

  1. Good advice from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand who has voted no on five out of the six cabinet confirmations on supporting women candidates for the Senate in 2018:  https://www.facebook.com/notes/connecting-dots/supporting-women-candidates-for-the-senate-in-2018/1212140288823054

  1. In response to his temporary stay, let’s take the time to send a card or letter to Judge James Robart, a Bush appointee, for his ruling on Trump’s immigration executive order.  http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/judges/robart-chambers  While we are at it, the attorney general of Washington also needs some positive feedback for his roll in this:  https://www.facebook.com/bobfergusonforAG/ Backstory:  http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/federal-judge-in-seattle-halts-trumps-immigration-order/





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2/3/17  To-do List                                                             

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  1. It looks as if the DeVos confirmation vote could happen as early as Monday.  If you have a Republican, please call your senator! We are ONE vote from keeping DeVos away from being Sec of Education:, please call/fax to oppose.  Contact your senators here:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page   or by free online fax here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

  1. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security is taking calls about Bannon's appointment to the NSC. You can call: 202-224-4751 please spread the word by copying and pasting. You just leave a message saying, "I oppose Steve Bannon to National Security Council". You can add more, but really they're just tallying opinions.

  1. From one of our own:  Paul Ryan and Mike Pence both spoke out against the #muslimban before it became a real thing. Now they've changed their story. (And deleted their tweets!) This weekend we turned their hypocritical tweets into a ton of postcards to flood their mailboxes. People were asking for a printable template so here you go!  You can print these 4x6 postcards on cardstock or cut them out and glue to notecards. Contact info is included. Highly recommend using a red marker to add commentary. Remind these cowards that it's not too late to do the right thing. Let me know if you have any trouble downloading and FEEL FREE TO SHARE! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-fZaGpeMf4jNm00SHl0YUZNdUk?usp=sharing

  1. Just a reminder that this is a good source to use to keep up with how senators are voting on cabinet nominations:  https://cabinetvotes.org/

  1. If you don't have Twitter, get it! You'll need it for the resistance. If you do, then mosey on over to "Tweet Sheet Tuesdays," a group where we all simultaneously post prepared tweets on Tuesdays at noon Eastern. We posted a tweet about the EPA yesterday, and next Tuesday we will be tweeting to Senate Democrats encouraging them to grow a spine and start resisting the Trump agenda. https://www.facebook.com/events/1824466434493534/

  1. Call the Senate Finance Committee at (202) 224-4515 and let them know that you oppose Chairman Hatch and the Republican members of the committee changing the rules to approve nominees without any Democrats present.

  1. Time to huddle up! Check out the next action item for the Women's March 10 Actions for the First 100 Days campaign:  https://www.womensmarch.com/100/action2

  1. Looking for new ways to contact the White House?  Try this:  https://whcommentline.com/

  1. Scott Dworkin, Senior Advisor to the Democratic Coalition, has been investigating Trumps Russian ties.  Find his report here: https://www.scribd.com/document/330989098/Dworkin-Report-Trump-Russian-Ties-Unabridged-11-13-2016  If you are on Twitter, he is certainly someone to follow:  @funder

  1. Email the Senate Committee on Homeland Security through this online form https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/contact, and say something like “I am writing to express my concern and strong objection to the appointment of Bannon to the NSC - at the same time that people with actual expertise (chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of national intelligence) were shifted to a smaller role. This action makes America less safe.”

  1. Rep Stephanie Murphy of Florida introduced H.R. 804 yesterday, "Protect the National Security Committee From Political Influence Act".  If passed, this bill aimed at Bannon would insure that  “no person whose “primary or predominant responsibility is political in nature” could be designated as a member of the Security Council or be allowed to regularly attend its meetings.”   http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/02/01/stephanie-murphy-files-bill-that-would-remove-stephen-bannon-from-national-security-council  Contact your representatives in support of this legislation: http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page or by online fax here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

  1. A national strike is being planned for February 17.  “On February 17, 2017 we will be staging a National General Strike. The idea is 24-hour occupation of public space in protest of the Trump administration’s refusal to honor the Constitution of the United States of America.”  For more information, click here: http://f17strike.com/

  1. Kudos to everyone who called out Uber.  Their CEO is leaving Trump’s advisory council following criticism.  It’s working!  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-trump-advisory-council.html

  1. Interesting publication you may want to read:  Nonviolent Struggle:  50 Crucial Points.  Published by the Centre for Applied NonViolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), Belgrade 2006.  http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/nonviolent_eng.pdf

  1. Keep up the good work, everyone!  Sen. Schatz tweeted on Thursday evening, “The last three days have been the BUSIEST IN CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD HISTORY. By almost double. This is working. Keep it up and please RT.”

  1. “Sessions’ Embrace of Racist Law One More Reason to Reject his Confirmation as Attorney General” https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/01/31/sessions-embrace-racist-law-one-more-reason-reject-his-confirmation-attorney-general   Contact your senators here:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page    or by free online fax here:  https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php



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  1. Former Sec. of Labor Robert Reich said, “Look, this is not just another conservative administration. This is not a normal president. By and large, Democrats have to be tougher and louder and make an unprecedented ruckus. Now. They have to fight as if our lives and the well being of our communities depend on it. Because they do.”  Watch his short video explaining why:  https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/videos/1457055690973689/  You may want to follow him on Facebook, too:  https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/  and on Twitter:  @RBReich

  1. The National Parks Conservation Association wants us to know about the continued push by Congress to repeal rules and regulations that serve to protect our national parks and us.  “If Congress repeals these rules, drilling could occur in national parks with little more than bare-minimum state regulations. The Park Service will have essentially no authority over oil and gas development proposed inside national parks. Leaks and spills could go unpunished without NPS authority to enforce safety standards. Companies would be able to build roads through national parks to begin drilling, such as the 11-mile road through the heart of Big Cypress National Preserve built to reach an oil and gas lease. Drilling companies would not be required to inform parks or park visitors about when or how drilling operations would occur.”  https://www.npca.org/articles/1462-house-moves-to-encourage-drilling-in-national-parks#sm.001uuoosd10tjdqctfj2r675o3is5 Let your legislators know that you expect them to save and preserve our national parks.   http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. You can also become part of the alt-National Park Service movement that wants to protect and preserve the environment:  https://www.altnps.org

  1. Do you feel strongly about environmental concerns? Check out Sierra Club’s action page for specific measures you can take to support the environment:  https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/

  1. Even the American Library Association is speaking out against  new administration policies that contradict our core values. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/ala-opposes-new-administration-policies-contradict-core-values   Let’s thank them for standing with us:mmorales@ala.org

  1. Want to send or receive a fax, but don’t have a fax line?  Try this service:  https://www.myfax.com/free   After the 30-day free trial, the cost is $10/month.

  1. Another free fax service set up to contact your legislators, for when their voice mail boxes are full, is this one: Senators:   https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php  Representatives:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

  1. DAPL is moving forward, but there are measures we can take to divest funding. Send Citibank, TD Bank, and Wells Fargo a message, telling them they need to withdraw funding of the pipeline. Are you divesting your own money away from the banks that are funding the pipeline? Make sure to include that in the message!  https://other98action.org/defund-the-dakota-access-pipeline/

  1. Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court seat. Gorsuch has proven that he will undermine women’s rights. Call your senators and tell them to oppose this nomination.  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page
  2. You can also send them a message: http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/letter/170131_trumpscotus/

  1. Stay strong in your opposition to the Muslim ban. MomsRising makes it easy to send a message to your members of congress: http://action.momsrising.org/sign/rescind_muslim_ban/?t=4&akid=8712.2326843.m2yVfH

  1. Don't watch the White House livestream of the Supreme Court pick. Instead, follow the SCOTUSBlog liveblog. Give clicks to quality reporting, not reality show politics.  http://www.scotusblog.com/2017/01/live-blog-nomination/

  1. Postcards for America is calling for another postcard avalanche for us all to write our OWN SENATORS about possibly removing POTUS under Article 4 of the 25th Amendment.  Details here :  http://docdro.id/0YDuKUH

  1. Rep. Whitman is doing a survey on the Trump EO on immigrants and refugees: https://wittman.house.gov/forms/form/?ID=12

  1. The Supreme Court will review partisan gerrymandering in 2017. "Gerrymandering has helped give the Republican Party a significant advantage in Congress."   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/01/31/the-supreme-court-will-examine-partisan-gerrymandering-in-2017-that-could-change-the-voting-map/?utm_term=.7ffee4533267    We need to band together to create fair maps for Democrats in 2021! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2kmXIwQ

  1. Even civil workers inside DC are pushing back.  We are not alone:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/resistance-from-within-federal-workers-push-back-against-trump/2017/01/31/c65b110e-e7cb-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?utm_term=.e8affaa860e0

  1. In the absence of any Democrats, and “by unanimous consent, the Republicans gathered in the hearing room agreed to change the committee’s standing rules, which normally require at least one member of each party to be in attendance for committee work to proceed.”  http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317302-gop-changes-rules-to-push-through-nominees-after-dem-boycott  Contact your senators to let them know that is an unacceptable way to change rules and any confirmations made under that new rule should be negated.  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. Remember, if you are using index cards as postcards thatt to qualify for mailing at the First-Class Mail postcard price, it must be: Rectangular. At least 3-1/2 inches high x 5 inches long x 0.007 inch thick. No more than 4-1/4 inches high x 6 inches long x 0.016 inches thick.  http://pe.usps.com/BusinessMail101?ViewName=Cards   Best to purchase 4 x 6 index cards.

  1. From one of our own:   There is a new iPhone app called Donald Trump Countdown Timer. In addition to a function that allows you to count down days, minutes, hours, and seconds until Trump’s term is done, it aggregates resources for donating to useful causes, protesting, volunteering, resisting, coping, surviving. The app is available on the app store:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/donald-trump-countdown-timer/id1196564570  You can also get the app via its Facebook page:
  2. https://www.facebook.com/dtcdtimer/?fref=ts&pnref=story

  1. The March for Science will take place on April 22, 2017. We hope to see you in D.C. and around the world!

  1. We all now realize that we are in this for the long haul.  Take care of yourselves.  Take breaks, Breathe. When you are ready, get back in the game.  While you are taking a break others are working hard.  When you work hard, others can take a break.  We’ve got each other’s backs on this.  Read this to help you from becoming too overwhelmed:  http://mashable.com/2017/01/30/trump-presidency-overwhelmed/#mve_DA2ttOqA



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  1. Let’s support Sen. Durbin in his call for an independent commission on Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election:        http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/acq-russian-involvement

  1. Some words worth reading regarding the past few days, from Heather Richardson, History Professor at Boston College: https://www.facebook.com/heather.richardson.986/posts/654265404770041

  1. Request that DOJ Acting Director Dana Boente investigate Donald J Trump and Stephen Bannon for:

a)      For the appointment of Stephen Bannon to the National Security Council, an inappropriate and politically motivated appointment, not made in the interests of our country, but made to sabotage and destroy the safe and secure functioning of the United States government.
b)     For treason, pursuant to 18 USC 115, § 2381, for giving aid and comfort and adhering to enemies of the United States, to wit, Russians, Leninists, and anarchists.
c)      For misprision of treason, pursuant to 18 USC 115, § 2382, for concealing the above treason.

Contact the United States Department of Justice (Phone: 202-353-1555) or https://www.justice.gov/…/w…/your-message-department-justice).  Contact ALL your legislators as well:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. Circumventing protocol seems to be the new modus operandi of this administration.  That it can get insiders to be co-opted into working with them is equally dangerous.  http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-immigration-congress-order-234392  Contact your legislators to register your disgust:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. From one of our own:  CTA: Share wherever applicable.  This post is for anyone in groups that have "indivisible" in the group name (especially if the group is closed rather than secret).  Be advised... there is a group targeting indivisible groups to infiltrate them. I believe the group is called Michigan Indivisible Against Trump (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1912308129014696/) and this is one of the admins (https://www.facebook.com/david.a.dudenhoefer) who lists himself as Chairman at Michigan's 13th District Republican Committee.  It appears to be a Facebook group run by Republicans who are attempting to infiltrate indivisible groups. It is a closed group rather than secret. If you are in any closed progressive groups (especially with the word indivisible in the group name), please be extra careful when adding new members. In general, keep your eyes peeled. They can't do a whole lot to thwart activity, but they can become nuisances pretty quickly.  

  1. An amazing compilation of actions kept meticulously by Suzan Eraslan. This is helpful for keeping track of facts as well as calling up resources in conversations. Please remember to credit her name when using it. She puts a lot of work into it daily!  http://www.suzaneraslan.net/the-list

  1. Now that DeVos has been approved confirmed by the HELP Committee, it now goes to a full Senate vote.  The reasons are still the same, folks: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/knowledge-bank/articles/2017-01-25/5-reasons-to-oppose-betsy-devos-for-donald-trumps-secretary-of-education Contact your senators and keep on contacting them until the day of the vote!  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. Two HELP Committee Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), made clear that they have not yet decided how they will vote on the floor, suggesting that DeVos’s confirmation is not yet assured. Democrats are seeking to block DeVos’s confirmation, but they must convince a handful of Republicans to break with the new president.  MAINE and ALASKA folks, call Senators Collins and Murkowski NOW and tell them NO TO DEVOS! 202-224-3121

  1. Sally Q. Yates was fired for doing her job as Acting Attorney General after she declined to defend Trump’s travel ban . Please submit her for the 2017 JFK Profile in Courage award. Anyone can submit and takes 1 minute.  https://profileincourageaward.org/home/submit-your-nomination/

  1. The Indivisible Guide team has a great write up on how you can call on your senator to stop the Muslim ban. Information and sample script can be found here:  https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/1/30/your-senator-opposes-the-muslim-ban-so-tell-them-how-to-stop-it

  1. Call your House representative and urge them to take a stand against the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council. 5calls.org has background information, as well as a sample script here:  https://5calls.org/#issue/recNqspdW0JHxisu8

  1. From RISE:  Senators Are Standing Up to Fight! Let your Senators know that you support them as they coordinate boycotts to delays votes for Cabinet appointments. Senate boycotts have already delayed votes on Treasury and Health and Human Services.  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-senate-boycott-idUSKBN15F1YQ FOR ANY STATE: Dial 1-202-224-3121, enter your zip-code and be connected automatically to your Senator. 

  1. 3 votes short to block DeVos (Education). If you live in ME, TN, AK, GA, UT, NC, WY, LA, KS, SC, or KY, call your US Congressman 202-224-3121 or 202-225-3121.  She is grossly unprepared to deal with this prospective position ~ please please please look at what has happened to Michigan's public schools under her watch !!!!

  1. Please sign this White House petition to “Fire Steve Bannon”.  Steve Bannon poses a threat to our democracy. He has said that he wants to send the status quo crashing down. He appears to be the person calling the shots at the White House and no one elected him. He is not qualified to be on the National Security Council. He is a very dangerous man.  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/fire-steve-bannon-3

  1. Let’s contact our senators about this highly unusual situation regarding Bannon and the National Security Council  ask  them to formally request that the Senate force the White House to comply with 50 U.S. Code § 3021 - National Security Council - "Section (a) (6) - the Secretaries and Under Secretaries of other executive departments and of the military departments, when appointed by the President by and with the ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, to serve at his pleasure."  http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-01-31/steve-bannon-on-national-security-council-may-require-senate-confirmation  There are many grave concerns about this individual having any voice whatsoever, or even information in regards, to National Security Council information. We would like to see our concerns voiced in a hearing by our Senators.  Find your senators here:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Introduces Legislation Urging Investigation of President Trump’s ties to Russia and Cyberattacks:   https://waters.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-waters-introduces-legislation-urging-investigation.  Please contact your representatives indicating your support for this legislation:  http://act.commoncause.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sunlight_advocacy_list_page

  1. While calls to legislators are always better, there are just times that emailing is just more pertinent at the moment.  It is sometimes difficult to find just where to send that email or how to find the right place in the legislator’s website.  Try this to make it a bit easier:  https://democracy.io/#/

  1. From Weekly Actions to Resist Trump:  Donald Trump has announced his nominee for the stolen Supreme Court seat: Judge Neil Gorsuch, exactly the kind of pick we feared when Trump won. He’s a turn-back-the-clock extremist who is dangerous for women, workers and the planet. And he might give billionaires a new best friend on the Supreme Court. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-nominee.html We’re telling our senators that if they don’t oppose this unacceptable nominee, we will hold them accountable at the ballot box.  To contact your senators on this go to this website, and scroll down until you see the “This Week” issue, click, then follow the directions:  http://www.weekly-resistance.online/

  1. Join in this “No to DeVos” letter-writing campaign sponsored by Diane Ravitch’s Network for Public Education:  https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote-no-for-devos-3



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