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1. From one of our own:  It's lunch time and I just called both my Democratic Senators (OR) to express my concerns that the White House has not asked Mike Flynn to step down from his position.  What he did by calling the Russian Ambassador to discuss sanctions was not only illegal but may rise to the level of treason.  Both offices noted that while it was concerning, they had not been overwhelmed with calls on this issue.  I am asking you to take a minute today to call your Senators and ask that at a minimum they ask for Flynn's resignation and commit to a renewed effort to investigate Trump/Pence's Russian ties.  45 claimed to know nothing about this.   http://www.newsweek.com/mike-flynn-security-risk-555642

2. The full-Senate vote on Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary is on Monday.  Once again, there are significant issues: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/candidate-for-treasury-secretary-helped-run-bank-that-is-accused-of-bias/2016/11/17/6c7dab5e-acd6-11e6-a31b-4b6397e625d0_story.html?utm_term=.b170d3accc20  Call your senators and let them know your concerns.

3. If the goal is to eliminate the EPA, Pruitt is the person to do the job.  Former EPA officials do not want him confirmed.  http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/318081-former-epa-employees-urge-senate-to-oppose-pruitt  If you agree, contact your senators to tell them so.

4. On Thursday, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced H.R.958 - To eliminate certain programs of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. "Major EPA climate change programs would be eliminated under the measure. The legislation would also close all of the EPA’s regional offices, halt new regulations on ground-level ozone pollution and require the agency to lease unused property."  http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/318931-gop-bill-would-gut-epa  Call your representative and ask them to oppose H.R. 958

5. Damsels in Defiance has a campaign to send valentines to your representative.  Details here:  https://damselsindefiance.org/event/send-a-valentine-to-your-representatives/

6. Snowflake AvMAILanche: Postcards to McConell, Sessions, Manchin, Warren, and your Senator:    https://www.facebook.com/events/2189435307949032/  Link includes all the information needed and downloadable postcards. 

7. Call your Members of Congress. Ask them their Town Halls schedule. When there is no answer, tell them that as their constituent, you are requesting one immediately. If there is one scheduled, ask when the next one is.  Call back again every day.  After your calls, go to their email contacts page and write that you called to request a town hall and are waiting for the date. Tell your neighbors to do so, also.  When you get angry that they aren't meeting with you, call your local media. Tell them you have called repeatedly, etc.

8. There are some reports that Rep. Chaffetz thinks that at least some of the protesters who showed up at his town hall this past week were paid protesters.  If you are from Utah, particularly his district, can you let him know your thoughts on this?  http://chaffetz.house.gov/contact/officeinformation.htm

9. Send this spreadsheet to your legislators and tell them that you want to make sure they become part of this Town Hall Project: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yq1NT9DZ2z3B8ixhid894e77u9rN5XIgOwWtTW72IYA/htmlview?sle=true

Other Contacts to Make

None today

 

Other Actions

1. Here is a correction to the link for the Ides of Trump postcard project from yesterday:  https://www.facebook.com/TheIdesOfTrump/

2. Interested in taking part in a Telephone Town Hall with MomsRising?  On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 9 PM EST, MomsRising is holding a Telephone Town Hall to share simple, easy-to-use tips about some of our favorite organizing and advocacy tactics with members who are ready to do more.  Details here:  http://action.momsrising.org/survey/KeepMarchingTeleTownHall_TacticsTips/

3. Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests, the product of IDP’s and CCR’s collective work against ICE arrests under Bush and Obama, serves as the first comprehensive guide and organizing resource to fight back against the Trump administration’s efforts to criminalize communities and deport millions of people.  http://www.immdefense.org

4. From one of our own:  rainbow Statue of Liberty postcards for you to print and use:  http://docdro.id/i9AIReX

5. The Water Protective Legal Collective at Standing Rock has job openings for an executive director, a defense counsel coordinator, and a media relations coordinator:  https://waterprotectorlegal.org/wplc-is-hiring/

6. The National Immigration Law Center is sponsoring a webinar on Monday, Feb. 13 to discuss what is happening, how to respond, and how to express opposition.  Details here:  http://eepurl.com/cBDFBT

7. Check out this new daily action blog:   http://thenightowlactivist.blogspot.com/

Petitions to Sign

1. Ten states so far have introduced legislation to criminalize peaceful protests.  Sign here with Fight for the Future to stand with them against these actions:  https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/urgent-ten-states-are-about-to-criminalize-peaceful-protest

2. Rarely used 1924 could make 45’s tax returns public.  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/11/congressman-rarely-used-law-could-make-trump-tax-returns-public/97788564/  We deserve to know! Add your name to the growing list of Americans demanding Trump release his returns:  http://act.standupamerica.com/page/s/tax-returns

Learning

1. Here’s a look at the 2018 Governors’ races:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yvVJJcpoeoGnqtN7xO1U9B6e2VNtTIrpCigHgsBEywg/edit#gid=0  and some background info:  http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-2017-2018-governors-races-predictions.html

2. “A Gift and a Challenge for Democrats:  a resistive, active and aggressive base”:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-gift-and-a-challenge-for-democrats-a-restive-active-and-aggressive-base/2017/02/11/e265dd44-efef-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?utm_term=.26bff23bee80

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1. Let your senators know that you support this bipartisan inquiry into the botched military action in Yemen.  A bipartisan group of four senators is demanding a briefing on the U.S. military’s objectives in Yemen, as new details emerge about a Navy SEAL raid that left one U.S. service member and a number of civilians dead. Something went very wrong.  http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/senators-want-yemen-raid-briefing-234846

2. Call your House representative and ask them to support a full investigation into Russia's involvement in the election by supporting House Concurrent Resolution 15.  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hconres15

3. Call your senator and ask them to support Senate Bill 27: "A bill to establish an independent commission to examine and report on the facts regarding the extent of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national election, and for other purposes."  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s27

Other Contacts to Make

1. New England Patriots' running back, LeGarrette Blount and defensive tackle, Alan Branch announced that they are joining Martellus Bennett, Devin McCourty, Dont'a Hightower, and Chris Long in boycotting Trump's White House after their SuperBowl win.  Let’s send a shoutout to those who will not be visiting following their Super Bowl win. They are bound to receive some heat from fans and those who believe that celebrities and athletes are not allowed to voice political opinions.  http://bit.ly/2l1ZCDq  Comment on their FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/newenglandpatriots and sign this card applauding them for standing up for justice and equity:  https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/stand-for-something

Other Actions

1. More information on the Ides of March postcard campaign planned for March 15:  https://www.facebook.com/TheIdesOfTrump/

2. Let America Vote, a few anti-voter suppression group, is lead by Jason Kander, an American lawyer and politician, and former Secretary of State of Missouri. Over the past decade, momentum has gone dangerously in the wrong direction. LAV will work to fight back against proposals across the country that make it harder for eligible voters to exercise their constitutional right to cast a ballot. Whether it’s extreme identification requirements, questionable purges of voter rolls, voter intimidation, new and extreme voter registration processes, or anything that makes voting harder, Let America Vote will be there to lead the way against it.  Sign up here to get updates:  http://letamericavote.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=daa9d4bdff7c8f29b3f318b3a&id=84afa3174a

3. Don't forget to Huddle!  https://www.womensmarch.com/100/action2/

4. The Center for American Progress Action Fund is going to be doing a webinar on Feb 28th, 8pm ET/ 5pm PT on the polling we did on how 2018 Battleground state (Florida, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) voters want their Senators to hold Trump accountable.  RSVP link coming soon.  Here is the original press release for the poll:  https://www.americanprogressaction.org/press/release/2017/01/04/165273/release-new-poll-reveals-2018-senate-battleground-voters-want-senate-democrats-to-check-president-elect-trump-and-his-policies/  Follow them on Facebook and signup for updates:  https://www.facebook.com/AmericanProgressAction

5. Federal agents conduct sweeping immigration enforcement raids in at least six states:    https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-agents-conduct-sweeping-immigration-enforcement-raids-in-at-least-6-states/2017/02/10/4b9f443a-efc8-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.355b798c565d  From America’s Voice:  This weekend is your moment to stand with immigrants across the nation and stop the next raids before they happen. People’s resistance is already chipping away at Trump’s racist agenda, starting with blocking the Muslim ban. Join us in showing ICE that we are ready to resist. Plan or attend an action at an immigration detention center or ICE field office near you. Or hold a rally at your local government office demanding they protect immigrants in your community. With these talking points:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wC-khV1bKM24UN3rLG_KEPFl3VQS7FyXDPESPxY1j3I/edit?usp=sharing 

6. Please join Linda Sarsour, one the principles in the Women’s March, and add your name to the Amicus Curiae Brief being filed in a federal court against the immigration ban:  http://act.mpowerchange.org/sign/join-ban-lawsuit/

7. If you or someone you know is in fear of being detained or deported, know these things are available:  1) From the ACLU: “What to do if Immigration Officials Are at Your Door”:  https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-if-immigration-agents-ice-are-your-door  and 2)  from United We Dream:  http://unitedwedream.org/thank-deportation-defense-card-handy-phone/

Petitions to Sign

1. 350 Action is asking that we add your name to the endorsement of Rep. Ellison for DNC Chair before the delivery this weekend.  Here’s where to go to co-endorse with them:  https://act.350.org/letter/ellison-endorsement/  "350 Action has never endorsed a candidate for DNC Chair before, but we think that this extraordinary moment requires it. Rep. Ellison has also been endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, as well as Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, Keystone XL fighter Jane Kleeb." For more info:  https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/01/05/democrats-shouldn-squander-their-one-advantage/OtYIgwPcd3Cnfq9gpmKM5K/story.html

2. GOP Congressman Paul Gosar introduced a bill (H.J. Res. 46) that would eliminate regulations on oil and gas drilling on our public lands. If his vision becomes reality, oil and gas companies would be able to build roads through public forests to reach drilling sites. They would not need to have detailed safety plans about their operations nor would they be responsible for a leak or spill. And, of course, the National Park Service wouldn't be involved. Sign here to tell Congress to save our national parks:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/901/476/520/

Learning

1. Click here to see an updating tally of how often every member of the House and the Senate votes with or against the president:      https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ 

2. “How to Get Out of the Cycle of Outrage in a Trump World”:  https://journal.thriveglobal.com/how-to-get-out-of-the-cycle-of-outrage-in-a-trump-world-ffc5b2aa1b5f#.hfl1fltlz

3. If you are interested in a day-by-day account of #45, check this out:  http://www.suzaneraslan.net/the-list-1

A clever cover of a popular song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvybopfvtlw

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1. Beginning February 17, Congress will be home in their respective districts for a week-long recess. Call your legislators’ local offices to make appointments.  Make back-to-back appointments with your friends! 

2. We now have a Secretary of Education who has demonstrated that she knows nothing about special education law. To make matters worse, we now have an Attorney General who once said that special needs children “are a big factor in accelerating the decline in civility and discipline in classrooms”, not to mention that he is racist enough for Coretta Scott King to have written a letter opposing him for a federal judgeship, for which he was not confirmed. So, if you have not already done it contact your legislators and start talking about protecting the well being of all our children by maintaining the integrity of IDEA - including but not limited to FAPE, LRE, and evidence based practices.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/01/28/the-telling-letter-betsy-devos-wrote-to-clarify-her-position-on-u-s-disabilities-law/?utm_term=.bdcc83c572f6

3. Call your senators to support the Russian interference investigations.  We all know that something is going on between Russia and #45. Time to find out what it is.  http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/russia-hacking-senate-investigation-234456

4. As a Representative in Congress, Price has led Republican efforts to repeal the ACA.  Price wants to undo anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ communities.  Rep. Price has consistently supported anti-choice and anti-women’s health during his time in Congress.  Rep. Price supports deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.  Make sure both of your senators know that you oppose Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services.  

5. The director of the National Economic Council said that he wants to get rid of the Fiduciary Rule; a rule which requires financial advisers to make decisions based on the best interest of their clients. Call your senator and ask them to support the Fiduciary Rule. Call script here: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resources-2/2017/2/7/fiduciary-rule

6. A top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has filed a "resolution of inquiry" into President Donald J. Trump. It can be considered a first step in the process of attempting to impeach a federal official.  Contact member of the Committee voicing your support:  https://judiciary.house.gov/subcommittee/full-committee/

Other Contacts to Make

1. Call the Army Corps of Engineers and tell them you oppose DAPL and demand that they complete the Environment Impact Statement, as was previously planned: 1-888-201-9377  You can also send them a message through the Sierra Club:
    https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0068481&id=

2. From one of our own:  Are you a member at REI who supports Standing Rock?  REI member services is taking feedback on their contract renewal with US Bank in light of US Bank's decision to invest in DAPL. They are "taking feedback seriously" as a cooperative and "socially responsible" company.  Email them at Member@REI.com and/or call 1-800-426-4840

3. It is unethical for a White House employee to use their position to promote a private business such as Kellyanne Conway did on national television when she told viewers to “go buy Ivanka’s stuff”.  http://www.businessinsider.com/kellyanne-conway-go-buy-ivankas-stuff-2017-2   A complaint can be made using this link: https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/Organization/Contact%20Us?opendocument Make sure to mention the violation of FEDERAL Code 5 CFR 2635.702 - The use of public office for private gain. 

Other Actions

1. From on of our own:  I just wrote to Nordstrom and TJ Maxx on their Facebook pages thanking them for having the courage to drop Ivanka's clothing line.  They are getting a lot of pushback from Trump supporters.  But I assured them that those who are threatening to cut up their credit cards and boycott the stores do not compare to the customer base represented by the hundreds of thousands who marched across this country on Jan. 21.  So if you have a minute could you send them a thank you too. I would love to see their Facebook flooded with supportive posts to drown out the others!  And please spread the word.  Nordstrom’s FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/Nordstrom/  and TJ Maxx’s FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/tjmaxx/   Please refrain from joining in the nastiness of some of the comments.

2. From one of our own (on the same topic):  Write a thank you letter to Nordstrom corporate, indicating your appreciation for their courage! Email address is: contact@nordstrom.com. In the subject line, write: ERIK NORDSTROM, President. OR do this: Send a snail mail letter to him at this mailing address: Nordstrom Direct Inquiries, 1600 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2600, Seattle, WA 98101.

3. Rep. Issa (R-CA) is running a survey to get an idea what people think about #45’s immigration ban.  You can weigh in here:  https://issa.house.gov/news-room/in-the-news/trump-travel-ban-what-do-you-think

4. Interested in learning more about being a grassroots organizer and advocate?  You may be interested in the Organizing for Action (OFA) Fellowship Program.  For more information and application details, check here:  https://www.ofa.us/ofa-fellowship .

5. Almost 80 literary agents put out an open call for Muslim authors, to help make their voices heard. If you, or someone you know, fit this bill, it is your time to shine!  https://cleliagore.com/open-call/

Petitions to Sign

1. While #45 backed off on his anti-LGBT executive order, Conservative extremists in Congress will likely once again try to pass the so-called “First Amendment Defense Act” -- a legislative initiative that would effectively legalize anti-LGBT discrimination across the country. Please join Equality PAC in stopping this:      http://go.fightforequality.org/page/s/Stop-LGBT-Discrimination

Learning

1. “The Simple Psychological Trick to Political Persuasion”, how to morally reframe issues:       https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/the-simple-psychological-trick-to-political-persuasion/515181/

2. A musical lesson to sustain us:  http://docdro.id/Y7OehfX

3. Read up on the Muslim Brotherhood for some background on legislation that has been introduced in the House and Senate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/08/calling-the-muslim-brotherhood-a-terrorist-group-would-hurt-all-american-muslims/?utm_term=.7d682659f957

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1. Let’s contact Sen. Warren to thank her for her diligence in speaking up on our behalf time and time again. Here is the 1986 letter from Coretta Scott King opposing Sessions that the GOP stopped Warren from reading during the discussion Tuesday evening.  It is one we all should read:  https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3259988/Scott-King-1986-Letter-and-Testimony-Signed.pdf  The words of the letter are still relevant. 

2. From Michael Moore:  “Throughout my life I have watched Senators speak vile, hateful words about women, Black people, Vietnamese, Mexicans, young people, Arabs, environmentalists, peaceniks, gays and others -- but NEVER have I seen them vote to shut a single one of them up. Until last night, when Senator Elizabeth Warren attempted to read a letter from the late Coretta Scott King addressed to the United States Senate. That's when Warren was ruled to shut up and sit down. And when she appealed, the Republicans voted to silence her under "Rule 19." This morning you need to once again flood the Senate switchboard with angry, righteous calls demanding that the Senate take the virtual gag off her and let her speak. If we let them get away with this... you know what's coming. They are attempting to create an authoritarian, totalitarian state. If you've been hiding in your bubble, it's best to come out now. US Senate: 202-225-3121 or 202-224-3121. Keep dialing like your democracy depends on it. Let them know we are a large, massive, outraged nonviolent mob representing the majority of our country and we will not be Rule 19'd. We will Rule 19 them out of office! They need to know that the Women's March on Washington NEVER ends.”

3.       The Election Assistance Commission Termination Act, H.R.634 has passed committee. This independent agency is the only federal agency that makes sure voting machines can’t be hacked. Call your House representatives and ask them to oppose this legislation! Read more about the bill here:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/07/house-panel-votes-close-election-assistance-commission/97603326/  and follow its progress here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/634

4. Trump is having lunch with senators from West Virginia, North Dakota, Indiana, and Montana, possibly working on garnering their support for Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch. If you are a constituent in these states, make sure that your voice continues to be heard, and that your senators don't start playing into Trump's pocket just to have his support.  http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318460-trump-to-host-centrist-dems-at-white-house

Other Contacts to Make

1. In an ABC video, Trump says that he’s not received or heard about any complaints about the DAPL or Keystone pipeline executive order.  https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/videos/10155368445678812   Shall we let him know how we feel about desecrating Native burial grounds and running the risk of damaging the water supply (a risk that was averted to protect the water for the folks in Bismark (https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-01/bismarck-residents-got-dakota-access-pipeline-moved-without-fight))?  Since the White House is not taking citizen calls, use these methods:   send postcards (letters take longer for safety reasons) to: Trump @ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500 or their comment page:  https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact#page or  Twitter: @realDonaldTrump

Other Actions

1. There are mixed messages being offered regarding this weekend’s counter protest at Planned Parenthood clinics around the country.  Best advice is to contact your local clinic and ask them if your peaceful presence would be welcome or if there are other ways you could support them.  http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=542e52557cb249fb2535906ea&id=2b9a60bbfd&e=4e77fc70f6

2. From one of our own:  Please do something truly affirming and deeply kind for your child's teacher tomorrow. And the next day, and the day after. And then, in 2018, do something REALLY nice for them (and your child) and work your tail off to get pro-public education candidates elected at every level of government. 

3. DeVos is Secretary of Education, and your  help is needed now more than ever. Check out this list of 20 ways you can help public education: http://www.upworthy.com/betsy-devos-is-our-education-secretary-heres-what-to-do-next

4. There is a new site out there to help us counter burnout, or “resistance fatigue” as it is sometimes called.  The coordinator hopes the approach she is taking could help resisters stay the course.  “…this brief weekly letter will help you maintain motivation and keep the resistance going strong. Several fantastic resources exist to highlight our most important daily action items; I'd like to help keep us sane because we're in it for the duration.” Signup here:  http://www.tinyletter.com/revel-reflect-recharge .  There is a FB page as well:  https://www.facebook.com/revel.reflect.recharge/. 

5. From RISE Stronger:  PEOPLE'S CALENDAR OF TOWN HALLS, PROTESTS, RALLIES, MEETINGS. PLEASE SHARE: We at RISE Stronger want to help you find information about Congressional Town Halls, protests, marches, special elections, and other events all in once place. Our volunteers have come together to build the People's Calendar, a crowd-sourced initiative that will let you search by you zipcode or state, see location maps of town halls/protests/marches/etc, and you can sign up to get email alerts when your representatives schedule the next town hall or when the next protest pops up. We are adding information about your Representatives, their voting records, and more. This is still a work in progress and we are all volunteers trying to do our part in the fight. We hope this is helpful and please let us know how we can keep improving this. It's a calendar by the people, for the people! Please share! https://www.risestronger.org/events
   If you have feedback, would like to help gather data, or want to work with us to improve the calendar, please email us at questions@risestronger.org

Petitions to Sign

1. Trump's EPA nominee, Scott Pruitt, has called the risks from climate change "speculative guess work" and said the debate is "far from settled." He advocates for Big Polluters while receiving nearly $350,000 in contributions from the fossil fuel industry. Show your support for Sen. Peters (D-MI) who is calling out Pruitt for attacking the EPA's lifesaving public health standards. Not only can you contact Sen. Peters himself, but you can sign this petition from the League of Conservation Voters:  https://secure3.convio.net/lcv/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3707&s_src=FBAds&s_subsrc=champs

2. Tell Costco to remove its advertising from Breitbart, the alt-right online source that spews hate against women, LGBTQ+ people, Muslims and people of color.  Let’s encourage Costco to join the 900 other companies who have done this!  https://actions.sumofus.org/a/tell-costco-to-stop-investing-in-hate

Learning

1. Very good information here:  Pro Tips from a High-level Staffer for a Senator      http://docdro.id/Ea1hiZv

2. Today’s sustenance from Jen Hofmann: Insight from a 300-year-old Tree:  https://jenniferhofmann.com/insight-300-year-old-tree/

3. “A Word of Advice from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Daughter:  Resist”  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/08/a-word-of-advice-from-martin-luther-king-jr-s-daughter-resist/?utm_term=.8515c5f3d90d

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or via free online fax here:  Reps:  https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

 and Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

1. From Project 1461:  Remember how relentless Sen.Chaffetz was with Benghazi and and Clinton’s emails?  We need to let him know that we know he is not really doing his job right now.  Details here:   https://www.project1461.org/daily-call-to-action/tell-jason-chaffetz-were-still-paying-attention

2. Regarding the DeVos vote, give your senators a call and let them know you're paying attention. Thank them if they voted against her, and let them know you're holding them accountable if they voted "aye" and that you'll remember their vote come re-election.  The future of ALL our children’s education is in their hands.

3. Shortly after the DeVos vote, a bill was introduced in the house to eliminate the Department of Education with the reasoning that the appropriate policy makers for education are those at the state and local level. 

4. Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA)  H.J. Res. 53, a joint resolution that will remove the deadline and finally allow for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). “When asked, 96 percent of Americans think that women and men should have equal rights, and 88 percent believe that our Constitution should affirm those rights, while 72 percent of Americans mistakenly believe the Constitution already includes such a guarantee,” Rep. Speier said. “Given the current political climate, and the overwhelming support, it’s clear that the ERA is still a necessity. As the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia explained in a Supreme Court opinion, ‘Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t.’”https://speier.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-speier-introduces-resolution-ratify-equal-rights-amendment Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced companion legislation two weeks earlier. H.J. Res. 53 currently has 135 cosponsors.  Contact your legislators and tell them to get on board with this.  The time is long past for this to be the law of the land.

5. From the Weekly Resistance:  Trump's Muslim and refugee ban is bigoted, dangerous, cruel and un-American. We cannot let it stand. But Congressional Republican leadership isn't allowing action on Democratic efforts to get rid of it once and for all. So we're calling Congress and demanding they use every tool they have to force a vote on ending the ban for good. Go here for all the details:  http://www.weekly-resistance.online/

6. Donald Trump campaigned for President on a promise to obstruct and derail action on climate change at every level. And, so far, his Administration is doing just that. From cabinet picks to policy statements (or tweets), it’s clear the Trump Administration’s goal is to undermine progress on climate change.   It’s up to us to make sure that doesn’t happen. Please join Greenpeace in members of Congress on notice that you expect them to protect the commitments made under the Paris Agreement to fight climate change and that you’ll be holding them accountable.  https://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2059

Other Contacts to Make

1. Let’s call our new Secretary of Education and let her know what is important to us?  Is it the student debt crisis, enforcing special education law, keeping guns out of schools, how important quality public education is to our country, the needs of low-income school districts??  We all know there are so many concerns.  It is time to tell her.  Let's welcome her to the job, and remind her of what it is she should do. She wanted this so much she spent a fortune on it. Let's make it worth her while. Call her: 202-401-3000 or fax her:  202-260–7867 (use faxZERO for 5 free faxes a day:  https://faxzero.com/ )

2. From Postcards for America:  Let’s join in this postcard avalanche and send postcards to “President Bannon”. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/02/07/postcards-to-bannon-critics--president-bannon-trump/97579950/ )  Details on the postcard avalance here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/167825807046205/

Other Actions

1. From Progressive Friends:  Please feel free to comment on Franklin Graham’s FB page where he defends the  “potential executive order from the president to protect religious freedom in this country”, i.e., legalizing discrimination by religion:  https://www.facebook.com/FranklinGraham/posts/1401794403210070

2. Get the word out for everyone to start using The People’s Calendar, a national political event site created by RISE Stronger.  Not only can you find events, but you can add them as well!  https://www.risestronger.org/events   Let’s make this OUR calendar!

3. Rogan's List members who want to take action on Michigan issues can receive a weekly e-mail of to-do items by signing up at www.MichiganResistance.org.

4.       The organizers for the Women's March on Washington are planning a general strike, with a date to be determined. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-day-without-women-protest-balancing-0207-20170207-column.html  Follow Women’s March on social media to keep up to date and get organized:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womensmarchonwash/ and Twitter: https://twitter.com/womensmarch

5. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the easement for DAPL, cutting short the environmental impact assessment, as well as public comment. "The Indigenous Coalition at Standing Rock is calling for February 8th to be an international day of emergency actions to disrupt business as usual and unleash a global intersectional resistance to fossil fuels and fascism."  See more information here: http://sacredstonecamp.org/blog/2017/2/7/breaking-army-corps-to-grant-dakota-access-easement   A call for emergency actions all over the world. PLEASE, THIS IS OUR LAST STAND. Please visit everydayofaction.org to find or register an action wherever you are. Check out our world action map at bit.ly/nodapl2017

Petitions to Sign

1. Join ParentsTogether Action in working to save PBS Kids! “What will happen to PBS Kids if Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting go through?No one knows for sure. But a 2012 report by Booz & Company predicted “the loss of federal support would mean the end of public broadcasting.””  Read and sign here (scroll all the way to the bottom for two different signing options):  http://parentstogetheraction.org/2017/01/27/save-pbs-kids/                       

Learning

1. From Political News for Nasty Women & Bad Hombres:  Whether it is called redistricting or gerrymandering, here is a good explanation of why it is linked to voter suppression:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/03/01/this-is-the-best-explanation-of-gerrymandering-you-will-ever-see/?utm_term=.4b70f569d389

2. Fortune magazine article explains why all the protests may not result in Congressional seat changes in 2018.  Let’s prove them wrong.  http://fortune.com/2017/02/05/2018-republicans-democrats/

3. Social media is an easy way to say something, but it’s a difficult way to be heard. Thunderclap is the first-ever crowdspeaking platform that helps people be heard by saying something together. It allows a single message to be mass-shared, flash mob-style, so it rises above the noise of your social networks. By boosting the signal at the same time, Thunderclap helps a single person create action and change like never before.    https://www.thunderclap.it/

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Contact Legislators

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. From Tweet Sheet Tuesday:  these all have to do with DeVos so do them early! The DeVos vote is at noon.  http://tweetsheettuesdays.blogspot.com/2017/02/emergency-devos-tweet-sheet-tweet-these.html

2. From Project 1461:  Say no to a Labor Secretary that Despises Labor:  https://www.project1461.org/daily-call-to-action/2617-say-no-to-a-labor-secretary-who-despises-labor

3. Call your representative and ask them to support H.R. 724 - the Statue of Liberty Values Act (SOLVE) - to block Trump's refugee and travel ban.  Read the press release here: https://lofgren.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398130 

4. Keep up the pressure to have Bannon removed from the NSC. Call your representative and ask them to cosponsor and support H.R. 804. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/804/all-info

5. Call your senators and ask them to cosponsor and support S. 291:  “A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to modify the requirements for membership in the National Security Council and cabinet-level policy forum, and for other purposes”  https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/291/all-info

6. Yet another way to contact your legislators is We are The 65.  “Over 65 million Americans rejected Donald Trump on Election Day. What if we came together every day to fight for our vision of a diverse, inclusive America? Together, we can use our voices to remind Congress that they work for all of us.”  Take a look here:  https://thesixtyfive.org/home

7. Here’s a clever way to get around busy signals and full voicemail boxes!  https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/senators-voicemail-was-full-so-concerned-woman-sent-pizza-to-protest-devos

  Other Contacts to Make

1. From one of our own:  48 bomb threats to Jewish institutions in 1 month it's not being reported.  (http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-1.768961)  Let’s contact some media outlets and see if we can move this as a new item:  http://fair.org/take-action-now/media-activism-kit/media-contact-list/  ADL is always a good place to go for good background and activist ideas:  http://www.adl.org/

2. If you are a conservative, consider contacting the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) to let them know you will be opposing efforts to elect more Congressional Republicans until the GOP stands up against the executive overreach and authoritarian tendencies of Trump. https://www.nrcc.org/contact-form/

 Other Actions

1. From Twitter Storm Wednesdays: Here is a Twitter event for tomorrow; details here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1841938729407099/

2. Apparently, the numbers for Democrats signed up with their party’s social media outlets is significantly lower than for their Republican counterparts.  Please take the time to seek out your state and local Dem Facebook pages and Twitter accounts and consider “liking” or “following” them! 

3. We know how Trump does not like to read, but the group Leaders are Readers wants to make sure that he has enough books to read.  To that end, “This Valentine's Day, share our love of literature and hopes for a better world by burying the Oval Office in a mountain of great books. In the process, we’ll support local bookstores and the publishing industry.”  Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1859858284295480/

4. If you were a supporter of Evan McMullin/Mindy Finn, they have a new group, Stand Up Republic, which may also appeal to some disenchanted voters.  Check it out here: https://standuprepublic.com/ 

5. Matthew Dowd, a former Republican and political consultant, has a website called Listen To Us.  “Founded in a coffee shop in Austin, Texas, Listen To US, is based on a simple ideas:  America demands that we have leaders who put Country over Party using the Common Good as our guiding star.  We need a new way forward.  If we want to change our government, we have to change our politics.”  http://listento.us/

6. From one of our own:  Given the statements Spicer made about protesters over the weekend (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/02/06/the-white-house-and-fox-join-forces-to-undermine-anti-trump-protests-as-violent-and-fake/?utm_term=.e5b7bd8cf91b) , every time you attend a protest event, please send Spicer a personal, handwritten postcard telling him about the event you attended in protest of the new regime, why you protested, and whether you were paid for it. At the same time, send postcards to your representatives in Congress (contact info above) telling them about the postcard you send to Spicer. Make it a flood.  Address:  Sean Spicer, The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC  20500 

 Petitions to Sign

1. Please join MomsRising.org in their effort to oppose Pudzer for Labor Secretary:  “A man who doesn’t respect people’s labor isn't qualified to be the United State's next U.S. Secretary of Labor. Tell the U.S. Senate to reject Andrew Puzder's nomination to lead the Department of Labor!”  http://action.momsrising.org/sign/reject_puzder/

2. Join the Sierra Club in telling Congress to defend the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to not pass the bill to eliminate it:  https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0068844&id=70131000001iOuIAAU

 Learning

1. One of our own found this useful to help understand all this talk about legislation (if you've ever wondered "why is this a resolution and how does that differ from a bill?"):   https://www.senate.gov/legislative/common/briefing/leg_laws_acts.htm)

2. From @RoguePOTUSStaff on Twitter:  Bannon's goal is to let resistance die over time due to apathy. Make him fail. 

3. From PBS News Hour:  Data shows that immigration does not bring crime into the US:  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/fact-check-immigration-doesnt-bring-crime-u-s-data-say/

4. Here is some interesting insight from a Mennonite pastor’s visit with his Republican senator in PA:  http://docdro.id/pgfRr2j   We are certainly making a difference! 

5. Neoconservative political commentaor, David Frum, who is anti-Trump, on what an effective protest could look like: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/how-to-beat-trump/515736/