The Friday List is open. Make comments stating what you have done in the last week to combat Trump and the Republicans, and I will post it before I leave for Paris.
My own list is rather feeble.
Donate money to John Lewis.
tried repeatedly to call Senators Tillis and Burr. Left a message once with Burr's office, otherwise could not get through.
Blogged obsessively.
The official thing I did was to email Chuck Schumer to congratulate him on finally standing up to the Republicans, to congratulate him that he finally gets it and us
ReplyDeleteIn small and unofficial ways, I oommiserated with a friend from a Muslim country, assuring her we'll fight to make America a country soon enough that will welcome her openly; and I also told off a malicious troll on a psychology today blog that advocating for Trump must be like walking around with a kick me sign on your back in high school.
The small things helped me more than anything, but I imagine and hope they made a small difference
Went to a Muslim Travel Ban protest at the White House
ReplyDeleteWrote three letters to my Senator about the Ban and the ACA at a neighborhood letter writing party (it was fun!)
Got a neighborhood group together to go to a Our Revolution meeting for our county. Meeting is tomorrow.
Signed a petition on the Travel Ban
-Donated to the ACLU
ReplyDelete-Tried numerous times to call my representative (Todd Young, R-IN) about DeVos, the travel ban; most of them failures to get through.
-Engaged in long and (I think) productive conversations with a conservative, Trump-voting family member who is uneasy about the ban and might be coming around
Went to protests against the travel ban at my local airport
ReplyDeleteDonated to the ACLU
Researched my nearest swing district
Tried to call my Sens., Schumer and Gillibrand, without success. Did talk to a real person at the office of moderate Republican Rep. John Faso. Told the volunteer I wanted FAso to take a stand against the ban. He said, "Have you seen Rep. Faso's website? He did take a stand this morning." I looked and sure enough. I asked that he express my appreciation and support to Faso. Talked to Red Hook Council of Churches about the ban. To my surprise, the pastors in the group are going to send a letter to the congressional delegation. Got on the agenda for Sunday's annual meeting of my Lutheran church. Will just ask that a group study the issue, as that's the most I can get away with for now, I think. Donated again to ACLU. Hey, a pebble here, a pebble there, and pretty soon you're looking at two pebbles.
ReplyDelete1) Set up a recurring monthly donation to the ACLU.
ReplyDelete2) Marched with several hundred other people to ask the president of the University of Alabama to come out forcefully in defense of students affected by the executive order; also signed a letter with some thousand others to that effect. We received a perfunctory response.
3) Attended a follow up meeting to plan next steps.
4) Attended a Tuscaloosa Democratic Party meeting about voter registration.
5) Signed up for Facebook; started a blog.
6) Volunteered to speak at an anti-Trump rally being held on Tax Day, April 15th.
7) Submitted a form registering my interest in starting a chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America in Tuscaloosa, and scheduled a follow up call with the DSA.
1) Signed a bunch of petitions
ReplyDelete2) Donated to ACLU
3) Engaged in constructive, civil online discussion
4) Went to a secluded spot on a hill above the city, hurled stones and howled into the night
1. Called Sen. Patty Murray to encourage her to keep up the fight against Betsy DeVos.
ReplyDelete2. Donated to Planned Parenthood.
3. Donated to the Northwest Immigrant Rights project.
1. Donated to Keith Ellison
ReplyDelete2. Called DNC for Keith Ellison to be appointed
3. Called my senators and house members asking them to come out against the trump refugee ban
4. Asked me senators to go against Betsy DeVos appointment
5. Signed a UGA petition to stand up against discrimination of foreign students on campus
1. Set up monthly contributions to Planned Parenthood and the ACLU
ReplyDelete2. Got my Democratic Socialists membership card in the mail, stuck it in my wallet
3. Put an anti-Trump poster up in my office
4. Organized a box to fill with socialist literature and keep in my office, for students to take (if they ever come to my office hours)
5. Signed a billion petitions on Vox
6. Offered to volunteer for the ACLU, online or in their office.