Take Action: According to Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda, tackle one issue at a time. The more trouble it takes you to contact your politicians, the more they pay attention. So when you can manage the time and effort, put your body out there. Face-to-face or protest march > calling > faxing if you can’t get through on regular phone > writing letters (because they may arrive too late) > personal email > petition or group email.
But we are in this for the long haul, so pace yourselves. Do whatever level you can do. We will be here once a week with the latest.
To support pro-environment Congresscritters: Senators Sherrod Brown, Tammy Baldwin, Jon Tester and others battled against Pruitt; now they will need help battling for their seats
To get out the vote for the environment: Join The Environmental Voter Project So More Environmentally Concerned Voters Vote
To stay current on environmental issues: Sign Up For Environmental Action Alerts From Earthjustice
To see if your legislator is having a Town Hall meeting: Check out the Town Hall Project’s list of Town Hall Meetings so that you can meet them face to face if you wish.
If your legislators will not have a Town Hall, have one and invite them: Indivisible Guide: Missing Members of Congress Action Plan: Hold a Constituents' Town Hall
To write your letter then fax it for free: FaxZero: Create and send faxes for free to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada
Easy resource to find your politicians’ phone, email, etc: The AARP has an action site, Advocacy - Legislative Action Center - AARP. I know AARP isn’t perfect, but it has a nifty feature for everyone: Look down to the right, where it says “find your state legislators”. Put in your zip code. It returns federal, state AND local politicians, NOT just legislators. Federal, for example, includes contact information for Trump, Pence, your two Senators, and your Congressional representative. If you need more than phone numbers and email addresses, it has clickable links to their web pages, which should have up-to-date contact information including fax numbers, street addresses, appearance schedule, how to schedule appointments, and constituent services.
Please feel free to share and/or reprint this diary in whole or in part with attribution far and wide, other websites or newspapers, I give it freely. Our aim is for millions to take action.
Each week: The week’s cartoon will post after press time at the TeePublic elenacarlena store if you’d like to pick up a shirt, mug, or other items with any cartoon in the series, to help spread the word and support these efforts.
Thank you for taking action!
References:
On A Day Without Immigrants, Workers Show Their Presence By Staying Home
General Strike: Photos From Protests Around The Country
Why Congress Won't Pass A Bill To Terminate The EPA But Will Severely Hobble The EPA
Some Bombshells Might Drop On Scott Pruitt Next Week
It's Time To Primary Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp And For Democrats To Have Guts
Pruitt Confirmed After 30 Hours Of Debate. The Resistance Is Growing.
How To Hold Corporations Accountable: Interview With Attorney Thomas Linzey
Democrats Bracing For Town Hall Protests Directed At Them Ask Bernie Sanders For Help
Hat Tip: Literally to Jan4Insight, whose hat was modified just for Lee, and whose pussycat ears hats and other beautiful crocheted work can be found at Jan's Shop On Zibbet. Don’t see what you want? Ask her about special orders!
Note: A markhor is an endangered species of wild goat that bears a striking resemblance to Joe Manchin.