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 see if your legislator is having a Town Hall meeting: Congress just returned from meeting with constituents, but they return regularly. 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 (up to five free faxes per day) or GotFreeFax: Send free fax online to the U.S. and Canada (a bit easier to use, but only up to two free faxes per day).
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.
Relocate your Money: Divest from fossil fuels: Fossil Fuel Divestment Funds Double in Value in One Year
If you would like to Attend Events or March this week:
Federal Government-Sponsored Events for Women's History Month
The Resistance Calendar (includes many women’s marches, meetings, and other events)
Native Nations March and Camp on DC: Rise with Standing Rock
And finally, Daily Kos has a Petition: Tell your Senators: Neil Gorsuch is Too Extreme for the Supreme Court
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. If you want it and don’t see it, just Kosmail me to ask!
Thank you for taking action!
References:
A Day Without Women? Let's See How That Goes
Native Nations: Water Protectors, March on Washington
Jeff Sessions' Worst Week in Washington
Neil Gorsuch: Trump Picks a "Bioethicist" for the Supreme Court
Nancy Pelosi: Neil Gorsuch is Hostile to Women
Story we didn’t even get to: Neil Gorsuch's Track Record on the Environment (no surprise, it’s not good!)
Hat tip (literally): To Jan4Insight for the pussycat hats! Check out her Patreon site!
Please consider this an open thread and discuss these or any other issues you like!
Monday, Mar 6, 2017 · 6:28:47 PM +00:00 · elenacarlena
Update 3: Purr request, the entire Breaking Pawlitics list:
Breaking Pawlitics: Protest Private Prison Predation 02/28/2017
(introducing Attorney General Jeff Sesskunk — and the debut of the Breaking Pawlitics logo, the breaking flag; just like a real nooz show!)
Breaking Pawlitics: Keep Fighting For The Environment Edition 02/19/2017
(introducing Democatic Senator Joe Manckhor, who voted for Scott Pruittas Monkey to tear down the EPA)
Breaking Pawlitics: Tell Your Senators to Reject Scott Pruitt For The EPA 02/12/2017
(introducing Senator Mitch McOtter, Reverend William Barber Collie, and Scott Pruittas Monkey, anti-environmental potential head of the federal pro-environmental agency)
Breaking Pawlitics: "Impeach President" Bannboon to Silence the Drums of War 02/04/2017
(introducing Steve Bannboon, possibly in charge of the White House and the Trump Presidency)
Breaking Pawlitics: Save Social Security and Medicare. Then Open Medicare For All! 01/28/2017
(nostalgic glimpse of President Obamacelot; and introducing Mick Moosulvaney, new director of the OMB)
Breaking Pawlitics Inaugural Edition: Lee Goes to Washington DC: Contact Congress For Obamacare! 01/21/2017
(featuring House Speaker Paul Ratýan; and that guy with the long red Chinese tie who is impossible to ignore completely)