And don’t forget the Climate March this coming Saturday, April 29, 2017!
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 meeting, town hall 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 at least once a week with the latest.
To see if your legislator is having a Town Hall meeting: Congress critters theoretically travel home to meet with constituents 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. Don’t be surprised if they are too chicken to meet everyone.
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.
If you prefer to contact Trump via Mar-a-Lago: (If the White House gets a lot of calls, he may kill the switchboard again) Mar-a-Lago: "The Crown Jewel of Palm Beach" (click for contact information), current phone number 561-832-2600.
If you have time, consider telling them you have concerns, ask to speak with a manager so you don’t make the low-level employees do all the work. Then whoever you speak with there, ask them to leave Trump a message of peace, not war. You might end with:
“I appreciate you passing that along. Please read the message back to me so I can make sure you were able to write it down accurately. Thank you for your time.”
Consider joining Veterans for Peace: Veterans for Peace Condemns U.S. Actions in Syria
The Networks Continue to be the Most Watched:
Contact ABC News: World News Tonight with David Muir
Contact CBS News: CBS News with Scott Pelley
Contact NBC News: Email NBC News
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.
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Thank you for taking action!
Hat tip (literally) to Jan4Insight for the moss green pussycat hat!
References:
CNN: March for Science: Crowds Join Global Earth Day Protests
March for Science Draws Big Crowds, Clever Signs Across U.S.
Trump Lauds "Unbreakable Spirit of the Jewish People" in Yom HaShoah Remarks to Leading Jewish Group
Few Clues on Casualties at Site of Huge U.S. Bomb in Afghanistan
RT America: Devastating Capabilities of Mega-Bomb Raise Questions Over Official Death Toll
The Mother of All Bomb Craters: Burned Trees and Smashed Outposts Are All That Remain (with photos)
Bomb Quotes including Malala Yousafzai
Local ABC affiliate: Bay Area Afghan Community Reacts to "Mother of All Bombs":
A Bay Area Afghan spiritual leader says it's a densely populated area, and he's devastated.
Mulsine, NJ: War-Happy Media are Encouraging Donald Trump to Indulge his Crazy Side
Jacobin: Resisting the Bombing: There are no “humanitarian” wars. There are only wars.
The Guardian: Military Action Against North Korea an Option, Warns Rex Tillerson
CNBC: Entire US Senate to Go to White House for North Korea Briefing by Tillerson, Mattis, et al.
The Atlantic: Make the Anti-War Movement Great Again
Please consider this an Open Thread, discuss the topics raised here or any others!
Update 04/25/2017: Purr request, a closer look: