Happy New Year! The Fight For America officially begins!
“Never stop believing that fighting for what is right is worth it.” – Hillary Clinton
JANUARY Important Dates:
- Jan 3 (Mon) – 115th Congress convenes
- Jan 6 (Fri) – Congress to accept/reject Electoral College Vote
- Jan 10 (Tues) – VIRGINIA SPECIAL ELECTIONS
- Virginia State Senate District 9
- Virginia State Senate District 22
- Virginia House of Delegates District 85
Phone Bank for Democratic Candidates for Virginia Special Elections on Jan 10
- Jan 14 (Sat) – We shall not be moved March
- Jan 15 (Sun) – Senate Democrats Day of Action to Save HealthCare
- Jan 16 (Mon) – Martin Luther King Day of Service (SIGN UP)
- Jan 20 (Fri) – Inauguration Day Protest at Freedom Plaza; #NotMyPresident Protest & online
- Jan 21 (Sat) – Women’s March
- Jan 31 (Tues) – ALABAMA SPECIAL ELECTIONS
2017 – 2018 Elections:
Several States, Districts, Municipalities and Counties are having elections this year, from governorship down to the school boards, especially Virgina, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. Find out if there’s an upcoming election you can vote in:
- Upcoming 2017 Elections in your District and State 1 | 2
- 2017 Municipal Elections by State
- Is your representative and/or governor up for releection in 2018?
- REGISTER TO VOTE
- Protect your Voting Rights
- Support Tom Perez for DNC Chair
- Support Adam Parkhomenko for DNC Vice-Chair
- Answer DNC Survey on what direction you want the Party to go
Contact Reps/Agencies on Urgent Issues:
- Immigration
- CALL on Republican leaders to also give their support to #SaveDACA and let Democratic Senators know you are in support of their efforts to #SaveDACA
- Contact Reps in support of refugees coming into the United States
Contact your mayors and governors to pledge to protect undocumented immigrants and not tear families apart in their cities and states.
Contact your Representatives to speak out against Muslim Registry
- Investigate Trump
- EMAIL support Elizabeth Warren’s call for an audit of Trump’s finances
- CALL Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Chair of House Oversight Committee
CALL your own Senator to support Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) resolution for Trump Blind Trust
CALL your representative to support House Bill 6340: Presidential Accountability Act
- EMAIL/CALL Agencies 1 2 3
- Trump Appointments
- Oppose Confirmation of Cabinet Appointees 1
- Block Exxon CEO from becoming Secretary of State (PETITION)
- Tell Your Senators to Oppose Scott Pruitt’s Nomination to Head the EPA (PETITION)
- Healthcare
Volunteer/ Donate:
- Sign up for MLK Day of Service
- What can I do to help Syria?
- Flint Water Fund
- A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support
- 10 SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ROCKED 2016 — AND NEED YOU IN 2017
- Charities and Organizations to Avoid
- How to help when you don’t have any money to give
Things you can do to help aside from calling or making donations
Websites to bookmark:
- Find Govt Officials at all levels – https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
- The latest on Political Activism – http://www.tellallyourfriends.org/
- Track Bills in Congress – https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/
“We’re His Problem Now” Calling Sheet (scripts, contact info, when & who to call)
Resources:
- Fight for America – Four year action plan
- The Resistance Tools and Guidelines
- Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda
- A Yale history professor’s powerful, 20-point guide to defending democracy under a Trump presidency
- Trump Syllabus 2.0
- How to support the Black Lives Matter movement as a white ally
- Immigrants: Know Your Rights
- Find Your Rep
- Contact Elected Officials from County to Federal levels
- Contact info for U.S. Senators
- Contact info for U.S. Representatives
- Find out your representative’s contact info
- Find your Representative by zip code
- Ballotpedia: 2016 election results by state
- How to call Reps
- Calling your reps for people who hate the phone
- How to call your reps if you have social anxiety
- Advice on contacting your reps from a former Congressional staffer
- Call the Halls: Contacting Your Representatives the Smart Way
- How to call your member of Congress
- Wondering what a call to Congress actually sounds like?
- Sharon Wong helps phone-averse folks call their elected officials
- Kelsey explains what happens when you call a Congressperson
- How to contact Administrative Agencies
- How to call your Congressional Representative
- How Best To Harass Your Local Civil Servant
- Tips on how to effectively contact elected officials
Don’t forget the J20 General Strike:
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