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Is This the New Normal?
I spent the weekend in San Francisco, where everyone is boiling mad. In a city where there’s such political consensus, no one held back from expressing their rage. It was palpable. On my return home today, I emailed two political organizers who were my mentors. It’s because of them that I stopped whining from the sidelines and got into activism. One recently helped run Hillary’s (successful) state campaign in Nevada. The other is the head of a multi-faith grassroots organization. After 6 days of mourning, I’m tired of being sad. I’m ready for action, but I want leaders to guide me. On Sunday, I’ll be attending a meeting and will report back. I appreciate the stirrings here from readers who are considering getting involved in whatever ways you can. Democracy works better when we all participate. Keep us posted with what you’re doing.
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I have been calling my rep/senators/paul ryan/mitch mcconnell every morning since it was announced that Brannon would be in the white house==i have organized a phone bank of folks to do the same.
just a beginning, digging my heels in to do more too–already planning on going to DC too for the march on the 21st of January.
Karen, I have been toying with the idea of going to DC for the 21st too. Do you plan to stay with friends or in a hotel?
Dee, so glad you’re considering DC.
What a powerhouse. That’s awesome. Keep up the good work.
It just keeps getting worse. His administration is going to be just as much of a nightmare as he is!
I want this all to end, but I’m not confident it would end peacefully.
Sadly, this won’t end for awhile. We’ve got to keep up the pressure.
I live in Arlington, VA (right outside of DC) and while I want to get involved, its almost too overwhelming. I don’t have a desire to attend the March to protest the inauguration as I do believe he won the election (putting my thoughts about the electoral college vs. popular vote aside for now, as I know I wldn’t have seen it as a problem if my candidate would have won). So my thought is to get involved at a more local level…see how I can get involved in my county, neighborhood, and State. That’s all I know for now.
It’s so hard to move the needle when it comes to national politics. Locally you can really make a difference. It’s a good instinct, Lola. I look forward to hearing about your involvement.
I’m rallying my family and friends to donate to civil rights organizations instead of giving holiday gifts. So far our lists includes the ACLU, Center for Investigative Reporting, Planned Parenthood, Educators for Fair Consideration, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Equal Justice Initiative.
That’s a brilliant idea, Izzybell. Spread the word on that.