Your Action of the Day 6/6

Choose an action that corresponds with your ‘activist priority’ and do your bit to resist today! Every little action helps and it’s the little things that can have the most impact. Friendly reminder: Try not to choose more than one or two!

Advocate Against Violence (Anti-Violence)

Action: Sign-Up for the Community Peace-building Networking Initiative
Sign up for the first quarterly ‘Check In and Network’ conference call with The Peace Alliance. Click here to register for the call or learn more about the Peace Alliance by clicking here.

Action: Oppose selling American weapons to countries that commit war crimes.
Call: Your Senators
Script: Hi. I’m from _ZIP_ calling about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. I am deeply concerned that selling arms to Saudi Arabia will increase civilian deaths, worsen famine, and risk radicalizing Yemenis against America. I would like _NAME_ to sign the joint resolution proposed by Rand Paul, Chris Murphy, and Al Franken to disapprove the 110 billion dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Note: The J.R. does not yet have a number assigned.

Advocate for Black Lives Matter

Action: Get involved with a Black Lives Matter Chapter
Act: Click Here to find a local chapter or subscribe to the newsletter. Note – it is our intention to get their calendar on our own.

Action: Volunteer, donate or attend events with the NAACP
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund fights for racial justice through legal services and policy work. Go Here to donate, volunteer, attend events, and more.

Advocate for Climate Change Awareness/Action

Action: Ask Sen. Harris and Leader Nancy Pelosi to admonish Trump for failing to reaffirm America’s commitment to the Paris Agreement.​ By not reaffirming America’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, America stands to endanger the globe, lose respect from our global peers, and fail to lead in a changing energy landscape.

I believe in creating a healthy planet for future generations.
Action: Oppose opening national monuments to energy development.
Visit: Click Here, click dark blue Comment Now! button, upper right. Script: I am writing in response to executive order 13792. (Share how you use or enjoy national monuments.) Americans are creative and can meet energy needs without destroying the purity of wild spaces. The assumption that our national monuments aren’t profitable is false. Annually, the outdoor recreation economy supports 7.6 million jobs and generates $887 billion in consumer spending each year. (Say why you want these spaces to be preserved.) Note: Cut-and-pasted messages will be disregarded, so make yours unique.

Action: Advocate for freezing new fossil fuel development, follow this link https://act.350.org/sign/freeze-fossil-fuel-development/ and sign the pledge.

Action: Advocate Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
Sign the pledge of resistance with 350.org Click Here

Advocate for Education

Action: Support The National Coalition on School Diversity  – which is an organization comprised of state- and local-level coalitions, academic researchers, and national civil rights organizations with a focus on policy work that “[promotes] school diversity and [reduces] racial and economic isolation in elementary and secondary schools.” Support their efforts with a donation here.

Action: Support Student Access to books and school materials.
First Book is a nonprofit organization whose sole mission is getting books and classroom resources to children from low-income schools. First Book has already “distributed more than 160 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families.” Provide a monetary donation here, help them fundraise here, and sign up for updates by clicking here

Action: Support arts education
When schools are subjected to budget cuts, arts programs are often the first things to go. And with a Secretary of Education who doesn’t support public schools and a President who reportedly desires to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, we need to vigilantly protect these programs even more than we already do. Based in Los Angeles, The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation is one of the national organizations you can help. By providing musical instruments to underfunded K-12 schools (that frequently serve economically-disadvantaged kids), music programs are able to survive. Go here to donate a new or gently-used instrument and learn how to volunteer, and go here to give a monetary donation.

Advocate for Election Integrity/Swing Left/Bipartisanship

Action: Bake some items for See Jane Resist’s first bake sale
Attend and contribute to See Jane Resist’s first Bake Sale fundraising event. Click Here to see more information, RSVP, and let us know what you can bring.

Action: Demand revocation of Jared Kushner and Jeff Sessions’ security clearances.
As yet more suspect information comes to light, Russia continues to be a massive issue for this administration. Ask Sen. Feinstein and Leader Pelosi to call for the revocation of Jared Kushner’s and Jeff Sessions’ security clearances and their prosecution for not disclosing meetings with Russian officials. Ask Sen. Harris to push for facts from James Comey at his Senate Intelligence hearing this week.

Action: Insist that 45 keep his word.
Call: White House comment line 202-456-1111 (or send an email).
Script: I’m from _TOWN, STATE_ and want the president to honor his promise to pay back money he makes from foreign governments in his businesses. People don’t like a president who breaks his promises.

Action: Advocate for a bipartisan commission in addition to a special counsel.
Call: All three MoCs (lookup or leave message).
Script: Hi. I’m from _ZIP_. My informed opinion is that we need an independent, bipartisan commission to protect our democracy and prevent future election interference. Does _NAME_ plan to support S.27/H.R.356?

Action: Insist on integrity and transparency from Republican reps.
Call: Your one representative (only if Republican) (lookup).
Script: Hi. I’m from _ZIP_ calling to ask why _NAME_ does not support the release of the president’s tax returns. (pause) Can you please tell me what it will take for _NAME_ to stand up for transparency and integrity? (pause) I would like _NAME_ to make a public statement supporting the release of Trump’s taxes. Thanks!

Action: Support Voting Rights Advancement
FairVote and VRA for Today are two different organizations working to improve our democracy via improved voting rights. Help support these organizations by checking out their resources and advocacy pages.

Action: Support Democratic representation in traditionally Republican regions.
Help South Carolina elect Archie Parnell (donate/volunteer). Election: June 20.
Help Georgia elect Jon Ossoff (donate/volunteer). Election: June 20.

Note: A lesson from Montana’s special election is how much money GOP PACs have to stack the deck (outspent by $4M). Giving early makes a difference.

Action: Swing Left (This Action takes more than a few minutes, but very helpful!)
Action: Use your writing or research talents by contributing to Swing Left. Swing Left

Advocate for Healthcare

Action: Ask Sen. Dianne Feinstein to demand full funding for the ACA – at the federal level and to publicly support SB-562 Single Payer Healthcare in California. The fight for the basic human right to healthcare for all Americans continues.

I believe in quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans. By June 2nd.
Action 17: Tell your senators what you do want your health coverage to include.
Call: Both of your senators, red or blue (lookup or leave message).  Script: Hi. I’m from _ZIP_ calling about healthcare. The current bill is not healthcare, so I want my senator to fight for five important things:

1. No gender discrimination.
2. No lifetime caps.
3. To cover all pre-existing conditions.
4. To cost less than $X per month per person.
5. And to insist health insurance companies decrease costs.
6. Tell a story about why one of these is important to you, personally.
7. Finally, if Sen. _NAME_ supports Republican plans to repeal the ACA, I will work hard to elect his/her opponent in the next election cycle. Thanks!

Action 18: Continue asking Governor Jerry Brown to support California’s bill for single-payer healthcare.
Script: ‘I am calling from _ZIP_ to express my support for California’s bill for single-payer healthcare. I, as a constituent, ask you to continue your support and advocacy on behalf of this bill.’

Advocate for Immigrant Rights

Action: Speak up for asylum seekers enduring inhumane conditions in ourcountry.
Donate: Project South is a legal and advocacy group targeting Georgia’s detention centers. Your support helps them advocate and litigate on behalf of the voiceless. Visit: projectsouth.org

Action: Oppose ICE funding until it has more oversight (hat tip).
Call: All 3 MoCs (lookup or leave message).
Script: I am calling from _ZIP_ to express concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE’s tactics are making communities and workplaces less safe. This is unacceptable. This agency needs oversight and accountability in its duties, and clear deportation priorities. I am asking _NAME_ to not approve any funds to ICE until these two changes are made. Thanks.
I believe in the Constitutional right to a free press.

Advocate for the LGBTQ Community

Action: Oppose taxpayer-funded discrimination of LGBTQ+ youth.
Call: All 3 MoCs (lookup or leave message).
Script: I am from _ZIP_ and am concerned that Betsy DeVos’ would have my tax dollar fund schools that discriminate against gay kids, which could increase the risk of youth suicide. We need all schools to welcome all kids. I am asking _NAME_ to support the use of public money only for public education—not the voucher system and not religious education.

Action: Sign up to volunteer at SF Pride for Indivisible
To volunteer, please visit the sign-up sheet. Click here

Action: Volunteer with The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is a free national hotline for suicidal queer and questioning youth. Volunteer for the hotline or donate Here

Advocate for Reproductive Rights

Action: Thank Leader Pelosi for publicly opposing ruling in the House which would allow any employer, religious or otherwise, to deny insurance coverage for contraception.  Ask Rep. Jackie Speier to do all in her power to oppose this legislation.

Action: Help the Center for Reproductive Rights
A law advocacy non-profit that tirelessly works to defend our rights to abortion access, birth control, and affordable reproductive healthcare. Support their efforts with a donation. Click Here

Action: Sign-Up to be a Clinic Escort
And here, Planned Parenthood tells you how to become involved as a clinic escort — letting you take immediate action to protect women exercising their bodily autonomy. Click Here

Support Local Events

Action: Check out our event calendar
Click Here To find out what events you can attend. What would be great is if individuals can attend events and take notes which can be shared with those who couldn’t attend.