To Do List: Jan 30 - Feb 5

Weekly To Do List

Well. A lot has happened this past week. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and even paralyzed by it all.

We have calls to make. Protests to attend, if able.

There are a lot of things going on, but it's important to keep our focus on the most pressing and urgent issues. Check what's on the calendar. Follow the lead of your Local Indivisible Group (you have joined, right?), and others you trust - I follow Celeste of It's Time To Fight, who's worked for Congress for 16 years, and Emily Ellsworth, who worked for Congress for 6 years.



To Do Checklist: January 30 - Feb 4

{ See also other To-Do lists at these sites: It's Time To Fight || 5 Calls  || Resistance 365 ||
Flood The Gov || What Do I Do About Trump?}

URGENT Call Your Reps! Here are some of the most urgent issues and their deadlines: THE MUSLIM "TRAVEL" BAN No deadline, but good to keep this at the forefront of everyone's mind. Call your Senators & Reps, ask them to sponsor, co-sponsor, or otherwise support any bills to overturn the travel ban. STREAM PROTECTION REPEAL Passed in House Senate votes: Feb 2 Call your Senators, ask them to OPPOSE repealing the Stream Protection Rule.  CABINET NOMINEES Call your Senators - tell them to vote NO: TBD - Jeff Sessions - Attorney General TBD - Betsy DeVos - Sec. of Education TBD - Scott Pruitt - EPA  (TBH The first two are controversial, but Pruitt will likely make it through) STEVE BANNON White Nationalist Publisher Steve Bannon has no place on the Security Council. John McCain has spoken out about this. Tell your reps to oppose this unprecedented move. OTHER ISSUES The ACA Rollback I don't have scripts for this yet, but try at 5 Calls, or ItsTimeToFight, or here. HR 7 I don't have scripts for this yet, but try here,  or here. More Issues Call about what concerns you most. The border wall, defunding the arts & sciences, #NoDAPL, false voter fraud claims & impact on voting rights.

OTHER TO DOS Help Refugees & Immigrants 13 Ways to Help Take a Poll Our voices are getting heard by Congress, now make sure the media knows too!     Fox News Polls Read/Explore WhatDoIDoAboutTrump See what 30+ organizations are doing and how you can play a part. The Resistance Manual Lots of information here. Pick a few issues and dive in. How To Make Your Congressperson Listen Join Indivisible and SURJ Protest There are many protests scheduled regarding Trump's Muslim Ban. Join if you can, but keep in mind these might NOT be tame like the  Women's March. Already there have been arrests and tear gas. Donate The ACLU, NLG, and CAIR have been doing some good work this week to help those stranded by Trump's ban and those protesting the ban. Organizations supporting Immigrants and Refugees (see also here, and here) Google your Senators & Reps What is their stance on the issues? Have they spoken out about the Muslim Ban? The Border Wall? Are they in favor of or opposed to the cabinet nominees? What is their stance on the ACA Rollback? Are they committed to developing a replacement before rollback? How do they feel about #NODAPL? What have they said/ how have they voted and what bills have they introduced that are about issues important to you?

BOOKS TO CONTINUE READING Or find another book here. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Era of Colorblindness - by Michelle Alexander If you can't afford to buy it, it is  available as an ebook at many libraries with Overdrive Between the World and Me - Ta Nehisi-Coates If you can't afford to buy it, it is available as an ebook at many libraries with Overdrive White Like Me - Tim Wise

PREVIOUS TO-DOS -- Did you do them yet? Read The Indivisible Guide: Strategic activism for resisting Trump's agenda 10 Ways to Continue the Fight Join Your local Indivisible Chapter Sign up for 5 Calls Get to know your Senators & Reps Don't know? Find them on WhoIsMyRepresentative Follow on FB and/or Twitter Sign up for their emails/newsletters Check them out OnTheIssues