Political Activism - Please share any groups or events that we can support.
@author, it still rings true. Written years ago but applicable today. And on that note I thought I would post this beautiful Frederick Douglass quote that was shared on Cory Booker's FB page.
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
― Frederick Douglass
Morganna said:
@author, it still rings true. Written years ago but applicable today. And on that note I thought I would post this beautiful Frederick Douglass quote that was shared on Cory Booker's FB page.
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
― Frederick Douglass
Any thing I could say would be anti climatic . Thank you so much
Anti climatic or no..............someday I will be able to walk away from a good fight............but not this day
This is an update on the nationwide women's strike on December 12. Protests, walk outs and no purchases. It is planned for the week before the electoral college votes and there is a petition linked to the event.
http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-05/cross-generational-group-us-women-planning-nationwide-strike-against-trump
Here is a public FB page:
From the FB page on the December 12th NYC event which begins at Columbus Circle and ends at Trump Tower:
On December 12, women/self-identified women and their allies will gather together in solidarity, in cities across the United States, to protest the normalization of sexual assault, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, unconstitutional behavior, cronyism, and hate promoted by Trump and his cohorts, all of which has already led to an increase in hate crimes and in civil rights violations of the protesters at DAPL. On December 19, the Electoral College will meet to formally select our next president, and we want them to do the right thing for the people of this country: use their constitutional right to cast their votes against Trump, who does not represent American values. The future of the United States as a ...free country and the future of our civil rights, our human rights, depend on preventing a Trump presidency and keeping his team of racist, misogynistic cronies from rolling back the progress of the last fifty years. This is the United States of America, not the White Supremacist States of Trump.
We invite like-minded people, all genders, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, and all marginalized groups who will be harmed by a Trump presidency, to join us on December 12. We are inclusive, and our common denominator is our solidarity, our outrage, and disagreement with everything Trump and his cohorts represent. Together, we stand united and voice our opposition on December 12, to encourage the Electoral College to follow the will of the people who gave Hillary Clinton a win by nearly 2 million votes, and to make the only decision that is, morally, the right thing to do: Vote Him Out.
Contact Ann Hartman Massaro to get your city on board today. Send her a PM on FB. Press contact: massaro.ann@gmail.com
#NotMyPresident #MoralElectors #WomenStrikeOutAndProtest#PantsuitNation #ProtestDec12 #VoteHimOut #FreedomOfSpeech#PreserveCivilRights #YouCanBorrowMine #ReadOurConstitution #BlackLivesMatter
We will not tolerate intolerance nor hate.
We will not remain silent.
We are powerful.
We WILL be heard.
If they still do not get it after the December 12 strike and boycott, we will repeat the process as often as is necessary.
Please know- we are planning for Columbus Circle.
We want to march to Trump Tower. -With a march on Trump Tower, there IS a risk of arrest.
We will announce at the event when we depart and march on Trump Tower.
If you cannot take off of work that day, please know we'd appreciate for you to take your lunch break protesting with us!
this will hopefully go on as long into the night as possible!
For those on Twitter, there has been activity following the sit in by the NAACP in Jeff Sessions office. Many activists are tweeting their support. I'm trying to post the links that I found on FB.
https://twitter.com/CornellWBrooks
Today there is an action to call your Senators and Representatives to support Elizabeth Warren's demand for Trump to divest and disclose.
The call in is from 9-5 and here is a link to your Reps and the numbers of your Senators.
Senator Booker - Newark 973-639-8700 Washington DC 202-224-3224
Senator Menendez - Newark 973- 645-3030 Washington DC 202-224-4744
Also a Tweet Storm:
@CoryBooker Pls call 4 investigation 2 review PEOTUS finances & support Senator Warren's bill 4 PEOTUS to #divestanddisclose.
Please tweet the same message to:
@Senator Menedez
Rachel Maddow had a great show on grassroots activism. I intended to post this link and see that @rcarter posted on a thread as well. So here it is, a manual on effective techniques for making your voice heard.
Love this. The Nasty Woman Artists Exhibit. We should do something like this in SOMA! Who is in?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nasty-women-art-exhibition_us_586c00cfe4b0eb58648ad1fb
author said:
Who would have thought a folk writer and singer of the 60's would be relevant today?
Ochs said he got it from the ending of Steinbeck's, "Grapes of Wrath."
Call, Tweet, mark –Nationwide Strategy: Constituents of [R] Senators focus on them. Constituents with [D] Senators focus on the Chair and Ranking Member and then provide back-up support to [D] Senators for their NO votes. Calls are the most important. GOAL: Tell the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to oppose Tillerson's nomination.
DEADLINE: TODAY! The hearing on the nomination is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2017
OPTION 1: PHONE BOMB (1 min each – 4 min total)
Call Chairman Bob Corker 202-224-3344 or 901-683-1910
Script: "I am calling the Senator as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I urge him to vote against the nomination of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State."
Call Ranking Member Ben Cardin 202-224-4524 or 410-962-4436
Script: "I am calling the Senator as the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I urge him to vote against the nomination of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State."
Call our NJ Senators as a constituent:
Senator Cory Booker: 973-639-8700 or 202-224-3224
Senator Bob Menedez: 973-645-3030 or 202-224-4744
Script: “I am calling to voice my support of the Senator's opposition of Rex Tillerson’s nomination for Secretary of State.”
OPTION 2: TWITTER STORM – “According to -0iGfYBU3mx9uMqd8UEYSSjjBN3UEqggxuU1sKM05zu6kIdfxvkJEaCF6w09DaGuf2tZ2IgvASEsidZ8c4TH2CE0eGqnUFiXxacq2PI98GUJc9aVgfi8FCR-vMWf03xp">MoveOn.org: "Social Media is working. Keep it up. Tweet and post on Facebook."
Tweet the members of the Senate Foreign Relationship Committee
Republicans:
Bob Corker @SenBobCorker
Ben Cardin @SenatorCardin
James E. Risch @SenatorRisch
Marco Rubio @marcorubion or @senRubioPress
Ron Johnson @SenRonJohnson
Jeff Flake @JeffFlake
Cory Gardner @SenCoryGardner
Todd Young @SenToddYoung
John Barrasso @SenJohnBarrasso
Johnny Isakson @SenatorIsakson
Rob Portman @SenRobPortman
Rand Paul @RandPaul
Democrats:
Senator Bob Menendez @SenatorMenendez
Senator Jeanne Shaheen @SenatorShaheen
Senator Christopher Coons @ChrisCoons
Senator Tom Udall @SenatorTomUdall
Senator Chris Murphy @SenMurphyOffice
Senator Tim Kaine @SenKaineOffice
Senator Ed Markey @SenMarkey
Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley
Senator Cory Booker @CoryBooker
Tweet Script:
.@_________ Reject Putin Pal #traitortillerson for Sec of State #NoEthicsNoHearing @action2getherNJ
Five Facts on Tillerson - if you need convincing!
1) ExxonMobil and Iran did business under Tillerson's watch. -and-iran-did-business-under-secretary-state-nominee-tillerson%2F96359776%2F&e=ATMJ1XXBBLXACGIXUuLbA6TOwFsKuazRcqKWpBQm_3mSM7TvLU4HWb0j9FRyYpYBKwHCylLLnuXCj4rPuZ_s-KmnOdfIiaP27ZhjIhdqZs-EKLpFqiWGDavNooXRw3151B84"> http://www.usatoday.com/…/exxonmobil-and-iran-did…/96359776/
2) Tillerson is a FOP: A Friend of Putin. In 2012, Putin personally bestowed on Tillerson, Russia's Order of Friendship.
-tillerson-exxon-putin-russia-ties-friend-214515&e=ATOcHTViLVC-hCtOam-ack_Un1ue4go9hQdFomYIF-wXoFEJLFp-CNcEM2Hx8lXekHtfUZKoikfegKQEYj0IwM2uGBEGNOhNXcKOy_AC6mtb3kl7t5N3VwbF5TZyRh3PnYxb"> http://www.politico.com/…/rex-tillerson-exxon-putin-russia-…
3) Tillerson does NOT support sanctions on Russia; Calls them ineffective
-tillerson-exxon-mobil-ceo-donald-trump-secretary-of-state-wife-kids-who-is-bio-russia-putin-global-warming-age%2F&e=ATM3PpKgBNYaEmLmGD0UpWLUG4-9URhoj84hhhwM6Ae4KVofx0ioR_lGo_GSQDYmpJPJOw9dDzEN4fOcwdD7-YJIJMKaIG0obyoKHimn4gi-G8Hq_1MJ7qAgMd4X0HosE8as"> http://heavy.com/…/rex-tillerson-exxon-mobil-ceo-donald-tr…/
4) As an employer, Tillerson eliminated anto-discrimination protections for LGBT employees of ExxonMobil and eliminated benefits for same sex spouses of ExxonMobile employees,
-tillerson-facts&e=ATPEqzsIpdj037BZ6qMn7ikcK9UYHKsn4lh_2dp-_wygLRuNJxhTvInDMijvxG4MVFGnHXpKd5lkq5GTZYsBVkzXIFj1ZKNZua4jA7UMJi9sfaOEpslSfLmXa9xHAS85Jzwu"> https://www.aclu.org/other/rex-tillerson-facts
5) Tillerson has NO experience in the public sector -- a first in modern history or a Secretary of State
-fix%2Fwp%2F2016%2F12%2F10%2Fwho-is-rex-tillerson-the-exxonmobil-chairman-who-may-become-secretary-of-state%2F%3Futm_term%3D.759fc73aa5c0&e=ATPWg8hKkHjJ6fGev0Bn5tKRmbjNus0-gOIExdWCtSKB9GP3vWJMPc8bj8yx2mHUqlXmHqF6ioIceuPE3Wfi2YRlPq1ZTid5By8qlVrvY37Ux3jOKSdp2Rv-eAnp_GfnB9TB"> https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/who-is-rex-tillerson-the…/…
Just saw this video of the protest outside the Senate during the confirmation hearing for Tillerson.
author said:
Who would have thought a folk writer and singer of the 60's would be relevant today?
Thought some folks would like these John Lewis t-shirts. My favorite is the Civil Disobedience one. They are on Amazon. It would make a cool group picture to post on Friday. Not sure how fast they can be delivered but I'm in the middle of ordering.
I have read a post that Sen. Menendez is on the fence about voting to confirm Betsy Devos.as Sec. of Ed. Those who oppose her are calling his office.
His number is: 973-645-3030 & (202) 224-4744
Despite the universal lack of interest in NJ state politics, there are currently primary races going on for the next Governor. You can get involved in supporting a candidate if you don't want a wall street executive to get away with purchasing the nomination.
Incredible.
cnn.com: Protesters Rally Worldwide in Solidarity with the Women's March on Washington
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/21/politics/trump-women-march-on-washington/
I've written a tweet for Trump today:
"Dishonest media covers protests instead of me. Sad."
GL2 said:
I've written a tweet for Trump today:
"Dishonest media covers protests instead of me. Sad."
Love this! I would add only one recommendation...
Dishonest NASTY media covers protests instead of me. Sad." 
GL2 said:
I've written a tweet for Trump today:
"Dishonest media covers protests instead of me. Sad."
Check out his speech at the CIA. He talked about the dishonest media and the fact that they lied about the size of his crowds. Let's face it, to Trump size matters.
The women's march is exceeding all expectations.
But Trump will continue ramming his agenda down our throats.
Getting a strong movement going now is needed, to really get out the vote. We need to vote Trump's enablers and Trump himself out of office. That's the only real answer.
Even though I supported Clinton, I'm glad that Sanders is active now. Given time he can help build a real movement.
A movement must be built by organizing at the local level just like the Tea Party.
South West Airlines............with no word spoken , many flights bound for Washington turned on their cabin lights
to the color pink............unanimously met with applause by the travelers. Some times no words are neccessary
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Who would have thought a folk writer and singer of the 60's would be relevant today?