Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor. Ginetta Sagan, a resistance fighter in Italy during WWII
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Hi Friend,
We think we are doing all we can when a text comes in from a friend saying, “I just called the Democratic Senators who have not committed to vote against the SAVE Act. You could call them, too!” Even though it’s 9 pm and even though we are not a constituent of these Senators, we make the calls in under 10 minutes and then share the same message with 5 friends.
Activism inspires activism. And you are an activist capable of encouraging others to do just a little bit more. Bring a friend to a protest, share the fact that you write postcards and/or make phone calls with others, let people know about Activist Evenings. You and we are working to protect targeted people and communities, shore up the institutions essential to a functioning democracy, disrupt the administration’s agenda and elect defenders of democracy.
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Time, but no money
PHONE CALLS, PHONE CALLS, PHONE CALLS
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- 5 Calls is a powerful tool to facilitate the phone calling makes it easy to reach the legislators who need to hear from you.
- Call your Senators and then urge everyone you know to call theirs to oppose the Save Act (a name worthy of 1984’s double think and more accurately described as the Silencing Americans Act).
- Call all of your state and federal representatives everyday and find new ways of asking them to disrupt the erosion of our rights in every way they can. Refusing to take voice votes, demanding full debates, anything that slows, derails, disrupts the GOP’s steamroller.
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- ACLU of Massachusetts is working around the clock to protect our civil rights.
- Sister District is a leader in securing and expanding Democratic strength in state legislatures.
- Louis D Brown Peace Institute whose mission teach the value of peace to students and ways to deal with murder, trauma, grief and loss has made a difference in Boston over the past 30 years.
- Force Multiplier’s Defending Democracy Fund The four litigation groups in this fund are leading the charge, working together and separately, to bring lawsuits that challenge the administration’s unconstitutional actions, defend the rule of law, the separation of powers, the free press and free and fair elections.
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- An opinion piece that makes the case that defeating the administration’s agenda will not happen because of MAGA converts. Their support of the policies are unlikely to change.
- Robert Reich has 10 Rules for dealing with Trump’s demands for Capitulation.
- Harvard’s response to the administration’s threat, “Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the government’s longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere. All of us share a stake in safeguarding that freedom.” Read the entire letter here.
- Joyce Vance writes in Civil Discouse, “If there were a map that showed democracy slipping into dictatorship, we would be at the spot marked “You are here.” We shouldn’t sugarcoat the danger. Due process matters to immigrants and Americans alike. When the presidency refuses to honor it, we are all in danger.” Read more.
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We’d love to hear from you. What would you like more of or less of from this newsletter and from Activist Evenings? How can we support your activism? Do you have an idea and want help implementing it? Do you have skills you’d like to share? Respond to this email to let us know what is important to you about your activism.
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