EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for April 24, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for April 24, 2017! Escondido Indivisible is a grassroots group dedicated to affecting changes in our local community. Our website is at EscondidoIndivisible.com, and our sister group is at Escondido Indivisible on Facebook. Send us links and comments at EscondidoIndivisible50@gmail.com and @EscInd50 on Twitter. If you were forwarded this letter, you can subscribe here, and check the archive here.
We’re 7 days away from the end of President Trump’s first 100 days on Saturday, April 29, 2017, and we, as a national movement and individuals, have accomplished so much to push back against the Trump administration. Be proud of ourselves and believe in our ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events
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April 25, 2017, 6:30 PM: Facebook & Neighbor-to-Neighbor Training with Escondido Indivisible & Chamber of Citizens (ECOC) at North Inland Live Well Center, Conference Room B, 649 West Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025.
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April 26, 2017, 4:30 PM–7:30 PM: Field Trip to Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Come to see our elected officials in action. If you would like to make comments in support of SB-54 (Sanctuary State) or AB-805 (SANDAG Reform), you can speak at the public comment for 2-3 minutes. The council voted 4-1 at their last meeting to oppose both of these. We need to let them know we disagree! You can learn more about SB-54 on the EscInd website at California Values Act (SB 54) and 2017-55: Escondido City Resolution on CA Senate Bill 54.
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April 29, 2017, 10:00 AM: People's Climate March at Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101.
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April 29, 2017, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM: People's Climate Rally with Indivisible NCSD at Westfield North County Mall, 272 E Via Rancho Parkway, Escondido 92025 (intersection Westfield Way).
Future Events
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May 1, 2017, 3:00 PM: San Diego Workers and Community Resist! Trabajadores y Communidad Resisten! at Federal Building, 880 Front St., San Diego, CA 92101.
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May 4, 2017, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM: Oceanside Public Meeting on Beach Nuclear Waste Facility re: public input on where nuclear waste from San Onofre will be stored.
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May 6, 2017, 9:30 AM–4:00 PM: Progressive Labor Summit. Please contact us at escondidoindivisible50@gmail.com if you’re interested in attending.
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May 6, 2017, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM: California's 50th District: Voter's Town Hall (to meet candidates running against Duncan Hunter in 2018) at San Marcos City Hall, Main Community Room, 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069.
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May 7, 2017, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM: 100 Days of Resistance Potluck Picnic with Indivisible NCSD & other local resistance groups at Kit Carson Park, El Arroyo #1 Picnic Area, 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy S, Escondido, California 92025. Come celebrate our successes!
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May 13, 2017, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM: Escondido Dems Club General Meeting at Park Avenue Community Center (formerly Joslyn Senior Center), Auditorium Room, 210 E. Park Avenue, Ste. A, Escondido, CA 92025.
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May 17, 2017, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Town Hall at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025-2798.
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May 23, 2017, 6:30 PM: Escondido Invisible Group Meeting with ECOC at North Inland Live Well Center, Conference Room B, 649 West Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025.
Monday
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Read up on Slate’s Here are some of the best signs from the march for science, ABC10 News’ Thousands of San Diegans 'March for Science' on Earth Day, CBS8 News’ Thousands take part in worldwide march for science, KPBS’ San Diegans Join Global March For Science, NBC7 News’ 'Make America Cool Again': Thousands March for Science Downtown, SDUT’s Fearing Trump policies, 15,000 in San Diego join science marches across the globe, and Times of SD’s 15,000 March for Science in San Diego in Plea to Policy-Makers.
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Contact Senator Anderson and ask him to vote in favor of SB-49 and SB-51 to preserve California’s environmental protections. SB-49 & SB-51 were re-referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, of which Senator Anderson is a member, and is set for a hearing tomorrow, Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
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Contact members of congress and urge them to pass a “clean” (no cuts, no wall, no deportation force) budget & keep the government open on April 29, 2017. See RisStronger’s CTA: Urge Congress to Keep the Government Open without Draconian Budget Cuts and Indivisible’s Resisting Trump’s Budget: No Cuts, No Wall, No Deportation Force.
Tuesday
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Attend Facebook & Neighbor-to-Neighbor Training with Escondido Indivisible & Chamber of Citizens at North Inland Live Well Center, Conference Room B, 649 West Mission Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025 at 6:30 PM.
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Sign petition by Indivisible NCSD and request Rep. Hunter to hold a public town hall in a central location at a venue which can accommodate at least 500 participants.
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask when is his next town hall. Script: “Hi, I’m a constituents from [City, Zip Code]. Is he planning to have a town hall during the next district recess in May? When is he planning to hold his next town hall that he promised his constituents?”
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Contact members of congress and ask them to vote against Zombie Trumpcare. See April 21: Zombie TrumpCare, Budget Showdown & All the Pitfalls of the Latest Republican Health-Care Proposal.
Wednesday
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Attend Field Trip to Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 between 4:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
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Sign petition by Environmental Health Coalition and support AB-805, which reforms San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) so it’s more representative of our communities. See AB-805 Fact Sheet.
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Contact Mayor Abed, Councilmember Gallo, Councilmember Masson and Councilmember Morasco and let them know you’re disappointed by their vote to oppose AB-805. Explain why you’re in favor of AB-805.
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Contact Councilmember Diaz and thank her for supporting AB-805.
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Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to vote in favor of AB-805.
Thursday
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Contact Senator Anderson and let them know you’re disappointed by his voting no twice on SB-149, which requires presidential candidates to release their last 5 tax returns to be listed on CA election ballot, during hearings in the Senate Judiciary & Elections Committee. Ask him to vote yes for SB-149 when it goes to the Senate Floor. SB-149 passed the and was re-referred to the Senate Committee on Appropriations with a hearing date set for May 1, 2017.
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Contact members of congress and ask them to vote against any tax reforms that increase the deficit to pay for tax cuts. See Trump’s Tax Plan: Corporate Welfare and Tax Cuts for the Rich & White House officials offer conflicting details of Trump tax plan.
Friday
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Contact members of congress and urge them to pass a “clean” (no cuts, no wall, no deportation force) budget & keep the government open on April 29, 2017. See RisStronger’s CTA: Urge Congress to Keep the Government Open without Draconian Budget Cuts and Indivisible’s Resisting Trump’s Budget: No Cuts, No Wall, No Deportation Force.
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Comment on EPA's request for public comment and explain your support for regulating environmental standards. Public comment will end May 15, 2017, and the EPA has only gotten 5000 or so comments so far about why we need environmental regulations. See Indivisible EB’s Help defend the environment from your couch!, RiseStronger’s Pledge to Support the EPA Today and EPA Requests Comments on Regulatory Rollbacks. Considering the stakes, there should be many, many more. Please take a moment to make a statement about why regulations matter to you here. If you’ve already done so, then your job today is to post this link on social media, send it out as a tweet, email your greener friends…whatever it takes. We need thousands more comments, because believe me, the corporate opposition is loudly proclaiming any regulations to be unnecessary and burdensome. And if you need to fuel your ire a bit read this gem about Dow Chemical’s cozy relationship with Trump and Pruitt: Dow Chemical Donates $1 Million to Trump, Asks Administration to Ignore Pesticide Study.
Saturday & Sunday
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Attend People's Climate March at Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101 on Saturday, April 29, 2017, 10:00 AM OR People's Climate Rally with Indivisible NCSD at Westfield North County Mall, 272 E Via Rancho Parkway, Escondido 92025 (intersection Westfield Way) at 11:00 AM–12:00 PM.
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Comment on Office of Management and Budget's request for public comment and explain your support for collecting data on race and ethnicity. See The Government May Change How It Collects and Crunches Race Data. Here's Why You Should Weigh In & Why Disaggregate? AAPI’s #CountMeIn.
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Write a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly at Washington, D.C. 20528 and ask him to allow Juan Manuel Montes back to the U.S. See United We Dream’s Tell Secretary Kelly: Bring DACA-Recipient Juan Back from Mexico and The mysterious case of deported DREAMer Juan Manuel Montes.
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