EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for August 21, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for August 21, 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. And feel free to forward our newsletter to interested parties! If you were forwarded this letter, you can subscribe here, and check the archive here.
Off note: on Monday, the solar eclipse will occur in Escondido from 9:08 AM to 11:48 AM. Enjoy and be safe!
Events | SDC Events Calendar
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August 23, 2017, 3:30 PM: Save Our Escondido Public Library Rally & Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.
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August 24, 2017, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM: Senator Joel Anderson's La Mesa Community Coffee Town Hall at American Legion, 8118 University Avenue, La Mesa, CA 91942.
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August 26, 2017, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM: Flip CA 50th’s District 50 Town Hall at Cuyamaca College Performing Arts Theater, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway El Cajon, CA 92019-4369. See D-50 Town Hall Attendance and Volunteer Form.
Future Events
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August 28, 2017, 6:00 PM–6:30 PM: Escondido Indivisible Group Meeting with ECOC & TWW North County Inland at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 2324 Miller Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029. Socializing starts at 6:00 PM and meeting begins from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. ***Update on EPL privatization***
Monday
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Watch Vice News’ Charlottesville: Race and Terror (warning for violent white supremacist & Nazi images and domestic terrorism).
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.Res.496, a resolution to condemn and censure President Trump for “his August 15, 2017 remarks re-asserting earlier comments that “both sides” were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and excusing the behavior of participants in the ‘Unite the Right’ rally.” See Demand Congress Formally Censure Trump for his Endorsement of White Supremacy and Reps. Nadler, Watson Coleman, and Jayapal Announce Censure Resolution Against President Trump for Blaming “Both Sides” for Violence in Charlottesville, VA and Excusing Behavior of ‘Unite the Right’ Participants.
Tuesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.Res.257, a resolution to condemn hate crimes, and H.Con.Res.77, a concurrent resolution to condemn “the role of white supremacist, neo-Nazi, KKK and other hate groups in the “Unite the Right” rally and domestic terror attack in Charlottesville, Virginia” and “urge President Trump to fire individuals in the White House and Trump administration who have supported or encouraged support for white supremacists”. See In Response to Racist Terrorism in Charlottesville, Jayapal Introduces Resolution Demanding President Trump Fire White Supremacists from the White House.
Wednesday (ESCONDIDO LOCAL ACTION DAY! THIS IS IT!)
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Attend Save Our Escondido Public Library Rally & Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 at 3:30 PM.
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Contact Mayor Abed & the Escondido City Council and let you them know that you’re concerned about outsourcing library services. Ask them for public discussions about the privatization of the Escondido Public Library & for decision-making process to be public & transparent. See On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization.
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Write a letter to the editor about your concerns about EPL privatization.
Thursday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him if he will attend Flip CA 50th’s District 50 Town Hall. Ask him if he’s meeting his constituents this August recess and if he’s going to keep his promise of more town halls. 625 constituents have sign a petition for him to hold another town hall.
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Write a letter to the editor about Rep. Hunter not keeping his promise to hold more town halls (it’s been 5 months) and constituents are hosting our own town hall because our Congressman, Duncan Hunter, has not come through, despite constituent requests and petitions.
Friday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support any authorizations of ACA cost-sharing reduction payments. Ask him to publicly demand the White House to commit to continuing CSR payments.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to take actions to stabilize the insurance markets against uncertainty and sabotaging of ACA by the White House. See Sabotage Watch: Tracking Efforts to Undermine the ACA & Stop Trump from Destroying the ACA.
Saturday & Sunday
Attend Flip CA 50th’s District 50 Town Hall at Cuyamaca College Performing Arts Theater, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway El Cajon, CA 92019-4369 on Saturday, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM.
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