EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for December 4, 2017

                            December 3, 2017

                EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for December 4, 2017

Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for December 4, 2017! It’s okay if you can’t do everything on the plan. Pick 1 action every day or 3-5 actions for the week and commit yourself to doing them. Whatever your commitment, as President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.

Events | SDC Events Calendar

Thursday, December 7, 2017, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM: National Protest to Save Net Neutrality: North County SD at Verizon Store, Camino Village Plaza, 258 N El Camino Real Ste A, Encinitas, CA 92024.

Future Events

Saturday, January 20, 2018, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM: North County San Diego Women’s March in San Marcos, CA. Details in the future but please save the date. 

Action Plan | Contact Info for Elected Officials | Tips for Communicating with Public Officials
Monday

Read-up on The GOP Plan Is the Biggest Tax Increase in American History, By Far, What we found in the new Senate tax bill, Tax Bill Offers Last-Minute Breaks for Developers, Banks and Oil Industry and The Senate GOP tax bill, explained.

Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you opposed both the House and Senate-version of  H.R.1, the Trump & GOP Tax Plan which would fund a $1.5 trillion tax cut for the rich and corporation by a $4.5 trillion tax increase for the middle-class and poor; by 2027, it would increase tax by $3,980 according to CBO for many Americans earning <$75,000. Ask him to vote no on the Senate amended H.R.1. See The Tax Scam Passed the Senate. What Now? and Trump Tax Scam.

Tuesday

Read-up on Week 55: Experts in authoritarianism advise to keep a list of things subtly changing around you, so you’ll remember.

Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and thank them for standing strong and voting no on the Senate amended H.R.1 (the Trump & GOP Tax Plan).

Share Will taxes go up for your income group because of the Republican tax plan.

Wednesday

Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.3591 (or the American Hope Act), which would provide DREAMers in Rep. Hunter’s district a path to citizenship. Note that Rep. Hunter has stated that “I will not support any immigration reform effort, including DACA, that does not address border enforcement and put national security first” so make it clear that you want a clean bill, no amendments to fund a border wall or increase deportations.  See the Trump Continues His Attack on Immigrants—What You Can Do to Defend Dreamers and Dreamer Pledge.

Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to pass a clean DREAM Act (S.1615) which protects DREAMers from deportation. No amendments to fund a border wall or increase deportations. See the Trump Continues His Attack on Immigrants—What You Can Do to Defend Dreamers and Dreamer Pledge.

Thursday

Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you’re concerned about the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal, Restoring Internet Freedom, to repeal current net neutrality regulation. The FCC will vote on Dec. 14, 2017. See Demand the FCC Maintain Net Neutrality and Join the Battle for Net Neutrality.

Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and and let them know that you’re concerned about the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal, Restoring Internet Freedom, to repeal current net neutrality regulation.

Friday

Read-up on As CHIP Funding Runs Low, States Warn Insurance Could Lapse.

Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to renew the Children's Health Insurance Program for another 5 years using a bipartisan approach. Let them know that you’re concerned about H.R.3922, which passed the House and would renew the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for another 5 years, but cut funding from Prevention and Public Health Fund.  California will exhaust federal funding for CHIP by end of Q4 2017. See Congress STILL Needs to Reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Saturday & Sunday

Read-up on Community Group Sues To Oppose Privatization Of Escondido City Library, Lawsuit filed to stop privatization of Escondido Library, City of Escondido Sued Over Library Privatization Plans, Lawsuit filed against city of Escondido for outsourcing library, 

Read-up on Assembly candidate leads lawsuit against library outsourcing, Lawsuit challenges library outsourcing in Escondido, Fight for Escondido library heads to court, Library Privatization Lawsuit Filed Against Escondido, Escondido Sued Over Plan to Privatize Public Library, First to Be Outsourced in County, Busy Escondido Tuesday: Library lawsuit filed, ATF country club fire inquiry continues and Escondido Library Outsourcing Draws Lawsuit (scroll down).

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