EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for January 16, 2023
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for January 16, 2023! Pick an action or two and commit yourself to doing them. As President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events
Future Events
- Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes City Council District 3 Vacancy Appointment Interviews. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
Voter Rights
- Read-up on When voting rights are at risk, what threatens and what protects them? and Voting rights in 2023: what are the key issues for US democracy?
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and urge them to pass legislation to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Racial Justice & Anti-Blackness Policing
- Read-up on A cousin of a prominent Black Lives Matter founder died after being tased by police and LAPD's repeated tasing of teacher who died appears excessive, experts say.
- Read-up on ‘It never stops’: killings by US police reach record high in 2022 and California police more likely to stop, search Black teens.
- Read-up on Buffalo’s Unrelenting Tragedy: ‘We Haven’t Really Got a Chance to Heal’.
Homelessness
- Read-up on North County Report: A Safe Parking Lot Is Coming to Vista.
- Contact the Escondido City Council and ask them to address the immediate needs of the community, such as, creating a Safe Parking Program similar to Encinitas and a Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement similar to La Mesa.
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