EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 16, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 16, 2018! 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
- Monday, July 16 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Libertad para Familias (Freedom for Families) at Corner of S Mission Rd & Ammunition Rd near 1139 South Mission Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028.
- Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 2:00 - 4:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Special Meeting at Escondido Public Library, Library Board Room, 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido, CA 92025. **Agenda includes discussions and approval of the strategic plan which is in pg. 18-73 of agenda; monthly statistics report is in pg. 75-78. See also Escondido Public Library Strategic Plan.**
Future Events
- Monday, July 30, 2018, 6:00 - 8:00 PM: Escondido Climate Action Plan at City Hall, Mitchell Room, 201 North Broadway, Escondido CA 92025. See Climate Action Plan Documents and July 30th Escondido CAP meeting and E-Newsletter.
Monday
- Read-up on The Weekly List: Week 87 and Trump has said 1,340,330 words as president. They’re getting more dishonest, a Star study shows.
- Read-up on San Diego Voter Turnout In June Was More Than We've Seen Before, The votes from California’s primary are finally in. Here’s what we learned and 2018 US House Primary Election Summary.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Cleaning Toilets, Following Rules: A Migrant Child’s Days in Detention, Officials admit they may have separated family – who might be US citizens – for up to a year, and One Answer To #WhereAreTheGirls Is A Migrant House In Lemon Grove.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support legislations such H.R.5950 (HELP Separated Children Act), S.2468 (Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018) and S.3036 (Keep Families Together Act) to “strengthen protections for immigrant families while they are in ICE custody”. See Family Separation: Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policy.
Wednesday
- Read-up on Liberals and the Powerless Should Worry About a Kavanaugh Court,Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court Could Be Trouble for Tech and The Ginsburg Rule: False Advertising By The GOP.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and let them know that you support the blocking of President Trump’s SCOTUS nomination, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, especially considering his campaign and (former) staff are under criminal investigation for obstruction of justice. See Why We Must Stop Kavanaugh From Becoming Trump’s Next Supreme Court Justice and Block Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court.
Thursday
- Read-up on Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers In DNC Hacking Case, The Russia Investigations: 6 Key Insights From The Cyberspy Indictment and Russian Influence Campaign Sought To Exploit Americans' Trust In Local News.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask for congressional hearings and legislations that will combat and protect future U.S. elections from foreign interference such as H.R.4077. See Safeguard Our Elections with Mandated Online Political Ad Disclosure.
Friday
- Read-up on FEMA Report Acknowledges Failures In Puerto Rico Disaster Response.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.4782 which “provide[s] additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands”.
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