EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 23, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 23, 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 23, 2018, 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.
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 88.
- Read-up on Protecting the Environment in California, Protecting Net Neutrality in California and Expanding Women’s and Reproductive Rights in California.
- Read-up on 3 Trump Judicial Nominees Withdraw [in December 2017], Raising Some Questions About Vetting and Appeals Court Nomination Withdrawn Before An Expected Failure On Senate Floor.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Immigrant Children Describe Hunger And Cold In Detention, Court filing condemns conditions for migrant children held at ports of entry and Border Patrol stations and Federal Judges Can’t Hide Their Frustration With ‘Zero Tolerance’.
- 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 Brett Kavanaugh Thinks Undocumented Workers Aren't Really Employees Under The Law, Russian firm indicted in special counsel probe cites Kavanaugh decision to argue that charge should be dismissed and Brett Kavanaugh said Congress should investigate a president, raising questions about his views on Mueller.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and ask them to block President Trump’s SCOTUS nomination, Justice Brett Kavanaugh. 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 The Russia Investigations: How Many More Maria Butinas Are There? And Microsoft security executive reveals Russians tried to hack 3 congressional candidates.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask for tougher sanctions on Russia and for congressional hearings and legislations that will combat and protect future U.S. elections from foreign interference such as H.R.4077. See Demand Congress Counter Trump's Siding with Russia and Safeguard Our Elections with Mandated Online Political Ad Disclosure.
Friday
- Read-up on The Barriers That Keep Blacks and Latinos From Voting and Voter purges are on the rise in states with a history of racial discrimination.
- Comment on U.S. Census Bureau's proposal to ask about citizenship on 2020 Census which is open for comments until August 7, 2018. See Speak Out Against the Census Immigration Question.
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