EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 24, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 24, 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.
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
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July 24, 2017, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM: North County Immigration Task Force’s Progressive Allies Training at 370 Mulberry Dr. Suite E, San Marcos, CA 92069. **Please RSVP with Caroline by text 760 845-4021 or email cmtheiss57@gmail.com**
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July 24, 2017, 6:00 PM–8:00 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. ***Topic: Threats Faced by the Escondido Library! Come help us develop our next steps to protect our library from privatization.***
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July 25, 2017, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM: Senator Joel Anderson's Lakeside Community Coffee Town Hall at Carter-Smith VFW Post 5867, 12650 Lindo Lane, Lakeside, CA 92040.
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July 27, 2017, 5:00 PM: Escondido Community Services Commission Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025-2798. **Addressing the proposed BMX facility at Jesmond Dene Park.**
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July 29, 2017, 1:00 PM–2:30 PM: Indivisible NSDC’s District 50 Candidate Forum at San Marcos Heritage Hall, 1952 Sycamore Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069.
Future Events
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July 31, 2017, 6:30 AM–8:00 PM: Introduction to Campaigns in North County.
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August 8, 2017, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido, CA 92025. ***Follow-up meeting on “transferring the day to day operations from public employees to employees of a private company”***
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August 19, 2017, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: Comprehensive Training Day in North County.
Monday
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Attend Escondido Indivisible Group Meeting on public libraries 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.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to vote no against motion to proceed for Trumpcare. Senator McConnell is pushing for a vote on Tuesday, and it’s unclear which version of Trumpcare will be up for a vote: repeal of ACA without replacement, Better Care Reconciliation Act, or some variations of. See TrumpCare is NOT DEAD. This is How We Know, Two Truths and a Lie: This Week in CBO Scores, and TrumpCare took a dip in the Byrd Bath, but it hasn’t drowned yet.
Tuesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to vote no against H.J.Res.111, which overturns U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule restoring consumers’ ability to join together in class action suits against banks. See Rules at Risk: Arbitration Rule.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to vote no against S.J.Res.47, which overturns U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s arbitration rule restoring consumers’ ability to join together in class action suits against banks. See Rules at Risk: Arbitration Rule & Fair Arbitration Fact Sheet.
Wednesday
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Read-up on The Mothers Being Deported by Trump.
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask them to vote no against any FY2018 spending bills that fund a border wall or increase fundings for immigrant deportations. See Defund Trump’s Mass Deportation Machine.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to co-sponsor S.1615 (or the DREAM Act) which protects DREAMers from deportation. See Tell Your Senator to Defend DACA and Support the Durbin-Graham DREAM Act (S. 1615) and Lawmakers Just Introduced a Dream Act Bill. What Does It Mean for You?.
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Contact AG Becerra and thank him for supporting DACA. See Attorney General Becerra Sends Letter to Trump: We Stand Ready to Defend DACA.
Thursday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to sign petition 115-2 to discharge H.R.356 (or the Protecting Our Democracy Act), which establishes an independent commission to investigate the Russian government’s interference into our 2016 Election. There are 191 signatures and 218 signatures are needed. Ask him to co-sponsor H.R.356. President Trump has repeatedly sought to undermine the independence & integrity of Special Counsel's Russia investigation. See How White House Threats Condition Mueller’s Reality.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to renew calls for AG Sessions’ resignation. AG Sessions lied under oath about meeting with Russian officials, and he lied about not discussing Trump campaign-related matters with these Russian officials. See Sessions discussed Trump campaign-related matters with Russian ambassador, U.S. intelligence intercepts show.
Friday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him when is his next town hall. More than 560 constituents have sign a petition for him to hold another town hall. See August Recess Toolkit.
Saturday & Sunday
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Read-up on Hotelier-in-Chief: Here Are the Trumps’ New Hotels, Trump's 2020 Campaign Has Already Paid Out $600K--to Trump, Ivanka Trump Received at Least $12.6 Million Since 2016, Disclosure Shows, In revised filing, Kushner reveals dozens of previously undisclosed assets, Jared Kushner's White House connection still being used to lure Chinese investors and Walter Shaub: How to Restore Government Ethics in the Trump Era.
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Write postcards to voters Iowa and Arizona for election in August 8 and August 29 respectively.
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