EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 31, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 31, 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.
Last week, the Senate voted to reject the Better Care Reconciliation Act (repeal & replace) 43 yeas–57 nays, the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act (repeal without replacement) 45 yeas–55 nays and the Health Care Freedom Act (“skinny” repeal) 41 yeas–51 nays. It’s been a long 7 months, culminating in last week’s vote-a-rama, but we saved the ACA and millions of people who would have lost health insurance if the latest repeal efforts had succeeded. Be proud. See Why Senate Republicans couldn’t repeal Obamacare and Senate Republican Healthcare Bill Fails Because of People's Protest Energy.
Events | SDC Events Calendar
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July 31, 2017, 6:30 AM–8:00 PM: Introduction to Campaigns in North County.
Future Events
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August 8, 2017, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room, 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido, CA 92025. ***Follow-up meeting on EPL privatization. See On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization***
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August 12, 2017, 10:00 PM–12:00 PM: Escondido Democratic Club’s General Membership Meeting at the Park Avenue Community Center (formerly Joslyn Senior Center), Auditorium Room, 210 E. Park Avenue, Ste. A, Escondido CA 92025. ***Update on EPL privatization***
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August 16, 2017, 4:30 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.***Join a rally about EPL privatization at 3:30 PM***
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August 19, 2017, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM: Comprehensive Training Day in North County.
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August 23, 2017, 4:30 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.
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August 28, 2017, 6:00 PM–6:30 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. ***Update on EPL privatization***
Monday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and tell him how important universal & affordable healthcare is for you. Tell him that you’re worried about recent news reports of the White House using money allocated to the ACA to repeal it and scraping ACA signup assistance in 18 states. These efforts could contribute to raising premiums by decreasing health insurance enrollees. See Sabotage Watch: Tracking Efforts to Undermine the ACA.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and thank them for their work in saving the ACA. Tell them how important it was for you that the Democratic Caucus remains unified to save the ACA and that you’re worried about continued efforts to repeal or sabotage the ACA. Reiterate how important universal & affordable healthcare is for you.
Tuesday
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Read-up on Transgender People Can Still Serve for Now, U.S. Military Says, Trans Soldier Shane Ortega on Trump's Military Ban, Transgender service member calls ban 'unkind', Chelsea Manning: President Trump, Trans People in the Military Are Here to Stay, I served 34 years in the Army. I’m transgender. President Trump is wrong and 'Fired by Tweet:' Troops, Veterans React to Transgender Ban.
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Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that his support of President Trump’s ban on transgender service members is not representative of your views as his constituent. State how disappointed you are that he considers “[t]he President’s decision was the absolute right decision. National security should trump social experimentation, always. It’s about time that a decision is made to restore the warrior culture and allow the U.S. military to get back to business.”
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Write a letter to the editor about Rep. Hunter’s support of President Trump’s ban on transgender service members. See LTE: Attack on transgender troops is shameful.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and thanking them for standing by transgender service members. See Feinstein on Trump Reversal on Transgender Military Service - Press Releases & Senator Harris Statement on Trump Forcing Transgender Individuals out of the Military.
Wednesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.3564 (or the Security Clearance Review Act) which “would authorize the FBI Director to revoke the security clearance of Senior White House staff.” See Beyer, Conyers, House Democrats Introduce Security Clearance Review Act : Congressman Don Beyer.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to continue to demand White House senior adviser Kushner’s interim security clearance be revoked.
Thursday
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Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to vote yes in favor of SB-54 which limits instances in which state and local resources are used for immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant. The bill was re-referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee on July 10, 2017. See California Values Act (SB 54) and 2017-55: Escondido City Resolution on CA Senate Bill 54.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and thank them for writing to President Trump to ask him to protect DREAMers. Ask them to co-sponsor S.1615 (or the DREAM Act) which protects DREAMers from deportation. See Senator Feinstein, Democratic Senators Call on President Trump to Protect Dreamers and Senator Harris, Democratic Senators Call on President Trump to Protect Dreamers.
Friday
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Watch & read-up on presentation on EPL privatization, Public Library Privatization: Evading Civic Responsibility, on YouTube and Google Slides.
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Read-up on ‘Save our library’ group forms: vows resistance, Escondido Activists Seek to Block Public Library Privatization, Privatization of Escondido library staff a hot button issue, Concern over outsourcing of public library services, and Escondido tests water of library privatization — and it’s hot.
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Contact Mayor Abed & the Escondido City Council and let you them know that you’re concerned about outsourcing library services. Ask them for public discussions about the privatization of the Escondido Public Library & for decision-making process to be public & transparent. See On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization.
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Write a letter to the editor about your concerns about EPL privatization. See LTE: Privatizing city library is one for the books.
Saturday & Sunday
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