EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for March 19, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for March 19, 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
- Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 4:00 PM: Volunteer Training. We will be training volunteers for walking, voter registration, and Mini-Van! RSVP for address to christine8jackson@gmail.com.
- Wednesday, March 21, 2017, 4:30 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. ***On the agenda includes , proposed changes to campaign contributions & management (item 17) & city fees (item 20) as well as board & commission appointments (item 18).**
- Saturday, March 24, 2018, 9:30 AM–1:00 PM: Super Saturday Monthly Canvass, Sign up at Super Saturday Monthly Canvass. 9:30 AM for new people for training; 10:00 AM to begin walk. Wear your Save the Library T-Shirt if you have one.
- Saturday, March 24, 2018, 10:00 AM: March for Our Lives Escondido at Escondido City Hall
- 201 N Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.
- Saturday, March 24, 2018, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM: March for Our Lives San Diego at Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101.
Future Events
- Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 6:00 PM–7:30 PM: Escondido Public Library Strategic Planning Meeting at East Valley Community Center, Grove Room, 2245 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92027. RSVP by email: library@escondidolibrary.org or by phone: (760) 839-4601.
- Saturday, March 31, 2018, 1:00 PM–2:30 PM: Escondido Public Library Strategic Planning Meeting at East Valley Community Center, Grove Room, 2245 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92027. RSVP by email: library@escondidolibrary.org or by phone: (760) 839-4601.
Monday
- Read-up on The Weekly List: Week 70.
- Read-up on ‘#ShowUsYourMailers: Mailer From Duncan Hunter Prepared At Taxpayer Expense, Politics Report: The Dems Going After Hunter and You’re fired’: A timeline of Trump administration departures.
Tuesday
- Read-up on North County students join national push for school safety, STANDING UP, WALKING OUT: Students across North County protest gun violence on campus, National School Walkout: What it means to San Diego County schools and students and The Kids Are Getting Organized Against Mass Shootings.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support legislation to prevent gun violence, such as funding for gun safety education, tighter background check and registration for gun purchases, banning bump stock accessories. Refer him to current overall legislation that have reduced gun violence in California. Note: Rep. Hunter has received $41,087 from the NRA as of end of 2017. See Demand Action Against Gun Violence.
Wednesday
- Read-up on Trump Launched Campaign to Discredit Potential FBI Witnesses and After McCabe firing, Trump attacks FBI, and his lawyer says Russia probe must end.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and request a congressional hearing about the firing of former FBI Deputy Director McCabe. See Demand Hearings on the Politically Motivated Firing of Andrew McCabe.
- Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and request a congressional hearing about the firing of former FBI Deputy Director McCabe. See Demand Hearings on the Politically Motivated Firing of Andrew McCabe.
Thursday
- Share link to Call to Action if Trump fires Mueller Rally.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.3654 (Special Counsel Independence Protection Act) which allows a special counsel only to be removed after judicial review or H.R.4669 (Special Counsel Integrity Act) which allows a special counsel to be removed only by a Senate-confirmed Attorney General, but also allow the removed special counsel to file for a judicial within 14 days of their removal. See Protect Mueller and the Russia Investigation.
- Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to co-sponsor S.1735 (Special Counsel Independence Protection Act) which allows a special counsel only to be removed after judicial review or S.1741 (Special Counsel Integrity Act) which allows a special counsel to be removed only by a Senate-confirmed Attorney General, but also allow the removed special counsel to file for a judicial within 14 days of their removal. See Protect Mueller and the Russia Investigation.
Friday
- Read-up on Meet one of the 260,000 legal immigrants Trump wants deported.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you support a path for citizenship for Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients. Ask him to work on a bipartisan, clean DREAM Act to product Dreamers & TPS recipients. See What’s Next in the Fight to Protect Dreamers.
- Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and reiterate your support for a path for citizenship for Dreamers & Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients. Let them know that you’re disappointed by the lack of congressional actions to protect Dreamers & TPS recipients. See Don't Let the Senate Leave DREAMers in Limbo.
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