EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for October 7, 2019
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for October 7, 2019! Pick an action or two and commit yourself to doing them. As President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
- Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 6:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. See agenda.
- Thursday, October 10, 2019, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda not available yet. ***Agenda includes research comparing cities of similar size to Escondido and the number of library branches they contain (item #2). FYI, audio recordings of previous LBoT meetings are available at www.escondido.org here.***
Trump Impeachment
- Read-up on Texts Detail Top Diplomat's Concerns About Possible Trump-Ukraine Quid Pro Quo, Trump text messages: Damning texts from State officials about Ukraine, explained and Here’s what happened this week in the impeachment inquiry.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and tell them that you support the Impeachment Inquiry into President Trump’s impeachable action of requesting a favor of the President of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President and rival Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. See Investigating Trump and Holding Him Accountable.
- In related news: read-up on A Trump hotel mystery: Giant reservations followed by empty rooms and IRS whistleblower said to report Treasury political appointee might have tried to interfere in audit of Trump or Pence.
- In related news: listen to The Report, Episode Nine: Honest Loyalty and The Report, Episode Ten: You're Fired.
Hunter Campaign Fund Misuse Trial
- Read-up on Campa-Najjar and DeMaio lead in new 50th Congressional District poll and Hearing about start date for Rep. Duncan Hunter criminal trial scheduled for Oct. 7.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask for his resignation for his indictment of conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, wire fraud, falsification of records and prohibited use of (~$250,000) campaign contributions.
- In related news: read-up on N.Y. Rep. Chris Collins Resigns Ahead Of Expected Guilty Plea On Insider Trading and The Rise and Fall of Donald Trump’s Mini-Me.
Immigration
- Read-up on Trump Admin Shifting to Privatize Migrant Child Detention.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express concerns about continuing reports of inhumane treatment of asylum-seeking families. Express your support for legislations such as H.R.1069 (which prohibits unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied migrant children), S.388 (which improves resettlement process for unaccompanied migrant children), S.2135 (which ensures that children in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody have timely access to appropriate medical screening and care as well as proper nutrition, hygiene and sanitation) and the end of mass detention of immigrants. See Defund Hate and Demand Congress Act to End Abuses of Detained Immigrants.
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