What you can do this week!
Mark your calendar to attend one or more of these upcoming events. Protest gatherings are picking up steam, and you can help the numbers grow!
📕 Read this: The 3.5% rule: How a small minority can change the world. Participating in protests does make a difference. Read about how quickly we are sliding into a fascist dictatorship and how critical it is to protest now while we still can.
Mark your calendar to attend one of these upcoming protest events …
🗓️ Join the hyper-local and growing “Stand On Every Corner” movement! Rallies in Saint Paul are every Monday at 5:00pm at Snelling and Larpenteur, and every Friday at 4:30pm at Snelling and Selby.
🗓️ Save the date for the next large nationwide “NO KINGS” rally on June 14th. Twin Cities rally details TBD.
☎️ Have you called your members of Congress lately? No time like the present! Be sure to give your full name, location, and zip code every time you call.
• Amy Klobuchar – DC: (202) 224-3244, MN: (612) 727-5220
• Betty McCollum – (202) 225-6631, St. Paul: (651) 224-9191
Ask Amy and Betty to do more public events, press conferences, and media interviews to highlight how much massive Medicaid cuts would hurt Minnesotans.
• Tina Smith – DC: (202) 224-5641, MN: (651) 221-1016
Thank Tina for joining other Senate Democrats in fighting back against the House Republicans’ proposal to cut billions in Medicaid.
💰 Vote with your wallet! Support companies that support democracy. Shop local independent stores, co-ops, and farmer’s markets whenever you can. Click on the company name to find out why we’re making these recommendations.
- Boycott Amazon (including Whole Foods). Yes, that’s right: Cancel your Amazon Prime membership!
- Avoid Walmart and Target.
- When you can’t shop local, choose Cub, Costco, and Trader Joe’s.
- Look on ebay and Etsy for items that you can’t find locally.
- Choose Lyft over Uber and VRBO over AirBnB whenever possible.
- Boycott any product made in El Salvador. Check labels of clothing before purchasing: many T-shirts, socks, and underwear are manufactured there.
➡️ For more ideas, resources, opportunities, and explainers, visit our website.
Until next week!
– SAP for Democracy
“Some believe that it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay”. – J.R.R. Tolkien