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Weekly Call To Action - December 18, 2022

12/18/2022

 

Quote of the Week:

Indivisible Anniversary: “It was December of 2016. The shock, anger, and despair of Trump’s election threatened to engulf us -- but instead, we chose to turn it into our fuel. We gathered in living rooms, in libraries, and around our laptops to put together a practical guide for resisting Trump’s agenda. We weren’t sure how many people would read it, but when our original document crashed Google Docs and spread across social media like wildfire, we knew we weren’t alone. 

And when thousands of Indivisible groups began popping up organically across the country, we knew we were at the start of something momentous and powerful.” –Indivisible Team, December 2022

Indivisible Members, Face to Face:

​Holiday Good Cheer!

Cheeseboard with olives, grapes, cheese, crackers, baguette and a glass of wine.

​Mark your calendars and save the dates! Once again, Olympia Indivisible co-founder Lisa Ornstein will be hosting holiday gatherings in her cozy living room in SE Olympia. Save the dates, pick one, RSVP, and come have a glass of cheer!

When: Tuesday, Dec. 27 AND Thursday, Dec. 29, 3-6pm. Drop in and out any time between 3 and 6pm on these two dates. 
Where: Lisa’s home in SE Olympia. 
Please RSVP: to HolidayGathering2022@gmail.com and let Lisa know which date you want to drop by. Lisa will get back to you with address details. 
Covid Protocol: You must be up to date on COVID vaccine, be in good health, and wear a mask in the living room (food and drink will be on hand in the harvest kitchen where you can unmask and feast!).
On the Program: Food, drink, good cheer, good conversation. 

Also: if you are up for this, we’ll be providing materials for you to make a DIY yard or window sign to put up the first week of January 2023 in remembrance of January 6th (e.g., “January 6: Never Forget; Never Again”; “Remember January 6th–Because Insurrection is Anti-American”; or, “January 6: Remember and Protect Democracy”).

Local Actions:

Make Climate Action a Priority in Thurston County

Bare trees in green wetland.

Please help make climate action a priority in the county comprehensive plan update! Write to the county commissioners today! By law, every city and county in Washington state is undergoing a two-to-three-year planning process called the “Comprehensive Plan update,” which results in a ten-year plan that describes the long-term vision for growth, infrastructure, and services for that jurisdiction. The resulting plan articulates the policies intended to guide the day-to-day decisions of elected officials and staff. This has a huge impact when it comes to the next decade of climate policy in our county!

The next ten years are a critical window when it comes to climate change and our struggle for a livable future. Please take a few minutes today to write to the county commissioners at the address below and bcc TCAT, before the 22nd of December. 

Your comments must include the language: “In the Comprehensive Plan update I want a policy that addresses. . .”

And then write about the climate issues you are most passionate about that you want to see included. Some examples might be: 
  • I want a policy that addresses urban tree protections and protects legacy forests in our county so that we keep old- carbon sequestering trees. 
  • I want a policy that addresses the need to accelerate the retrofitting of public buildings, and private residences so that we decarbonize our building stock in Thurston County and our residents have safe gas-free homes to live in. 
  • I want a policy that addresses Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure and helps to aid the transition to fossil-fuel free transportation. 
  • I want a policy that addresses the need to protect farmland in our county and supports new and young farmers in accessing land.
For these public comments we recommend you keep it clear and concise. 

Action: Send your public comment to the County Commissioners at county.commissioners@co.thurston.wa.us 

Federal Actions:

Keep Congress in Session

The US Capitol split in the middle with faded blue on one side and faded red on the other.

​​Democrats beat the odds and outperformed expectations in a historic way during the midterms. Democrats successfully beat back the expected ‘red wave’ of MAGA extremism. While Republicans paid a price for their extremist agenda, they did take control of the House of Representatives, which means Democrats must use every moment of the trifecta that is left to deliver as much of the Democratic agenda as possible! That means they have from now until January 3, 2023 (Swearing-In Day) to deliver on a long list of priorities. 

We need Democrats to stay in session for the remainder of this calendar year so we can minimize the harm Republicans can do by:

  • Accomplishing as much legislative clean-up as possible. This means passing wildly popular bills like the Electoral Count Act reform that is ready to pass on the floor, but we know Republicans would never bring up for a vote. 
  • Preventing hostage taking in the 118th Congress. This means lifting the debt ceiling so Republicans don’t have a hostage to take next year–threatening Social Security, Medicare and the entire global economy!

Action: Call Senators Murray and Cantwell and Representatives Strickland and Kilmer and ask them to stay in session for the remainder of this calendar year and take critical actions before Republicans take over the House of Representatives.

  • Senator Patty Murray, Phone: 253-572-3636 or Contact Form 
  • Senator Maria Cantwell, Phone: 253-572-2281 or Contact Form 
  • Marilyn Strickland, Phone:  202-225-9740 or Contact Form
  • Derek Kilmer, CD6, LD35, Phone: 202-225-5916 or Contact Form 
    • Email all three MOCs at once using Democracy.io. 

Script: Hello, My name is [YOUR NAME] and I am a constituent from [your CITY AND ZIPCODE]. I’m very concerned about a Republican House majority in 2023. We know the Republican playbook is based on sabotage, hostage taking, and an extremist agenda.

We need Democrats to stay in session for the rest of the year so we can minimize the harm Republicans can do by:

  • Pass popular bills like the Electoral Count Act that are ready for the floor, but a Republican majority would block. 
  • Lifting the debt ceiling through budget reconciliation so Republicans don’t have a hostage to take next year–threatening Social Security, Medicare and the entire global economy!
  • Will [Senator/Representative], [THEIR NAME] commit to staying in DC and getting these priorities across the finish line? I will be closely watching for [Senator/Representative], [THEIR NAMEs] actions on this and following up.

​Opposed to Hate Crimes

 Hate, xenophobia, racism and prejudice words written with tiles on a wooden table

​Background: Hate Crimes, Explained | Southern Poverty Law Center 

Hate crimes have gone up dramatically since 2016. Because hate violence is intentionally, specifically targeted at individuals because of their personal, immutable characteristics they are very personal crimes, with very special emotional and psychological impacts on the victim – and the victim’s community. 

Hate crimes physically wound and may effectively intimidate other members of the victim’s community, leaving them feeling terrorized, isolated, vulnerable, and unprotected by the law. By making the victim’s community fearful, angry, and suspicious of other groups – and of the power structure that is supposed to protect them – these incidents can damage the fabric of our society and fragment communities.

Action: Contact your Members of Congress

  • Senator Patty Murray, Phone: 253-572-3636 or Contact Form 
  • Senator Maria Cantwell, Phone: 253-572-2281 or Contact Form 
  • Marilyn Strickland, Phone: 202-225-9740 or Contact Form 
  • Derek Kilmer, CD6, LD35, Phone: 202-225-5916 or Contact Form 
    • Email all three MOCs at once using Democracy.io. 

Script: I am opposed to the hateful language of people like Kanye West, Nick Fuentes, and a Republican presidential candidate. With hate crimes rising, the time is now to publicly condemn any and all scapegoating of Jewish people; people who are lesbian, bisexual, or gay, people who are transgender, and people immigrating to the US. We already know where this rhetoric can lead. During this holiday season, I urge you to issue a clear, unequivocal statement of support for Jewish Americans, the LGBTQ+ community, and immigrating families, and to affirm our shared humanity. Thank you.

​Have You Scheduled This Event?

Action Cafe, Every Monday at noon
Come to Olympia Indivisible's Action Cafe! The Cafe is a weekly Monday Zoom noon-hour gathering where OI members meet, make new friends, and take actions together. Every Cafe comes with a side order of live music and a heapin’ helpin’ of good cheer!

Cafe patrons receive an email on Sunday with a sneak-peek at what we'll do at the cafe the next day. On Monday morning, Chef Lisa will send you a pdf "Menu" which has links to the actions we'll take together at the Cafe. 
Register HERE. We will send you a Zoom link and tomorrow morning, Chef Lisa will send your "menu." 

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