Quote of the Week: “The most important thing to do now is to breathe, put one foot in front of another, and do everything we can to drive up turnout everywhere. This will insure a bigger popular vote margin than last time, help win races down ballot, help flip the House, help hold the Senate, and make it harder for Republicans to try to steal the election.” –Jennifer Craven, Chop Wood, Carry Water 11-01-2024 Help Democracy Prevail on November 5:Volunteer This Monday and Tuesday There is still time to do outcome-changing work for democracy, whether in person or at home. Action: Do Something! Pick one of these actions, sign up, show up!
Be in Community Before, During, and After Election Night  Photo Source: Canva Practicing self-kindness and intentionality are two of the most powerful strategies we can bring to ourselves in moments of great uncertainty. Action: Make a plan with activities to help you stay centered, grounded, and peaceful on the day before Election, Election Night, and the morning of November 6th. Here are some opportunities to do so in community:
Help with OI's One-Day Yard Sign Pick-Up-a-Palooza Photo Source: Garrett Tatsumi Got a car or SUV or truck? Want to do a quick, post-election good deed for the environment AND Washington state law? Great! Action: Sign up for OI's Campaign Yard Sign Pick-Up (a 2-3 hour, one-day commitment on Nov. 6 or 7--you choose) National Action: Urge the Owners of the LA Times and Washington Post to Show Some Spine Photo Source: Canva For decades, the Washington Post and LA Times have both made election endorsements, and their editorial boards have repeatedly called Trump unfit for office. That they have shied away from endorsing Kamala Harris now—when our democracy is on the line—is unacceptable It’s certainly the owner’s prerogative to adopt a general no-endorsement policy, and it might well have been reasonable if it had been done outside of the political cycle (such endorsements long ago stopped swaying voters), but coming 11 days before the election, it gave the appearance of cowering before a wannabe dictator. This is cowardice with democracy as its casualty. The presidential race is going to come down to a handful of votes, and a newspaper endorsement from two of the most widely read publications in America could determine the outcome. Fortunately the folks at Climate Action Now have created petitions to each expressing our disappointment and urging them to reconsider! Action: Sign both these petitions and share them with friends. State Actions:Help Save Washington's Legacy Forests Photo Source: Center for Responsible Forestry The Board of Natural Resources (DNR) has on its November 5th agenda a record number of 16 forest auction sales, eleven of which are legacy forests and three of which are in Thurston County’s Capitol Forest. Revenue from timber sales of these legacy forests meets only a tiny percentage of our public institutions’ needs, while sacrificing a multitude of public benefits, including clean water and air for Washingtonians, our endangered salmon, and our wildlife, carbon storage and climate mitigation, biodiversity, and recreation. Once logged, these forests cannot be replaced in a human lifetime. Action: Take three actions to oppose DNR legacy forest executioner Hillary Franz's plan to put 11 carbon-dense, structurally complex WA state trust forest parcels on the auction block on Nov. 5. Deadline: NOON, Monday, November 4. Have You Scheduled This Event? Action Cafe Closed Monday, Nov. 4 |
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