Our Youth Give Us Hope #MarchForOurLives
Portrait of Emma González @Emma4Change Artist, Paul Kobriger. Quote by David Bowie.
It is our youth that are showing us the way with compassion, understanding and accountability. Learn from them and do as they ask, it will be a better world for it. The next generation needs you to care, vote, and resist. In essence, we need citizens to hold elected officials accountable to citizens, not the NRA.
“So we are speaking up for those who don’t have anyone listening to them, for those who can’t talk about it just yet, and for those who will never speak again. We are grieving, we are furious, and we are using our words fiercely and desperately because that’s the only thing standing between us and this happening again.” – Emma González #MarchForOurLives
State of the Dream #StateOfTheDream
#StateOfTheDream Initiative
OVERVIEW: On Tuesday night (6pm PST/9pm EST), Donald Trump will deliver his SOTU address. #StateOfTheDream will highlight what truly makes America great: that we come from many places, races and creeds, and together work for a more perfect union.
Our digital #StateOfTheDream address will support our dreamers and immigrants, call for a DREAM Act, lean into the Senate, fundraise for United We Dream, and express our vision for a more inclusive, progressive America.
We will provide a social media toolkit closer to the 30th, but we also invite you create a brief (60 seconds or less) video describing your dream for America: What you hope for. What inspires YOU. (We especially encourage those running for office and those already serving to do so!). All videos should be posted simultaneously at 6pm PST/9pm EST with the hashtag #StateOfTheDream on all of your social channels. After the video blast, you can proceed to post tweets from the toolkit or your own messaging. We just ask that you continue the unifying tweetstorm with the #StateOfTheDream hashtag.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 30th at 6pm PST/9pm EST
WHAT: #StateOfTheDream initiative
WHO: Members of The Resistance, elected officials, those running for office, any and all Americans who want to use their voices for positive change! Love IS louder.
Be present and in the moment. -Alyssa Milano
2018: The Year to End Gun Violence
You can search all incidents by U.S. congressional district with an online tool offered by the Gun Violence Archive: Search Gun Violence Statistics in your District.
Let’s make 2018 the year we end gun violence in our country. Citizens need to continue to fight for the right to live without fear of being shot.
Put pressure on Congress.
Hold your Elected Officials accountable: Contact Info to Call, Email, Text, Tweet your Reps
If your Representatives don’t hold your views, Vote ’em out!
Here’s a great article written by the Executive Director of the Coalition to End Gun Violence
ENOUGH GUN VIOLENCE: 2018 IS THE YEAR AMERICANS SAY NO TO THE NRA
If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention. – Anonymous
Don’t Shop. Support Causes.
My favorite gift last year was from my mom who donated to Heifer International in my name. It was the best gift ever, so please consider giving the gift of caring. Don’t shop. Support causes.
On the news, a woman said she was going to spend much more money this year on gifts than any other, and I wondered if any causes would benefit from her generosity. Would there be children who could count on food on their table and a roof over their heads? Would their parents have an opportunity to provide for their family?
Last year, my family gave gifts from Heifer International, and it made my day to know that families would have a hand up in the new year with thoughtful gifts that help others.
You can buy gifts to give to your family members like jewelry, accessories, clothes, etc. that benefit others, and you can send cards that announce a gift donated in honor of your family member.
Here’s some organizations to check out:
Greater Good is an umbrella organization that assists with fighting Hunger, Breast Cancer, Animals, Veterans, Autism, Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Literacy, and the Rainforest. You can choose to support the site in general or support a particular cause by clinking on your preference.
“Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities to end world hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth.”
“ONE is a campaigning and advocacy organization of more than eight million people around the world taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.”
You can make an impact by changing lives for the better. Please consider giving gifts that help others this season.
You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There’s another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to charity. – Bill Gates
Teal Pumpkin Project Supports Kids w/Allergies
Don’t forget kids with allergies this Halloween! The Teal Pumpkin Project.org offers a list of treats including fun alternatives like stickers, bubbles, and crayons for our wee Halloween guests with allergies. Make it a Happy Halloween for all our Trick or Treaters and take the Teal Pumpkin Project Pledge this Hallows Eve.
Source: Support the Teal Pumpkin Project and Kids with Allergies
Donate to #OneAmericaAppeal Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria
“Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have brought terrible devastation— but also brought out the best in humanity. As former Presidents, we wanted to come together to help our fellow citizens in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean as they recover and rebuild.
Please give whatever you can. Every cent donated through the One America Appeal will help the victims recover. Thank you.”
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Stop For-profit #Incarceration
Privatization is not the answer, especially in the prison sector. As a nation, we’ve gone from championing each citizen’s day in court to bailouts for the wealthy while lower- and middle-class citizens go to jail.
It’s far past the time to stop corporations from taking advantage of our citizens in exorbitant bail and for-profit prisons.
Stop the corporate hold on citizens’ lives and support The Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017 by contacting your local, city, state and federal representatives. Ask your representatives to support the new Senate Bill because it creates incentives to reduce mass incarceration.
Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man. – Johnnie Cochran
#Healthcare Call to Action:
📱Call Senators (202) 224-3121 to #ProtectOurCare #ACA #SaveMedicaid ⚕️
🛑Stop the @GOP @SenateGOP🛑
➡️#HoldTheFloor @TheDemocrats & #GOP who care about Citizenry
Two #healthcare quotes for the price of one from Senator Bernie Sanders:
“The goal of real healthcare reform must be high-quality, universal coverage in a cost-effective way.”
“When we talk about the healthcare crisis in America we’ve got to also be talking about the dental crisis and how to address it.”
-Bernie Sanders
The Ultimate Sacrifice & Hope
This Memorial Day, I honor all of our fallen heroes for their ultimate sacrifice and hope for peace in our world.
On Memorial Day, I don’t want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live. -Eric Burdon
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