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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShow of hands, DUers: Who has been in person at a political event since Jan 20, 2017?
This could a meeting of your local Dem committee.
A school board or city council meeting.
A march.
A protest.
Anything.
Lest you ask, Sparkly and I have been to the January 21 march in DC and to two local Dem meetings (one before Jan 20) Not much yet being asked of us (or anyone) so far, but we're ready. We also attended the Sanctuary County hearings at our county council meeting.
mcar
(42,334 posts)And follow-up organizing meeting.
JDC
(10,129 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,461 posts)csziggy
(34,136 posts)Haven't been able to go to anything else. My husband has been spending most of his time dealing with his mother's estate (she died Jan. 12) and I rely on him taking me places when the parking is tight. I do NOT drive my truck anywhere where it is difficult to park.
I am keeping track of local events but probably will not be able to participate until after we visit myu Mom in March for her 96th birthday.
ETA - I did go to former Rep.Gwen Graham's birthday party which was essentially a campaign event. She is running for Florida Governor. If she is anywhere near as good a governor as her father, Bob Graham, was she will be fantastic after three Republicans in a row!
kpete
(71,997 posts)My entire family raised their hands
We started with the Women's March in DC
& We have gone local in San Diego
We are fired up every day
My 5 year old grandaughter will NOT let us stand down
peace & resistance,
kpete
CanonRay
(14,105 posts)drray23
(7,634 posts)My local dnc meetings. Town halls, organizing meetings, etc...
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)by telephone and email warriors.
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)would be more effective. (If we're talking about elected representatives.)
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)I got a signed response for an email to President Obama.
Emails work, too!
LeftInTX
(25,386 posts)I've gotten auto-replies from Ted Cruz.
I attended an advocacy seminar sponsored by my local state senator. They actually recommended emails as a form of communication. Of course, a local visit is always more effective, but it isn't practical. They said they read all of their emails.
The problem with postcards, the message needs to be short. Emails allow a more in-depth method of communication. I sent a detailed email to Cornyn about my opposition to Jeff Sessions. I wrote about concerns for civil rights and voting rights.
sagesnow
(2,824 posts)Women's March in Omaha.
Democratic Women's Luncheons
Legislative Coffee event.
Many more to come.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)BainsBane
(53,035 posts)I've been to protests and organizing meetings. I'm also doing a phone bank this week.
NNadir
(33,527 posts)...room only.
I'm not sure it was purely about Murphy as much as people wanting to get together to discuss outrage.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)two Indivisible meetings. Commissioned a pussyhat.
woodsprite
(11,916 posts)For refugee resettlement, and local mtgs. Will be going to the Science March (April 22) and the Education March in July.
Demsrule86
(68,595 posts)after the executive order was released. Am looking to get more active- we are getting ready to begin the battle of 2018...we started early for Obama before the 2012 election and it helped. By the time the election was held, we know our voters on a first name basis...I live in Ohio and I am near PA so I am three hours from my elected...Portman won't hold anything anyway and all the others are decent and Dem...live in Tim Ryan's district.
nevergiveup
(4,762 posts)I went to a protest at my Congressman's local office. That was my first political activity (other than voting) since getting tear gassed at the Chicago Democratic Convention riots in 1968.
countingbluecars
(4,766 posts)Woman's March
Local Democratic meetings
Helping to organize local Democratic woman's group
davsand
(13,421 posts)The local Congressman refuses to hold any sort of in person event. He referred to us all as paid protesters and "the opposition" recently in a couple interviews, then held a marginally functional "tele-town hall" that did nothing to improve his constituent relations. He's also feeling a bit cranky because of a social media campaign called "Flat Rodney's Big Adventure" which incorporates both Facebook and Twitter. (One local kid heard about it and responded with, "That is SAVAGE, man!"
Laura
bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)Demonstrated against GOP representative Kay Granger's decision not to meet in person with the members of her district...
Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)Local reps had town halls on Friday but I have a job so couldn't make it.
s-cubed
(1,385 posts)Squinch
(50,956 posts)northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)We have more new members recently than in years!!!!
kimbutgar
(21,164 posts)Also have made some phone calls for daily action texts I get.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)vanlassie
(5,677 posts)Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)great local turnouts for both.
lapucelle
(18,277 posts)- Protest at Rep. Pete King's office
- Missed the Women's March when our bus company cancelled after failing to extort thousands of dollars more from my group two hours before we were due to leave. Donated my bus ticket refund to a local food bank.
- I'll be participating in these Nuns On A Bus sponsored social justice actions during the Lenten season. All are welcome to help!
https://networklobby.org/actnow/
https://networklobby.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-Lent-Calendar-Final-Smaller.pdf
Doreen
(11,686 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)mountain grammy
(26,626 posts)Freethinker65
(10,024 posts)Women's March Chicago
Joining local Indivisible group
Attended county discussion group
LeftInTX
(25,386 posts)I'm tired, but feel good emotionally.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)More are planned.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)or shall we imagine pom-poms and share warm fuzzies?
Let's hear it for all of us. We all are part of the Democratic Party's battle for our nation against the forces of right-wing authoritarianism.
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)cvoogt
(949 posts)/nt
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)at that time was huge! We don't really have a major airport where I live, and we were leaving for London to visit my partner's family. Nothing going on by the time we got to an international airport. WomensMarch was huge and important. It united the world. Proud. Still, you people who managed to storm the airports after DT's outrageous, unconstitutional order, with no notice, when the taxi services were shut down (& thank u to them too, and Lyft), was profound. Keeping innocent refugees out when we have contributed to destroying their homes and families is immoral, not to mention the non refugees whose lives were disturbed.
I also do lots of phone calls and emails. Votes coming up or going down. I don't know how much it matters, but i usually get responses, so together we make a strong wind. No response from Turtleman...can't leave a message...we are closed if after business hours and busy with overwhelming phone calls during business hours.
Mostly, I put my efforts to those who might care.
Thank you. I felt a lost moment of pride to be an American.
cvoogt
(949 posts)so I felt like I had an obligation; it's my neck of the woods. I had a choice; stay home and bing-watch Netflix or do something meaningful.
Staph
(6,252 posts)Organization meeting for local Indivisible group.
Indivisible Healthcare subgroup meeting.
Meeting with staffer of local Republican Congressman.
And I've got two more Indivisible group meetings in the next week -- we're planning some actions!
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Women's March, Washington DC
Organizational meeting local Indivisibles
Democratic Party meetup
Skeptics and Atheists meetings with liberal political agendas.
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)I had to stand outside in the lobby and watch on one of those smart phone thingies because there were a million fine people in front of me. That's got to count for something. Oh, the cookies were parked in the lobby, so I had that going for me.
JustAnotherGen
(31,828 posts)voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)I was on the board for 4 years. We are a smaller red county in FL and usually get 30-50 attending monthly meeting. Last month I went and got there early. Good thing because hundreds(!!!!') showed up!
Ran out of parking and chairs so could have been more that couldn't get in.
Too bad they didn't show up before the election.
But happy to see the resistance woo hoo
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)ananda
(28,867 posts)Going to one today as a matter of fact.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)BlueWI
(1,736 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)21st January, 2017
raging moderate
(4,306 posts)Potluck anti-poverty meeting, my town.
blm
(113,065 posts).
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)nt
Botany
(70,521 posts)Because you owe me for going to the Women's march in Cleveland
and one local thing in Columbus, OH.
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Was a good time. I have cancer and i managed to come in from the far burbs, yet, icouldntget women, liberal women too, to attend. Or my diminishing number of liberalmale friends.
yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)January 21st, 3pm on my birhday. https://womensmarchbayarea.org/#join-a-march
Cairycat
(1,706 posts)where I live
along with 2000 other people
rufus dog
(8,419 posts)In front of Mimi Waters office.
First ever for me, first of many.
Hekate
(90,716 posts)...in our home town. For the latter I wore my 2004 PP March for Women's Lives shirt that I got in DC 13 years ago and carried the sign my husband made for me recently that said "I can't believe I still have to protest this shit!"
Leith
(7,809 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)coco22
(1,258 posts)marlakay
(11,477 posts)Locally in Eureka CA
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)Portland OR
cry baby
(6,682 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)Women's March, a county meeting, helping an Indivisible group get off the ground, making calls to TPTB, sending emails to representatives, Participating in polls, posting the truth and education of people in my real life, sharing information on upcoming legislation and in general giving Comrade Trump hell on twitter daily.
You really don't HAVE to march to make a difference. There are a lot of older folks that can call and email. Let's not devalue their contributions just because they can't get t like us younger people.
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)The point was to inspire people to think and act.
And congrats to your busy bee self!
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)We all need to encourage them as they get older and can't get around like they used to. Not meaning you were discouraging them, but in general the older people sometimes need this pointed out to them. Even if they stay home, they can help with calls. We had a group of older people in my state , some in walkers.. go to the Congressmans office and had the law called on them for daring to show up. I think this scared a lot of them in my group into being more fearful of what could happen to them getting politically active. Check the link below.
And thank you! My husband is marching right along with me. I've never seen him this mad.
http://leftinalabama.com/al-04-five-police-cars-respond-to-senior-citizen-assault-on-aderholdts-district-office/
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)erinlough
(2,176 posts)femmedem
(8,203 posts)I spoke at the City Council meeting where we introduced an ordinance banning fracking waste within the city.
qanda
(10,422 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)LisaM
(27,815 posts)I would have gone to the airport had I known in time.
madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)Events planning meetings, luncheons, letter writing, phone calling (to senators and congressman). Can't march any more, but I try to support those who can march by providing gear: signage, buttons, shirts, etc. Have also been designing and distributing recipient-specific postcards. And there's always messing with photoshop to put out commentary and messages. There is no boredom!
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La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)triron
(22,007 posts)Indivisible meeting
liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)in a city in my very red state that was very well-attended. We were right across the street from a pro-Drumpf rally, which made it even more interesting.
I will be attending a town hall in my state's capitol city on Tuesday evening for one of our two dipshit repuke senators, who's refused to meet with constituents during his recess. They'll be taping it and sending it to him.
intheflow
(28,479 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)babylonsister
(171,074 posts)DrDan
(20,411 posts)jmg257
(11,996 posts)Bettie
(16,111 posts)Des Moines, IA
Planning on attending the next county Dems meeting.