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Earlier I called up the offices of several state senators

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I spoke to several staffers and asked if their bosses planned to join the growing list of senators voicing their opposition to Steve Bannon being on White House staff

Do you know what one of them asked me?

“Are you keeping a list of senators who don’t speak out?”

We can put pressure on these officials.

Organize an event, get some friends together, order a pizza for lunch and start making calls.

Call their state offices. And then call their DC offices.

Don’t send an email. Don’t write a letter. Call.

And if they say nothing, put them on a list. We will remember who they are and what they didn’t do.

yungmethuselah

Do this, CALL, and remember that Republican senators can absolutely be worked on, too. There’s already blowback against Bannon from some more old school conservatives.

This is my own short script, in case anyone wants it:

Hi, I’m phoning to urge Senator [NAME] to speak out against Steve Bannon’s unacceptable appointment as President-elect Trump’s top advisor. Bannon is an open and proud promoter of bigotry, including explicit neo-Nazi ideology, and clearly does not belong in any President’s administration. Where and when, if it’s not yet released, can constituents see Senator [NAME]’s statement condemning Bannon and this appointment?

(If you get resistance, ask where/when constituents can see the Senator’s statement regarding why it is acceptable for a President’s top advisor to be a proud promoter of bigotry, including explicit neo-Nazi ideology, because this isn’t an issue that can be ignored.)

potatonaught

Use sites like http://whoismyrepresentative.com Or do a quick search for [your state] representative/ senator. They likely have website with their number listed.

thewinterotter

Oh my god thank you so much, I have such HORRIBLE phone anxiety but with folks providing scripts like this to help me know what to say to be most effective, the whole thing gets an awful lot easier.

under-the-moonlight-tower

The We’re His Problem Now Calling Sheet (Google doc) is an amazing resource for issue-specific scripts, tips and strategies, and contact information! A mind-boggling amount of work has gone into the sheets so roll your sleeves up and do some good.

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doseofwords: “ notblissfulignorance: “It never ends. ” After a pretty brutal week, Hillary Clinton gave an incredible speech at a Children’s Defense Fund ceremony that honored her lifelong child advocacy work. She spoke about the inspiration she...
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It never ends.

doseofwords

After a pretty brutal week, Hillary Clinton gave an incredible speech at a Children’s Defense Fund ceremony that honored her lifelong child advocacy work.

She spoke about the inspiration she draws from her own mother (who overcame an abusive childhood) and the belief that we all need to work to make sure every child has an advocate. She spoke about the work that was done to expand Medicaid to cover more pregnant women and children, about criminal justice reform, about making schools more accessible to children with disabilities, about the children of immigrants who fear deportation, about making sure poor children receive the same shot as anyone else.

What does she get? Articles about her make-up.

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this atmospheric phenomenon is known as a circumhorizontal arc, which occurs when the sun is at least 58° above the horizon and the hexagonal ice crystals which form cirrus clouds become horizontally aligned.                     

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wildflowerveins

it is absolutely time for white allies to have uncomfortable ass conversations with their racist parents and friends and neighbors. it is absolutely time for you to speak tf up in class when someone says something racist or misogynistic or homophobic. the social justice movement has been built almost entirely by black women. it is time for white allies to step the fuck up and educate themselves and have difficult conversations with the people around them that say intolerant things. 

chloeniccole

don’t say you’re an ally and then turn around and tell your black ‘friends’ about the racist things your friends and family say unless the story ends with you actually DOING SOMETHING