I expect 2017 will offer a wide array of grassroots activism operating within the political system, organized marches seeking influence from without, and unorganized chaos seeking to simply disrupt and monkeywrench - all guided by a general opposition to the Trump presidency and its enablers in the House and Senate. For lack of a better term, it is being called The Resistance. This thread is for news, resources and the usual Politarding about all of the above.
A sampling:
For using grassroots activism within the system to shape government, a collection of former congressional staffers has produced
A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda.
The
Women's March on Washington is a permitted event scheduled for the day after Inauguration.
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The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us - immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault - and our communities are hurting and scared. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
Operating outside of any formal structure we have
Disrupt J20 which, if successful, will involve lots of law enforcement in riot gear squirtin' pepper spray all over the place on January 20th. The chaos is unlikely to be confined to just D.C., but there are simultaneous calls for a nation-wide general strike so couch potatoes can participate just by staying home, playing video games and eating leftovers.
Happy New Year!
