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REEVALUATING OUR VALUES TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD Addicted to convenience? I’m certainly guilty. This essay is part confession and part my hope for a
UNITE FOR VETERANS! Friday, 2pm on June 6 is the big protest in D.C. Go if you can, but if you can’t, maybe support it. Veterans are losing essential services, help vets be heard! https://act.womensmarch.com/survey/unitedforvets_june6/?t=2&akid=22568%2E3065776%2EKhdWIA
Find a local Veterans protest, like in Janesville, WI June 6 at 5:30pm https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/795819/
OR, can’t find one, learn out how to host a rally through INDIVISBLE and MOBILIZE.US https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/c/register-an-indivisible-event/event/create/
INDIVISIBLE – Sign Up to Receive Updates on local events, including June 14 No Kings Day! https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762488/
Also JUNE 14 WOMEN’S MARCH – KICK OUT THE CLOWNS! street demonstrations. Helpful guide to what’s happening in your area. https://www.womensmarch.com/kickouttheclowns
REEVALUATING OUR VALUES TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD Addicted to convenience? I’m certainly guilty. This essay is part confession and part my hope for a
https://democracyofhope.substack.com Democracy of Hope Free subscription available on Substack. Jeremi Suri is a professor of history at the University of Texas-Austin and the LBJ School
https://mailchi.mp/reasonstobecheerful.world/nomadic-beekeepers-yemen?e=2217957714
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC441l9z6dBkZCU1bO5E3ynA/videos
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=for+a+green+future+podcast+on+youtube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tara+brach
https://www.youtube.com/@jacobsimonsays
By zip code find your congressional contact information. Access optional scripts to inform reps of your opinion on certain issues. Make calls as often as possible.
The 7 Pillars to Defend Democracy in 2025 and Beyond
A website that helps you align your purchases with your politics. What companies are contributing to what politicians. There is also a phone app to help you shop
~ for olders working on climate change and various government protests
For any of your personal data held by the federal government, especially anything obtained by DOGE. This link has a link to the forms
A go-to source for quick and easy actions you can take for the issues you care about. By Red Wine & Blue
Vote Vets would like to hear from you
Download free or order from SignsofJustice.com
Up to date ever-changing activities you can do about current issues
A History of Voter Rights -and Voter Suppression- in America
Check out the insightful and well researched commentaries of David Brooks
Here's a link to the book’s takeaways about how unfettered capitalism (what Hedges calls “Casino Capitalism”) has led to social decay and the rise of authoritarianism
Red Wine & Blue - From Education cuts, anti-abortion legislation, Medicaid cuts and Social Security threats, Red Wine & Blue is tracking who is doing what.
Stop buying paper towels and napkins, buy washable cloths. How much plastic can you eliminate from your regular purchases?
Free articles and expert podcasts about climate issues around the world. US conference 3/27-29
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Community supported agriculture, usually a farm offering weekly “shares” of their harvest staring in June or July through the end of the season. Many are certified organic.
Non-Partisan Environmental Advocacy
Read Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Fraud and Climate Damages
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