Resources & Links for Actions, Elections and Tracking Trump

Most groups have a webpage, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. Find what works 4 u. https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php TEXT OPTIONS Note: To disenroll yourself, text STOP or CANCEL.  Daily Action: Text the word DAILY to 228466. https://dailyaction.org/  MoveOn: Text the word JOIN to 668366. https://act.moveon.org/signup/signup  Working Families Party: Text the word RESIST to 738674. http://workingfamilies.org/  Greenpeace: Text the word RESIST to 877877. https://greenwire.greenpeace.org/usa/en/about/  Planned Parenthood Action Network: Text the word STAND to 22422. https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/act  Washington DC Marches: Text MARCH to 21333.  ResistBot: Faxes MoCs via texting. Text RESIST to 50409. https://resistbot.io/about.html

FAST ACTIONS – daily/weekly drops to your email WE ARE THE 65 – weekly We are the 65 million voters who rejected Trump. Started as “We’re his problem now”. Action Calls are emailed to you from Resist Insist Persist. http://thesixtyfive.org/home

WALL OF US - weekly 4 resistance acts emailed each week. Lots of resources here. https://www.wall-of-us.org/

5 CALLS – weekly Weekly action alerts by location. https://5calls.org/

COMMON DREAMS – RESIST DAILY ALERTS https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/17/resist-day-88- what-you-can-do-today

ROOTS ACTION Committed to economic fairness, equal rights, civil liberties, environmental protection and defunding endless wars. http://rootsaction.org/

FREE FAXES TO CONGRESS – 5 free per day, auto-populates, confirmed via your email https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php 2

ACTIONS – calls, daily actions, resources, local groups, issue background info

INDIVISIBLE Indivisible Guide, updated action tactics, and find local Indivisible Groups. https://www.indivisibleguide.com/action-calendar/ https://www.indivisibleguide.com/ Leaders Videos: “Indivisible Team” channel on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-pmnD_kbCiKDLUwPrziYZg

ACLU PEOPLE POWER Special project of the ACLU. Organizing grassroots volunteers to resist the Trump administration's attacks on our civil liberties. https://map.peoplepower.org/ https://www.facebook.com/aclupeoplepower/

#RESIST TRUMP – Tuesdays Against Trump http://resisthere.org/ Tuesdays Against Trump – Guide at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jHGsh12S25ktOT3Gn64RckLpMmzfLJwbpjZVHuMgbwE/edit

MOVE ON – READY TO RESIST Sunday ready to resist calls, ppts and more https://act.moveon.org/survey/readytoresist https://www.resistancerecess.com/event/resist-recess/ https://front.moveon.org/

THE WOMENS MARCH ON WASHINGTON – Take Action https://www.womensmarch.com/webelongtogether/

100 DAYS OF RESISTANCE from Michael Moore Let you know what political events are occurring in your neighborhood. https://www.resistancecalendar.org/ https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/watchusrun?source=feed_text&story_id=10154109534291857 http://michaelmoore.com/

WHAT DO I DO ABOUT TRUMP? – twice monthly emails with TONS of actions from many organizations Action Hub http://whatdoidoabouttrump.com/action-hub/

GREENPEACE GREENWIRE USA https://greenwire.greenpeace.org/usa/en/groups/greenpeace-greenwire-usa

BOYCOTT - #GRABYOURWALLET – spreadsheet of Trump-associated companies to boycott https://grabyourwallet.org/

HOW TO MAKE CONGRESSIONAL CALLS – Videos from “5 Calls” https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wjhtPnqN8IVLyqLWgVXbw

Search YouTube, Vimeo etc for other video tutorials.

FINDING LOCAL GROUPS – check Facebook!

INDIVISIBLE ACTION GROUP https://www.indivisibleguide.com/local-action-groups/

PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA https://pdacnm.org/ http://chapters.pdamerica.org/

FIELD GUIDE TO THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT From the Small Planet Institute, wonderful searchable guide http://www.fieldguidetodemocracy.org/ http://www.fieldguidetodemocracy.org/the-field-guide

ACTION GROUP NETWORK Find local groups that are focused on resistance and progressive platforms. http://actiongroups.net/ http://actiongroups.net/groups/

TOGETHER LIST Find local organizations working on issues most important to you. https://togetherlist.com/

SKILLS

RESISTANCE SCHOOL – from folks at Indivisible https://www.resistanceschool.com/?link_id=8&can_id=2c54d06b43a00bc26d14008d1527b1fc&source=email-one-more-week-to- reclaim-april-recess-4&email_referrer=one-more-week-to-reclaim-april-recess-4&email_subject=one-more-week-to-reclaim-april- recess#resist

WRITING LETTERS TO EDITOR and OpEds http://www.ucsusa.org/action/writing-an-lte.html#.WIuELfKmD4A

ORGANIZING TOOLS https://actionnetwork.org/

#PhoneJam Trump

Since Trump spends so much time golfing AND his businesses are making money off us Americans …

Trump’s properties are his WhiteHouse, Inc. Topics: tax returns, Russia collusion, nepotism, bombing …!

Automated Calling Trump Properties: https://whitehouseinc.org/ Enter your phone # and this system will auto-call a property and then call you.

Dial It Up Now: http://www.dialitupnow.com/ Provides Trump hotel phone #’s to call. 4

ELECTING PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES & RUNNING FOR OFFICE

FLIPPABLE https://www.flippable.org/ https://www.flippable.org/upcoming-elections http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=e16a636f45b7f293a4b51a48f&id=7c23dcae4a

OUR REVOLUTION – the group that formed from Bernie Sanders campaign Supporting a new generation of progressive leaders, empowering millions to fight for progressive change and elevating the political consciousness https://ourrevolution.com/

SWING LEFT – It Starts with the House https://swingleft.org/

RUN FOR SOMETHING - We’ll do whatever it takes to get more under-35 year-olds on the ballot. https://www.runforsomething.net/

BRAND NEW CONGRESS – Elect a brand new congress that works for the people. https://brandnewcongress.org/

SHE SHOULD RUN http://www.sheshouldrun.org/

THE ARENA "The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena...who strives valiantly..." — Theodore Roosevelt https://thearena.run/ https://thearena.run/who

THE SISTER DISTRICT PROJECT – Going from Red to Blue https://www.sisterdistrict.com/

DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA Online training about how to be an elected official- a series called "Night School.” https://www.democracyforamerica.com/site/events/category/online-trainings

USING CONSUMER POWER + SOCIAL MEDIA TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

COLOR OF CHANGE – changing the color of democracy Nation’s largest online racial justice organization with over 1M members. Move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America. https://colorofchange.org/about/ https://colorofchange.org/campaigns/

SLEEPING GIANT – dedicated to stopping racist, sexist, anti-Semitic and homophobic news sites by stopping their ad dollars. https://www.facebook.com/slpnggiants/ 5

DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES – Videos, accessible info, free ROBERT REICH & INEQUALITY MEDIA - He explains EVERYTHING in 5 min videos. https://www.inequalitymedia.org/ https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/

COMPLICITY CLEANSE and WEEKLY ACTIONS Important social justice topics are covered in-depth, plus a weekly list of calling and actions. https://www.complicitycleanse.com/ https://www.complicitycleanse.com/awesome-resistance-projects/

UNPACKED – the BROOKINGS CREATIVE LAB VIDEOS Stories Behind the Research: http://brook.gs/1KbMGPF https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDLNFY7Kg5koLB157_gsFQ

BILL MOYERS & COMPANY - Collections: Trump Resistance, Climate Change, Keep Democracy Alive and more http://billmoyers.com/

ECONOMIC UPDATE W PROFESSOR RICHARD D WOLF http://www.democracyatwork.info/tags/economic_update

THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES http://www.ips-dc.org/

CATO INSTITUTE’S Report on risk of terrorist attack in US https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa798_2.pdf https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/terrorism-immigration-risk-analysis

DAILY NEWS UPDATES THE RESISTANCE REPORT w/ ROBERT REICH – 30 min daily review of what just happened https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnTkP6FKuXKz_xDWwgot-LQ Resistance if Fertile Channel https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/videos/1391127424233183/

COMMON DREAMS – daily news drop. http://www.commondreams.org/ Order RESIST stickers here https://www.commondreams.org/resist

BROOKINGS REPORT – daily drop of current research Subscribe http://brook.gs/1REKyGY

WTF JUST HAPPENED – tracks Trump actions, reactions and news in very brief daily updates. https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/

DAILY KOS - a news organization, community, and activist hub http://www.dailykos.com/

SOUTHERN POVERY LAW CENTER SPLC – Newsletter re: fighting hate, teaching tolerance, seeking justice https://www.splcenter.org/

COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS CAIR – daily email updates https://www.cair.com/ 6

NEWS

AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/BuzzFeedVideo Common Cause http://www.commoncause.org/ Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org/ Democracy Now https://www.democracynow.org/ Joy-Ann Reid http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy Michel Martin http://www.npr.org/people/5201175/michel-martin All Things Considered, weekend; Going There Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/ Moyers and Company, Bill Moyers http://billmoyers.com PBS NewsHour http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ Rachel Maddow http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show Snopes (online touchstone of rumor research) http://www.snopes.com/ ThinkProgress https://thinkprogress.org/ Thom Hartmann https://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture Truth Dig http://www.truthdig.com/ Truth Out http://www.truth-out.org/ Van Jones The Messy Truth videos and town halls http://www.vanjones.net/

PODCASTS NPR: 1A, Codeswitch, Latino USA, This Way Out Issue based or format based – thousands! http://www.npr.org/podcasts/

Chris Savage is the owner and publisher of Eclectablog, your one-stop shop for progressive state & national political news & commentary. http://www.eclectablog.com/

NEWS with ATTITUDE & SATIRE Go to YouTube and search for these people and shows:  John Oliver – Last Week Tonight  Keith Olbermann and the Resistance – watch numbered videos, strong resistance language  Samantha Bee – topic focused  Seth Meyers – Late Night  Stephen Colbert – Late Show, watch monologue  Trevor Noah – The Daily Show

WATCHDOGS & IMPEACHMENT

PROGRESSIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE – THE PEOPLE’S CABINET @ShadowingTrump https://twitter.com/ShadowingTrump http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/27/progressive-justice-league-serve-alt-cabinet-fact-challenged-trump

THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF TRUMP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-first-100-days-president- daily-updates

THE INTERCEPT – NAOMI KLEIN https://theintercept.com/2017/02/13/naomi-klein-to-cover-shocks-of-trump-era-for-the-intercept/ https://theintercept.com/staff/ First Look Media

FIVETHIRTYEIGHT – Dashboard that tracks votes w/ or against Trump Tracking Congress - updating tally of how every member of the House and the Senate votes with or against the president https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/politics/

PUBLIC CITIZEN Tracks and litigates in courts federal government acts that are in violation of our constitution. http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=183

POLITIFACT Fact checking American politics. http://www.politifact.com/

TRACK TRUMP The concrete items from Donald Trump's Contract with the American Voter, his promises for his first 100 days. http://www.track-trump.com/

CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON Legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions http://www.citizensforethics.org/

COMMON CAUSE – sign up for action news http://www.commoncause.org/take-action/

RUSSIA & TRUMP TIMELINE http://www.politico.com/trump-russia-ties-scandal-guide/timeline-of-events https://twitter.com/MatthewNussbaum

TRUMP TREASON - IMPEACHMENT http://trumptreasonpetition.org/ http://impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org/ https://impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org/passing-model-resolution/

ON THE ISSUES – Every political leader on every issue http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm 8

TRACKING VOTES

Senate Votes https://www.senate.gov/legislative/calendars.htm https://www.senate.gov/legislative/votes.htm https://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/how_to_votes.htm https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_115_1.htm

House Votes http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legvotes.aspx http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/index.asp

Tracking Legislation https://www.govtrack.us/ https://www.govtrack.us/events/bill-activity (set up email alerts) https://www.senate.gov/legislative/active_leg_page.htm

House Oversight https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/full-committee/

Presidential Actions (EOs, etc) https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions

CONTACT INFO FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS

IDENTIFYING ELECTED OFFICIALS WhiteHouse comment: Phone: 202-456-1111. Email: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

US Senator – 2 of these US Representative State Senator State Representative Governor of your state Mayor of your city City Council and County Council: For city and county elected people: This works well. Go to Google and type: “City name officials” “County name officials” and then you can search your local websites. Or use the League of Women Voters link below. Finding zip+four: https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action

Find your elected folks: (1) Find MOST HERE: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials (2) SuperUltra Fast! TEXT to find legislator – 520 200 2223. Type in our full address and you receive an instant reply with US and state senators and representatives. (3) Call Congressional switchboard, 24 hours per day. 202-225-3121. Give zipcode. (4) Online for US Congress only. https://www.callmycongress.com/ (5) League of Women Voters: Great for finding your local officials. Website guides you to find your zipcode plus 4 and then sends you names, photos, contact info. http://hq-salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5950/getLocal.jsp

Bonus: State Attorney General Directory: http://www.naag.org/naag/attorneys-general/whos-my-ag.php

OTHER SITES – ALL ABOUT RESISTING TRUMP!

WHAT DO I DO ABOUT TRUMP? - Resources for the Resistance. http://whatdoidoabouttrump.com/

RETAKE OUR DEMOCRACY - From Sante Fe NM. Good info with local focus. https://retakeourdemocracy.org/

FEMINIST ACTION GROUPS https://www.solidaritysundays.org/ - weekly actions https://womenwatchingwashington.org/ - posters and more

MOM’S RISING - Family focused actions. https://www.momsrising.org/

SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY – SYNT - Google doc, not updated as often but good links. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NvHIHcQkFgCdKMgatQPRkIXIeZV-uicR-VvDp7bf4bo/edit

#ALL OF US http://www.allofus.org/

WE WILL REPLACE YOU http://wewillreplaceyou.org/

RESISTANCE CALENDAR https://www.resistancecalendar.org/

DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA - Out of Howard Dean’s presidential campaign. http://www.democracyforamerica.com/

PEOPLES DEFENSE http://peoplesdefense.org/events/

NEW MEXICO GUIDE https://progressivechampions.com/aps-cnm-progressive-voter-guide/ Sign up for Progress NM updates too. http://progressnownm.org/

“CONCRETE ACTION” RESOURCES - curated by a librarian/attorney. https://sites.google.com/site/actionagainsttrump/-concrete-action-resources

AUTOMATED CALLING TRUMP PROPERTIES https://whitehouseinc.org/

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND https://www.facebook.com/AmericanProgressAction/ https://www.americanprogressaction.org/ https://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/default/news/2016/12/15/164933/resist/

100 DAYS OF RESISTANCE – from the Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA http://www.advancingjustice-la.org/blog/100-days-resistance#email

FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE - Active with the ImpeachDonaldTrumpNow.org https://freespeechforpeople.org/

STAND UP AMERICA https://www.standupamerica.com/

ONE AMERICA COALITION - #OneAmericaRegistry I stand in solidarity with my Muslim neighbors against the threat of Muslim Registry. I consider it un-American and uncivilized to create any government registry that classifies people on the basis of religion or national origin. https://oneamericaregistry.org/home/

TRENDS IN GLOBAL GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING Online manual/magazine, interactive. Donations requested to download. http://www.globalunitycalendar.org/ https://we.net/11themes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=239 We, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net Trends in Global Grassroots Organizing: WE.net/trends http://globalunitycalendar.org/ - See and post social change events and announcements worldwide!

NATIONAL PRIORITIES PROJECT https://www.nationalpriorities.org/ https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/federal-budget-process/

THE NEW YORKER FORUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l8JEWfeocg 1st Published on Feb 24, 2017 - In the first of an ongoing series of panel discussions called “Public Forum: A Well-Ordered Nation,” David Remnick asks Salman Rushdie, Tony Kushner, and Claudia Rankine how they envision the final days of the Trump Administration. How will Trump’s presidency end.

LOVE IS LIBERATION Blog that tracks successes, protests, actions and everyday people doing extraordinary anti-Trump acts. Filled with love and self-care reminders. https://loveisliberation.net/

ORGANIC CONSUMER’S ASSOCIATION: Two-part focus on #ConsumerRevolution and #PoliticalRevolution 2017- 2020 platforms. https://action.organicconsumers.org/content_item/oca-email?email_blast_KEY=1364712

CREDO – phone service that also supports progressive organizations and campaigns http://www.credomobile.com/