Here is what I am doing during the inauguration on Friday:
1) donating to the ACLU- RI (www.riaclu.org/get-involved/donate)
2) donating to Planned Parenthood (www.plannedparenthood.org )
3) donating to NPR- RI (https://donate.nprstations.org/ripr/)
4) donating to the Southern Poverty Law Center: (https://donate.splcenter.org/splcdonate)
5) taking good care of myself and family (self-care salvation)
This is what I’m doing Saturday:
Marching. With art. The optics matter. The more extraordinary the crowds at the marches, the more lawmakers see that constituents are not complicit with Trump’s agenda. Also, when it is time to impeach, there will be power and speed behind it. We know the majority of voters care about human rights and constitutional protections, so let’s show it.
Women’s rights are human rights.
Why all of this matters to me.
I am doing this because most of what I value has been assaulted by the man taking the oath of office on Friday, and I can’t let this stand. My areas of concern include: proposed elimination of national arts & humanities; overturning the Affordable Care Act that serves dozens of people in my life; human registries; DACA & mass deportation; oppression of civil liberties (especially free speech, freedom of press and privacy); unequivocal respect for women; the dignity of the poor; racial and social diversity; women’s reproductive sovereignty; equality-minded public education; prioritizing democracy over authoritarianism and collective welfare over profiteering; strong labor unions; veterans health care; policies designed for the public good (not for top 1%); our nation being protected from issues resulting from personal conflicts of interest; and everyone pitching in by paying taxes. Oh yes, and climate change, and preventing buffoonery-based war too.
How about you?
