With families gathering this week, the chances you’ll encounter relatives panicked about “boys in girl’s sports!” is high. Don’t just stand by silently in the face of bigotry. Arm yourself with facts and statistics, and practice speaking up. Call a friend right now and role play countering Uncle John’s fear with facts. Practice saying “I’ll be happy to drop it as soon as he does. If he doesn’t spread fear, I won’t need to bring the facts.”
This Thanksgiving, donate the price of your Turkey to a food bank. If you don’t know where to donate, choose Feeding America. Recommended by food banks and Charity Navigator, Feeding America runs a nationwide food distribution network, channeling unsold “waste” food to food banks who distribute it to local charities. Donate today.
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Join Black Voters Matter in shifting your spending from big corporate powers (especially Target, Amazon and Home Depot) to businesses that invest in our communities.
Sign a pledge card and put your money where your values are. This isn’t a boycott, it’s a conscious re-factoring of your economic power. Support your community.
“We Ain’t Buying it” Find Out How »
“The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new rules that would severely restrict the public’s ability to challenge improperly granted patents. If adopted, they will give patent trolls exactly what they’ve wanted for years: a way to keep bad patents alive and out of reach.” – EFF.org
Submit comments by December 2nd, opposing this regulatory change.
Build resilience (cooking, sewing) or meet people over shared interests (art, sports.) This is a great way to build community, defeat burnout, and keep the local economy going. Many classes are sliding scale, support local people, and make great holiday gifts, too!
With all the attention on food shortages due to the government shutdown, folks missed Nov1 changes to SNAP eligibility. While hundreds of thousands will find themselves kicked off, more hundreds of thousands will lose eligibility because they didn’t know they had new reporting requirements. Spread the word, even if you don’t think you know people on SNAP. Every interaction and share tells the algorithms what people care about.
