Do you want to know how to help in an emergency? Maybe someone on your gift list does? Sign up for a first aid, emergency responder or CPR class to learn some basic life-giving skills. Should you really apply pressure to a gunshot wound? How fast should you do chest compressions, and does it really work? Take a class and find out!
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The Committee for the First Amendment was a McCarthy era resistance group out of Hollywood. Jane Fonda’s father was a founder, and she has re-launched the group. They’re starting with a bang, with an interview with Filipino-American journalist, social media researcher, and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa. We highly recommend watching it!
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Food insecurity is only going to get worse in America. Between rising grocery prices, crops lost due to climate change and deportation, and new, draconian SNAP requirements, people are going to be hungry. In February funding is back on the table, and while SNAP can’t be held hostage this time (thanks Democrats!) furloughed and unpaid federal workers will need help. Start now, so we’re ready.
Remember all the boy scout controversy, from pedophile coverups to gender wars? They’ve been working to tackle those issues…and are now under attack on the right for “going woke.”
Many troops operate Christmas Tree lots, or have pick-up services. If you stopped going because they were problematic, look again!
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Many ethnic communities rely on holiday markets to fund year-round programs. Cottage makers do too. Look through local event listings for seasonal fairs thrown by immigrant, minority or other local communities, and make it an outing!
Winter brings cozy weather for tea and reading. Order a couple of history or how-to books that will fuel your resistance, and make time to read them, or listen to audio books while you commute or clean. Re-train your mind to stick with one topic for more than a few minutes.
