Support local farming
Support a local farm: buy fall produce, go apple-picking or stop off for local honey or pickles to gift this holiday season.
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Bureaucracy Tutor
Rather than cancel services like Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps) outright, the regime has created even more daunting paperwork hurdles. With the shutdown ending SNAP payments Nov1, the same day new rules take effect, many who qualify won’t have help for paperwork, if they even know it’s due.
If you can navigate some area of beurocracy, offer your services to your community.
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General Strike
Strikes and boycotts are effective when they have sufficient organization and support. We’re building our skills, communication and understanding with more targeted actions.
In the U.S. strike funds are essential to support workers who can’t survive without pay. Unlike nations like France, we have to protect our strikers. Find a local fund and donate today.
Support families
The early years are often lean for families. Health costs, daycare, and reduced work hours take a toll. Things are getting even harder this fall. SNAP (foodstamp) rules are tightening as grocery prices rise. Beginning Nov1 SNAP will be suspended until the shutdown ends, too.
Contact your school office or PTA and ask to pay off an overdue lunch bill or donate supplies to a classroom on behalf of a struggling family.
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Prepare your household for emergencies
Weather is getting more extreme, and FEMA appears to be entirely disabled. Being self-sufficient for at least a short time has always been a good idea, but now it’s essential. Pick one task to do today.
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Buy a Bus Pass
Public transport is a critical equalizer : the more vulnerable you are, the more you need it. Buy a monthly bus pass for yourself, or someone else. Donate one to a women’s shelter or community college if you don’t know have a personal use.