Dear Friends Who Are Also Stuck at Home,
Well, we had our first Zoom meeting for Western
Front Indivisible. Maybe you were one of the 21 people online. We had a
good time and were really happy to talk with each other about how we are
handling shelter in place and the threat of COViD-19.
So, let’s look at where we are right now.
First: we have a pandemic. We have to shelter in
place, go out only when we must for essentials, and try to avoid contact with
others so we don;t get the coronavirus. Because it can make you sick. Or really
sick. Or maybe kill you. Nothing big or anything.
Second, we have a timeline that is going to
extend longer than we want, where we will have to shelter in place. We will
have to continue to be extremely vigilant with washing our hands for 20 seconds
all the time, wiping surfaces with disinfectant, etc.
Third, it's going to be a long hard
spring. As you may have heard, Illinois is becoming the epicenter of
COVID-19 cases in the US. Each community is going to experience an
increase in the number of cases. And that means it will impact all of us.
Personally. We are going to know someone who has the virus.
That’s the bad news. The good news is that we
have a connection which is going to increase and intensify even though we
cannot physically meet. And, we can control how we are responding to this
pandemic.
Let us invite Hope to stay.
HEY. HAVE YOU FILLED OUT YOUR CENSUS FORM?
I have just finished mine. Have you filled out
yours? You should have received something in the mail. Remember it’s important,
and something you can complete online.
COME HANGOUT WITH US
Until we have another monthly meeting, we are
going to have a weekly hangout. Twice a week, actually. We’ll have a Wednesday
morning Coffee Klatch, where we can drink coffee and tea and check in with each
other about how things are going. And a Friday late afternoon Happy Hour. We’ll
use Google Hangouts for this. (Another new thing for some of you.) I will send
out an invitation tomorrow to both of these.)
WHAT DOES ACTIVISM LOOK LIKE NOW?
If you want to wrangle with this idea, you might
like to sign up to listen in on the Indivisible Monthly National Activists
Call, which has been merged with Be a Hero Campaign’s Weekly COVID-19 call,
where Indivisibles will have the chance to gather in community with other
activists from around the country and hear from special guest Stacey Abrams.
You can RSVP for the call on Tuesday, March 31 below.
Indivisible National
Activist Call/Be a Hero Campaign Weekly Call ft. Stacey Abrams (Tuesday, March 31 at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT)
The challenges we currently face are immense,
but we believe if the progressive movement comes together to organize, plan,
and mobilize, we can hold elected officials accountable and pass relief that
puts people first.
But there’s more!
TUES., MAR 31, 5-6
pm Health Care Voter is launching “Our Lives On The Line: A Digital Town Hall
Series” to elevate the stories
and experiences of Americans affected by the spread of the coronavirus, and how
in the face of this epidemic we’re still fighting for the Affordable Care Act
and against the skyrocketing costs of prescription drug prices in our country.
YOU CAN STILL WRITE POSTCARDS
Sign up with Postcards to
Voters and they will provide you with addresses and
the message for a current campaign. You can use your own blank postcard, or you can order from them at their Etsy page.
If your fingers have rested from the Wisconsin
campaign, then maybe you’ll be ready with something new.
THERE ARE STILL CALLS TO MAKE
Keep up with Indivisible’s response to
the Coronavirus. Look especially at the
section called What Needs to Go Into the next Coronavirus Response bill. There
are still calls to make.
Go to Calls to Make for scripts on needed calls
for the Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act and the Natural Disaster and
Emergency Ballot Act. Also there’s a script for No Surgical Masks for ICE.
You have time. Why not make a couple of calls
this week?
There are opportunities to take care of each
other.
And here are some I have seen on Facebook.
Feeding medical people: Meals to Medics, a local group, is seeking financial donations to provide meals
to frontline medical staff in the Chicago area.
Supporting Whole food workers strike on March
31st. Instacart has gone on strike in solidarity. Why not avoid going to Whole
Foods on Tuesday. Jeff Bezos can afford to support these demands.
Until next week, check in on neighbors. Connect
with people you love. Reach out to people you haven’t talked to in a long time.
And go outdoors and soak up some sun when it appears.
We are all in the together (but separately),
Etta
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