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To access forms, primary schedules, and more, see below. Help Others Register & Vote Join the team of registrars on May 25, 5-7 pm. Contact americanresistancesevilla@gmail.com Join us at Merchant June 7 Find out what's happening over the summer. Raise a glass to victory in the midterm elections. Details to follow.
The $43,000 soundproof booth Pruitt built in his office echos the paranoia of an early era, when secret agents in the TV show Get Smart traded secrets under the Cone of Silence.
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! by Kathy Sherretts Everything Old is New Again Remember when NYC’s Shakespeare in the Park got in trouble last summer for a production of Julius Caesar set in Trump's Washington? This play has often been used to comment on contemporary political life, via productions set in an African republic or 1930s Europe or modern-day Chicago. Julius Caesar is the subject of the first episode of Lend Me Your Ears (40 min), a Slate podcast series about Shakespeare’s plays and our modern views on politics. What was going on in Shakespeare’s time that led him to look back to ancient Rome? What do we see in this play when we are worried about our society’s future, and how far does the metaphor hold? "Crown him?—that;— And then, I grant, we put a sting in him, That at his will he may do danger with. The abuse of greatness is, when it disjoins Remorse from power..." Brutus, Act II Scene 1 —Kathy Sherretts Podcast: NPR/Fresh Air: Reporter On New Email Dump That Reveals Secret Inner Workings Of The EPA (38 min) It seems that Scott Pruitt's biggest fear is having to answer an honest question. Article: Slate: The Privilege of 911 by Henry Grabar and Mark Joseph Stern It’s not just that the police are being called too often—but also that minorities, immigrants, lower-income Americans, and those living with mental illness don’t trust law enforcement enough to call 911 at all. Graphic: Ballotpedia: State executive official elections, 2018 36 states are holding gubernatorial elections this year. Who are the “gubers” in your state? Cartoon: This Modern World: Circular Sarah by Tom Tomorrow White House press briefings in the age of Trump. 
READY FOR A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP IN THE USA? If you want to vote in those all-important primaries as well as the general election the time to register is now! Many states have registration deadlines in May. Some are holding primaries already. REGISTER! VOTE! Here’s how to register online — it’s easy! Questions? See our website’s voter info page. PRIMARIES Find out when your state is holding primaries & runoffs. Check your state’s voting guidelines. Need more info? Contact your local election official. #NotTooFarAwayToVote! 
For more ways to take action check out the action plan put together by PAGE (Progressive Action Global Exchange), and Americans of Conscience; read the featured action suggested by Indivisible; or you can always watch the four sessions of the Fall 2017 series of the Resistance School, Leadership: Story, Structure, Strategy.
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Volunteers are setting up a voter registration table at the American Women Club Book Exchange on Friday May 25th from 17:00 - 19:00. If you would like to be part of this non-partisan effort, please send an email to americanresistancesevilla@gmail.com for more information.  At the National memorial for Peace and Justice, a sculpture, titled “Raise Up,” that is meant to echo the “hands up, don’t shoot” motion of Black Lives Matter protests. Slate: The Pain We Still Need to Feel by Jamelle Bouie STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! by Kathy Sherretts What’s on the ballot? I lived in Bangor, Maine before moving to Spain, and have voted by absentee ballot since then. (I have a collection of teeny little pencils that they used to send with my ballot, in case I was living in some remote area beyond the reach of writing implements.) The Maine primary ballot this year features the ranked-choice voting system that was approved by ballot initiative in the 2016 election. This system is the subject of a NEW ballot initiative to veto the Maine legislature’s repeal of the ranked system. Ranked-choice voting is designed to avoid runoffs in elections where no one candidate reaches a clear majority of the vote. What's on the ballot in your state this year? Let us know if your local elections feature any quirky candidates, unusual ballot initiatives, or other electoral oddities. Write us at americanresistancesevilla@gmail.com —Kathy Sherretts Graphic: Washington Post: Tracking who is spending money at President Trump’s D.C. hotel by Gabriel Florit, Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold and Teddy Amenabar Since Trump took office, his luxury hotel in Washington has emerged as a political power hub – and is now at the center of a court case about presidential emoluments. This graphic breaks down who’s coming and going at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. Article: Slate: The Pain We Still Need to Feel by Jamelle Bouie Montogmery’s new lynching memorial confronts a painful period of American history. We live in a moment when racism—explicit and unapologetic—has returned to a prominent place in American politics. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, presented by the Equal Justice Initiative is a vital and powerful statement against our national tendency to willful amnesia. OpEd: New York Times: John McCain Battles Donald Trump With His Dying Breaths by Frank Bruni “The world expects us to be concerned with the condition of humanity,”McCain writes. “We should be proud of that reputation. I’m not sure the president understands that.” Just for fun: Doonesbury: Sin is In.  If you want to vote in those all-important primaries as well as the general election the time to register is now! Many states have registration deadlines in May. Some are holding primaries already. REGISTER! VOTE! Here’s how to register online — it’s easy! Questions? See our website’s voter info page. PRIMARIES Find out when your state is holding primaries & runoffs. Check your state’s voting guidelines. Need more info? Contact your local election official. #NotTooFarAwayToVote! For more ways to take action check out the action plan put together by PAGE (Progressive Action Global Exchange), and Americans of Conscience; read the featured action suggested by Indivisible; or watch the free online courses at Resistance School. |
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