 As absentee voters, we don't get stickers for voting (unless we make our own) but it's still vital that we vote in every election, including the one coming up TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019! If you haven't voted, you may still be able to fax in your ballot. See details below. STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! States of the Union It’s easy to dismiss the 2019 balloting as a low-stakes state-level election. But there are some good reasons to exercise your right to vote every year, even if you don’t feel particularly invested: — Some states are choosing a governor; others are deciding on ballot initiatives. — A few states (we’re looking at you, Ohio) use a citizen’s inactivity at the ballot box as criteria to purge that registered voter from the rolls. Stay on their radar! — A lot of important issues are decided at the state level. Get to know who your state representatives are, and where they stand on issues such as air and water quality standards, endangered species protection, women’s health, labor issues, and other topics that are not being addressed at a national level. In many states there is still time to cast your vote. Check your options for voting by email or fax (as well as the issues and candidates on your ballot) at Ballotpedia.org. If you need to fax your ballot in Seville, be aware that fewer copy centers offer this service, but faxes can be sent from some post offices, including downtown Seville, or via one of the online fax services. —Kathy Sherretts Article: The Greenville News: President Trump addresses political allies as Benedict students are asked to stay in dorms by Eric Connor and Carol Motsinger President Donald Trump spoke to a room filled with mostly political allies at historically black Benedict College. Seven students were allowed inside for the speech; the rest of the students were asked to stay in their dorms. Take me out to the ball game: Common Defense: On Twitter Veterans for impeachment trolled Trump at the World Series. Article: Grist: Here's What Your City Will Look Like Underwater by Greg Hanscom Jeffrey Linn's maps show what coastal cities would (will) look like if (when) all the ice caps melt and the seas rise 80 meters, in keeping with U.S. Geological Survey estimates.  If we aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions, say experts, we can expect 2.3 to 4 feet of rise by 2100, and 6.5 to 9.8 feet by 2300. Some believe we could see as much as 16 feet of rise by the end of this century. Zamboni This: Business Insider: Trump's name is being scrubbed from 2 Central Park ice rinks by Bill Bostock "It's a complete rebranding," Geoffrey Croft, of NYC Park Advocates, told the Post. "They've taken the name off everything. Off the uniforms, everything."  A covering obscuring much of the Trump name over the Wollman Rink’s skate rental station. Photo: Geoffrey Croft / NY Times  Ready to do more? Learn about the Green New Deal. If you missed our roundtable discussion, you can read the presenters' notes here.
Read the Indivisible Guide 2.0, a new strategy for a new congress. Check out the weekly action plan from Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) which mobilizes progressives living overseas. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist, a weekly action list that also provides encouragement and good news. Learn more about solutions and actions at ClimateRecovery.org, a new group organized by members of American Resistance Sevilla and other community activists.
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 A year ago, artist Lucía Gonzalez-Ippolito unveiled "Women of the Resistance," honoring 38 women activists whose lives span generations. The mural, located in San Francisco’s Mission Latino Cultural District, was painted by a majority female crew, committed to community art-making with a positive message.(Photo by Kathryn Johnson) STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! Debunked I’m working for two weeks at an albergue operated by a community of Benedictine nuns; here the men and women are housed in separate quarters, each a big room with 30-40 bunks. I got into an argument last night with my compañeros, at the end of a long rainy day when all the beds were taken except two upper bunks in the men’s section. The last pilgrim of the night was a woman who arrived late. Do we put her in the middle of the men’s dorm? Or open another room in the building to give her a bed? (Spoiler Alert: She passed a restful and snore-free night.) Which led me to ponder: Are we protecting the woman’s privacy? Are we subverting her autonomy? Is she getting preferential treatment? Is the convent’s policy to separate the genders inherently sexist? And either way, who gets to explain it to Sister in the morning? Discuss. —Kathy Sherretts Podcast: 99 Percent Invisible: Invisible Women (27 min) In the design of traffic patterns, medical studies, space suits—what looks like the neutral and obvious choice can result in a world that ignores half its population. Article: The Lily: Three women on how climate change affects their lives by Nneka McGuire and Sonia Narang People don’t need a detailed understanding of climate science, says EPA administrator Gina McCarthy. “I just need them to understand that it matters to them and their families in a concrete way.” Article: Politico: What Teaching Ethics in Appalachia Taught Me About Bridging America’s Partisan Divide by Evan Mandery We’ve lost the capacity for compromise because we presume the most sinister motives about our opponents. The Sky Is Not the Limit: Girl Scouts of America: On Twitter. Power tools and zero-gravity hair.  The percentage of Americans who say Trump should be impeached is rising slowly but steadily. FiveThirtyEight’s poll aggregator currently has 50.3 percent of the public supporting impeachment with 43.8 percent opposed.  Ready to do more? Learn about the Green New Deal. If you missed our roundtable discussion, you can read the presenters' notes here.
Read the Indivisible Guide 2.0, a new strategy for a new congress. Check out the weekly action plan from Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) which mobilizes progressives living overseas. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist, a weekly action list that also provides encouragement and good news. Learn more about solutions and actions at ClimateRecovery.org, a new group organized by members of American Resistance Sevilla and other community activists.  STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! Eye on the Ballot I voted this week. (Just two ballot questions: a transportation bond, and new rules for assisted voting.) My state makes it easy—Maine provides the option of casting an absentee ballot via email, and tracking its status online. Not every state does; check HERE to look up rules on registration, ballot requests, and absentee voting by state. There is still time to cast your 2019 ballot in most jurisdictions, whether by mail, fax, or email. Next year’s elections will be our opportunity to begin repairing the damage done by the current administration. All of us know people who, for whatever reason, don’t vote. Some have never voted, others used to vote but quit, or never bothered to find out how to do it from so far away. As we approach the 2020 elections, we can start thinking about this: How can we talk to people who don't vote, because they think it’s pointless...or too difficult? --Kathy Sherretts Who counts? Who’s counting? Slate: The Most Important Question Facing Americans Today by Dahlia Lithwick The American elections system is anti-democratic by design and corruptible in practice—and yet only through elections can we arrive at a better one. Article: Washington Post: In 1797, Congress confronted a Trump-like figure — and impeached him by J.M. Opal Congress did its duty by calling out a man of no evident scruple, who tried to erase the line between public service and private interest. William Blount was a man ahead of his time. Article: Huffpost: I Don’t Know How To Explain To You That You Should Care About Other People by Kayla Chadwick The “I’ve got mine, so screw you,” attitude has been oozing from the American right wing for decades. Video: The Guardian: Why we need political action to tackle the oil, coal and gas companies (4 min) 20 fossil fuel companies’ exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves are responsible for more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions—and they continue to expand operations.   Ready to do more? Learn about the Green New Deal. If you missed our roundtable discussion, you can read the presenters' notes here.
Read the Indivisible Guide 2.0, a new strategy for a new congress. Check out the weekly action plan from Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) which mobilizes progressives living overseas. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist, a weekly action list that also provides encouragement and good news. Learn more about solutions and actions at ClimateRecovery.org, a new group organized by members of American Resistance Sevilla and other community activists.  STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! Just Trying to Keep Up Welcome back to the American Resistance Sevilla newsletter! When we took a break late in the summer, the idea was to relax a bit and restart the project in September. But the political news kept moving so fast ... it was like trying to jump onto a moving train. Whatever emerges from the smoking ruins after the impeachment process, we need to focus on restoring stable and responsible government. That starts with the elections this November, in just a couple of weeks!
Incapacity, Negligence or Perfidy: Yale Law School Avalon Project: Madison Debates, Friday July 20, 1787 James Madison called it, during debates on impeachment of the Chief Executive at the Federal Convention in 1787: “…He might lose his capacity after his appointment. He might pervert his administration into a scheme of peculation or oppression. He might betray his trust to foreign powers…” Article: New York Times: In the Land of Self-Defeat by Monica Potts Rural Trump voters view government spending, especially to help other people, with disdain—even if it ultimately helps them, too. Pulling the plug: Forbes: GEO Group Runs Out of Banks as 100% of Banking Partners Say ‘No’ to the Private Prison Sector by Morgan Simon Major banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Barclays, and PNC, have now officially committed to ending ties with the private prison and immigrant detention industry, after pressure from grassroots activists, shareholders, policymakers, and investors. Article: Grist: Some economics nerds just realized how much climate change will cost us by Kate Yoder Risk management experts calculated how quickly the cost of delaying climate action increases over time. Setting a high price on carbon emissions would encourage countries and businesses to clean up their act much faster.  Ready to do more? Learn about the Green New Deal. If you missed our roundtable discussion, you can read the presenters' notes here. Read the Indivisible Guide 2.0, a new strategy for a new congress. Check out the weekly action plan from Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) which mobilizes progressives living overseas. Sign up for the Americans of Conscience Checklist, a weekly action list that also provides encouragement and good news. Learn more about solutions and actions at ClimateRecovery.org, a new group organized by members of American Resistance Sevilla and other community activists. |
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