Ways to get involved post election?
Some of these I had not heard of. There are also some good recommendations in the comments below the list.
Thursday at 8 pm, at Congregation Beth El, 222 Irvington Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Please join North Jersey Pride, the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, representatives of the ADL - Anti-Defamation Leagueand other social justice groups, and local clergy as we come together to move forward with love and good deeds into an uncertain future. We pledge to work hard so the hateful tenor of this election campaign will not result in further discrimination. We pledge to protect human rights, and fight bigotry. There will be opportunities to learn about groups that represent communities that have felt challenged by the 2016 campaign, with promotional materials, sign-up sheets, and concrete suggestions of actions residents can take to support their work. If you have words of wisdom and inspiration to share, petitions, or suggestions of other action steps, please bring them. All are welcome.
It's not just the anti-hate agenda we should be more active in. And we should have been more active in it before and during the election season. We should have been and should be more active in all things that matter. We have left too much up to our elected officials. Those of us who are shocked and dismayed by Trump's election -- and I am one -- have acted as if chatting about the elections and going to the polls is all we have to do. We have done too little.
Tonight, I am attending a meeting to discuss proposals to change 14th St in Manhattan. Transportation Alternatives, a non profit group advocating for cyclists and pedestrians, wants to make changes because the L subway line will be shut down for over a year. It could be a proof of concept to show how many things improve when we go against intuition and remove motor traffic from a dense area.
This is just an example of an issue. Being involved in the proposal and decision process is the important point. In Maplewood, you get the chance to meet your township committee often. This is fantastic. In my neighborhood (West Village of Manhattan), I get to meet my state senator, my city councilman, and my congressman, at the farmer's market. It's nice, but I should get to know them so well that they remember my face and name and my points of view. I should be getting them to write and call people to advance my wishes. We should all be doing this. Not doing this is what ails everyone at all points of the political spectrum.
https://www.jasonkander.com/thankyou/
A good read for all who are looking for some inspiration. I'm sorry this guy lost. He's basically saying to his supporters that they have to carry on.
The opportunity to get involved has always been there. You even get to pick and choose how you would like to get involved in whatever issue(s) you want to support. It is unfortunate that it took a divisive election with an unpopular outcome (at least locally) for volunteering to become fashionable.
joan_crystal said:
The opportunity to get involved has always been there. You even get to pick and choose how you would like to get involved in whatever issue(s) you you want to support. It is unfortunate that it took a divisive election with an unpopular outcome (at least locally) for volunteering to become fashionable.
We will see if it does become fashionable. I hope so. It is a wake up call that we have been insufficiently involved, and I don't mean just national politics. I think it will be helpful to be involved in local matters. That way, we are versed and skilled in the processes.
joan_crystal said:
The opportunity to get involved has always been there. You even get to pick and choose how you would like to get involved in whatever issue(s) you you want to support. It is unfortunate that it took a divisive election with an unpopular outcome (at least locally) for volunteering to become fashionable.
I appreciate this list because I have only lived locally (Millburn) for just over a year and from what I have seen, some of the "fashionable" folks doing or donating something charitable for a newspaper spread rather than genuine interest in a cause, is why I am hesitant to jump right in. As sad as it may sound, this election has really opened my eyes to what I would rather not be a part of more so than the things I would like to be a part of.
My experience is primarily with Maplewood, not Millburn. The persons I know who volunteer do so because they want to help others and/or effect change; not because they consider it the fashionable thing to do. If they seek publicity, it is for their cause not themselves. The unfortunate reality is that a high percentage of these volunteers are reaching the point in their lives when they will not be able to physically continue with this work for much longer. Some of our local service organizations are literally dying out. Hopefully, discussions such as this will get some of our younger residents involved in these much needed efforts.
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Feeling a bad hangover this morning and thinking the remedy will be to get involved in countering some of the hate agenda. Thought it would be good to have a thread for people to post ways to get involved both locally and nationally. This list is a start:
http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078