tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post7085868889283649103..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: What I Am Doing NowCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-17616136760645157372018-06-21T15:47:02.123-07:002018-06-21T15:47:02.123-07:00Thank you for sharing. I stay immersed but your ac...Thank you for sharing. I stay immersed but your action lists and Nicole and Maggie's are super helpful for focusing my efforts. <br /><br />Being in CA too, our senators are already covered but I will also contact them and our local representatives to confirm they need to keep pushing. <br /><br />We've donated and will continue to donate to organizations helping the migrants who are being imprisoned and having their families torn apart. I'm putting together cards and care packages for children who are already here at safe houses (as opposed to the horrific detention centers). <br /><br />I wish I was able to do more directly for the kids who are being sent all over the country away from their parents. Revanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293868300535734672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-25555378362780194572018-06-18T18:13:31.599-07:002018-06-18T18:13:31.599-07:00My family and I spent an hour and a half at a prot...My family and I spent an hour and a half at a protest today in the hot southern summer sun. DC2's "Don't be a meanie-head" sign was very popular. (We also let people use our markers to make signs and someone else brought extra poster board. So many people showed up that they ran out of the pre-printed signs.)<br /><br />I continue to call my senators every morning. I've given to Raices. I've given to democrats. I've put signs on my lawn for the first time ever. (Other dem signs are popping up on lawns in my neighborhood already as well.) I have a t-shirt for the democrat in one of our state political offices that I wear at least once a week (it's also really good quality and comfy, so I'll probably convert it to a sleeping shirt if he loses). I let people know about events and 5calls and indivisible. I am a voter registrar. I put voter self-registration cards in the student lounge in my department. I remind students that children have no moral hazard and it is not right to punish them for their parents. I'm trying to figure out how on earth to teach public finance this year (first time in 7 years) since my "republicans want a larger pie" thing is no longer true. Democrats want a larger pie. Socialists want it to be more evenly distributed. Republicans just want to hurt people. I voted in the primaries and reminded other people to vote in the primaries (and posted voting info on my door along with my I voted sticker). I have sheets on my door in Spanish about what to do if ICE picks you up. I remind people on our blog about what's going on and what they can do about it.<br /><br />The above is overwhelming to me just writing it all out like that. I have never done anything other than vote in previous elections. Maybe if I had, we wouldn't be in this situation today. And even if that wasn't true, I wouldn't be wondering if I could have done more to affect the outcome instead of feeling guilty. If more people do more than they did before, then we have a chance of saving lives and reducing trauma.<br /><br />We can all do something, even something little, to stop this horror that is going on. We can call, donate, support. Those poor children. nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com