INCO Weekly Newsletter 6/19

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ACTION NOW   Indivisible's Priorities This Week "Pick your issues that best reflect your values." - Brooke Gladstone Now is the time to defeat TrumpCare. Senate Republicans are planning a TrumpCare vote this month. Nobody knows how it will go—we can win this. To help, we have brand new resources to help you tell your Senators to stop TrumpCare: This is our stop TrumpCare gameplan: use our new June toolkit to plan your actions to hold your Senators accountable over the next three weeks. Share on Facebook | Tweet Use this script to tell your Senators to Stop TrumpCare and protect the care of 23 million Americans. Share on Facebook | Tweet Use our new state-by-state map of the impact of TrumpCareto inform your calls, letters to the Editor, and conversations with your Senators on  how this disastrous bill will impact you and your neighbors. Share on Facebook | Tweet Know the facts about TrumpCare and the dangerous impacts of repeal. Investigate the Trump-GOP-Russia connection. "We are urging our groups to demand their members of Congress support both an independent commission AND impeachment hearings. Impeachment won't happen overnight - it will be a long-term fight, and we'll be with you every step of the way."     -- The Indivisible Project What do you care about? Call your Members of Congress now! More from the Resistance   Lolly Champion has asked the Cannon Beach City Council to put on the agenda a vote to add the city's name to the growing list of 298 American cities in support and recognition of the Paris Climate Agreement.   You might have heard journalist and media analyst Brooke Gladstone Monday nights on OPB. Tune in on YouTube for a thought-provoking conversation about media, Trump, and politics - and advice for activists on staying effective and optimistic. Her new book is THE TROUBLE WITH REALITY.    A massive transfer of wealth to the already wealthy is a major goal of GOP and Trump policies.  Listen to author Naomi Klein's take on the resistance on the June 11 podcast of On Point.   With the EPA under attack, even from the people running it, our support for a sustainable environment is more important than ever. These inspiring articles from The New Yorker remind us about what the struggle has been about. Pins, Posters, and More We have a new supply of "In Our America" posters, which you can post while wearing your INCO button. You can get these and other INCO-related items at various events and meetings. HAPPENINGS Check for details and new posts on our events page. THIS WEEK Thursday, June 22, INCO Leadership monthly meeting. For details, contact incoregon@gmail.com Saturday, June 24, 10 am, Indivisible OR-1 district-wide training and meeting, Hillsboro. Details and registration here. UPCOMING Tuesday, July 4 - America's political holiday!  Think Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty. Walk in the Seaside July 4th parade with INCO!  11-12:30; start at Necanicum Drive by the Seaside Museum (6th and Necanicum). We'll have the INCO banner. Smile and wave, bring anything that shows patriotic exuberance, but no signs. More details TBA. Walk in the Warrenton July 4th parade with INCO! Details TBA. Save the dates - Resistance School   Family conflicts about politics, sustaining the resistance, engaging young activists - what's your take? What does Resistance School advise? Join us at this video training program and discussion. Hosted by Indivisible North Coast Oregon. Potluck snacks welcome. All sessions are at the Seaside Library Community Room, 6:00-8:00 pm.   Thursday, July 13 - How to Mobilize and Organize our Communities Thursday, August 10 - How to Structure and Build Capacity for Action Thursday, September 14 -  How to Sustain the Resistance Long-term  “Don’t assume (Trump) will fail just because his actions are so far outside the American mainstream. The rule of law depends on a society’s willingness to stand up for it when it’s under threat. This is our time of testing.”                     --  David Leonhardt                          COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS Thanks to all who've contributed to INCO's treasury! Your generosity pays for printing, posters, pins, yard signs, and other items that keep us thriving. We'd love to have photos of INCO at public events like rallies, parades, city council meetings, etc. Please send your photos to us here.     Defend democracy with INCO. Get involved with your INCO Community Group today!