Monday, October 11, 2021

10-11-2021 Newspaper

INCO CLEANS UP
"We had a great time laughing with each other, but were saddened by the amount of debris discarded," says Carmen Hammersmith about Saturday's clean-up on Harbor Drive by Warrenton and Astoria Indivisibles. From left,  Meridee Faber, Bob Lennon, Karen Borders, and Cheryl Conway. Not pictured are Del Borders, Wendela Howie, and Carmen.
NEW RELEASE: "ON TYRANNY GRAPHIC EDITION"
Photo from "On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century," as shown on New Yorker.com. From Chapter 10, 'Believe in Truth.' Text by Timothy Snyder. Illustrations by Nora Krug.
 
Some of you might remember that INCO sold copies of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" as part of our response to Trump’s election. The new edition features graphics and illustrations. Snyder, the Levin Professor of History at Yale, is a historian and author known for his research, writing, and commitment to democracy. 

"The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.” 
— Timothy Snyder, ON TYRANNY
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"EVERY REASON TO BE HOPEFUL"
"Although this has been a painful process, it appears that Biden will achieve a significant portion of his legislative agenda. We face tough slogging ahead, but there is a path to victory. Good. If Biden can close the deal, it will be thanks to the hard work of tens of thousands of volunteers who helped elect Biden and Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress. It is too early to celebrate, but we have every reason to be hopeful.”  
— Robert Hubbell, Today’s Edition  October 6, 2021

INDIVISIBLE UPDATE: RECONCILIATION PACKAGE

The policies laid out in the reconciliation package will have massive positive impacts for people and families across the country. This fight is about expanding access to affordable health care and child care. It’s about making investments in a strong climate strategy. It’s about creating a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants and migrants. It’s about ensuring paid family and medical leave for every worker nationwide. In short, it’s about people.

That’s why we’ve developed a multi-pronged strategy to have the greatest impact:

  1. Have the backs of the progressive bloc as they execute their strategy to demand passage of the reconciliation bill.
  2. Hold conservative Dems accountable for attempting to tank the whole deal and settle for insufficient measures.
  3. Work with committees in both houses of Congress to ensure our top priorities stay in the final bill and get passed.
-- Excerpt from Indivisible email, October 10, 2021
HAPPENINGS 
Tuesday, October 12 - INCO South County Community Group Zoom meeting, 6:30 pm - 8 pm. Please RSVP to Kathleenannmacdonald@yahoo.com thru Monday, October 11 for your Zoom link.

EVERY FRIDAY - INCO Write to Voters Virtual Group, 3 - 4 pm. Via Zoom. If you are new to this group, contact incoregon@gmail.com to get the Zoom link. More details about writing to voters are below. Join us for informal conversation, venting, and solving the world's problems. Pets welcome.

Write To Voters - The numbers show that your letters to voters increased vote turnout significantly. Special elections and issue campaigns need you year-round. INCO encourages you to sign up to write to voters at www.postcardstovoters.org. For general Get Out the Vote campaigns, sign up at Vote Forward. For supplies or information, contact incoregon@gmail.com.
INSIGHTS

"You must be prepared at any moment to enter uncharted territory,
to expect the unexpected, and where possible, seize the opportunities."

-- Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Geographic magazine, November, 2021

New York Times graphic.
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INCO Weekly Newsletter   October 11, 2021