Monday, September 12, 2022

9-12-2022 Newsletter

 

For those of us who were lucky enough to emerge from the tragedy, steady we must be.
 
Steady.
    Steady.
         Steady.

To carry on the memory of those who perished
                                                             into the challenges ahead.

-- Dan Rather, Substack newsletter, September 10, 2022
ROE, ROE, ROE YOUR VOTE
Women are registering to vote in huge numbers across the US. Your button will remind them to vote to stop government from controlling women's bodies. Thanks to INCO activist and leader Bebe Michel for these stellar buttons!
If you'd like a free ROEVEMBER button, send your request and mailing address to  incoregon@gmail.com 
SAVE THE DATES
Thursday, September 29 - - AAUW Candidates Forum, Seaside, with candidates for south county positions

Saturday, October 1 - - Voting Super Power Rally - - hosted by COIN, with Congresswoman Bonamici, Indivisible Co-founder and co-leader Leah Greenberg, gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, and others; in Portland

Thursday, October 13 - INCO's All In for the Midterms, via Zoom. Details below.

Tuesday, October 18 -  -- AAUW Candidates Forum, 7 pm, Astoria High School, with candidates for Warrenton City Commission and Astoria City Council
WE CAN DEFEAT THE DENIERS
More about the programs, ads, and info from The Lincoln Project is here.
DO SOMETHING FOR DEMOCRACY

Readers of Robert Hubbell's Substack newsletter recommend these pro-democracy organizations. If you haven't already, please pick something, do something - - America needs your energy and activism!

MEASURE 114 LAUNCH: COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS
Wednesday, September 14 at 7:00 pm
Live streamed at augustana.org
Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th Avenue, Portland. Doors open at 6:00 pm.

A "yes" vote supports this ballot initiative to:

  • require permits issued by local law enforcement to buy a firearm;
  • require photo ID, fingerprints, safety training, criminal background check, and fee payment to apply for a permit; and
  • prohibit manufacturing, importing, purchasing, selling, possessing, using, or transferring ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and make violations a class A misdemeanor.
A "no" vote opposes this ballot initiative thereby maintaining no limit on the capacity of ammunition magazines, except for hunting, and the existing law, which requires a seller/transferor to request a background check before firearm purchase.
    SAVE THE DATE!  ALL INCO MEMBERS ARE INVITED!
     INCO's All-In-for-the-Midterms
    Thursday, October 13  •  6:30 - 8 pm  •  via Zoom
    Hosted by INCO's South County Community Group
    Contact Bebe at         littlebylittle4change@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
    ON NOVEMBER'S BALLOT
    Check out all the candidates and ballot measures that will be on our November ballots.
    WRITE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY
    Get out the vote for pro-democracy candidates. 
    For free postcards, stamps, or information, contact incoregon@gmail.com.

    WRITE TO VOTERS
    • Postcards To Voters:  Handwritten postcards sent to Democrats to get out the vote. PTV provides scripts. Sign up at the website or at join@TonyTheDemocrat.org. 
    • Vote Forward:  You print prepared letters to voters and add a few sentences. All letters get mailed in October.
    • Postcards To Swing States:  Progressive Turnout Project provides the postcards, scripts and addresses to rally Democrats to vote.

    WRITE AN LTE
    Write a Letter to the Editor (LTE) - Write a few sentences or more, up to 250 words. Send to editor@dailyastorian.com, along with your name, address, and phone.

    WRITE TO YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
    How will your Members of Congress know what you want if you don't tell them? Send a postcard, write an email through their websites. Even better - call and speak to a Congressional staffer, or leave a message. Here's contact information for Senators Wyden and Merkley, Congresswoman Bonamici, and for other elected officials..
    HAPPENINGS 
    INCO South County Community Group hosts INCO's All-In-For-The-Midterms -Thursday, October 13, 6:30-8 pm, via Zoom. Contact Bebe at littlebylittle4change@gmail.com to get the Zoom link. 

    INCO-Warrenton Community Group meeting. INCO's All-In-For-The-Midterms - -Thursday, October 13, 6:30-8 pm, via Zoom. Hosted by INCO South County Community Group. Contact Bebe at littlebylittle4change@gmail.com to get the Zoom link. 

    INCO Astoria/North County Community Group meeting. INCO's All-In-For-The-Midterms - Thursday, October 13, 6:30-8 pm, via Zoom. Hosted by INCO South County Community Group. Contact Bebe at littlebylittle4change@gmail.com for the Zoom link.  

    Every Friday - INCO Write to Voters (WTV), via Zoom, 3-4 pm. Informal chat while we write letters and postcards to voters. Contact incoregon@gmail.com to get the Zoom link if you haven't previously attended. 
    INSIGHTS
    "That's the beauty of democracy, that together we can be more than our individual selves."
     -- Activist Ady Barkan
    Comments, news, and photos to INCO at incoregon@gmail.com. 
    Resources and other information at www.incoregon.org and www.indivisible.org.
    Encourage others to sign up for the INCO newsletter at our website     or here.
    Look for the INCO column in     Hipfish Monthly. We're on Facebook, too.
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