9-25-23 Newsletter

 

"There are only two kinds of madness one should guard against. One is the belief that we can do everything. The other is the belief that we can do nothing.”   — Andre Brink, “A Dry White Season" BIDENOMICS HUMAN RIGHTS AT COFFEE CREEK Monday, September 25, at 6 pm, via Zoom Clatsop Democrats Monthly Meeting The Clatsop Dems host a guest speaker, Kelie McWilliams. She is Vice-Chair of the Polk County Democrats and serves on the Democratic Party of Oregon's Platform and Resolutions Committee. She'll present information about the human rights violations at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon's only women's prison. The Dems will consider resolutions about this issue and about the housing crisis in Clatsop County. If you'd like to attend, please use this link for the agenda and for the link to sign up for Zoom. JOIN THE COINversation SEPTEMBER 26 Register for this COIN Zoom event at https://bit.ly/coin-mtg -- “State of the Union,” by Peter Ralston "My friend Peter Ralston took this image recently, and it feels perfect for this moment in a bunch of different ways. You will note that the building— and by extension, the flag painted on it— is under repair." -- Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from an American, September 23, 2023  These are outstanding free one-hour conversations via Zoom or on the America at a Crossroads YouTube channel. Hosted by Jews United for Democracy and Justice, and by Community Advocates. Register and get on the email list here. CHOP WOOD, CARRY WATER This week's good news from Jessica Craven covers Indivisible, the environment, students, libraries, voting, and more. Her Substack newsletter includes activism you can do from home! INSIGHTS     "There truly are two kinds of people: you and everyone else." -- Sarah Manguso Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. 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. INCO Weekly Newsletter    September 25, 2023 Website Email Twitter Copyright © 2023 INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at a community group meeting. Our mailing address is: *|766 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103:HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

9-18-23 Newsletter

 

TUESDAY IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY Please check your voter registration information through the Oregon Elections Division of the Oregon Secretary of State's office. It's fast and easy. Make sure your name, address and party affiliation (if any) are up to date. Or, if you’ve never been registered to vote, you can do so online today.   "Since the 2020 election, false information has had a real impact on our democracy. Frivolous lawsuits and records requests have wasted public resources, death threats and harassment have led election administrators to retire or change careers, and of course we can’t forget the events of January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. "False information weakens our faith in democracy and could cause voters to stop participating in elections. But there is something we can do about it.   "Research shows the best way to fight back is to reach people with positive, accurate messages about elections before they are exposed to false information." -- LaVonne Griffin-Valade, Oregon Secretary of State  •  November 7, 2023 Regular Election  •  This election affects those registered within the city limits of City of Warrenton, in the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District, and in the Mist-Birkenfeld Rural Fire Protection District. If you're not already registered to vote, October 17 is the registration deadline for the November 7 election. GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO REGISTER AND VOTE "We know that there are a lot of people out there who share our values but lack information, get tripped up by a purposefully opaque registration system, or feel apathetic about the value of their vote. That’s all especially true about young people, whose support and action is a key part of the path to victory for progressives up and down the ballot.  "So let’s help change that. Join our friends at NextGen all day long on September 19th, National Voter Registration Day, to call young voters and help them get registered." As of September 17, texting sign-ups are at capacity! Please consider calling instead. To call youth, sign up here.    -- Vote Save America  HUMAN RIGHTS AT COFFEE CREEK Monday, September 25, at 6 pm, via Zoom Clatsop Democrats Monthly Meeting The Clatsop Dems host a guest speaker, Kelie McWilliams. She is Vice-Chair of the Polk County Democrats and serves on the Democratic Party of Oregon's Platform and Resolutions Committee. She'll present information about the human rights violations at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon's only women's prison. The Dems will consider resolutions about this issue and about the housing crisis in Clatsop County. If you'd like to attend, please use this link for the agenda and for the link to sign up for Zoom.  DATE CHANGED: JOIN THE COINversation SEPTEMBER 26 Register for this COIN Zoom event at https://bit.ly/coin-mtg "THE VALIANT STRUGGLE" "Knowledge of the past is what enables us to mark our forward progress. If we are going to continue to move forward as a nation, we cannot allow concerns about discomfort to displace knowledge, truth, or history. It is certainly the case that parts of this country’s story can be hard to think about. I know that atrocities like the one we are memorializing today are difficult to remember and relive. But I also know that it is dangerous to forget them.  "We cannot forget, because the uncomfortable lessons are often the ones that teach us the most about ourselves. We cannot forget, because we cannot learn from past mistakes we do not know exist... "And I am confident that, just like generations of Americans before us, we are up to the challenge. Armed with our history, well-prepared by our past, and secure in the knowledge of what we have been through and where we’re headed, we will triumph in the valiant struggle to promote constitutional values and to obtain freedom and justice for all." - - Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, September 15, 2023, speaking on the 60th anniversary of the bomb at the 16th Street Baptist Church placed by Klansmen that killed four girls as they attended Sunday school.  WHY WE MUST STAY VIGILANT AND ACTIVE "Conservatives aim to restructure US government and replace it with Trump's vision" -- PBS News "WASHINGTON (AP) — With more than a year to go before the 2024 election, a constellation of conservative organizations is preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own. "Led by the long-established Heritage Foundation think tank and fueled by former Trump administration officials, the far-reaching effort is essentially a government-in-waiting for the former president’s second term — or any candidate who aligns with their ideals and can defeat President Joe Biden in 2024. "With a nearly 1,000-page “Project 2025” handbook and an “army” of Americans, the idea is to have the civic infrastructure in place on Day One to commandeer, reshape and do away with what Republicans deride as the “deep state” bureaucracy, in part by firing as many as 50,000 federal workers."  Read the entire PBS report about the threat from Trump, his funders, and the GOP. Your activism can make the difference in how people vote. INSIGHTS    "There may be said to be two classes of people in the world; those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes, and those who do not. Both classes are extremely unpleasant to meet socially." - Robert Benchley, in Vanity Fair Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. 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. INCO Weekly Newsletter    September 18, 2023 Website Email Twitter Copyright © 2023 INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at a community group meeting. Our mailing address is: *|766 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103:HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

9-11-23 Newsletter

 

IN MEMORIAM The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania after its passengers, informed of events via cellular phone, attempted to overpower their assailants. "We were unprepared, but we responded and came together in remarkable, heartfelt ways." -- Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse, September 10, 2023 INCO COMMUNITY MEETING Thursday, September 14, via Zoom 6 pm - social 6:30 - 7:30 meeting    What's on your mind? What's going on in your community?  Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87835618044 Meeting ID: 878 3561 8044 One tap mobile +12532050468,,87835618044# US +12532158782,,87835618044# US (Tacoma) JOIN THE COINversations SEPTEMBER 12 AND 19 Oregon is lucky to have these three outstanding legislators. They are committed to public service and have valuable information and ideas about the absurd legislative walkouts. You can sign up for free legislative newsletters and get other important info here. Register for these COIN Zoom events at https://bit.ly/coin-mtg GOOD FOR VIRGINIA, GOOD FOR US INCO activists Eric and Laurie recommend this energizing video on YouTube. Virginia's November 7 election is already affecting national politics. See the impact of our activism!  -- Jessica Craven; Chop Wood, Carry Water on Substack, September 5, 2023 ENDING THE CULT OF MAGA "The next generation isn't buying it."   •  Check out this encouraging article in The Atlantic about cults and human nature. It's a serious piece by Peter Sagal, host of NPR's 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.' •  "What are we doing here? Loving our country, that’s what. And each other. And our planet. What a wonderful thing! As a subscriber reminded me in an email yesterday: “Love is one of the superpowers of the universe.” She’s right, of course. More powerful even than “anti-hate.” "So today we’ll show our love for this messy country of ours through our positive, pro-democratic, hopeful actions. What an honor! What a joy! "What a superpower. How lucky we are to have it." -- Jessica Craven; Chop Wood, Carry Water, September 7, 2023 •  FULTON COUNTY HEARING LIVESTREAM Q. What was better than Perry Mason, Judge Judy, and most tv and movie courtroom dramas?   A.  The livestream of Thursday's hearing in Fulton County, Georgia regarding two of the coup plotters, Ken Chesebro and Sydney Powell. It had none of the fireworks or histrionics I'd dreaded; instead I could hear the attorneys's presentations and the judge's thoughtful questions and follow the discussion and procedure. I loved it and am eager to watch other coup-related hearings and trials. I highly recommend you watch, too. Here's the link to the coverage; the judge enters to start the hearing at about 16 minutes. -- Laurie Caplan, INCO activist -- Democracy Docket, September 6, 2023, from a comprehensive resource page focused on Trump's two election subversion related indictments.  INSIGHTS    "Ultimately, the best approach if you don’t want to be tried with someone is not to commit crimes with them." -- Joyce Vance, attorney and author of Civil Discourse newsletter Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. 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. INCO Weekly Newsletter    September 11, 2023 Website Email Twitter Copyright © 2023 INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at a community group meeting. Our mailing address is: *|766 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103:HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.