The Way Forward

Amaryllis

(9,922 posts) Sun Feb 2, 2025, 11:26 AM Sunday

Indivisible Action Call tonight 8PM. How take action on funding freeze, other dictatorial actions.

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Time
Sunday, February 2
8 – 9pm EST
Virtual event
About this event

This Sunday night, February 2 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, you’re invited to join Indivisible, MoveOn, Working Families Party, and a coalition of other organizations for an action call. During the call, you will hear key movement leaders from across the country as they give us their best strategic guidance on how to take action against the Trump funding freezes and his other dictatorial actions.
These calls are EXCELLENT. Highly recommend.

https://indivisible.org/

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Indivisible Action Call tonight 8PM. How take action on funding freeze, other dictatorial actions. (Original Post) Amaryllis Sunday OP

Thank you SARose Sunday #1

Good on Indivisible for taking action. gab13by13 Sunday #2

K&R Qutzupalotl Sunday #3

Kickin' Drum Sunday #4

Replay and action items if you missed it Qutzupalotl Sunday #5

Excellent call jenyj89 Sunday #6

Welcome to the DU berniesandersmittens Monday #7

Indivisible has great info online. Here is a link to How Senate Dems Can Shut Down Agenda Nanjeanne Monday #8

SARose

(1,105 posts)

1. Thank you

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 11:27 AM

Sunday

gab13by13

(26,183 posts)

2. Good on Indivisible for taking action.

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 11:29 AM

Sunday

It would be nice if Congressional Democrats held town halls across the country explaining what Project 2025 will do to them.

It is going to the people in masse to throw out the billionaires, the courts are not going to save us, the courts helped create this problem.

Qutzupalotl

(15,185 posts)

3. K&R

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 05:17 PM

Sunday

I'll be there. This weekend has pushed me off the sidelines. We all need to act, and if you don't know what to do, help those immediately around you, and join any group that is doing anything, such as the ACLU or Indivisible.

DO NOT give in to despair and helplessness, and avoid people who pull you there. Instead, act, and keep moving. Your individual contributions won't look like much, but multiplied by millions, we can be very effective.

Drum

(10,074 posts)

4. Kickin'

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Sun Feb 2, 2025, 06:41 PM

Sunday

Qutzupalotl

(15,185 posts)

5. Replay and action items if you missed it

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 09:50 PM

Sunday

Thank you so much for joining our call to action tonight. Below is a recording of the call and our full list of actions we are asking you to take.

Call Recording:

‼️ACTION ITEM: Take action by scheduling a visit at your senators office, check out our toolkit at Indivisi.org/choosetofight and register your event at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/c/funding-crisis-response/event/create/

Learn how Dems can shut down trumps agenda here: https://indivisible.org/resource/how-senate-democrats-can-shut-down-trumps-agenda-procedural-hardball

‼️ACTION ITEM: Call your Senator and tell them: Vote NO on Vought and Stop the Next Funding Freeze! https://indivisible.org/resource/tell-your-senator-vote-no-vought-and-stop-next-funding-freeze

‼️ACTION ITEM: Join tomorrow’s phonebank to Tell Congress: Don't Cut Off Working Families! Monday Feb 2, 2pm ET: https://www.mobilize.us/workingfamilies/event/752152/

‼️ACTION ITEM: Sign this petition against the federal funding freeze! https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/do-not-freeze-federal-aid?after_action=sd4

‼️ACTION ITEM: Do you live in AK, AZ, CA, CO, MI, NJ, NY, PA,VA,WI? Fill out this swing district form!To get looped in with Working Families Party ,https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSv0LI5a3tQUtDmXjLj_XghTC8Gzj1ppO8nIK0kFESWOA9Rw/viewform

jenyj89

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6. Excellent call

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 10:05 PM

Sunday

I took part in this call and it was amazing! The speakers were great and gave out such good information. So many people, including myself, were fired up!

berniesandersmittens

(11,922 posts)

7. Welcome to the DU

Reply to jenyj89 (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 12:30 AM

Monday

Nanjeanne

(5,534 posts)

8. Indivisible has great info online. Here is a link to How Senate Dems Can Shut Down Agenda

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Mon Feb 3, 2025, 11:16 AM

Monday

https://indivisible.org/resource/how-senate-democrats-can-shut-down-trumps-agenda-procedural-hardball]

Trump’s blitzkrieg power-grab begs a question: what, if anything, can congressional Democrats in the minority do? Are they powerless? Republicans in the Senate love to act like their majority gives them unchecked power—but it doesn’t. The rules of the Senate are designed to protect the rights of the minority, and Democrats have tools at their disposal to grind Senate business to a halt if Republicans try to ram through Trump’s extremist agenda. The three biggest weapons? Blanket opposition, quorum calls, and blocking unanimous consent—parliamentary guerrilla tactics that can slow, stall, and obstruct at every turn. Here’s how they work and why Democrats need to use them aggressively.

Outlines all the actions they could take and how it can be used.

We need Senate Democrats to step up and shut it all down. They have the tools. They just need the will. But to find the courage to use those tools, they need to hear from all of us - their constituents. That’s the role we play.

Tell them: Use every procedural weapon in the arsenal. No business as usual. No cooperation with extremists. No easy path for Trump’s agenda.

I’ve already called my state Senators’ offices. Everyone should do that.

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