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choie

(4,112 posts) Fri May 17, 2019, 10:26 PM May 2019

How do we start mobilizing?

I'm asking this sincerely - If we want to start mobilizing, i.e. organizing protests around the country against this criminal president and his criminal administration, what should we do?

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How do we start mobilizing? (Original Post) choie May 2019 OP

First, what's your goal? Just organizing protests? WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #1

I was just about to edit my post to choie May 2019 #3

Those are three very different goals. If you want to organize, you need one clear one. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #4

There are already organizations that have mailing lists and organizing capabilities. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #2

Thanks Velveteen choie May 2019 #5

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,527 posts)

1. First, what's your goal? Just organizing protests?

Reply to choie (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2019, 10:27 PM

May 2019

choie

(4,112 posts)

3. I was just about to edit my post to

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #1)

Fri May 17, 2019, 10:33 PM

May 2019

add: the goal is to put pressure on 1) the media to pressure Trump and his minions to comply with subpoenas 2) to show and rally support for the Dems to continue their efforts and, possibly, start impeachment 3) to educate and hopefully convince some of the rest of the country of the criminality of this president

Because internet activism ain't going to do shit.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,527 posts)

4. Those are three very different goals. If you want to organize, you need one clear one.

Reply to choie (Reply #3)

Fri May 17, 2019, 10:43 PM

May 2019

The Velveteen Ocelot

(116,021 posts)

2. There are already organizations that have mailing lists and organizing capabilities.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2019, 10:32 PM

May 2019

MoveOn, many others. Hook up with one of them to get involved. There's a nationwide abortion rights protest next week, for one. https://www.stopabortionbans.org/naral/?source=naral&s=0 Here's Tom Steyer's Need to Impeach: https://www.needtoimpeach.com/

choie

(4,112 posts)

5. Thanks Velveteen

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Sat May 18, 2019, 05:31 PM

May 2019

I guess I'm just feeling frustrated about what I'm perceiving as a lack of urgency in feet on the ground activism.

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