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In 2020, exercising the right to vote requires too many decisions. Is it safe to vote in person? Can you trust the postal service to deliver your ballot on time? We’re here to walk you through those decisions and help you make a plan. To paraphrase civil rights lawyer Kristen Clarke, when you’re making your plan, don’t think about November 3 as Election Day; think about October as Election Month. It’s not even October yet. You can do this!
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The past couple of weeks have been marked by devastating fires across California, Oregon, and Washington. Images of an orange San Francisco skyline remind us of the imminent effects of climate change. Climate change involves not just rising temperatures but more natural disasters and more people uprooted from their communities. Despite what the current administration says, we cannot ignore climate change and the environmental damage that comes with it. Here’s what we can do.
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Some good news: Our last edition was all about a new ICE rule that would require international students whose courses were going online-only to leave the country. In the face of massive public pushback (and lawsuits), they have dropped the rule. Take a moment to celebrate!
Now, onto this week’s workout: In our recent Defund the Police edition, we featured activists Dr. Barbara Ransby and Charlene Carruthers. Their abolitionist vision wasn't just about dismantling harmful institutions but also about building a better future by investing in black communities. Today's edition is about supporting the “invest” part of the invest-divest model that underpins calls to defund the police.