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From @ micahinATL (Twitter):
"if your political work begins & ends with presidential elections, now's the time to change that! join an org, find your lane, learn your local political landscape, figure out who's fighting, make a plan.
no matter who wins, there's going to be so much work to do."
"where is your local jail? who's caged inside of it? who's bailing people out? what's the police/sheriff budget of your city/town? where's the money for affordable housing? who's doing abortion access work? what are the mutual aid groups? who are your local electeds?"
"what climate action is your local or government taking or not taking? what's the status of public transit? who's doing disability justice work? what's the budget for the library? for parks? for schools? who's working to get cops out of schools?"
"who actually calls the shots in your city? what time is your city council meeting, and who shows up? who gets taxed and who gets tax credits? what are the major development projects happening, and how are they impacting the local community?"
"who's the district attorney? who's the sheriff? who's the police chief? what recent direct actions have happened in your city? who is mobilizing for palestine? for sudan? are there alternatives to policing in your city? is someone trying to build one?"
"who's doing restorative justice? who's coordinating pen pal programs with incarcerated people? supported incarcerated organizing? what are the local labor unions? do they need support? who's gearing up for the next local election that will get far less attention?"
"what immigrant detention centers are there near you? who's working to end collaboration between municipalities and ICE? what are the mental health resources in your county or city? are there city pools for kids during the summer? youth recreation opportunities?"
"what's your congregation up to? are the people in your book club taking action? do you know your neighbor? do your streets have pot holes? are there bike lanes? who's doing land defense work? stopping pipelines? stopping cop cities?"
"who's organizing tenants? doing eviction defense work? is there a local homeless union? when do cops do sweeps of homeless encampments?"
"the list goes on and on. we need people everywhere! we need people organized! everyone can plug in somewhere. it's hard, but you have to find something or start something, and do it with other people!"
