Additional Resources:
ActiVote – A secure platform from a small team devoted to democracy and voter privacy. ActiVote provides ballot and polling info, ranks candidates in relation to a voter’s surveyed views, verifies registration, Voter ID, etc
Letters from an American – A newsletter by Heather Cox Richardson, a professor of American history, that puts today’s events in an historical context.
Indivisible – A practical guide for resisting the Trump agenda. Former Congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen.
United States Senate – Everything you wanted to know about the Senate, including recent votes, scheduled hearings, active legislation, and an index to help you find your Senator’s contact information.
United States House of Representatives – Everything you wanted to know about the House of Representatives, including recent votes, scheduled hearings, active legislation, and an index to help you find your Representative’s contact information.
Virginia General Assembly – Same as the US Senate and Us House above, but at the state level for Virginia.
The White House – Write or call the White House to express your opinion.
Robert Reich (The First 100 Days Resistance Agenda) – A list of about a dozen ideas for resisting the Trump agenda.
99 Ways to Fight Trump – Some silly, some practical.
How To Stop The ACA Repeal — And Drive Your Congress Representative Crazy – An explanation as to why it is important to keep calling.
GrabYourWallet.Org – Money talks. Lists of companies to boycott or support.
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia – A resource for finding current issues in the Virginia courts or legislature that could use our attention.
Resistbot – Turn your texts into faxes to your MoCs.
Our States – A guide to resisting the Trump Agenda in every state legislature and governor’s mansion across the country.
Organizations that could use your help:
March for Science – The March for Science is the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments.
Natural Resources Defense Council – NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
Southern Poverty Law Center – The SPLC is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.
Committee to Protect Journalists – As the new presidential administration takes over in the U.S., CPJ examines the status of press freedom and the challenges journalists face, including from harassment, calls to weaken encryption, limited transparency, protection of sources, and the questioning of libel laws.
NAACP – The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
Council on American-Islamic Relations – CAIR’s mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Americans for Immigrant Justice – Protects and promotes the basic human rights of immigrants through a unique combination of free direct services, impact litigation, policy reform, and public education at local, state, and national levels.
Anti-Defamation League – The Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Now the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency, ADL fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all.
Amnesty International – Through detailed research and determined campaigning, they help fight abuses of human rights worldwide, bringing torturers to justice, changing oppressive laws, and freeing people jailed just for voicing their opinion
DonorsChoose – Directly help a classroom in need.
MoveOn.Org – MoveOn is the largest independent, progressive, digitally-connected organizing group in the United States.
Voters for Accountability 