https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:49:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686869 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:50:43 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2686869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are lots of good ideas and links in here! I'll dig in to some a little deeper, for sure. </p> <p>I increased my contributions to Sierra Club for their efforts towards the environmental impacts Trump will (&amp; has already started!) causing.</p> <p>I have also been sharing on social media some of the alarming things like the EPA media blackout, etc, as well as signing every petition that comes through my email and that are promoted through Sierra Club, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) &amp; other environmental groups, as well as on other petitioning sites for social justice, etc. I found quite a few to sign just this afternoon on <a href="https://www.addup.org/campaigns" rel="nofollow">https://www.addup.org/campaigns</a> , and I have been writing to our congress and representatives. I do feel like I need to get out and actually DO some things to make more change faster, also, but am working on where and how to do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686804 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:33:27 +0000 Mama Bird 2686804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm keeping a much closer eye on what's being signed into law than I used to, and will try to get involved with a voting rights organization. I had no idea until recently how convoluted voting rules are in some states and what a pain it is to vote (the lines, the weird hours that not everyone is aware of, the way some places require ID and some don't). So I'm planning to reach out to others and make sure they're familiar with the rules where they live, and don't get blindsided come next election.</p> <p>My husband brought up Occupy Wall Street when I showed him photos of the marches... he remembers very well how that fizzled because the goals were vague and their drive wasn't focused. I don't think this is the same thing, but he has a point. We shouldn't let ourselves become divided. Maybe that means forming a cause around the basics, our human rights and constitutional freedoms. Maybe that means forgiving differences - I don't think anyone that marched agreed with absolutely everything the others marched for, but so what? They were still standing together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686629 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:51:55 +0000 looch 2686629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petitenoisette: that is what infuriates me about PR. He's in a leadership position and should be widening his base. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686560 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:57:24 +0000 MediaNaranja 2686560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just saw this--a weekly checklist of things you can do:<br /> <a href="http://jenniferhofmann.com/home/weekly-action-checklist-democrats-independents-republicans-conscience/" rel="nofollow">http://jenniferhofmann.com/home/weekly-action-checklist-democrats-independents-republicans-conscience/</a></p> <p>I also thought that this was a neat project:<br /> <a href="https://www.shootonline.com/spw/big-hundred-invites-america-take-100-actions-good-during-first-100-days-new-administration" rel="nofollow">https://www.shootonline.com/spw/big-hundred-invites-america-take-100-actions-good-during-first-100-days-new-administration</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686551 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:48:15 +0000 PurplePeony 2686551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to get more involved on a state level. I want to see higher-quality candidates moving up through the system. My federal congresswomen are all progressive and I'm committing to contacting them regularly, but it will be more supportive than persuasive. I really feel like my energies are better spent closer to home for the time being. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686450 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:28:46 +0000 Bibliolove 2686450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm thinking about joining the Sustainability council at my university. I'm livid about the recent EPA muzzling and its webpages on global warming ordered to be taken down. I can do something on a microlevel. I can be more sustainable in my own house too.</p> <p>I use hankies and reusable cloth pads for instance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686421 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:03:41 +0000 petitenoisette 2686421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: It's awesome that you have figured out your issue and what you can do personally to help. There is SO MUCH going on right now and so much to be outraged about but I think people need to figure out the cause that is most important to them and focus as much as they can on that. I think part of the Trump's plan is to overwhelm, distract, and divides people's attention so that the opposition does not coalesce into real effective action. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686420 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:01:50 +0000 petitenoisette 2686420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: That is an awesome small act! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686419 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:01:36 +0000 petitenoisette 2686419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've donated to several organizations.<br /> I resurfaced my twitter account and am tweeting at elected officials when they do good/bad.<br /> I am looking for the new march/rally or protest that I can attend.<br /> I need to get involved on a local/in person level and am trying to figure that out. This is the hardest but most important part. </p> <p>I live in the bluest state and all my reps are Dems and so am a bit at a loss there. If anyone has elected reps that are Republicans I strongly encourage you to CALL them and let them know that you are watching what they do and you will be voting in two years! People can call Ryan Paul all they want about the ACA but unfortunately he really doesn't care about anyone who isn't in his district. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686297 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:39:35 +0000 Anagram 2686297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And this is super small, but over the weekend I shot short messages to random people on my facebook--the kind of people that I haven't actually seen in person in years--but people that I see fighting the good fight online. Since I grew up in a tiny town in West Texas, I see a lot of people politely and peacefully challenging the status quo and getting a lot of blowback and animosity in return. And I just took 10 minutes to send every single one of them a message to say I am with them, I see and appreciate their efforts to change society, and their courage gives me courage to engage when I can. Little stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686292 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:37:00 +0000 Anagram 2686292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've joined a local action group that keeps me informed on local needs. But I also try to shoot emails of support or of protest when needed, and I like to donate little bits of money (every little bit helps!) when I can towards causes I believe in. I have it on my list today to donate to the Mississippi Planned Parenthood, the Mississippi democrats, and the Southern Poverty Law Center because of that recent ridiculous pair of tweets from the Mississippi senator. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686196 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 08:50:58 +0000 littlebug 2686196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm writing my Senators and Representatives and signing petitions that are important to me (mostly healthcare, public health funding, and women's rights). Not only am I writing to my congressmen to tell them how disappointed I am in the current state of US politics and what I would like to see them do about it, but I also wrote to my Senator who I think is doing an amazing job at standing up for his constituents to thank him for working so hard to fight the good fight! I think it's important to acknowledge the good hard work some of these men and women are doing.</p> <p>Also, after the election, I put together an extensive list of organizations that support populations/issues I think will be under attack by the Trump administration, and each month I'm picking one organization to donate money to, whatever I can afford. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686122 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:34:16 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2686122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: 👍 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686121 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:33:54 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2686121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AB810: thank you for these. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686116 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:21:11 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 2686116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Environment is my personal issue so I've been donating to environmental charities, have tried to eat majority meatless, stopped using heat, gotten more serious about zero waste after falling off the wagon etc. I think reducing petroleum use is probably the most radical thing you can do right now to fight environmental damage and also rapacious capitalism (rex tillerson, Putin, etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686111 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 23:31:03 +0000 AB810 2686111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wrote my senators and will be writing my representative, but like you I live in a very blue state and I would like to do more. I have signed up for some volunteer opportunities and also these websites:</p> <p><a href="https://swingleft.org/" rel="nofollow">https://swingleft.org/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.sisterdistrict.com/what-we-do/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sisterdistrict.com/what-we-do/</a></p> <p>I also found this very helpful:<br /> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/many-white-women-marched-now-what_us_5884d0dae4b0d96b98c1dd27?armxgm46j78llq5mi%3Futm_hp_ref=black-voices&#038;ir=Black%2BVoices" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/many-white-women-marched-now-what_us_5884d0dae4b0d96b98c1dd27?armxgm46j78llq5mi%3Futm_hp_ref=black-voices&#038;ir=Black%2BVoices</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686094 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:03:02 +0000 Iced Tea 2686094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been contacting my representatives (they are all republicans). I'm hoping to go to an action organizing meeting that is coming up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686068 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 21:05:50 +0000 woodentulip 2686068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The women that I went to DC with and I are doing (our own, since we are Canadian) version of the 10 actions, together. We are going to make it happy, celebratory and fun, and invite anyone to join us who wants to. I am so into it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686065 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:53:00 +0000 Maysprout 2686065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a lot of reading and talking with like minded family and friends right now. Trump wasn't anything that seemed remotely serious to me, I couldn't wrap my mind around him as a legitimate possibility. </p> <p>Tomorrow apparently he's going to restrict Muslim immigration<br /> <a href="http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1582XQ" rel="nofollow">http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1582XQ</a><br /> And apparently a good portion of the population supports this<br /> <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/283789-poll-americans-split-on-trumps-muslim-ban-proposal?mobile_switch=standard" rel="nofollow">http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/283789-poll-americans-split-on-trumps-muslim-ban-proposal?mobile_switch=standard</a></p> <p>So I've been trying to read a lot of more neutral even conservative places and forums (avoiding the cesspools) just to even grasp what frame of reference theyre coming from bc it seems like my thoughts are so far from theirs it'd be hard to convince someone to switch to the anti-Trump side without more reading on my part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686056 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:22:57 +0000 littlejoy 2686056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been more drawn towards local happenings, and becoming more involved in activism. We are attending an equality march this weekend. Beyond that, I'm trying to step back a bit to listen to what WOC are saying ... really focusing on intersectionalism and listening a lot more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686052 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:19:45 +0000 avivoca 2686052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been sharing and signing petitions about things related to my job, namely the fact that he wants to defund the NEH and the NEA. I need to check out the list though, I've been so sick that I haven't been able to do much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/after-the-womens-march-what-are-you-doing-now#post-2686046 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 20:13:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 2686046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you are upset about the state of American politics and/ or anti-Trump, what are you doing now? I didn't attend a match but was so happy to see what a big deal it was. But now I'm wondering what I can actually do. I live in a very blue state so I feel like I'm somewhat limited in what I can do, but inreally want to do something. </p> <p>I saw this on Facebook and will be following : <a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/100/" rel="nofollow">https://www.womensmarch.com/100/</a><br /> I'm planning to write to my senators and let them know I support what they are doing already and my main concerns. </p> <p>I'd love to hear what others are doing! </p>