STL South City: Organizing for Action

Statistically most people never read an entire article; they skim it for the highlights or just read the first few paragraphs. DO NOT DO THAT THIS TIME! This is hands down the best profile of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi I have read in a long time, possibly ever. She credits her success in politics in part to the skills she learned as a mother raising five children. From homemaker to Speaker of the House, her life experiences have prepared her to deal with POTUS just as she would any other child.

‘Makes going to work look easy’: Decades before she was House speaker, Nancy Pelosi had an even harder job Raising five kids trained her to manage a disparate caucus — and an unpredictable president.

MISSOURI TRYING TO PASS TRANS BATHROOM BILL & TWO OTHER ANTI LGBTQ BILLS.... Call your Missouri Legislators. Senate Bill 690 and House Bills 1434, 1755, and 1763 must fail!

Find your Legislators: http://www.senate.mo.gov/legislookup/default.aspx

"Senate Bill 690 and House Bill 1755 both aim to bar trans people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, while HB 1763 would allow wedding officiants to turn away same-sex couples. But the most alarming is House Bill 1434, which would completely redefine the institution

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If you want to enroll in the ACA (Affordable Care Act) then you should know... Snopes verified that the enrollment period was shortened and GOP has cut by 90% the funding to advertise these deadlines.

The website for enrolling will be taken off-line every Sunday for maintenance, thus preventing weekend enrollment many. This is a tactic to prevent enrollment. Be sure to enroll on week days only!
Enrollment for 2018 Affordable Care Act (ACA / Obamacare) starts November 1 and ends December 15. Trump reduced the advertising funds by 90% to announce when people can enroll. Please copy and paste to circulate.

JUST BEING ANNOUNCED - PLEASE SHARE:

PRESS EVENT: FAITH LEADERS & ELECTEDS OUTRAGED RE “POLICE RIOT” on Saturday----DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATIONS

Monday, Sept 26th Noon - St. Peters AME Church, 4730 Margaretta Ave St. Louis MO 63115JUST BEING ANNOUNCED - PLEASE SHARE:

PRESS EVENT: FAITH LEADERS & ELECTEDS OUTRAGED RE “POLICE RIOT” on Saturday----DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATIONS

Monday, Sept 26th Noon - St. Peters AME Church, 4730 Margaretta Ave St. Louis MO 63115

Post by Brian Williams

Sharing from Daniel Stanton:

"Just got off a healthcare coalition call with Senator Schumer. His message:

1. Grassroots pressure will determine whether this passes.

2. They're not seeing nearly the response there was to the House bill. That needs to change.

3. It's make or break this week. Unlikely McConnell will drag this on past next week because he wants to move on to tax cuts.

4. The following Senators are wavering and need to be flooded with contacts:

1. Heller is the most important (R-NV) (202) 224-6244
2. Collins (R-ME) (202) 224-2523
3. Murkowski (R-AK) (202) 224-6665
4. Capito (R-WV) (202) 224-6472
5. Cassidy (R-LA) (202) 224-5824
6. Flake (R-AZ) (202) 224-4521
7. Gardner (R-CO) (202) 224-5941
8. Portman (R-OH) (202) 224-3353
9. Cruz (yes, that Cruz - he's facing a tough reelection battle) (R-TX) (202) 224-5922
10. Paul (R-KY) (202) 224-4343
11. Lee (R-UT) (202) 224-5444
12. Sasse (R-NE) (202) 224-4224

Share this list on social media and find people who live in those states and impress the urgency of this on them. Those phones need to ring like crazy starting today."
COPY AND PASTE to share with more folks!

We need more democrats like Jason Kander who do the work when it's not just for votes! https://youtu.be/B7iKZ8n-Rp4

Momentum Since last November's election, I’ve talked to people across the country about how Democrats can win the argument when it comes to voting rights, healthcare,...

The 1st article of impeachment against Richard Nixon was obstruction of a DoJ investigation. This is where we are at. So, do the following and do it regularly, as in EVERYDAY:

1. CALL THE DEPT OF JUSTICE right now at 202-353-1555 to demand that Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein appoint a special prosecutor to oversee the ongoing investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
2. Call your Members of Congress (202) 224-3121 and demand the appointment of a special prosecutor. If busy call this number: 202-514-2000 ext 4

3. Use Resist bot to fax your members of congress: text THE WORD "resist" to 504-09 and prompts will direct you how to draft and send your fax.

URGENT ALERT... Missouri residents only Lacy Clay and Emanuel Cleaver plan to vote no today. If neither of them are your rep you need to be calling ASAP!! Here's the info:

Sample Script for the Yes Votes/Undecideds: "Trumpcare is a disaster for Missouri. It threatens health coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions and drastically increases premiums for folks who just cant afford it. As a constituent, I'm asking you not to vote for any bill that hikes costs on older Americans, increases the number of uninsured Missourians or makes it more difficult for people with pre-existing conditions to get the coverage they need."

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (202) 225-1621

Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (202) 225-2956

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (202) 225-2876

Congressman Sam Graves (202) 225-7041

Congressman Billy Long (202) 225-6536

Congressman Jason Smith (202) 225-4404

In a world full of bad news, THIS warms my heart. So proud of our city! http://theweek.com/speedreads/681522/muslimamerican-activists-raise-more-than-20000-2-hours-repair-vandalized-jewish-cemetery

Muslim-American activists raise more than $20,000 in 2 hours to repair vandalized Jewish cemetery Two Muslim-Americans activists launched a crowdfunding campaign Tuesday to raise money to repair a historic Jewish cemetery in St. Louis that was vandalized over the weekend. Within two hours, the fundraising campaign started by Linda Sarsour and Tarek El-Messidi had already surpassed its goal of $2...

The ACLU Nationwide won yesterday, but the fight isn't over. Donate and help them continue the fight. https://action.aclu.org/secure/donate-to-aclu

Donate to the ACLU I just made a donation to the ACLU. They’re defending our fundamental freedoms, from free speech to reproductive rights, and they need our support. They’ll take on anyone who violates civil liberties—including Donald Trump. Donate today: aclu.org/ProtectPeoplesRights

DUMP BANNON POSTCARD AVALANCHE
I will be doing this and I hope many of my friends will join in. Join in and send a postcard directly to Drumpf! Here are the basic instructions to participate: Let's drown the Trump Tower in no Bannon postcards.
** IMPORTANT - Don't mail your card until NOV. 26th **
1. Get a postcard from your state - any picture that represents your state.
2. In the message section, write this simple message: NOT BANNON!
3. Sign your name if you wish
4. Address it as follows:
Donald Drumpf
c/o The Drumpf Organization
725 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
5. Affix a stamp - you can use a 35 cent postcard stamp, or a normal letter stamp.
6. Take a picture of your postcard that you can share on social media using the hashtag . PLEASE DO NOT USE A REFERENCE TO HILLARY CLINTON OF ANY KIND.
7. Drop it in the mail! We are aiming to get these mailed between Saturday, Nov 26th and Monday, Nov. 28th to create a concentrated avalanche of postcards. But if you can't send yours until later, don't let that stop you.

Now invite, invite, invite! The more voices we can get in the mail, from the more states, the better. To make it go viral we will all need to share the details with our sphere of influence in whatever ways we feel comfortable. Feel free to copy and paste the details or even post your own event. The more the merrier!