Volume I, Issue 2 The Newsletter of Minuteman Indivisible Lexington March 14, 2017
Muster (verb) – assemble, especially for inspection or preparation for battle
Welcome to Minuteman Muster, the weekly e-newsletter of Minuteman Indivisible Lexington. Here you will find action steps that take as little as a few minutes to do, news from Minuteman Indivisible, upcoming events, links to articles of interests and more.
TEAM MEETINGS HAPPENING
Our teams have formed and are busy making plans. We have organized into the following eight teams:
Protests & Marches
Out-of-State Outreach
Elections
In-State MOCs
Constitutional Democracy
Healthcare
Climate and Environment
Jobs and the Economy
The teams are still young and are looking for enthusiastic members to help shape their vision.
Especially fired up re. Affordable Health Care or Out-of-State Outreach? Those two teams have lots of people signed up, but no one yet in a leadership/organizer role. If you'd like to help organize one of these teams please sent an email to Pete Tasker. (petetasker@me.com)
If you haven't had had a chance to sign up for a team and would like to get involved, just fill out this form:
Constitutional Democracy Team Meeting
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington
Room 237
Interested on working on issues like voting rights, a free press, and equal rights under the law? Come to our first Constitutional Democracy Team Meeting - all are welcome to join.
Climate and Environment Team Meeting
Monday, March 20, 2017
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington
Arts and Crafts room
The Climate and Environment Team is taking action on state and federal level legislation related to CO2 emissions, and monitoring state legislation related to other environment and climate for potential action. New members welcome, bring a keen interest in making a difference.
Protest and Marches - Sign Making
Monday, March 20, 2017
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington
Arts and Crafts Room
The 1st of our four sign-making workshops is happening on Monday, March 20th 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.in the Arts and Crafts Room at the Lexington Community Center. We will have all of the materials for you on hand; cardboard, sharpies, stencils, rulers, so please join us with your slogans and come make a sign for whichever march or rally you are planning to join.
Elections Team Meeting
Thursday, March 23, 2017
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 242
Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington
Let's take back Congress! We can help elect Democrats in 3 special elections over the next 3 months in Montana, Georgia, and South Carolina. Then we'll turn our attention towards the 2018 elections.
MORNING COFFEE ACTIONS (Actions you can do while enjoying your morning cup!)
Call and demand an independent investigation into the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Call Senator Warren, Senator Markey, Congress person Clark, and the Senate
Intelligence committee / Senator Mark Warner from Virginia (Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121). Ask them these questions:
1. What are you doing to push for an independent investigation?
2. What are you prepared to do to make it happen?
3. What are you doing to find out what is going on in the State Department? (Submitted by the MI Constitutional Democracy Team)
Call Governor Baker about the Safe Communities Act
Call Governor Baker and tell him that you support the Safe Communities Act. Tell him that you do not want him to use his veto power it if it makes it to his desk. For more information about this legislation, click here. (Submitted by a MI Member)
NEXT LEVEL ACTIONS (Actions with a longer time commitment than a Coffee Action)
Phone Bank for James Thompson
Elect a Democrat to the Congressional seat vacated by Mike Pompeo and turn Kansas blue! Donate a half hour to phone banking for James Thompson on the evening of March 16. For more information on the calling, click here. For more background on the race, click here. (Submitted by the MI Elections Team)
EVENTS
MA-5 Volunteer and Advocacy Fair
March 18, 2017 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Lexington High School
An event by Representative Katherine Clark
For details: Click here (Submitted by MI member)
The Politics of Justice: Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts.
March 25, 2017 12:45 pm– 5:00 pm
First Parish Unitarian Universalist of Arlington, 630 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA
Free, Registration Required
For details and to register: Click here (Submitted by MI member)
Never is Now: Rally for Jewish Solidarity and Action
Sunday, April 2, 2017 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Post Office Square, Boston, MA
The strength of the Jewish community of Greater Boston is shown through its commitment to diversity, compassion, and justice. The Rally for Jewish solidarity and Action aims to bring the community together, to stand against hate and anti-semitism in all its forms, and to take action by supporting local Jewish organizations and events, contacting government officials to denounce anti-semitism wherever it appears, and educating ourselves, our families, and our communities about the history of anti-Semitism and the threats we face today. We have cried Never Again. Never is Now. All are welcome. (Submitted by MI member)
Tax Day Protest
Saturday, April 15, 2017 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
City Hall Plaza, Boston
For more information, click here. (Submitted by MI Protests and Marches Team)
Tax Day Protest Rally
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Lexington Battle Green (pending Selectmen's granting our permit application) (Submitted by MI Protests and Marches Team)
March for Science
April 22, 2017 12 noon – 5:00 pm
Boston Common
The March for Science champions publicly-funded and publicly-communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity. We unite as a diverse, non-partisan group to call for science that upholds the common good, and for political leaders and policy makers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest. This group is inclusive of all individuals and types of science! To register and for information, click here. (Submitted by MI Protests and Marches Team)
People's Climate March
Saturday, April 29, 2017 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Washington, DC
The Climate March in Washington DC is promising to be huge! A "sister" march in Boston on April 29 is still TBD; we hope to have confirmation in the upcoming week. For those that would like to march and must stay local, in absence of an organized sister climate march in Boston, we propose to march for climate concerns as part of the March for Science on April 22 (see above). For those that would like to march in Washington, there are buses available leaving from Alewife and other stops, leaving late Friday night April 28, going straight to the march, and then returning Saturday night to arrive back in the Boston area early Sunday Morning. Bus tickets are $85 + fee until March 24, then they go up to $130. See here for more information: For more information, click here and for busses to DC, click here. (Submitted by MI Protests and Marches Team, and MI Climate and Environment Team)
GOOD READING AND VIEWING
Documents from Indivisibleguide.com relating to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the Republican plan. Click here. (Submitted by a MI Member)
ACLU People Power Action Video. Click here. (Submitted by the MI Protests and Marches Team)
HELP WANTED
In addition to team members we are also looking for people to for the following positions:
You must be a member of Minuteman Indivisible Lexington.
Items should be no longer than 50 words, and are subject to editing by the compiler. You may include links to pages with more details.
Items must be submitted by 5:00 pm Thursday for inclusion the following Monday to muster@minutemanindivisible.org
No more than one submission per member per week please.
Items will be identified by source, such as “Submitted by a Minuteman Indivisible Member”. Submissions by Teams will be identified as such. Items may not be included at the discretion of Minuteman Indivisible Lexington.
All items are subject to the discretion of the editor.
Our Mission:
We the people of Minuteman Indivisible unite to uphold the rights and dignity of all people. Our mission is to exercise and defend our Constitutional rights and democratic institutions. Our principles are informed by our humanitarian values and respect for well-established scientific knowledge and governance expertise.
