Right now:
- Contact your local mosque(s) and ask what they need from their community right now.
- Find out if your senators have taken a stand against the ban; if yes, call them and thank them, if not, call them and tell them to.
- Set up recurring donations to the ACLU, CAIR, the National Immigration Law Center, and other pro-immigrant groups as you’re able to.
Next week:
- Join your local Indivisible group (start one if there isn’t one near you).
- Sign up for Swing Left
– progressives have to sweep midterm elections.
- Find out who is running for your city council, your state legislature, and for the U.S. senate and house in your area. Support the progressives. Start now
– donate time, money, skills, or anything else you have to offer.
Weeks to come:
- Keep calling your senators and house representatives (call the district office closest to you
–
check their individual websites for the number).
- Write letters to the editor about your experiences calling your reps
– let your community know what their elected officials are doing to support or harm its members.
- Show up to city council meetings and town hall meetings when you can.
- Set up a google alert for issues you care about/your state legislature/your congresspeople, and contact your representatives when issues come up.