What We Can All Do

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Here in Wisconsin we are well into our third month of Protesting with no end in sight. Other states are facing equally upsetting battles. The work is consuming, energizing and tiring. We need everyone's help. This movement is spreading. Many of the political changes are creating fear and outrage and many people are asking what they can do to help stop the opponents. This is a call to action and is part of the waking up for many of us who have been part of the great political "sleeping giant". While I accept this notion, I think there are other ways to better understand the current situation and to stop blaming members of the extremely hard working majority of Americans.

I will be developing this page and posting it on occasion as a response to posts where people seem to want to further develop their "citizen-activist-practice".

Please feel free to use/spread all of this information. It is being developed to help this protest movement and is for the benefit of all.

If you are interested in contacting me directly for any reason...

I can be reached best through Facebook
bev richey at Facebook

Other ways
bevrichey@gmail.com


Ways everyone can help.

1. Share this information,using electronic media, email, facebook, twitter,

2. Talk to friends, family, co-workers about what you are learning and how you feel about what is happening. Let them know that you concerned, and what steps you are taking and how it feels to become more vocal.

3. Add comments to the newspaper article...comments will bring the article to the attention of the writer and paper and in some cases place the article in a more prominent position on the electronic page. Any kind of activity will alert the publication and the writers to an interest in this topic and will generate more coverage in the future.

4.Make phone calls. Call your elected officials when you see that they are doing something that you support and something that you are opposed to. Enter the numbers in your phone and have the numbers easily available. A quick call will let them know that you are paying attention.. and that is critically important step. These people are our elected officials and need real feedback to best do their jobs.

ActBlue — Recall Senator Alberta Darling

ActBlue — Recall Senator Alberta Darling

Posted on Facebook by | Recall Alberta Darling, State Senator, Wisconsin District 8

"We are getting ever closer to our signature goal. We have just days left before our filing deadline. We also know that Sen. Darling has a team of lawyers on standby waiting to challenge our every move. Every dollar you can contribute will go a long way to ensuring our success."

Join us! So far, 192 supporters have contributed $7,175. Please join our efforts...

Thank you to all who have already contributed!
Give Here | ActBlue | secure.actblue.com — Recall Senator Alberta Darlingsecure.actblue.com

Contact U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan

Contact Paul | U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan

Wisconsin needs YOU to Activate Your Voice......
Please take a few minutes to explore the number of links here and TAKE ACTION...Wisconsin needs your support.....as we continue to STAND UP TO THIS LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ATTACK.
If you are new at this consider reading this: When you call your legislator | Michigan Stands Up for Democracy

Posted on Facebook by: Michelle Louis

"Up to 17 million American children go to bed hungry. Rep. Ryan’s proposal would cut vital food stamps. If the cuts were distributed evenly over the next decade, as proposed, we’d see a 19 percent drop in funding each year. Please consider joining me in a fast to protest these budget cuts."

Before you Call, here are two short articles from today's local sources.... try to engage them...ask specific questions......and encourage them to think about what you are saying.

Local News | Ryans Hometown on Path to Poverty | Rocknetroots.blogspot.com: http://rocknetroots.blogspot.com/2011/04/ryans-hometown-on-path-to-poverty.html
Gazettextra.com | Pupils Feel Pinch of Poverty (Ryan's Hometown)
Pupils Feel Pinch of Poverty | Gazettextra.com

Be ready to site your information sources.

Call Wisconsin's Congressman Paul Ryan's office NOW ‎(202) 225-3031 is Rep. Ryan's phone number.
Contact Congress Paul Ryan Contact Paul | U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan

WATCH: Moby Features HungerFast, 30,000 Fasters in New Video -

OTHER HUNGER FAST LINKS:
Hungerfast.org | http://hungerfast.org/
http:Hungerfast on Facebook://www.facebook.com/hungerfast
Why We Are Fasting | Moveon.org

OpEdNews - Article: Let's Drop Healthcare Access on One Another, Not Bombs

OpEdNews - Article: Let's Drop Healthcare Access on One Another, Not Bombs

Posted on Twitter by:
opednews opednews
Let's Drop Healthcare Access on One Another, Not Bombs http://bit.ly/gXcQIp

About Donna Smith:
Healthcare reform activist; Appeared in Michael Moore's SiCKO; Founder, American Patients United;
National Co-chair, PDA (Progressive Democrats of America)Healthcare Not Warfare campaign; Community organizer, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee.
Married to Larry Smith, 33 years; mother of six and grandmother to 14.
Graduate, Colorado College, 1985.
Writing is my passion -- mostly political pieces, sometimes human interest.
I belive healthcare is a basic human right. I believe that the American people are champions of basic human rights and that we will win universal healthcare in my lifetime.
My political hero was and is Sen. Tom Daschle (former U.S. Senate majority leader from South Dakota) because of his personal decency to me when I was a constituent. Though I have not always agreed completely with him, and he has made the hugest mistake, he never looked down his nose at any person of lesser station in life. I wish he had fully paid his taxes and that we were engaged together in the fight for healthcare for all.
I was born and raised in suburban Chicago, but have lived in the western U.S, for most of my adult life until returning to Chicago in February 2008 to work for CNA/NNOC. Now I am relocating to Washington, DC, to work more directly on healthcare reform issues.