Compassionate Resistance for 3/22/17

This post is part of my “Compassionate Resistance” series, a regular roundup of stories of local resistance from across America. This series was inspired by and is part of Powerful Resistance, a grassroots project to counter the injustice of the current administration by promoting positive stories of justice and compassion.

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• Our 45th President Just Sparked a Resurgence in the Lost Art of Phone Conversation (Good): "We drew on our experiences working with volunteers for the campaign and a series of conversations with Senate staffers to identify the best method to contact Congress—calling."
• Meet Julia, the First Muppet on 'Sesame Street' with Autism (Think Progress): "Sesame Street stands for inclusion and acceptance. That’s a huge part of our DNA…So there wasn’t resistance to bringing her to life on the broadcast.”
• If Sunday is for Church, This Group Wants Saturdays for Activism (Huffington Post): "[Civic Saturday events] are about what it means to be responsible for one another in a community. What will you do when roundups happen of your undocumented friends? What will you do when budgets get slashed for causes you believe in? The "
• Not Just Prayers: Synagogues Are Organizing to Fight Trump's Agenda (Cleveland Jewish News): "We have Torah, and Torah is very clear that we do not oppress the stranger, that we love our fellow human beings as we love ourselves."
• Here's a Way to Resist Trump: Share Your Abortion Story (Vocativ): "By standing together to end abortion stigma, sharing our stories, and engaging in a personal conversation about abortion in our society, we can begin to create the understanding we need to make abortion accessible for all who need it."
• Miami Schools Vote to Protect Undocumented Immigrants, Refugees (Miami Herald): "They are safe in our classrooms, they are safe in our schools…their parents need to be reassured that we are going to protect our children."
• Digital Wall Aims to Protest Trump with 1926 Miles of Immigrant Art (Mashable): "I would like for people to find this 10 years from now and see what artists from other nations living in the U.S. had to say at this moment in history."
• Georgia County Agrees to Restore Black Voters' Rights (ABC News): "We see all across the country that relationships are sometimes strained between law enforcement and minority communities. We don't need to import that tension into the voting environment."
• In Conservative America, Small Cities Stand Up for LGBTQ Rights (NBC News): "Republicans don't speak with one voice on this issue. In a small town, you really do live with the laws that you create. It makes it all a little bit more real that we see some people—we actually know them—who might be affected."
• This Muslim U.S. Marine is Traveling the Country with an 'Ask Anything' Sign (Huffington Post): "The message is so important for people to see considering what’s going on in our political environment. There’s a consistent lack of knowledge and understanding of people who follow my faith."

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