Dear friends,
Have you made the world safer for your neighbors this week?
In the last week or so I've:
-- Gone to a huddle, been disappointed in the organization, and tried to push other people to organize
-- Called my house rep, asking when he'll be pushing for impeachment
-- Built in poverty and privilege rules for my game about fantasy adventurers. This game has morphed pretty hugely from where it began, and may do some good.
The work crap came to a head, and should be coming back to a normal state. I came out a winner, and should have extra money! I'll know when the paycheck shows up in a few days.
Some of that extra money is going to the ACLU, but I am questioning what to do with the rest. Comments welcome.
This week, I plan to:
-- Host a postcard party to help our friends contact their representatives
-- Complete that game, get it to the civic games contest and move that part of my brain onto something else.
-- Continue to bother my house rep about impeachment.
Love to you and yours! He will not divide us!
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Sarah Shugars Yeah, there's some questiing in my head on whether I should spend locally , nationally, or globally. My first was Give Directly, and with the extra I'm really leaning to the ACLU. Because the country is on fire, and they've got a hose.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Nichols Yeah, optimal giving strategy is a really rich area of debate. I guess it's generally better to focus your giving (some people recommend just 1 org!), but I try to give to a handful of organizations which cover a range of different issues.
ReplyDeleteThe ACLU is great, and they sure do have a hose! My only feedback is that 1) they have a lot of money coming in right now and 2) there are orgs which empower underserved populations that aren't getting as much attention. You can't give to everything, though, and it's totally reasonable to focus on the ACLU. But it's worth thinking through your overall strategy to determine what makes the most sense for you.