The Taproot Report
March 9, 2025: Actions, resources and Information for this coming week
March 9, 2025: Actions, resources and Information for this coming week. Something for Everyone
Inspiration:
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has," ― Margaret Mead
Hope and Action: Broward County Indivisible’s recent accomplishments
Immediate Threats & Actions: Keep your foot on the gas!
Threat: Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare
Action: Call your representatives (script provided on 5 calls app), have your social security records in hand: Log in to your social security account and print off your social security statement, sign petitions below
Threat: The destruction and takeover of public education
Action: Join the Freedom to Parent Movement (Red, Wine & Blue), fight book bans, rally against book bans, Join Moms for Libros, Call your representatives (script provided on 5 calls app), get involved with your local school board, Messaging
Threat: The Save Act - H.R.22/ S.128 (voter suppression law)
Action: Call your representatives (script provided on 5 calls app), ACLU: demand your representatives: Stop the Save Act! , The Workers Circle: Write your Rep, sign petition below
Threat: Elon Musk's/Doge Government Takeover
Action: Call your reps, join or organize peaceful protests (see actions), inform others, ACLU.org/doge
Threat: Section 504: Protecting the rights of people with disabilities
Action: Call your Attorney General (script provided on 5 calls app)
Threat: H.R.32 - the Defund Our Communities Act: gives the trump administration sweeping power to cut fed funding to state & local governments
Action: demand reps vote no (ACLU)
Alerts, Actions & Petitions:
Florida Law: All mail in ballot requests expired December 21, 2024. Renew at Broward Supervisor of Elections
Every Saturday, 1:30-3:00 ET: Tesla Takedown: Protest at Tesla Ft. Lauderdale
Friday, March 14: Washington D.C.: Demand Democracy March
ACLU Storytelling Interest Form: Sharing our stories is a powerful way to humanize issues in Florida
Center for Common Ground Postcard Campaigns
Petitions:
Protect Our Freedom to Vote: Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Oppose the Save Act (voter suppression) Bill
Tell Universities to Protect Free Speech (ACLU)
Keep Doge Out of Our Data (ACLU)
Congress: Save Medicare Now (ACLU)
Protect Social Security & Medicare Now
Reject Trump’s Plan for Tariffs
Keep Dr. Oz Away From Our Healthcare
Put Medicaid Expansion in Florida on the Ballot
Zoom Meetings:
Monday, March 10, 7:00-8:30 ET: Virtual Letter Writing for Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Monday, March 10, 7:00 ET: Democracy Briefing - GOP Tax Scam 2.0
Tuesday, March 11, 6:00-7:00 ET: ACLU - Floridians for Immigration Justice (FLIJ) Know Your Rights Team Meeting
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET: Talking Tough Topics: Handling Conversations Like a Pro
Tuesday, March 11, 8:00-9:30 PM ET: A national organizing call to support Gay Valimont (FL-1) & Josh Weil (FL-6): What the Flip?! Florida Edition!
Wednesday, March 12, 5:30-6:30 ET: Free Speech Team Meeting
Wednesday, March 12, 6:00-7:00 ET: Haitian Creole Translators Team
Thursday, March 13, 6:30 PM EST: Your Voice, Your Vote: Understanding Florida's Citizen-Led Ballot Initiative Process
Thursday, March 13, 7:00-8:00 ET: What's Behind the Trad Wife Movement
Thursday, March 13, 8:00 PM ET: Hold Congress Accountable: Join the ACLU's People Power Action Call!
Friday, March 14, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET: TroubleNation New Group Orientation
Book Clubs:
Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET: Red, Wine & Blue March Banned Book Club: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Abbott Kahler
Elections:
**March 11: Deerfield Beach: Mayoral, Districts 3 & 4 (Mayoral Candidate Dan Herz takes on pro-MAGA theme)
Special Elections:
April 1st: Congressional Seat FL-01 Special Election (D-Gay Valimont)
Actions: (Only people in this district can vote, but everyone can take action) Phone banking, volunteering, canvasing, postcard writing, donations
April 1st: Congressional Seat FL-06 Special Election (D-Josh Weil)
Actions: (Only people in this district can vote, but everyone can take action) Phone banking, volunteering, canvasing, postcard writing, donations
Democratic Special Elections’ Volunteer Hub: All Hands on Deck! ( Gay Valimont & Josh Weil)
Indivisible Special Election Volunteer Info
Date to be determined: Congressional Seat NY-21 Special Election (D-Blake Gendebien)
Actions: Donate to Blake’s campaign
April 1st: Wisconsin special election: help elect Judge Susan Crawford to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and other democratic candidates
Actions: Volunteer, Center of Common Ground: Phone banking, Workers Circle: Phone banking, Grassroots Democrats HQ: Phone banking, Postcard writing, Donate
Resources:
Groups:
ACLU & peoplepower.org, Indivisible, Red, Wine & Blue, The Workers Circle, The Center for Common Ground, Human Rights Campaign, Alt National Park Service
Hope and Action Broward County Indivisible: Join Us
For Your Toolkit:
Leaving MAGA: Empower Others to Leave MAGA and tell their stories
Musk or Us Recess Toolkit (Indivisible)
INDIVISIBLE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY ON THE BRINK
ACLU FAQ: Demonstrations & Protests, Florida
ActiVote: Check voter registration and pertinent election information, plan your vote (Really cool site)
Find your congress representatives with D.C. & local phone numbers:
News:
Democracy Now, Politico, Substack, Dr. Heather Cox Richardson, Bulwark, Emily in Your Phone (Emily Amick), The Contrarian, Propublica, Mother Jones, DemCast USA
Apps:
5 Calls, Good on You, Shop Ethical!, Ecosia
Democratic Clubs:
South Broward Democratic Club-(Hollywood, Dania Beach, West Park, Pembroke Park)
Digital Library:
The Real State of the Union w/ Timothy Snyder
The Democracy Index: Democracy distilled to keep you apprised (The Contrarian)
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism (w/ Yanis Varoufakis) | The Chris Hedges Report
The Cost of Conflict: What do Culture Wars Cost Our Schools (Red, Wine & Blue)
Trump Preparing to Dismantle the Education Department
The Liberty Podcast (ACLU): A weekly podcast that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties questions
What is an Executive Order (ACLU)
Mother Jones: Moms for Liberty Is Very Excited for the DOE’s New Snitch Line
The Contrarian: Judge Susan Crawford and Jen Rubin discuss the critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race
AARP Is Fighting to Protect Medicaid Amid Threat of Funding Cuts
The Save Act:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/restricting-freedom-vote
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
Axio: The SAVE Act: What you need to know
H.R.32 - Defund our Communities Act
Education Department Launches ‘End DEI’ Website to Solicit Complaints About Schools
12 PRACTICAL STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR DATA FROM MUSK-TRUMP CHAOS
**This is something new for me, so feedback is welcome! Please also submit any burning issues, articles, inspiration, etc....that you'd like to see added. Thank you for reading: Now get out there and be a part of the good fight!