174 weeks down, 33 weeks to the presidential election. The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy, equality, voting, and respect. To stay engaged through challenging times, we practice gratitude, self-care, and celebration. I value equality. Support the dignity of your rainbow of neighbors from every religion, race, ethnicity, culture, gender,…
What’s going on in the world right now is intense. Before you open this week’s Checklist, I invite you to pause with me to take a breath. Uncertainty can be scary First, let’s acknowledge that people are feeling afraid right now for good reasons. Our nation hasn’t been through something like this in recent history.…
172 weeks down, 35 weeks to the presidential election. The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy, equality, voting, and respect. To stay engaged through challenging times, we practice gratitude, self-care, and celebration. I value equality. Support the dignity of your rainbow of neighbors from every religion, race, ethnicity, culture, gender,…
A little over a year ago, I met some friends for lunch. They looked at me with long faces. “We’ve been glued to the TV with these hearings,” said my friend Bonnie. “Can you believe it?” I looked at her, smiling a patient smile. “Oh, right, you’re in your no-news bubble,” she said, and turned…
We Make an Impact Progress updates on issues we’ve included in past Checklists. Defunding detention: As you are probably aware, prisons and detention centers are lucrative, but that profit comes at the expense of human rights and dignity. Our May 19, 2019 Checklist asked you to urge Bank of America and Sun Trust to join…
170 weeks down, 37 weeks to the presidential election. The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy, equality, voting, and respect. To stay engaged through challenging times, we practice gratitude, self-care, and celebration. Note: Every action on the AoC Checklist is now *clickable*. Help us track our collective impact by clicking…
“If you will not speak from the margins, don’t you dare claim to speak for God.” — Jonathan Martin After the election of 2016, I became spiritually and politically homeless. I grew up Southern Baptist, Republican, practically living in church. I was a leader in my youth group, I would work at my church during…
As you can imagine, our team comes across some great journalism in the course of researching our actions. However, we can’t share everything because we work hard to stick to the short script model. In between issues, we offer you this treasure chest of thought-provoking pieces we think are worth a read. Turn off your…
168 weeks down, 39 weeks to the presidential election. The AoC Checklist features clear, well-researched actions for Americans who value democracy, equality, voting, and respect. To stay engaged through challenging times, we practice gratitude, self-care, and celebration. Note: Every action on the AoC Checklist is now *clickable*. Help us track our collective impact by clicking…
Written by Joanna Theiss, AoCC Twitter Team Captain; Part of a series of inspiring articles from our team to encourage and help you persevere. It’s hard not to see the worst I am a pessimist. At my lowest moments, I see a world where the divisions between people are wide and getting wider, and that…