Summer Political Activism


I suspect like a lot of people the 2016 presidential election really galvanized my positions on political issues. I've been working hard to be more civically engaged in ways that are relatively easy like regularly calling my elected officials to urge them to take a certain position or vote a certain way. 

I tried to step up my game a bit by also attending events. It started with a march in Minneapolis to protest the treatment of asylum seekers at the border, particularly the separation of children from their families, especially without any plan or intent to reunite those families later. 





It continued with a protest outside Senator Ron Johnson's Madison office (on Wall Street, no less.🙄) We were urging him to be a leader in his party and stand against the appalling treatment of asylum seekers, particularly the separation of family members. 



And then I attended another event at Johnson's office, this time protesting the likely nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. It was at 4pm on a Tuesday. The earlier rally at Johnson's office was similarly in the middle of a typical work day. I figured the least I could do was use my middle-class white lady privilege to take a stand when many others don't have the luxuries I do.

There's obviously a ton more I could do on this front, but hey, this is a damn good start.

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