currentsinbiology:

Diehard Coders Just Rescued NASA’s Earth Science Data

On Saturday morning, the
white stone buildings on UC Berkeley’s campus radiated with unfiltered
sunshine. The sky was blue, the campanile was chiming. But instead of
enjoying the beautiful day, 200 adults had willingly sardined themselves
into a fluorescent-lit room in the bowels of Doe Library to rescue
federal climate data.

Like similar groups
across the country—in more than 20 cities—they believe that the Trump
administration might want to disappear this data down a memory hole. So
these hackers, scientists, and students are collecting it to save
outside government servers.

But now they’re going even further. Groups like DataRefuge and the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, which organized the Berkeley hackathon to collect data from NASA’s earth sciences programs
and the Department of Energy, are doing more than archiving. Diehard
coders are building robust systems to monitor ongoing changes to
government websites. And they’re keeping track of what’s already been
removed—because yes, the pruning has already begun.

Definitely heroes….

ColorOfChange.org

2/17/17

Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization.

We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by over one million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.

Our campaigns and initiatives win changes that matter. By designing strategies powerful enough to fight racism and injustice—in politics and culture, in the work place and the economy, in criminal justice and community life, and wherever they exist—we are changing both the written and unwritten rules of society. We mobilize our members to end practices and systems that unfairly hold Black people back, and champion solutions that move us all forward.

Until justice is real.

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Sign up for updates on the Town Hall Project

2/17/17

Google docs of upcoming town halls and other events by state

Town Hall Project on Facebook

Town Hall Project is a volunteer powered, grassroots effort that
empowers constituents across the country to have face-to-face
conversations with their elected representatives. We are campaign
veterans and first time volunteers. We come from a diversity of
backgrounds and live across the country. We share progressive values and
believe strongly in civic engagement.

We research every district and
state for public events with Members of Congress. Then we share our
findings far and wide to promote participation in the democratic process
and make it as accessible as possible for everyone. We have a team of
organizers that works with local groups on the ground to coordinate
efforts and encourage citizens to amplify their voices.

Show up. Speak out.

Attend a Resistance Recess Event: Save our Health Care, our Communities, and our Democracy

2/16/17

Attend a Resistance Recess Event: Save our Health Care, our Communities, and our Democracy

nbcnightlynews:

WATCH: Thousands take part in #DayWithoutImmigrants protests across the US on Thursday. nbcnews.to/2lmcTHA

2/16/17

Dear anti-Trump protesters: don’t forget those of us with disabilities

Feb 10, 2017, 8:00am EST

…

Now Disability March organizers are urging people to
start their own marches and include a “disability contingent,” allowing
people with disabilities to participate virtually through an organizer’s
self-hosted website, and by proxy as more capable people march on the
streets. As disheartening as it was to not be able to participate in the
recent protests, the thought of joining a contingent of disabled people
online gives me hope for future demonstrations.

..

Now as anti-Trump demonstrations continue — with
science-related protests, work stoppages, calls for the president’s tax
forms to be released, and boycotts of consumer spending all in the works
— I urge organizers to be more inclusive with their demonstrations.
Adopt virtual and proxy formats. Doing so will only increase the
protest’s impact — more people will participate, and more people will
take notice. That is, after all, what every good protest is about.

Dear anti-Trump protesters: don’t forget those of us with disabilities

welkinalauda:

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Voces de la Frontera on Twitter

ACLU Promises ‘Rapid Response Team’ to Combat Deportations

By MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN
Feb 12, 2017, 3:57 PM ET

But ACLU senior attorney Lee Gelernt told ABC News that while they were “not pleased” with Obama’s handling of deportation raids, his group is concerned that the Trump administration will expand those efforts.

The rapid response team would bring together the ACLU, private law firms and local community groups to ensure that individuals facing deportations have access to counsel right away.

“This administration is just getting started and we’re anticipating much worse,” Gelernt said in a phone interview, citing the language Trump uses about immigrants as his reasoning for his concern that Trump’s approach could be more severe than Obama’s. “His rhetoric is already scaring a lot of people in immigrant communities.”

ACLU Promises ‘Rapid Response Team’ to Combat Deportations