Springville Action - 6/15/25 #25

No kings.

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Springville Action
June 15, 2025

Not a very long or extensive newsletter today; an in-person meeting is in the works so reach out to your Springville folks for the wheres and whens.

🦄 Inspiration

Barbie and American Girl enthusiasts understood the assignment.

🧟‍♂️ Nightmare Fuel

Grab him by the Posse Comitatus.

To do ✅ 

📚 Something to read: Poloncarz joins nearly 900 state and local elected leaders to oppose extreme cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, public services

Stuff’s gonna start to get real before and after the midterms. Tariffs. Cuts to public services. Dissembling politicians. Whiplash from actions taken and rescinded. Crumbling status in the eyes of other nations. Decimation of federal funding for infrastructure, disaster response and recovery. Policies that protect us all from things like polio and measles. Yes, this is repetitive. Yes, this sounds like fear-mongering. No, it’s not an overreaction. Things we take for granted will be gone, gone, gone. This newsletter keeps beating the drum of mutual aid; find your people now, know your skills, be prepared to be a helper.

🎉 Something to cheer: A fair article from the Buffalo News about the No Kings Buffalo rally, with a quote from Springville’s Own Jennifer W: “We have to stand in numbers and show our support for America, and despite all the craziness in the world, seeing everybody here together in the same spirit of what America is supposed to be,” she said. “It’s very empowering. So it reminds you that you’re not alone.” Well said.

🗳️ Something to do: Sign up for No Kings Mobilize Training: July 16, July 30, Aug. 31, 6-8pm EDT.

A big 👏 to: Gov. Tim Walz. There’s a lot to admire about the guy, and he has a lot on his plate in Minnesota right now. When raging alcoholic Christian supremacists - like the current SecDef, attack him (as he did, ad hominem, during recent Congressional hearings), he (Walz) must be doing something right.

A big 🖕 to: anyone who cheers political violence. We say politically motivated assassinations in Minnesota - and dude is still on the loose. Then we saw Brevard County, Florida’s sheriff boasting about shooting “rioters” “graveyard dead,” and other comments about running over ralliers with vehicles being ok. It’s not ok. It’s acclimating the public to political violence - making it normal. It’s not normal. It’s not the end of it, either. And how wild was it to see the Twittersphere rev its engines to tie the suspect back to Tim Walz - proving that the right wing spin machine knows how to exploit any situation and wring out every last bit of disinformation.

Events

🧶 Crafters/Fiber Artists - lots of opportunities to come together! Concord Library, first Sat. of the month, 1-3; Concord Mercantile, second Sat. of the month, 10-1; Art’s Cafe, Wednesdays, 5:30pm. You’ll see your people.

6/18, 6-8pm, Arts Cafe, Zine making. Zines are like IRL newsletters. Generally topic specific, information rich.

👊 6/21, 11 am - Buffalo United Rally and March for Freedom and Liberation at Niagara Square - link on Facebook. A great lineup of participating organizations but maybe ask the question of who isn’t on the list?

-Clean Air Coalition
-Coalition for Economic Justice
-Cornell University ILR Co-lab
-CWA District 1
-CWA 1168
-IUPAT
-NALC Branch 3
-New York Immigration Coalition
-Our City Our Action
-Partnership for the Public Good
-Power to the People
-St. Joseph’s University Parish
-Voice Buffalo
-WNY Area Labor Federation
-WNYCOSH
-WNY Environmental Alliance
-WNY Peace Center

7/11-12 - East Concord Tractor Pull. Something to look forward to. The usual place and activities.

[remainder of content repeats (mostly) from last email]

To Do ✅

😷 Medical checkups. Get a printout of your vaccination record and check with your doctor about recommended vaccines, including MMR, based on your age and other risk factors.

🐝 Citizen Scientists, Unite! Download the Inaturalist app on your phone; upload pictures of nature (animals, plants, trees) for identification and help out the environmental community.

📰 Letter to the Editor. Pick a topic, drill down to 1 key message and write your heart out. There are local people who will help zazz up your letter and get it ready for publication. Email [email protected].

📱 5 Calls - Download the app to your phone; enter your ZIP code; follow the prompts to call U.S. Senators and your local Congressional rep. EXTRA CREDIT - ask your local elected officials what the impact of general federal nonsense will have on local projects, and what they are doing to protect your community.

📮 Postcards - Explore the Postcards for Democrats web site and support Democratic candidates in swing states. Organize for Action is local, find them on Facebook.

😊 Meet a Neighbor: How well do you know your neighbors? Start small but make a point to find one new acquaintance in your area this week!

🗳️ Go to a government meeting. These are open to the public and people rarely attend. See your government at work and pay attention to the decisions they’re making.

At a loss for what to do?

Are you sick of hearing “there’s nothing I can do about everything that’s happening”? There’s plenty you can do - big or small, just try to do SOMETHING each day.

  • Public Displays of Connection

    • Guerilla Gardening and Yarn Bombs! There is a slightly subversive and very fun tactic of guerilla gardening and placing handmade knit pieces in public places. Be creative.

    • Plant a garden or support a local CSA

    • Plant a homemade lawn sign - it doesn’t have to be political - paint a one word message like “Hope", ”Love,” “Peace.”

    • Maintain little free libraries or start your own

  • Basic Needs

    • Donate blood

    • Learn first aid and basic medical skills

    • Participate in local Buy Nothing groups

    • Donate to Little Free Pantries or your local food pantry

    • Participate in a seed exchange, like the one at Hulbert Library in the Town of Concord

  • Organized Volunteering

  • Neighbor Support

    • Help people with phone calls and forms - like Social Security, health appointments and insurance paperwork

    • Give neighbors rides, assist with basic needs

    • Provide a meal to a struggling family or neighbor - see lasagnalove

    • Offer babysitting or respite care - especially during meetings

    • Teach a skill or coordinate a training - sewing, gardening, cooking, car repair, how to fix a toilet or bike.

Misc.

Content welcome: Initially this newsletter was going to be sent weekly. Now it's sending as soon as it feels like there is enough content to let it fly - probably 2x/week. Your contributions are welcome. Email [email protected].

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