CURA RECOMMENDS 10.1.20 Election resource edition

Act and Follow- Activist & sociologist Gretchen Substack's blog. We  highly recommend you read her whole "October, Final Countdown" post. The list below is a very edited version of it with quick links to all the orgs and FEMALE federal and state congressional candidates she's vetted. 

DONATE MONEY:

• The Biden Victory Fund -the Biden campaign, the DNC, and 47 state parties have entered a joint fundraising agreement to build on the DNC's already existing infrastructure that will defeat Donald Trump and win elections for Democrats across the country.
• Women Count- a smarter, simpler way to elect more Democratic women.  Critical Senate campaigns to fund Greenfield (IA), Bollier (KS), and Hegar (TX)  Critical state legislatures to flip Arizona, Texas, Florida, North Carolina.  Pennsylvania.

DONATE TIME OR MONEY:

• Movement Voter Project MVP -helping donors support the best and most promising local community-based organizations in key states, with a focus on youth and communities of color.
• One for All-The One For All Committee is dedicated to connecting with and persuading women to vote for an America that works for all of us.
• People’s Action-  deep canvasing a powerful new force for democracy and economic fairness. From family farms to big cities, from coast to coast, we’re fighting for community over greed, justice over racism, and people and planet over big corporations.

REGISTER:

• Triple your vote. Sounds weird, but apparently it works!! Sign up here. (The power of texting...)

Dance- Dutch teenage sisters, Norah, Yarah and Rosa are dance phenoms. Whenever you need a little pick me up,  watch and revel in their talent, joy and a better future.

Music- Listen in to "We Insist" NPRs playlist of 2020 Protest Music  inspired by George Floyd and the subsequent uprising against police brutality, this will continue to be added to through the year.

Film- Enola Holmes, this just released  family friendly Netflix film  is a welcome girl powered respite. Milly Bobby Brown is the lil' sister of Sherlock Holmes, who goes to London in search of her missing mother. Loved watching this with my son, but would watch it on my own in heartbeat.

Read-"How to Fight" by Thicht Nat Hahn. The Zen Master really packs it in this tiny pocket sized book. His brief reflections/ meditations  teaches us  if we understand our  own suffering, we can then help and reach reconciliation between ourselves and even nations. Great tool, for calming one's rage, just sayin....

Spirit- Listen to Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams interviewed by Krista Tippet on "Why 2020 hasn’t taken the Rev. by surprise". Then listen to her original interview from 2018 and believe in a living prophet.

Fine Art Street Art- Mexican artist Victoria Villasana's mixed media portraits  revere progressive politicians, artists and activists with  color,  geometric patterns, yarn and textiles....OBSESSED.