1. Find your Senators district office locations and plan to go there tomorrow, Tuesday - bring friends and family! Your message is simple - ask them to reject Trump's cabinet picks.
2. Do NOT call first to tell them you're coming or to request a meeting - they'll try to get you not to come.
3. RECORD EVERYTHING - take selfies and share them on social media (if you use the hashtag #indivisible they may be able to help you get the word out more widely, you can also use #SwampCabinet and #ResistTrumpTuesdays) and record the meeting on your phone, etc., otherwise, it might be like it never happened - especially if you have a Republican Senator... And share the outcome and your story with your local press, if you can.
4. It's kinda short notice so if you can't go in person, CALL THEM INSTEAD! While not nearly as effective as going in person, a call is the next best thing, better than a printed letter, and waaaay better than an email.
If you're feeling resistance to making time for this, consider the following:
Trump's cabinet picks are truly horrifying -- Rex Tillerson (CEO of Exxon Mobil) for Secretary of State, Ben Carson (possibly an alien - definitely not qualified...) for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Betsy DeVos (billionaire with no experience in education and seemingly no fan of public education) as Secretary of Education, Tom Price (anti-choice leader of the opposition to Obamacare) for Secretary of Health, Scott Pruitt as Secretary of EPA, Jeff Sessions (well-known racist!) as Attorney General, Rick Perry (publicly stated he would dismantle the Department of Energy in his run for the Republican nomination) as Secretary of Energy, and more.
Needless to say, these would be truly awful choices for our country...
Those of you who are here in New York, below is all the info for our Senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand's offices. Although they're pretty good champions, I would personally love to see them take a harder line and be more vocal in their opposition - basically, I want them to channel Elizabeth Warren! That's why it's still super important for them to hear from us - to support them and to let them know we want them to work even harder to counter Trump's agenda.
For those of you here in the Hudson Valley, let me know if you want to go to Albany to visit both of their offices - they're in the same building :) There's also a noon meeting in Albany being organized by another MoveOn member you can RSVP here for that.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Offices:
Albany/Capital District Office
Leo W. O’Brien Federal Office Building
11A Clinton Avenue, Room 821
Albany, NY 12207
Tel. (518) 431-0120
Syracuse/Central NY
James M. Hanley Federal Building
100 South Clinton Street, Room 1470
PO Box 7378
Syracuse, NY 13261
Buffalo Office
Larkin At Exchange
726 Exchange Street, Suite 511
Buffalo, NY 14210
Tel. (716) 854-9725
Long Island Office
155 Pinelawn Road, Suite 250 North
Melville, NY 11747
Tel. (631) 249-2825
New York City Office
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2601
New York, New York 10017
Tel. (212) 688-6262
North Country Office
PO Box 273
Lowville, NY 13367
Tel. (315) 376-6118
Hudson Valley Office
PO Box 893
Mahopac, NY 10541
Tel. (845) 875-4585
Rochester Office
Kenneth B. Keating Federal Office Building
100 State Street, Room 4195
Rochester, NY 14614
Tel. (585) 263-6250
Washington, DC Office
478 Russell
Washington, DC 20510
Tel. (202) 224-4451
Senator Chuck Schumer's Offices:
Albany Office
Leo O'Brien Building, Room 420
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 431-4070
Binghamton Office
15 Henry Street, Room. 100 A-F
Binghamton, NY 13901
Phone: (607) 772-6792
Buffalo Office
130 South Elmwood Avenue, #660
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: (716) 846-4111
Melville Office
145 Pine Lawn Road, #300
Melville, NY 11747
Phone: (631) 753-0978
New York City
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2301
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 486-4430
Peekskill Office
One Park Place, Suite 100
Peekskill, NY 10566
Phone: (914) 734-1532
Rochester Office
100 State Street, Room 3040
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: (585) 263-5866
Syracuse Office
100 South Clinton Street, Room 841
Syracuse, NY 13261
Phone: (315) 423-5471
Washington, DC Office
322 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6542
Eve, Thanks for this.
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