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oldtime dfl_er

(6,988 posts)
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 02:59 AM Nov 2016

Please Consider Joining Us

If you are on Facebook, please consider joining our small movement. It's called A Million Snowflakes.

Our concept is dead simple. Every day - or as often as we're able -we will post a suggested one-minute-or-less action that everyone can take, as a way of doing "something". So many people, since the election, have said they don't know what to do, they want to do something but they feel there is nothing they can do to be heard. But if we can get enough people to do one simple thing each day, we can make a big difference. Example: one retweet of an important tweet can easily get lost. But 1000 retweets can start a trend that can't be ignored.

We are also open to suggestions, ideas, and help.

The facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/A-Million-Snowflakes-1695034210825055/ and the first "action" is already posted. Please visit, like us, help us, spread the word with us.

Thank you.

ps-- Why snowflakes? We wanted to take the word snowflake - which is a beautiful word representing a beautiful thing -- back from the alt-right who are abusing it to bully, belittle and silence those of us who are on the side of tolerance, free speech and inclusiveness.

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Please Consider Joining Us (Original Post) oldtime dfl_er Nov 2016 OP
i did today's action. barbtries Nov 2016 #1
Thank you! oldtime dfl_er Nov 2016 #3
K & R femmocrat Nov 2016 #2
Joined. Was just coming in here to post something about ACTION NRaleighLiberal Nov 2016 #4
Yes, and I would love oldtime dfl_er Nov 2016 #6
Joined. I already signed the petition for today. Ruth Bonner Nov 2016 #5
awesome oldtime dfl_er Nov 2016 #7

NRaleighLiberal

(60,504 posts)
4. Joined. Was just coming in here to post something about ACTION
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 01:43 PM
Nov 2016

So the Activism area seemed appropriate - and here you are.

I assume you are pondering a big checklist of things to do - contacting the media, local government, tweeting, FBing, petitions, phone calls, which organizations to support....election day seemed to create this huge, monstrous, complex project that needs to succeed....

oldtime dfl_er

(6,988 posts)
6. Yes, and I would love
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 10:51 PM
Nov 2016

suggestions for the list. At the moment, I'm trying to make it as easy as possible for people to participate - hence the one-minute actions. Eventually I will try to offer 2 or 3 daily tasks: one if you only have a minute, one if you have 15 minutes, and one if you have longer .

Please contact me with any and all suggestions! You can message me here or at the site. Thank you.

Ruth Bonner

(192 posts)
5. Joined. I already signed the petition for today.
Mon Nov 21, 2016, 03:36 PM
Nov 2016

Will check back. Also happy if you post the daily action here, too.

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