To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.

Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

Facts.

Prepare yourself mentally.

Your new favorite word should be "no."

Get familiar with it.

Start using it in everyday conversation.

Become comfortable using it as a first response.

Be confident and quick in drawing a line.

We are about to need a lot of collective "no" in the next few years.

@CBSNews: A lawyer representing 20 women and two doctors argued before the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday that women have been denied lifesaving care under the state's strict abortion law as they seek to clarify what qualifies as a medical exception. https://t.co/FwxKwUavYd

Spread the word about Books Unbanned.

"We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases."

www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

They take donations too.

You may find this hard to believe, but my favorite bookstore is in a rural Texas town. They have a first edition of everything. Including a first edition, first printing Jules Verne!
www.mysanantonio.com/entertainmen...