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DESCRIPTION:NATIONWIDE PROTEST: SAVE THE POST OFFICE FROM TRUMP NOW! \n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.savethepostoffice.net/survey/save-the-post-office-from-trump/\n\nTrump 
 has vowed to block any and all legislation funding the USPS.  Under 
 Postmaster \nGeneral Louis DeJoy, mail boxes have been disappearing, mail 
 sorting machines dismantled, the schedules of postal carriers cut back, and 
 more.  \n\nThe USPS is essential for safe voting in the November election 
 during the COVID-19 pandemic that has already taken 170,000 American lives. 
  It is also a lifeline for veterans, the elderly, \nthe disabled & 
 immunocompromised, and others who receive their prescription medications 
 and Social Security checks through the mail.  \n\nSaturday, August 22 at 11 
 a.m. (local time) is "#SaveThePostOffice Saturday!"  In support of \nthe 
 USPS, we will show up at local post offices nationwide to save the post 
 office from Trump and declare that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy must 
 resign now!\n\nAnyone, anywhere can participate in this action! With over 
 31,000 post offices, in every community, you can be part of the action by 
 bringing a "Save the Post Office from Trump" sign to your local post office 
 at 11 a.m. local time on Saturday, August 22. (If you can't make that time, 
 go when you can!)\n\nWe will follow up with you soon with information on 
 registering an action or signing up for an action someone in your community 
 is hosting, plus information about signs and postcards and how to join 
 others in your community in taking action safely and socially 
 distanced.\n\nLet's show Trump what #Democracy looks like and what happens 
 when he tries to subvert it!\n\nPLEASE NOTE: We commit to avoid obstructing 
 business at the post office; we will be there \nto support them. A core 
 principle shared by supporting organizations is a commitment to nonviolent, 
 peaceful actions. All actions that are sponsored or organized through this 
 call to action are intended to be nonviolent and peaceful. We expect all 
 participants to act lawfully at all times and to seek to de-escalate any 
 potential confrontation with those who disagree with our 
 values.\n_____________________________________________________________\n\nSUPPORTING 
 ORGANIZATIONS\n\nMoveOn\nIndivisible\nSEIU\nNAACP\nRuralOrganizing.org\nWorking 
 Families Party\nLeadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights\n\nNAACP 
 Press release (8/14/2020): "NAACP Calls Attacks on Postal Service 
 'Unprecedented Threat to Democracy' ”\n"The #NAACP strongly condemns the 
 Trump administration’s deliberate attempt to sabotage the U.S. Postal 
 Service to obstruct voting by mail and to ensure a favorable outcome in the 
 election."\nhttps://www.naacp.org/latest/naacp-calls-attacks-postal-service-unprecedented-threat-democracy/\n\nSEIU 
 (8/17/2020): "Instead of getting COVID under control and providing relief, 
 President Trump is trying to rig the election by attacking the postal 
 service. Millions of Americans who rely on medications and Social Security 
 checks by mail are being 
 hurt."\nhttps://www.facebook.com/SEIU/photos/a.401685982679/10157141903592680/?type=3&theater 
 \n_____________________________________________________________\n\nPROTEST 
 SAFETY DURING COVID-19\n\nThe supporting organizations of this action are 
 committed to maintaining public health measures to practice safe protesting 
 during the pandemic. All event participants are expected to wear a mask, 
 maintain social distancing, and follow all local safety guidelines. Please 
 remember that we are still in a pandemic and your health, and that of those 
 around you, is very important. If you are part of an at-risk group, please 
 do not attend an in-person event.\n\nIndividual hosts are responsible for 
 compliance with their own local laws and event requirements (including 
 orders limiting the sizes of events).\n\nTo control the spread of the novel 
 coronavirus while in person protesting, PLEASE:\n\n--Wear cloth face 
 coverings/masks; they protect other people if the wearer is infected, even 
 if they’re not showing symptoms.\n--Practice physical distancing, staying 
 more than six feet away from people who are not a part of your household, 
 if possible.\n--Use hand sanitizer often.\n--Avoid touching your eyes, 
 nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.\n--Avoid touching 
 surfaces.\n--Minimize contact by multiple people with commonly used 
 surfaces like water bottles, bullhorns, handrails, and 
 barricades\n--Minimize yelling and singing. Make noise with drums, 
 tambourines.\n--If you use a megaphone, it should be thoroughly sanitized 
 between different speakers\n\nIf you have the following symptoms, please DO 
 NOT participate in person. Even if you test negative for COVID-19 but have 
 these symptoms, please refrain from in-person 
 actions:\n--Fever\n--Shortness of breath\n--Cough\n--Headache\n--Loss of 
 smell or taste\n\nCDC: Older adults and people who have severe underlying 
 medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at 
 higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19 
 illness.\n\nCDC COVID-19 link: 
 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html\n_____________________________________________________________ 
 \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/17/18835952.php
SUMMARY:Nationwide Protest: Save the Post Office from Trump, Save Our Votes Now!
LOCATION:Nationwide protests at local post offices across the country in support of 
 USPS
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/17/18835952.php
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