A message to those who want to activate and educate | The Old Guy |
I talked with my friend Susan Grabel about an organization entitled “Staten Island Action Coalition” that seeks to disseminate information about government actions.
You’re rolling your eyes…”Here he goes again!” Many people are feeling hopeless and directionless right now. Here’s some place to direct your energies.
The coalition began about six months ago as a result of the ongoing attacks by the government on anybody who isn’t them. It was proposed at a meeting by Laura McCarthy. It’s comprised of a group of about 15 core people. Their mission is to activate and educate.
They are now part of a larger group “Staten Island 4 The People” and have been recognized by the larger umbrella group Indivisible. One of their actions is to gather outside the office of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis every Monday and spotlight key issues that she seems to want to avoid speaking about. They were instrumental in organizing the No Kings march, which some readers felt deeply offended by.
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