I wish this category did not exist.
Heartened to learn these exist, disheartened that they must.
“Since the election, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, which is headquartered in San Francisco, has received orders for about nine million [red] cards, more than in the previous 17 years combined.” —The New York Times
…and so proud of Eric Rewitzer and Annie Galvin of 3 Fish Studios.
Like many of the other nearly 9 million people in California who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, artist Eric Rewitzer reacted to Donald Trump’s victory as if a tornado had swept his house away. “I just didn’t believe he was serious,” says the longtime San Francisco resident. “And I didn’t see it coming.” As disbelief gave way to sadness and then anger, the bespectacled printmaker found himself sitting at the table in the middle of his studio just blocks from the Pacific Ocean. He and his wife are known for their prints of a sweet “California bear,” a version of the grizzly on the state’s flag that likes to give hugs and sells very well at airport souvenir shops. But after he spent 40 hours carving and pressing a giant sheet of linoleum, a vastly changed animal appeared—roaring, teeth glaring, claws out. “You’ve stirred a beast,” says the usually sweet and soft-spoken Rewitzer. “Watch out.” —California Prepares to Resist the President in Uncertain Times, Time Magazine
Also worth reading is the Joint Statement from California Legislative Leaders on Result of Presidential Election from which the quote above comes and Governor Jerry Brown’s 2017 State of the State Address, California is Not Turning Back, Not Now, Not Ever.
Starting today, I will be donating $30 to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood every month.
Update: Due to a change of financial priorities, I’ve opted to suspend my monthly donations as of August 2017. It’s possible that I will reconsider restarting them, or donating my time, at some point in the future.