We have consistently pledged not to crowd your inbox with multiple emails. But there is an urgent deadline tomorrow, Feb 6, for federal employees. So, this is our 4th email with additional resources for federal employees and volunteer actions you can take if you are not a federal employee.
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Resources cautioning about the “Fork in the Road” Deferred Resignation “Offer”
DEADLINE FEB 6
- Article by Michelle Singletary in Feb 2 Washington Post Repeated Feb 5. Contains multiple reasons strongly advising government employees Not to exercise the “Fork in the Road” resignation “offer.”
- Protect Democracy: information to help federal employees separate truth from fiction on the “Fork in the Road” email before the February 6 deadline https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/separating-truth-from-fiction-on
- Civil Service Strong FAQ on Fork in the Road https://www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/opm-fork-in-the-road.
Resources for federal employees in general
- Justice Connection: https://www.thejusticeconnection.org/resources/
- The Partnership for Public Service: (PPS) New Federal Employee Resource Hub https://ourpublicservice.org/supporting-federal-employees-through-change/
- PPS: Free webinars for federal employees on current challenges https://events.ourpublicservice.org/federal-employee-explainer-webinar-series
Assistance specifically for DOJ/FBI employees
- Justice Connection: Defending and advising DOJ/FBI employees: https://www.thejusticeconnection.org/.
Volunteer and “Take Action” Opportunities
- Lawyers for Good Government. They are set up to use volunteers. They can’t guarantee they have a project right now, but sign up HERE: https://www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/volunteer
- They also have ongoing “take action” initiatives HERE: https://www.lawyersforgoodgovernment.org/take-action
- We The Action: Lawyers volunteer with leading nonprofits: https://wetheaction.org/
- Lawyers Defending American Democracy (LDAD) Encouraging lawyers to support the guardrails of democracy including the rule of law. See their engagement project HERE and bring this initiative to your bar association.
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And please send us other resources and volunteer opportunities that come to your attention.
Thank You
Cory Amron, President
