Ruth Marcus, an editorial page editor and columnist with the Washington Post for 40 years, resigned today. She wrote a column disagreeing with Bezos’ decision to constrain the editorial page to “individual liberties” and “free markets” and Bezos refused to run it. While the Post is making their tag line, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” come true, we all need to bring light to efforts to bolster and strengthen our democracy. Here’s our small part:
This is WLGAN’s 8th resource guide for Federal workers and for volunteers who would like to support democracy.
Resources for Federal Workers and Contractors:
- Job Fair Inside Senate Offices For federal workers – come prepared to share stories with Senators and the media. Lunch provided to laid off workers. Tuesday, March 11 10 AM; Hart Senate Building Atrium, 120 Constitution Ave, NE.
- Townhall Meeting: Impact of Federal Worker Layoffs on Government Contractors Tuesday, March 11, 6-8 PM Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce. Jirani Coffeehouse: 9425 West St; Manassas, VA. https://business.northernvirginiabcc.org/events/Details/nvbcc-townhall-meeting-1342339
- Fairfax County Job Fair Sunday, March 23rd: 12:30-2:30 at Mount Olive Baptist Church-660 Old Centerville Rd, Centerville, VA 20121; https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/event-employment-empower-elevate
- Fairfax County Federal Worker Resource Hub: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/federal-government-resource-hub
Volunteer and Take Action
- “Impact Docket” from Lawyers for Good Government Action Fund. This is a bi-weekly newsletter designed to provide lawyers and advocates with a consistent, actionable guide to fight for democracy and human rights. https://www.l4ggaction.org/impact-docket
Upcoming marches/rallies
- In DC Area: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/13VLQ9nUODhenvm1OlyCsf4JW3_6u1mnhYke7HM_ZJjg/htmlview?pli=1#gid=0
- Around the US: “Tesla Takedowns” https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown
We try not to duplicate information we have already posted unless there’s an update. So please refer to our prior posts for additional resources and opportunities. (You can find them on our website: https://womenlawyersonguard.org/our-issues-wlgan/)
Please forward this to your networks. And don’t hesitate to send us additional resources and volunteer opportunities that you hear about ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE THE DC AREA.
Cory Amron, Vice President
