I read this somewhere

[NYETNYET]

In the last week or so I read about a new effort using the momentum of the Womens March. The basic idea was to have a 'day without women'. Their idea has been floating around my head since I read it. I tried to find it and reread it again but haven't had any luck.
So I will go out on a limb and give my thoughts based on my initial memory. I think it's a wasteful effort. It does absolutely nothing to help us to move forward. 'They' know who we are and we know who we are. Lets put our efforts into doing something that will actually do some good.
The biggest job in front of us is taking back our country. We have two years to get into that position. If we want to make that difference the most important way to do it is the vote. Lets put our efforts into making sure that everyone is registered. That is not just registering new voters but making sure that people that have been purged get their voices back. When do they even find out they have been purged. Helping people get the paperwork in order and filed properly so they can be heard next election. That might mean a ride to wherever to get the proper ID. Maybe for some help applying for a form to get a copy of a birth certificate.
We all know we haven't seen anything yet on the efforts 'they' will make to block the vote. We have two years to take back congress. We have two years to take back our state governments. We have two years to be in position for the next census.
I am not saying that we stop making their political lives hell in the meantime. We have the will and the talent to do both. The marches showed we are everywhere. Lets use that.

[RedWedge]

1. Our country is too big to generate a centralized resistance; joining efforts that you think are most

worthwhile will, in the end, be the best use of your and everyone's time, rather than trying to get everyone to work together toward one thing. Many people are working on a day without women. Many others are working on voter registration. Many others are working on specific marches. Rather than saying other efforts aren't worth it, pour your efforts into what you think is important.

[NYETNYET]

3. Good point...

I think what you said makes a lot of sense. We should follow our hearts and heads to help make changes that are important to us. I live in a blue progressive state but I watch the news and follow what is happening in N. Carolina and in Kansas. They are not the only states involved in voter suppression. But, I am not there. I am vocal in my support and donate to these groups when I can. There are good people working on that problem across the whole country. They can only do so much with the people and resources they have.

[pinboy3niner]

2. A day without women: General strike against Trump gains traction

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/A-day-without-women-General-strike-against-10925808.php

[NYETNYET]

4. Thanks for the link

[jmg257]

5. It should certainly be very interesting!

As a first step, we propose to help build an international strike against male violence and in defense of reproductive rights on 8 March. In this, we join with feminist groups from around 30 countries who have called for such a strike.

The idea is to mobilize women, including trans women, and all who support them in an international day of struggle – a day of striking, marching, blocking roads, bridges, and squares, abstaining from domestic, care and sex work, boycotting, calling out misogynistic politicians and companies, striking in educational institutions. These actions are aimed at making visible the needs and aspirations of those whom lean-in feminism ignored: women in the formal labor market, women working in the sphere of social reproduction and care, and unemployed and precarious working women.

Also considering 41% of women are pro-life, s getting them to join may be tough.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/06/women-strike-trump-resistance-power