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riversedge

(70,176 posts)
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 07:27 PM Mar 2017

ACLU to teach anti-Trump 'resistance training'

Source: The Hill





By Nikita Vladimirov - 03/11/17 10:40 AM EST


ACLU to teach anti-Trump 'resistance training'
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) will livestream anti-Trump "resistance training" Saturday as it prepares to launch a grassroots mobilization campaign.

The effort, called PeoplePower, will begin in Miami on Saturday, Reuters reported.

The event will feature "resistance training" that will be livestreamed to over 2000 local meetings across the country.

ACLU executive director Anthony Romero, the "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi and a group of legal experts are all expected to speak at the event.............................

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/323528-aclu-to-livestream-anti-trump-resistance-training





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ACLU to teach anti-Trump 'resistance training' (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2017 OP
Here's ACLU's update to this. Hortensis Mar 2017 #1
We had 45+ at the training that I attended Gothmog Mar 2017 #2
The training I attended had 45+ too and there were multiple full sessions around my Glimmer of Hope Mar 2017 #3
Agreed Gothmog Mar 2017 #4
Kick Hekate Mar 2017 #5
Indivisible's Guide Written By Former Congressional Staffers Is Also Pretty Good TomCADem Mar 2017 #6
Great. Thanks. zentrum Mar 2017 #7
This really shouldn't be in LBN, since when you posted it the event was over OKNancy Mar 2017 #8
I believe we have the beginning of Leadership. FarPoint Mar 2017 #9

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
1. Here's ACLU's update to this.
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 07:55 PM
Mar 2017
The “Freedom Cities” Campaign: Resistance through Progress at the Local Level

https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/freedom-cities-campaign-resistance-through-progress-local-level

Although this meeting was mostly directed at people willing to actively organize in their areas, these efforts will all need large numbers of active supporters.

Glimmer of Hope

(5,823 posts)
3. The training I attended had 45+ too and there were multiple full sessions around my
Sat Mar 11, 2017, 09:49 PM
Mar 2017

city. I am now a fan of Padma Lakshmi!

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