Greetings everyone. Welcome to Bending Toward Justice, an Indivisible Group focused on promoting actions committed to challenging conflicts of interest in government and ensuring the voting rights of all citizens.
Short and sweet, right?
You see, while it’s tempting to chase every single outrageous thing that seems to come out of this White House, we want to ensure that we’re very focused on what we believe are one or two of the most important things. Once we solve those, we’ll move on to the next thing. We don’t think this administration will lack for areas of opportunity for us all to stand up for our shared values.
Our group is taking a slightly different approach from the other excellent actions that our sister Indivisible groups are taking. In addition to the actions focused on convincing our Members of Congress (or as we’ve learned from our Indivisible mentors: MoCs) to take the right actions, we want to add to those voices in other creative ways.
Soooo….
For this week, here’s the plan – Speak Truth to Money. We know that money is power, and that the media has power (well, some more than others). Since we all buy stuff, in addition to telling our MoCs how we feel, we can influence various media news outlets that intentionally spread “falsehoods” (aka lies) or at least stand by while their guests do it.
Here’s what our team is doing and we encourage you to join us:
- Commit to watching at least 30 minutes of any of the top cable news shows (Fox News, CNN, MSNBC)
- Post your commitment to this action on Twitter (@bending2justice) with the #BTJAction and on your Facebook feed
- Write down any news item reported about the Trump administration that is provably The “provable” part is key. We want to point to true facts, not opinions or things you simply don’t agree with
- Make note of the advertisers that air commercials during the time you’re watching
- Go to the advertisers’ web pages and Facebook groups/pages and post a comment stating that you cannot continue to purchase their product or service when they advertise on these programs, which are spreading lies about this administration.
- Once you’ve done this action, post it to Twitter and Facebook. Include in your action:
- The program you watched (with time of day, channel, etc.)
- The false statement made
- A reference to why it’s false (this is the important part; make sure it’s a solid reference)
- The advertiser you contacted
Below is a sample of text you can use on the advertisers’ pages:
I was just watching and heard claim that which I know isn’t true. When these media outlets spread these lies or provide a platform for others to do it, it damages our democracy and my trust these news sources. It also damages my trust in your brand and my willingness to buy .
Please consider not buying air time on . I like your but I will stop buying it if you continue this support.
Thank you.
Pretty simple and easy, right?
We’ll have another creative action coming soon. Let us know what you think. If you have any creative ideas, feel free to share them on our Facebook page or Twitter (@bending2justice).
Yours in Justice,
The Bending Toward Justice team
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