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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Lots of easy enough to-do here. And doing anything is so much better than doing nothing.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yes. Censorship is at the heart of removing freedom.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

📸 Join New York Freethinkers this Sat, Oct 10 at 10 AM at 1 Rockwood St, Rochester, NY for a community photo under our new FFRF billboard followed by coffee at East Ave Wegmans! Details: unyft.org/billboards

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Love this! E for Empower and V for Vote.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Maybe your something to do is be an #AoCChecklist creator!

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Censorship in America’s libraries and schools has expanded so far that even picture books about crayons are being targeted and banned. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/bannedcrayons

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Banning Books About Crayons?!?

Help support libraries across the country by taking action today!

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In 1954 Brown v. The Board of Education ruled for integrated schools. In the five Deep South states, every single one of 1.4 million Black schoolchildren attended segregated schools until the fall of 1960. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

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Sep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than Integrate

Learn more about our history of racial injustice

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Vote. Help. Give. Start anywhere — every rung counts. Pick your state. Then pick a rung. smallacts2026.org

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Freedom is what allows us to think about, live in, and pursue what is good. snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-kh...

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Freedom (Kharkiv Meditations, 5/10)

Kharkiv Meditations, 5/10

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🦋 This week’s Americans of Conscience Checklist is small but mighty, with 2 time-sensitive actions (1 due by midnight 9/28) and 2to prepare for upcoming elections. Also a great list of good news, a new class announcement, and an article about how we persevere. americansofconscience.com/09-25-2026/

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Americans of Conscience Checklist: September 25, 2026 - Americans of Conscience

Take these clear and well-researched actions to advocate for democracy, equality, and decency across our nation.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sept. 24 is the Day of Action to stop the federal book ban bills. Email Congress, call Congress, take the pledge, write a letter to the editor. www.nobookbans.org

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Vote for the Freedom to Read

We made it easy to take these four actions against book bans. Take action and vote for the freedom to read today!

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wherever you live, check your voter registration!

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Let’s step in and step up.

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United We Dream @unitedwedream.org · 05/09/2026

Navigating our country’s immigration system can feel overwhelming, confusing, and impossible to do alone. That’s why we’re doing it together 🧡 Join us Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 7pm ET! www.mobilize.us/unitedwedream/event…

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Send a real postcard to your elected officials and tell them to protect Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Tell your lawmakers: Fund the books. Protect the program. Don't take Dolly's books away from kids. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social bit.ly/4gwtBi3

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Send a Postcard: Support and Expand Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!

We're donating $1 of every postcard sent to the Imagination Library! There are some things that simply bring people together. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is one of them. But in the last y

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” original quote from Alexander McLaren (1859) adapted by many others since

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Turn emotion into action. Trade despair for determination. Do one good thing. klgoing.substack.com/p/one-good-t...

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One Good Thing: Do One Thing to Protest ICE

Take Action . . . Any Action

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Noncitizen voting is not a widespread danger, & the admin's insistence otherwise is nothing more than propaganda & fear mongering…When Nov comes, we must go to the ballot box & exercise our constitutional right to vote. - Marc Elias, Democracy Docket founder

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Because I read about it in One Good Thing klgoing.substack.com, I started receiving the Equal Justice Initiative daily calendar last week and today discovered I could also share what I get: To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

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Aug. 16, 1904 | Mob of White Men Lynches Rufus Lesseur in Alabama

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Two minutes in nature reduces stress, muscle tension and blood pressure. Two hours in nature improves memory performance and attention span by 20%. Two days in nature increases cancer fighting white blood cells by 50%.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Green Tip of the Week: According to UCLAhealth.org, contact with nature is shown to reduce anxiety, depression, ADD symptoms, and risk of diabetes; while increasing energy, immunity, weight loss, fitness, and vitamin D production.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I ❤️ #AoCChecklist founder Jen Hofmann’s Inspiring Messages. They help.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

We rise together. Join Unite & Rise for Voting Rights on Aug 8 and be part of a nationwide movement for civic engagement and voter participation. www.lwv.org/riseforvotin...

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Unite & Rise for Voting Rights | League of Women Voters

On August 8, 2026, the League will host civic engagement actions across the country in honor of the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

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Julie @mellendamerell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Voter suppression looms large, but you have some control. Take a moment today to ensure that you can vote in your state’s primary election and the general election on November 3. Open the most recent #AoCChecklist for Action 7. americansofconscience.com/07-24-2026/#...

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Americans of Conscience Checklist: July 24, 2026 - Americans of Conscience

Take these clear and well-researched actions to advocate for democracy, equality, and decency across our nation.

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