little things

It’s been said that it’s the little things that count….

So we’ve been doing little things.

I signed out of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and What’s App on Sunday May 4th. The Meta boycott was scheduled for Monday May 5th – Sunday May 11th, but I decided to start a day early. Such a rebel! 😉

The goal of this boycott is to significantly decrease advertisers’ views in protest of Zuckerberg’s cozying up to the far right in various ways.

It’s a small action, but if enough people joined in it is potentially a powerful one. And I probably won’t be on Facebook nearly as much as I used to be once I decide to sign back in. I do miss some of the interaction and sharing with family and friends that takes place on these apps though, so I won’t delete them. And I am wondering what is being said about the new Pope too! I’ll find out tomorrow, I suppose.

I also can’t remember the last time I ordered anything from amazon.com, but again I won’t delete the app because there are some necessary items I can only find there. But we are trying to buy more things locally… and with cash.

I have taken to contacting our members of Congress. The 5 Calls app is chock full of information on important issues and provides scripts you can use as a jumping off point to get your message across. 

Dave and I (along with some friends) attended a gathering with the South County Resistance group at East Matunuck State Beach yesterday. We joined fellow Rhode Islanders who are concerned about the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the current administration. The group also believes in freedom of speech and peaceful acts of protest and civil disobedience. 

We joined them in a couple of other peaceful protests in Westerly recently also.

Another form of peaceful protest is the candle we light in our window every evening.

It’s not much, but at least we feel like we are doing something. And if enough of us do enough of the little somethings there is a chance we can prevent this current administration from totally destroying all that is good in and about this country.

May you be healthy

May you be happy

May you abide in peace

Kathi & Dave