Coffee and politics: Croton organisation opposes Trump with postcards
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Every Tuesday given Donald Trump became president, people have come to a Black Cow Coffee Company in Croton-on-Hudson to write postcards to legislators saying their regard on a accumulation of issues that a supervision is facing. Feb. 14, 2017. Seth Harrison/lohud
Shortly after a coronation of Donald Trump as a 45th boss of a United States, a entertainment began to form any Tuesday.
Every Tuesday during the Black Cow Coffee Company in Croton-on-Hudson, internal residents voice their antithesis to policies touted by a Trump administration.
“Postcard Tuesdays,” as a transformation is called, was orderly by Croton proprietor Susannah Johnston. Each Tuesday, a vast list in a core of a coffee emporium is lonesome with postcards, mailing labels, stamps and fliers covering a operation of issues including immigration, refugees, women’s rights, presidential appointees and a environment. Names and addresses of internal and inhabitant legislators and supervision officials are provided, as are stamps and envelopes. Postcard writers are urged to make tiny donations to cover a cost of expenses.
“People can come in, confirm what’s critical to them and make their voice listened by a postcard,” Johnston said. Postcard writers uncover adult during a coffee emporium during 9 a.m., and stay until 6 p.m. On a standard Tuesday afternoon, a dozen or some-more people will be sipping coffee as they discuss and glow off postcards on issues of their choosing.
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In a initial dual Tuesdays, Johnston pronounced over 1,000 postcards were finished and mailed out.
It’s turn common for people to stop into a emporium for coffee to take notice and confirm to get involved, Johnston said. Matt Weth of Somers had come for a cappuccino when he saw a entertainment and motionless to take part.
“I’m motivated, I’m interested, I’ve got some giveaway time, I’ll write some letters,“ he said.
Johnston doesn’t see Postcard Tuesdays entrance to an finish any time soon.
“We’re going to be here for a foreseeable future, each Tuesday, from early in a morning, all day long, stuffing out these postcards, creation a views heard, maybe for 4 some-more years,” she said.
