Dan Phiffer
Today I stopped playing Wordle cold turkey. I had made a daily habit of it and now I'm repurposing that time for organizing work. Today I followed up with several people and got a meeting on the calendar.
Feb 28, 2023 at 6:45pmWeb
Show threadDan PhifferMar 2, 2023
I’m trying to make this a daily habit and I did find a way to keep my streak going today. I’m working on a website for one of my favorite things in Troy, Flagsss Day (not to be confused with Flag Day)
https://instagram.com/flagsssday.troyny
Show threadDan PhifferMar 2, 2023
Today’s organizing: I wrote a shop note updating union membership about how our contract bargaining is going and started onboarding a new member.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 4, 2023
I was on vacation today but I did manage to send an email saying I would follow up with someone next week. Writing this just reminded me there is one other message like that I need to send to someone else.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 5, 2023
Today I read about the rollback of LGBTQ legal protections in Alaska and I’m sitting with this question from a friend’s IG stories.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-drops-lgbtq-discrimination-ban
Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals

On the advice of the state’s attorney general, Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints.

ProPublica
Show threadDan PhifferMar 5, 2023
Here’s a legislation tracker, for a bigger picture of what’s going on in conservative state legislatures. 51 bills by my count. https://www.them.us/story/anti-lgbtq-legislation-bills-tracker-us
Everything That Happened in Anti-Trans Legislation This Week: Feb 25-March 3

Tennessee signed the nation's first drag ban into law and became the latest state to put a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Them.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 6, 2023
Today I scheduled the weekly chicken care tasks with a group of 4 neighborhood friends who take turns tending to our flock of 12 hens. I have some software that helps coordinate and send reminders via SMS reminders:
https://chickenbot.phiffer.org/
Chickenbot

Chicken care task rotation managed by Google Sheet and SMS

Show threadDan PhifferMar 7, 2023
Today was the first day back after a long weekend trip and I had plenty of organizing work to catch up on, mostly union-related.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 8, 2023
Today I had a meeting with Troy Coalition for Black Lives, affiliated with https://troy4blacklives.com/
Troy 4 Black Lives

We demand accountability for the Troy Police

Show threadDan PhifferMar 9, 2023
Felt pretty tired out today and almost let my streak end. But then I remembered I had a meeting agenda I can start drafting.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 10, 2023
Today I had some short 1:1 follow-ups, did some outreach for a friend's event, accidentally missed an event I had been looking forward to, and took the lead on childcare so my wife could attend a meeting.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 11, 2023
Today I sent an email reminder for a dad support circle I help organize, and sent another email to someone involved in organizing the event I missed yesterday.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 12, 2023
Just made it home from the dad circle, gonna smell like a fire pit for a few days. Grateful to have and give support.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 13, 2023
Today I sent one hard email and started composing another. I also took a long walk and delivered some packets of seeds through a mail slot, related to this project: https://nextepochseedlibrary.com/lawn/
Lawn (Re)Disturbance Laboratory – A collaboration with seeds, time, and weeds

Show threadDan PhifferMar 14, 2023
Today I went to a community meeting and made a small speech about the need for more affordable housing. And also that concerns over parking and high density are misguided. I may have called out my city council rep a little bit.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 14, 2023
I also just signed up for the Parking Reform Network mailing list. I would like to be more persuasive on this topic.
https://parkingreform.org/
Show threadDan PhifferMar 14, 2023
Today I sent out calendar invites for a union meeting and drafted an agenda.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 16, 2023
Today I facilitated a union meeting.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 16, 2023
Today I spread the word about a local canvass related to lead in municipal drinking water and attended an onboarding for the union local executive committee.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 18, 2023
Today I wrote an email that offered possible dates for a future event, recapped a past event, and shared an upcoming canvass event. Also checked in with a couple union members under a hard deadline.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 19, 2023
Today I attended a bystander intervention training organized by Troy DSA in collaboration with a group from Binghamton called Progressive Leaders of Tomorrow.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 20, 2023
Today I had aspirations for some ambitious writing, but only managed to schedule the next week of chicken care tasks.
Show threadEmiMar 16, 2023

@dphiffer

Dan, these updates are awesome. I just read back through your thread and what a great diary! I love this commitment to taking daily actions. It embeds organizing into your every day life and that's how transformation happens.

Show threadDan PhifferMar 16, 2023
@emi thank you, yes that is exactly my intent. And it seems to be working as intended!
Show threadSteve LambertMar 17, 2023
@dphiffer 👏 👏 👏
Show threadMattMar 12, 2023
@dphiffer say what now?
Show threadDan PhifferMar 12, 2023
@matthewburton looks like this, pretty low tech—email cc line and fire
https://gist.github.com/dphiffer/63a063d4992ee2f2fea74cad6fe99b33
dad_circle.md

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Gist
Show threadMattMar 10, 2023
@dphiffer I like this. I’m going to copy you.
Show threadDan PhifferMar 10, 2023
@matthewburton I think it’s been really helpful, just having a small daily commitment that I know I can keep going with a little extra effort. Don’t miss the word game!
Show threadDan PhifferMar 10, 2023
@matthewburton in my case I’m only including work in support of labor and movement organizing, but I think the pattern can work for other purposes!
Show threadMattMar 10, 2023
@dphiffer I like that it forces me to reflect on the day, which I don’t do often enough.