Rogan's List

2/12/17 To-do List

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Contact Legislators

Contact your legislators here: https://www.callmycongress.com

or via free online fax here: Reps: https://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

and Senate: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

If your senators and reps aren't saved in your phone yet, text your zip code to 520-200-2223. You'll immediately get a text back with everyone's contact info, INCLUDING your STATE senator and representative.

From one of our own: It's lunch time and I just called both my Democratic Senators (OR) to express my concerns that the White House has not asked Mike Flynn to step down from his position. What he did by calling the Russian Ambassador to discuss sanctions was not only illegal but may rise to the level of treason. Both offices noted that while it was concerning, they had not been overwhelmed with calls on this issue. I am asking you to take a minute today to call your Senators and ask that at a minimum they ask for Flynn's resignation and commit to a renewed effort to investigate Trump/Pence's Russian ties. 45 claimed to know nothing about this. http://www.newsweek.com/mike-flynn-security-risk-555642

The full-Senate vote on Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary is on Monday. Once again, there are significant issues: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/candidate-for-treasury-secretary-helped-run-bank-that-is-accused-of-bias/2016/11/17/6c7dab5e-acd6-11e6-a31b-4b6397e625d0_story.html?utm_term=.b170d3accc20 Call your senators and let them know your concerns.

If the goal is to eliminate the EPA, Pruitt is the person to do the job. Former EPA officials do not want him confirmed. http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/318081-former-epa-employees-urge-senate-to-oppose-pruitt If you agree, contact your senators to tell them so.

On Thursday, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced H.R.958 - To eliminate certain programs of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. "Major EPA climate change programs would be eliminated under the measure. The legislation would also close all of the EPA’s regional offices, halt new regulations on ground-level ozone pollution and require the agency to lease unused property." http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/318931-gop-bill-would-gut-epa Call your representative and ask them to oppose H.R. 958

Damsels in Defiance has a campaign to send valentines to your representative. Details here: https://damselsindefiance.org/event/send-a-valentine-to-your-representatives/

Snowflake AvMAILanche: Postcards to McConell, Sessions, Manchin, Warren, and your Senator: https://www.facebook.com/events/2189435307949032/ Link includes all the information needed and downloadable postcards.

Call your Members of Congress. Ask them their Town Halls schedule. When there is no answer, tell them that as their constituent, you are requesting one immediately. If there is one scheduled, ask when the next one is. Call back again every day. After your calls, go to their email contacts page and write that you called to request a town hall and are waiting for the date. Tell your neighbors to do so, also. When you get angry that they aren't meeting with you, call your local media. Tell them you have called repeatedly, etc.

There are some reports that Rep. Chaffetz thinks that at least some of the protesters who showed up at his town hall this past week were paid protesters. If you are from Utah, particularly his district, can you let him know your thoughts on this? http://chaffetz.house.gov/contact/officeinformation.htm

Send this spreadsheet to your legislators and tell them that you want to make sure they become part of this Town Hall Project: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yq1NT9DZ2z3B8ixhid894e77u9rN5XIgOwWtTW72IYA/htmlview?sle=true

Other Contacts to Make

None today

Other Actions

Here is a correction to the link for the Ides of Trump postcard project from yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/TheIdesOfTrump/

Interested in taking part in a Telephone Town Hall with MomsRising? On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 9 PM EST, MomsRising is holding a Telephone Town Hall to share simple, easy-to-use tips about some of our favorite organizing and advocacy tactics with members who are ready to do more. Details here: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/KeepMarchingTeleTownHall_TacticsTips/

Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests, the product of IDP’s and CCR’s collective work against ICE arrests under Bush and Obama, serves as the first comprehensive guide and organizing resource to fight back against the Trump administration’s efforts to criminalize communities and deport millions of people. http://www.immdefense.org

From one of our own: rainbow Statue of Liberty postcards for you to print and use: http://docdro.id/i9AIReX

The Water Protective Legal Collective at Standing Rock has job openings for an executive director, a defense counsel coordinator, and a media relations coordinator: https://waterprotectorlegal.org/wplc-is-hiring/

The National Immigration Law Center is sponsoring a webinar on Monday, Feb. 13 to discuss what is happening, how to respond, and how to express opposition. Details here: http://eepurl.com/cBDFBT

Check out this new daily action blog: http://thenightowlactivist.blogspot.com/

Petitions to Sign

Ten states so far have introduced legislation to criminalize peaceful protests. Sign here with Fight for the Future to stand with them against these actions: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/urgent-ten-states-are-about-to-criminalize-peaceful-protest