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1.
A resolution to censure Trump has been introduced in
the House, with 78 cosponsors: http://politi.co/2wXwD78 While
some Republicans have been outspoken against Trump's failure to fully condemn
white supremacists from the Charlottesville march, zero Republicans have
cosponsored the resolution so far. Let's contact our representative and make
sure that they cosponsor and support H.Res. 496: Condemning and censuring
President Donald Trump. 5Calls has a call script and phone number we can
use: https://5calls.org/issue/recMfNw76XvEO833U
2.
"The Secret Service can no longer
pay hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective
mission – in large part due to the sheer size of President
Trump's family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and
down the East Coast. The agency has faced a crushing workload since the height
of the contentious election season, and it has not relented in the first seven
months of the administration. Agents must protect Trump – who has traveled
almost every weekend to his properties in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia
– and his adult children whose business trips and vacations have taken them
across the country and overseas. The president has a large family, and our
responsibility is required in law,'' Alles said. "I can't change that. I
have no flexibility. Without some legislative relief, though, at least 1,100
agents – for now – would not be eligible for overtime even as one of the
agency's largest protective assignments looms next month. Nearly 150
foreign heads of state are expected to converge on New York City for the United
Nations General Assembly." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/21/secret-service-cant-pay-agents-because-trumps-frequent-travel-large-family/529075001/ Our secret service agents should be paid.
Let's contact our senators and tell them to up their caps so they can be paid.
We don't want to be like trump and not pay our dedicated workers. It's not
their fault that the trumps take way too many unnecessary trips.
3.
Trump’s nominee for the top science job at the USDA,
Sam Clovis, does not have a science background.
What he does have are some bigoted ideas about gays and thinks that
same-sex marriage could lead to legalizing pedophilia. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347354-trump-nominee-same-sex-marriage-could-lead-to-legalizing-pedophilia
Clearly this person, with his obvious lack of science is not fit for this
job. Let’s make sure our senators know
that we do not want him working in the science field…..anywhere.
4.
The events in Charlottesville coupled with the fact
there were only 4 documented cases of voter fraud in the last election harken
back to a time of shame in our history when voter suppression prevailed and
kept certain Americans without a voice in our government. https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/debunking-voter-fraud-myth
Let’s email the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and tell them to disband the commission and use the funds to finance new auditable voting machines, more polling places, and making Election Day a national holiday: ElectionIntegrityStaff@ovp.eop.gov
Let’s email the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and tell them to disband the commission and use the funds to finance new auditable voting machines, more polling places, and making Election Day a national holiday: ElectionIntegrityStaff@ovp.eop.gov
5.
A new rule being proposed by the Trump administration
will slam shut the courthouse door on nursing home residents. Instead of being
able to go to court if they are harmed during their stay in a nursing home, as
they can now under Obama-era rules, residents and their families will be forced
to submit to binding arbitration without recourse to review by a judge.
Senators Franken (D. MN) and Wyden (D. OR) have been joined by 29 colleagues in
calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to withdraw this
unjust proposal. A new rule being proposed by the Trump administration will
slam shut the courthouse door on nursing home residents. Instead of being able
to go to court if they are harmed during their stay in a nursing home, as they
can now under Obama-era rules, residents and their families will be forced to
submit to binding arbitration without recourse to review by a judge. Senators
Franken (D. MN) and Wyden (D. OR) have been joined by 29 colleagues in calling
on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to withdraw this unjust
proposal. Here’s how we can register our objections, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/06/08/2017-11883/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-revision-of-requirements-for-long-term-care-facilities-arbitration .
Here’s how we can register our objections, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/06/08/2017-11883/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-revision-of-requirements-for-long-term-care-facilities-arbitration
Let’s also tell our MoCs that we want to
see legislation introduced that will protect the rights of nursing home
resident to sue in real courts of law.
6.
From Chop Wood Carry Water: At this moment in our
nation’s history, the Justice Department should be stepping up to protect our
civil rights. The Trump administration has made it clear that’s not their
priority once again by nominating Eric Dreiband for head of the Civil Rights
Division – a man who has made a career of campaigning AGAINST civil rights (http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/01/politics/eric-dreiband-justice-department-civil-rights-lgbt/index.html).
He is the wrong man for the job. Let’s make sure our senators know we think so,
and that we want them to oppose his confirmation.
7.
Started under President Obama, the Countering Violent
Extremism (CVE) program of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of
Community Partnerships, provides grants to communities and organizations to
combat violent extremism, including white supremacy, through outreach. Trump
has ended the CVE’s focus on white domestic terrorism, and the proposed federal
budget would cut the program entirely in 2018. Let’s tell our MoCs (quoting
Indivisible) “to require that the Countering Violent Extremism program retains
its focus on white nationalism, that CVE grants are fully funded, and that a
substantial portion of CVE grants are awarded to respond to the threat of white
nationalism.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-budget-extremism-idUSKBN18J2HJ
Let’s join Indivisible in demanding that the Trump/Republican proposed budget
restore funds to the CVE: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/resource/members-congress-enough-respond-white-supremacy/
8.
It is not news that the Trump administration has done
tremendous damage to public health and safety and to the environment. In
fact, the Union of Concerned Scientists reported at length in July on the
tactics used to undermine the critical role of science in our democracy: http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/07/sidelining-science-report-ucs-7-20-2017.pdf
During July, 50 scientists and senior officials, among them whistleblower Joel
Clement, have been quietly removed from their posts at the Interior department: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/zinke-moving-dozens-of-senior-interior-officials-in-shake-up/2017/06/16/11801d3a-5295-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html We
need to tell the Mary L. Kendall, currently the deputy inspector general of the
Dept. of the Interior (there being, of course, no IG), to investigate and end
the censorship of government scientists: 202-208-5745 (fax: 202-219-3856)
or Dept of the Interior, Office of the IG, 1849 C Street NW—Mail Stop 4428,
Washington, DC 20240
9.
Some monuments are worth fighting to take down. Some others, are worth fighting to keep. “ U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke
will recommend on Aug. 24 whether to eliminate or shrink nearly two dozen
national monuments, creating the first major test for a 111-year-old law that
gives presidents the power to protect swaths of public land.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-interior-monuments-idUSKCN1B00H7 Let’s let Zinke and Trump know that we want
to protect ALL of our national park land and monuments. Zinke:
https://www.doi.gov/contact-us Trump: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
State Actions
1.
OH: Algae blooms from polluted water are hurting Ohio
property owners by decreasing their property values in addition to the
odor. https://news.osu.edu/news/2017/08/17/algaehouse/
The deregulation planned by Scott Pruitt's EPA will only make this situation
worse. Let's tell the EPA that we want to keep Ohio waters clean and do
not want to roll back clean water re gulations. Scott Pruitt, EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20460
2.
ME: At a vocational training center, Governor Paul
LePage called classroom teachers "a dime a dozen." http://www.pressherald.com/2017/08/17/at-new-cianbro-facility-lepage-praises-vocational-training-calls-teachers-a-dime-a-dozen/
We all know teachers and the value they provide. Let's tell Governor LePage
that while we appreciate the importance vocational training too, our classroom
teachers are far from "a dime a dozen." Let's tell him about specific
teachers that we know, how hard they work and how much of their own money they
put into their classrooms. Governor Paul LePage, #1 State House Station,
Augusta ME 04333-0001 or call: 207-287-3531 or
web contact form: http://www.maine.gov/governor/lepage/citizen_services/ideas-suggestions.shtml
3.
MA: Activists in Massachusetts are fighting to ensure
that no presidential candidate can compete for our votes without releasing
their taxes. State Senator Mike Barrett has introduced S.365, which would require that all presidential
and vice presidential candidates have to publicly release their tax returns to
appear on the ballot (http://www.wbur.org/politicker/2016/12/13/barrett-tax-returns-legislation)
Indivisible Action and Minuteman Indivisible are encouraging us to submit
written testimony supporting this bill. You can use their sample letter at this link or
draft your own (you can find talking points here),
and you can submit them to democracy@minutemanindivisible.org.
You can also contactGovernor Baker to
encourage him to support this bill.
4.
ALL: More than
200 U.S. mayors have joined the Anti-Defamation League and United States
Conference of Mayors in a new initiative to fight extremism and bigotry in
America. Let’s make sure our mayors sign on, too. https://mayorscompact.org/
Other Actions
1.
On Sunday night at the University of Texas –
Austin, the university president ordered the removal of four Confederate
statues: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-texas-removes-four-confederate-statues-overnight-n794411 Let's
send President Fenves a big "thank you!" for taking a stand against
white supremacy. President's Office: 512-471-1232
or president@utexas.edu or
110 Inner Campus Drive, Stop G3400, Austin, Texas 78712-3400
2.
Protecting and working to expand voting rights may be
the most effective way to resist, and there's good news for those of us who
want to know how we can do more. Let
America Vote was founded earlier this year "to
fight back against proposals across the country that make it harder for
eligible voters to exercise their constitutional right to cast a ballot."
Even better, the organization has an internship program, which promises that
"You will learn the nuts and bolts of how a professional campaign
operation is run, help elect some great candidates, and be a critical
grassroots advocate for protecting our constitutional right to vote!"
Those who would like to find out more/apply for this program can do so here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8QCrO26Rw_ciCPQSrfNEG8DuCCoZLAASK_ZsCIJ_s1YzAow/viewform
3.
Sleeping Giants is asking that we focus our efforts on
getting Shopify to pull their advertising from Breitbart. Let's contact Shopify
CEO Tobias Lütke , and ask him when he plans to end his financial support,
through ad dollars, of hate speech and racism at Breitbart and The Rebel. We
can reach him via e-mail tobi@shopify.com or
on Twitter @tobi
4.
Many on the right seem to think that Black Lives Matter
(BLM) should be considered a hate group because of their violent agency. We know that is not true and there are many
misplaced arguments against BLM. https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2017/08/economist-explains-15?fsrc=scn%2Ffb%2Fte%2Fbl%2Fed%2F Let’s use the information here to learn more
and better explain to our friends on the right.
5.
National Voter Registration Day is September 26,
2017. Let’s study their website and learn how we can organize or participate in
a voter registration drive in our communities. https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
6.
As part of Black August, a traditional month of
resistance in the Black community, the National Bail-Out Collective is once again
asking for donations to bail out those in jail for lack of money: https://brooklynbailfund.org/national-bail-out-day-donate
Let’s contribute as much as we can to reduce the damage to individuals while we
fight the money bail system.
Petitions
Marches/events/teleconferences to
attend/organize
1.
October 7, 2017 at multiple locations will be a
National Solidarity Peaceful March. “This
will be a day for everyone with a compassionate heart and open mind to come
together and celebrate love and unity! This will be a non-violent march. Our
hope is to give everyone a day to celebrate our differences all while uniting
together.” The organizers are still
looking for organizers for the following cities: Philadelphia, Jacksonville, New Orleans,
Houston, Milwaukee, Columbus, El Paso, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and Portland. If we can help,
we can contact: Solidaritymarch.main@gmail.com
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/NationwideSolidarityMarch/
2.
October 13-15, 2017 at the Workman’s Circle Camp (about
90 minutes from NYC) there will be a camp for active citizens and emerging
activists. We can get more information,
read the program, get tickets, and see the participating organizations
here: https://www.campdeepstate.us/
Reading/Watching
1.
This is a powerful op-ed in the Guardian by former
Senator Russ Feingold re: the relationship between the GOP and white supremacists:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/19/republican-party-white-supremacists-charlottesville
2.
Journalist Sarah Jaffe of billmoyers.com writes
"Activists are trying to combat both the accelerated tracking and
detaining of immigrants and the use of for-profit prisons to hold them by
targeting the big banks that prop up for-profit prison companies." Let's
read about the companies and banks supporting the for-profit prison
industry: http://billmoyers.com/story/private-prison-industry-corporate-backers/ If
our own banks are complicit, maybe it is time for us to change banks.
3.
“Why is it that the death of a white woman at the hands
of a white supremacist group has finally gotten the attention of white folk?
Why have we been turning our heads the other way for so long? How many black
families, Latino families, Asian families, Native-American families before us
have been left broken from this ugly vein of hatred in our country? “ Heather
Heyer’s cousin talks about racism: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/08/19/opinions/heather-heyer-cousin-racism-has-no-place-in-america/index.html
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