These priority issues are the primary focus of RVUSA activities:
On Saturday, people around the United States came together and raised their voices in support of keeping families together. Thank you to those who joined RaisingVoicesUSA members at rallies across Long Island, and to everyone who spoke up in support of humane, compassionate immigration policy.
The president and top administration officials say U.S. laws or court rulings are forcing them to separate families that are caught trying to cross the southern border.
These claims are false. Immigrant families are being separated primarily because the Trump administration in April began to prosecute as many border-crossing offenses as possible. This “zero-tolerance policy” applies to all adults, regardless of whether they cross alone or with their children.
Administration officials have pointed to “the law” as the reason why undocumented children are being separated from their parents. But there’s no such law. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)
After 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset against Rep. Joe Crowley in the New York Democratic congressional primary on Tuesday, the word “socialist” was repeatedly used to describe her.
A fee-for-check-out-bags bill was proposed by Nassau County Legislator, Debra Mule (D). It is very similar to the Suffolk County, Long Beach and Sea Cliff bills and is a critical step for our county in controlling plastic pollution and limiting our impact on the environment. The Presiding Officer of the …
The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) is a proposed New York law which adds gender identity and expression as a protected class in the state’s human rights and hate crimes laws, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and other areas, and providing enhanced penalties for bias-motivated crimes. It was first introduced …
The New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC is planning a National Day of Action on May 3, 2018 to stand in solidarity with all those opposing deportation and detention. Starting at the same time across time zones, groups across the country will organize a peaceful action known as the Jericho Walk. …
from The New York Times by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Kendra Pierre-Louis A huge oil spill. A river catching fire. Lakes so polluted they were too dangerous for fishing or swimming. Air so thick with smog it was impossible to see the horizon. That was the environmental state of the nation 50 years …
2018 is an important year, and it is so important that we encourage EVERYONE to vote. Please share these links and help to spread the word. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!
On March 24, 2018, people of all ages, nation-wide, joined the “March for Our Lives” movement in support of common sense gun legislation. These are the photos of some of our Raising Voices USA members from all across the country. Thank you, to all who contributed.
