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Action Update

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The past week was a non-stop evaluation of the administration’s first 100 days – successes, failures, and everything in between. Amidst this conversation, we’d like to take a moment to thank you for your role in making these first 100 days an inspiring reminder of the power of raising our voices.
 
Every postcard you sent, every phone call you made, every meeting you came to, every sign you painted, every march you marched in, every town hall you attended has made a difference and has shown our elected officials that we are here to be active participants in government. RaisingVoicesUSA is about more than any single political party – we are here to collectively speak up in support of democratic values and human rights for all, and we are genuinely grateful to have you with us on this journey.
 Thank you to everyone who came to the People’s Climate March in Long Beach or who marched in another city on Saturday. Take a look at photos from RaisingVoicesUSA members here.

We have a busy week ahead of us, with a potential vote on a new healthcare bill and a day planned in support of immigrants, as well as a RaisingVoicesUSA meeting on Tuesday. Please read on and find out how you can get involved in raising your voice.

Ways to take action this week:

Defend the ACA

House Republicans are poised to vote on another, more severe and restrictive version of their healthcare bill. Contact your elected official today and raise your voice against a bill that puts people with pre-existing conditions at risk and allows states to sidestep pricing regulations.Find your elected official and call them today!

Rise up for Immigrants

Today, in 100 cities, towns, and communities across the country, hundreds of thousands of people will rise up in resistance to demonstrate the power, resilience and strength of immigrant communities in America. For those in the NY Metro area, click here for more information about what’s planned. For those outside the NY Metro region, find an event near you.

Raise your voice against hate

In light of the hateful graffiti found in Rockville Centre last month, we are working with community leaders to develop and send a strong and swift message that we will not tolerate these actions. In the short-term, “Hate Has No Home Here” signs will be available for purchase through Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth for $5, or you may download and print one at home here.  Contact Joy Guzman at 430demott@gmail.com or 516-766-4300 to purchase a sign. Once Joy has 20 sign requests, she will place another order. 

Action, Immigration, RVUSA Priority Issues

Response to Immigration Raids and Attacks (Indivisible)

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INDIVISIBLE

RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION RAIDS AND OTHER ATTACKS AGAINST IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

A priority for the Trump administration is to wage a concerted attack against immigrants and refugees. We’ve already seen what this looks like: Muslim and Refugee bans, ramped-up internal immigration enforcement, racial pro ling, harassment, and privacy violations at the US border. This is only the beginning. Trump is gearing up to unleash a wave of raids that will be unprecedented in both number and intensity.

It is no exaggeration to say that ICE agents are now terrorizing our communities, our neighbors, and our families. Immigrants fearful of being detained and separated from their families are being pushed deeper into the shadows. This is not who we are, and this is not what the majority of Americans voted for.

WE STAND INDIVISIBLE WITH IMMIGRANTS

Trump won’t stop terrorizing immigrants on his own—it is up to all of us to stop him. Fighting back on these attacks remains a top priority for Indivisible. We strongly believe that all of Trump’s anti- immigrant policies can be stopped by Congress. Indivisible will continue to pressure MoCs to do their job, to protect families from being torn apart, and to protect democracy from this aspiring tyrant. But protecting our communities will require an even greater commitment. To this end, we will support local efforts intended to shield immigrants and other vulnerable communities from the terror brought upon them by this administration.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

While Indivisible’s mission is to empower groups to realize their constituent power through congressional advocacy, we also want to recognize how important this issue is for all of us. Below are some suggested local activities to help protect immigrants and to ght back these anti-immigrant attacks.

  1. Connect and support local immigrant rights organizations. Local immigration groups will be on the front lines protecting families against Trump’s deportation force—and they need your help! We recommend connecting with these groups in your area. Invite them to your meetings, share their resources, sign up for their alerts. You may need to do a little bit of research to nd out what groups operate near you, but here is one directory to get you started.

  2. Help spread “Know Your Rights” materials in your community. You and your neighbors may have lots of questions about what legal rights and protections immigrants have. Being informed can be the key difference between a parent being able to come home to their kids or nding themselves in ICE custody. We encourage you to read up on what those rights are and help disseminate them with your friends and family. You can nd resources here and here.

  3. Make sure local of cials aren’t facilitating immigration raids. In some cases, local of cials, including police departments, are assisting ICE of cers in their immigration raids. This should not be their job. Turning police of cers into immigration of cers does more harm than good and undermines the community’s trust of police of cers. Talk to your local of cials and let them know that you don’t want them acting as immigration of cers. For talking points see here.

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4. Push your local government and other institutions to adopt “sanctuary” policies. Cities, local and state governments, colleges and universities, hospitals and clinics, and places of worship are adopting policies to help protect immigrants from immigration enforcement. A sanctuary policy is not a refusal to follow the law – it is a commitment to refuse to unnecessarily cooperate with immigration of cers. For more information about sanctuary policies, see here.

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Action

Call to Protest Steve Bannon

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Please call
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security is taking comments right now about the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council at this line:
202-224-4751

Bannon, as a white nationalist and self-described “Leninist [who wants] to destroy the system,” is an active threat to U.S. and perhaps world stability, call and register your protest. 

The calls are coming so quickly there is a recorded voice asking for name and number for call back. 

PLEASE call NOW.

Action, Immigration, RVUSA Priority Issues

Tell Congress: Rescind Trump’s Muslim ban

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The petition to Congress reads: 

“Support legislation to stop Donald Trump’s unconstitutional and anti-Muslim attack on refugees and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries.”

Democrats, including progressive champion Senator Chris Murphy and ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Dianne Feinstein, are introducing legislation to stop Trump’s Muslim ban, and we need to build support for them now.

Both Senators Murphy and Feinstein have stated that they will be introducing legislation to protect refugee and immigrant communities within the next week. Senator Murphy is introducing legislation to “immediately overturn Trump’s hateful and dangerous executive order.” The bill would withhold any funding to enforce the executive order and declares it illegal based on the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which banned discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin.

Similarly, the first of two bills that Senator Feinstein is introducing will rescind the executive order. Her second bill will amend the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act to add extra layers of protection to block the president’s authority to single out groups of people to bar from entering the United States. As long as immigrants, refugees and their families are under attack, we need to push our elected officials in Congress to fight back. They must reject any efforts to use xenophobia and racism to justify deportations, the suspension of civil rights or the closure of our borders.

Sign the petition here:
https://act.credoaction.com/sign/block_refugee_eo?t=4&akid=21534.12326657.yZvwd9