SOLIDARITY LOWELL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM ACTION LIST FOR 2/1/18

Stand with Jacob Leonce!

Friday, February 2, 8am, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Office, 1000 District Ave, Burlington

Longtime Haverhill resident Jacob Leonce has been ordered to appear and surrender to ICE for deportation back to St. Lucia. Jacob originally came to the US on a legal visa and has spent years trying to regularize his legal status so that he can remain here with his children, both of whom are US citizens and know no other home. Join us for a nonviolent vigil in solidarity with Jacob and his family. Bring candles, signs, and donations you would like to make to the Leonce family. Spread the word!

Please RSVP to mvalleypr@gmail.com or 978-686-0650)

If you can’t attend, call ICE regional director Christopher Cronen at 781-359-7500 and ask (firmly and respectfully) that ICE use its prosecutorial discretion to grant Jacob a stay of removal.

 

Postcards for Progress – February Edition

Saturday, February 10th, 1-3pm, Gallery Z, 167 Market Street, Lowell

It’s time for postcards again and we’re back at Gallery Z! We’ll be writing to our elected officials and directly to voters! Open to all who want to help with progressive causes. A list of suggested progressive topics will be provided. Postcards, stamps, and pens will be available for your use but you are welcome to bring your own supplies. Contributions of ideas or supplies welcome but not required.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1766589823636623/

 

Develop Your Leadership Skills and Make Your Community a Better Place!

Empower: Building Leaders, Strengthening Communities is an initiative developed by Lowell Alliance  and Coalition for a Better Acre. We are seeking community activists and leaders, or potential leaders, interested in learning how to create positive change and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods and communities. Through a 9-week training program, Empower will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and resources to strengthen their capacity to create and lead change at the grassroots level.

More information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_FZRWBF3OYyBFtDoW81Dl7PgVqNe6h1JPS1ZaDMSq0Q/edit

A Rapid Response Rally if Mueller is Fired

If the firing happens before 2pm, the event will be held at 5pm the same day. If it happens after 2pm, the event will be held at noon the following day. Ladd and Whitney Memorial (the island outside City Hall), 309 Merrimack Street, Lowell

Nobody is above the law! Donald Trump is publicly considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller. This would be a constitutional crisis for our country. Our response in the minutes and hours following a power grab will dictate what happens next, which is why an immediate response is imperative.

Sign up to be notified: https://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response-events/14830

State

Ask Governor Baker to #StandUpCharlie and Just Say No to Offshore Drilling

Governor Charlie Baker: (617) 725-4005

Governor Baker needs to stand up for Massachusetts and strongly oppose Trump’s latest offshore oil drilling plan, which would be potentially devastating to fisheries, marine wildlife, the environment and tourism. And it’s not good enough for him to say he’s previously expressed opposition.

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is ______ from _______, Massachusetts and Solidarity Lowell. You need to publicly stand up and do everything you can to oppose Trump’s latest offshore oil drilling plan. This would be devastating to our ocean and our environment. Thank you!”

More information: https://www.clf.org/blog/not-watch-protecting-new-englands-ocean-offshore-drilling/

 

Get the Safe Communities Act and Automatic Voter Registration Out of Committee

Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator):
Rep. Thomas Golden 617-722-2263
Rep. David Nangle 617-722-2520
Rep. Rady Mom 617-722-2460
Rep. Colleen Garry 617-722-2380
Rep. James Lyons 617-722-2460

Sen. Eileen Donoghue 617-722-1630
Sen. Michael Barrett 617-722-1572

AND contact House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is ______ from ______, Massachusetts and Solidarity Lowell. Please make it a priority to get the Safe Communities Act (S.1305/H.3269) and Automatic Voter Registration (S.373/H.2091) bills approved favorably out of committee! Don’t hold these bills hostage and don’t subject them to an extension order! Report these bills out of committee and let them be debated in the State House. Thank you!”

More information: https://www.miracoalition.org/safe-communities and http://www.commoncause.org/states/massachusetts/issues/voting-and-elections/avr/

Federal

Stop the Biased Nunes Memo from Undermining the FBI

Elizabeth Warren: 617-565-3170
Edward Markey: 617-565-8519
Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is ______ from _______, Massachusetts and Solidarity Lowell. I’m calling regarding the Schiff memo, the document Representative Adam Schiff composed to give greater context to the controversial Devin Nunes memo. I hope you’ll use this information to set the record straight and stop the assault on the FBI and Department of Justice. Thank you!”

More information: https://5calls.org/issue/stop-nunes-memo-undermine-fbi-mueller