RRT ACTION LIST 4/6/17 

 

Local

 

Immigration Clinic: Receive Free Immigration Consultation

April 15, 11am-4pm, Lawrence Public High School, 70-71 N Parish Rd, Lawrence, MA 01843

Please join the offices of State Representative Matias in partnership with Lawrence Public Schools and the American Immigration Lawyers Association for the Lawrence Immigration Clinic. At the Immigration Clinic, those who register and attend will be provided with a free legal immigration consultation with an immigration attorney. 

For more information, please contact legislative aide Manny Cruz: (617) 722-2425 ext 7312

 

Postcards and Phone Banking

Saturday, April 15, 11am-1pm, Gallery Z, 167 Market St, Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

An event to write postcards to our elected officials about issues important to us. Postcard ideas and some supplies provided, but more ideas and supplies are always welcome!

For more information, please contact Hope Anderson on Facebook or by email.

 

State 

 

Emergency Rally: NO WAR on Syria!

Friday, April 7, 6-8pm, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts

The United States has just launched air strikes in Syria. We will NOT be dragged into another war in the Middle East! War will not bring us “peace and harmony,” as Trump says. We’ve seen what the War on Terror has brought us for the past 16 years–more terrorists, more refugees, more dead children, women, and families. War is good for politicians and for weapons manufacturers, but not for the rest of us and we know that! We must act NOW!

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1863096943910483/

 

Rally to Take Back Health

Saturday, April 8th, 12-1pm, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA

Saturday is a National Day of Action for Improved Medicare for All! Join Take Back Health, Mass-Care, Healthcare Now!, PNHP-MA, BUSM SNaHP, Harvard Medicine, Indivisible, and Right Care Boston in speaking out to defend the right to health!

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/287385235015078/

 

Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter

Wednesday, April 12, 5:30-6:30pm, First Baptist Church, 633 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA

Stand with others to denounce the ongoing murders of Black men, women and children. The speaker for this vigil is Chastity Bowick, who works as Transgender Health Coordinator at AIDS Action Committee and Co-Director of the Transgender Emergency Fund.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/262996764148662/

 

Tax Day Protest Boston-Cambridge

Saturday, April 15, 1-4pm, Cambridge Commons Park, Waterhouse St and Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA

Without Donald Trump’s tax returns, Americans are in the dark about his conflicts of interest, his foreign entanglements, and whether he even pays any taxes at all. We’re protesting to remind him that he works for us now. We encourage anybody and everybody who demands to see Trump’s tax returns to join us.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/595235454007911/

 

Federal

 

Ask Congress to Block the Deployment of Ground Troops in Syria


Elizabeth Warren: 202-224-4543 or 617-565-3170

Edward Markey: 202-224-2742

Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101

HR 1473 would prohibit the expansion of United States combat troops into Syria. It prohibits the Department of Defense from funding any attempt by the Administration to expand our presence in Syria by putting U.S. combat boots on the ground.

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is ______ and I’m calling from ______, Massachusetts. Please co-sponsor HR 1473 and stop expansion of troops into Syria. Thank you!”

More information: https://lee.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-barbara-lee-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-block-the-deployment-of-ground-troops-in-syria

 

Support HR 305, The Presidential Tax Transparency Act

Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101

The Presidential Tax Transparency Act (H.R. 305) is a bipartisan bill that will require all Presidents and nominees for President by major U.S. political parties to release their tax returns to the public.

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _______ and I’m calling from _______, Massachusetts. Please co-sponsor HR 305, which requires all presidents and presidential nominees to release their tax returns. Thank you very much!”

More information: https://5calls.org/issue/rec0mNTKRTjt7DfOo

 

The RRT (Rapid Response Team) Action List compiles action items from the week into one place. If you would like to add anything to the weekly update, please send it to Marissa Dupont on Facebook or at marissa.dupont@gmail.com using subject line “RRT”, or use hashtag #RRT in the Solidarity Lowell Facebook group.