Local
Postcards for Progress – December edition
Saturday, December 16, 1-3pm, Sweet Journey, 30 Central Street, Lowell
NOTE NEW LOCATION! It’s time for postcards again! Our post-election break is over, and we have a lot of important issues to write about. A list of suggested topics will be prepared shortly before the event based on what’s the most timely. Postcards, stamps, and pens will be available for your use, but you are welcome to bring your own supplies. Contributions of ideas are welcome but not required.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/517372881973532/
A Rapid Response Rally if Mueller is Fired
If it 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
Support Automatic Voter Registration
Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/):
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
With Automatic Voter Registration (AVR), the State automatically registers eligible voters when they have contact with a State agency like the RMV. This system doesn’t change who is eligible to vote or how we vote, but eliminates inaccuracies and streamlines the voter registration process. Voter rolls stay updated and accuracy is improved.
Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _________from _______, Massachusetts. Please support the Automatic Voter Registration Bill, S.373/H.2091! This would boost registration rates, clean up the voter rolls, make voting more convenient, and reduce the potential for voter fraud, all while lowering costs. Thank you!”
More information: https://www.brennancenter.org/analysis/automatic-voter-registration
The Safe Communities Act Is Under Attack! We Need Everyone to Mobilize
Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/):
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
SCA opponents are mobilizing and flooding the State house with often emotionally charged calls using information from the Southern Poverty Law Center identified Hate Group, FAIR. One rep has already received over 200 calls in opposition to SCA. We need to counterbalance that with calls for righteous justice!
Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _____ from ______, Massachusetts. Please fight for passage of the Safe Communities Act this session. It would protect the civil rights of all state residents by making sure our tax dollars are not used to help the Trump administration deport immigrant families or create a Muslim registry. Thank you!”
More information: http://www.progressivemass.com/sca-calls
Federal
Ask Your Reps to Fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Elizabeth Warren: 617-565-3170
Edward Markey: 617-565-8519
Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101
Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _____ from ______, Massachusetts. Please vote NO on any Continuing Resolution that does not provide adequate and long-term funding for CHIP. It is not acceptable that healthcare for children be sacrificed in order to give tax cuts to the already rich. Thank you!”
More information: https://www.minutemanindivisible.org/uploads/1/0/2/7/10278894/restore_chip_funding_12-11-17.pdf
The Fight for Net Neutrality is Not Over!
Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101
You know how we were protesting to save Net Neutrality and asking Congress to put a law in place to stop the FCC so that we could keep it? Well, someone in Congress listened (Rep Sean Patrick Maloney) and has introduced the Save Net Neutrality Act (HR4585).
Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _____ from _______, Massachusetts. I am your Constituent and I am asking you to support HR4585, the Save Net Neutrality Act, to help preserve our Open Internet. Thank you!”
More information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dL6B9Hh4lT6xmFSRPmjzjFnXwkjcYCyDNJgVhO4UohE/edit
Put People Ahead of NAFTA’s Renegotiation
Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101
Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _______ from _______, Massachusetts. Please demand that NAFTA’s renegotiation put people ahead of corporations. Eliminate NAFTA’s job outsourcing incentives and add labor, environmental, and climate provisions that meet fundamental international standards, include swift and certain enforcement, and raise wages for all workers. A vote should not be held until these essential standards are met. Thank you!”
More information: https://go.ourrevolution.com/page/content/nafta/