SOLIDARITY LOWELL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM ACTION LIST FOR 1/4/18

Local

SAVE THE DATE! Solidarity Lowell Meeting – note new location!

Sunday, January 28th, 5:30pm, Christ Church United (UCC), 1 Bartlett Street, Lowell

Join us for the monthly general meeting for members of Solidarity Lowell. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION! Enter at the Bartlett Street entrance. Our meeting is in the chapel (come inside and take a left). Agenda TBD. All are welcome!

More information:
https://www.facebook.com/events/168642753867149/

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

Protest Against Child Deportations

Tuesday, January 9th, 1-2pm, US Immigration Courts at JFK Federal Building, 15 Sudbury St, Boston

Every Tuesday at the immigration court in the JFK Federal Building, in the heart of Boston, children without legal representation are brought before a judge and then deported, often times to situations that are extremely dangerous. In January, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh declared that Boston would be a sanctuary for immigrants. He even offered his office as a literal sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation. Yet every Tuesday since making that promise, dozens of children have been deported within sight of Mayor Walsh’s office. Join us to stand in solidarity with the children who will be in court that day, pleading for the chance to remain safely in the U.S.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/380169352427568/

 

Support the Safe Communities Act

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

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is ______ from ______, Massachusetts. The Safe Communities Act (S.1305 / H.3269) would protect the civil rights of all state residents by making sure our tax dollars are not used to help the Trump administration separate immigrant families or create a Muslim registry. Please co-sponsor it! Thank you!”

More information: http://miracoalition.org/safe-communities

 

Federal

Oppose a Federal Judge Appointee with a History of Condoning Race-Based Voter Suppression

Elizabeth Warren: 617-565-3170
Edward Markey: 617-565-8519

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is ______ from ______, Massachusetts. Please oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to a lifetime appointment to the US District Court. His history of defending voter suppression and targeting Black voters makes him unfit for this position. Thank you!”

More information: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/12/04/eugenics-voter-id-laws-thomas-farrs-connections-pioneer-fund

 

Advocate for Transparency in Political Advertisements

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

Sample Script: “Hello, my name is _____ from ______, Massachusetts. Please co-sponsor the Honest Ads Act (S. 1989/H.R. 4077) while it’s still in committee. Americans deserve to know who is paying for political ads, and this bipartisan effort improves transparency in online advertising. Thank you!”

More information: https://www.npr.org/2017/10/19/558847414/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-honest-ads-act