Local
Solidarity Lowell July Meeting
Sunday, July 22, 5:30-7pm, Christ Church United (UCC), 1 Bartlett Street, Lowell
The monthly general meeting for members of Solidarity Lowell. Enter at the Bartlett Street entrance. Our meeting is in the chapel (come inside and take a left). On the agenda: a postcard action, group updates and announcements, an update from Immigrant Rights subcommittee, by-laws discussion, future plans, and more! All are welcome.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/647322638948698/
Downtown Lowell Cleanup
Saturday, July 21st, 9am-noon, Middlesex and Appleton Streets, Lowell
Help clean up two of Lowell’s notable streets. We will meet at 240 Jackson St. (across from Mill No. 5) before walking over. Gloves, bags, and trash pickers will be provided but feel free to bring your own if able. These streets in particular have been neglected by the city. The Lowell Transitional Living Center, Community Health Center, and small shops all contribute to a lot of foot traffic, and unfortunately a lot of plastics and rubbish are left behind. If you can’t stay the whole time or can only come late, that’s okay!
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/872125486322144/
Chelms-FED Up Postcarding
Tuesday, July 24th, 9:30-11:30am, The Java Room, 14 Littleton Rd, Chelmsford
Fed up in Chelmsford? Come join us! We will write lots of postcards to voters for upcoming elections in Massachusetts! Information, addresses, and supplies provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies and info as well. See you there!
More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/209569313065849/
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
Help with Sanctuary
Assisting our immigrant community is one of the most important things you can possibly do. If you are interested in helping out with local sanctuary efforts, either with accompaniment, food, laundry, or otherwise, please email marissa@solidaritylowell.com. Training is provided. You can also donate to the cause here: http://www.merrimackvalleyproject.org/donate-1/ (please write “sanctuary” in the “special notes” part of the donation form).
More information and to sign up for training: marissa@solidaritylowell.com
State
Call Your State Rep on Climate and Immigrant Justice
Please contact your state representative (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator):
House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500
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
Sample Script: “Hi, I’m _______ from [ZIP]. I’m calling because the conference committee will soon meet to discuss the final energy legislation for this year and it needs to be better. Please talk to leadership or House members of the conference committee about including the following provisions in the conference bill: increasing the Renewable Portfolio Standard to 3%, establishing low-income solar incentives, and Codifying Environmental Justice. Thank you!”
More information: https://350mass.betterfutureproject.org/call_rep?utm_campaign=climate_vigil_7_19&utm_medium=email&utm_source=betterfutureproject
Ask Your Reps What it Will Take to Pass the SCA
Please contact your state representative and state senator (find yours here https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator):
Chairman Sanchez: 617-722-2990
House Speaker Robert DeLeo: 617-722-2500
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
Senate President Harriette Chandler: 617-722-1500 (if you were in Donoghue’s district)
Sen. Michael Barrett 617-722-1572
Sen. Barbara L’Italien 617-722-1612
Sen. Jamie Eldridge 617-722-1120
Sample Script: “Hi, I’m ________ from [ZIP]. I’m stunned and deeply disappointed. At this moment in history, when the federal government is terrorizing immigrant children and their families and we have the ability to adopt the most elemental legal safeguards to help protect them, how can elected officials in Massachusetts do absolutely nothing? I don’t understand. What will it take? Are elected leaders so afraid that they are willing to abandon the most fundamental values of our democracy? How can we say it doesn’t matter whether people are told they have legal rights? When victims of crime and violence won’t call the police for help because they fear being torn from their loved ones, how can we turn our backs instead of reassuring them? This is America. This is Massachusetts! What will it take for our state legislature to live up to our values, and not cower in the shadow of Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric?”
Federal
Stand With Vulnerable Kids
Niki Tsongas: 978-459-0101
Sample Script: “Hi. I’m ________ from [ZIP] and I’m calling oppose an agenda that allows federally-funded child welfare services to discriminate against qualified prospective parents. I would like you to remove the Aderholt Amendment from the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Funding Bill for Fiscal Year 2019. We should not make it harder to place vulnerable children into loving homes, nor use taxpayer dollars discriminate against our neighbors. Thank you!”
More information: http://www.hrc.org/blog/house-appropriations-republicans-adopt-a-license-to-discriminate-amendment