#202 224 3121 congressional switchboard

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, is the only Palestinian-American member of Congress. She was "censured" by the House on November 7th for speaking out against Israel's genocide of Palestine.

Here is a list of the 22 Democrats who voted to censure her:

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.)

Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine)

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.)

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio)

Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.)

Rep. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.)

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.)

Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.)

Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.)

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.)

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.)

Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.)

Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.)

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.)

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)

There were also 4 Republicans who voted against her censure:

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.)

John Duarte (R-Calif.)

Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)

If your Representative voted against the censure, please call to thank them! If your Representative voted for the censure, please call to say that you disagree, and that what they did does not represent what you want as their constituent.

Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121

#free palestine #rashida tlaib

[gwydionmisha]

Democrats are trying to block funding to the propaganda clinics that try to trick pregnant people into entering to be barraged by misinformation in the guise of medicine.

Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Call the Capitol Switchboard at [phone] and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

#Republicans #Anti-abortion Centers #News

[gumjrop]

The Weather

30 US states remain at High to Very High levels of SARS-CoV-2 detected in wastewater since February 9, 2024, with multiple states not reporting. Preventing the spread of COVID by taking precautions like masking and improving your indoor air quality can strongly reduce your chance of infection.

We would also like to note that the CDC, which usually updates their wastewater data on a weekly basis, has not updated their dashboard since Friday, February 9th. It is significant that this data delay arrives during the same week of the announcement that they are considering making cuts to the 5-day isolation guideline. We would like to urge the CDC to make their data release schedule public and to continue to provide wastewater information in a timely and consistent manner.

Despite regional declines in wastewater levels in the Midwest, Northeast, and West, the South is still trending extremely high, almost double the national average. This is especially concerning since 7 of the 10 states to refuse Medicaid expansion are located in the South, a region home to some of, “the largest Black populations in the US.” Our collective fight against the state’s abandonment of pandemic protections is a fight against racial injustice.

As a reminder, the last two weeks are provisional data, indicated by a gray shaded area on the graph, therefore these values may change as additional wastewater sites report data. We want to remind you that multiple layers of precautions can protect against a COVID infection.

Variants

JN.1 remains the dominant variant in the United States, and is projected to make up 96.4% of cases in the next two weeks. HV.1 is projected to drop even further 1%, and all other variants are estimated to make up less than 0.6% or less each. 

Remember to check estimates for your specific HHS Region for more accurate projections of JN.1 prevalence in your own community.

Take Action

This week is a fast moving train when it comes to demanding equitable pandemic responses and protections from the CDC and public policy. Follow the campaigns below for ways to tap in, sign on, and get involved! And don’t forget to share these with your loved ones as well.

This week the CDC announced they’re considering a change in isolation guidelines for people with COVID, removing the 5 day isolation in order to take the pressure off of American citizens who can’t afford to stay home due pressures from work, lack of paid time off and childcare expenses.

Dr. Lara Jiramanus of The People’s CDC who was interviewed expressed that “frankly, there has been no change in the science. Most people continue to be shedding virus for about nine days, with a range of six to 11 days. Younger patients will tend to be infectious for maybe one day less than that. Older patients or people with severe disease can shed the virus for a longer time.” She further elaborates in conjunction with People’s CDC press release from February 14th that “public health policy should put people first, not billionaires. Rather than ending isolation, the US should ensure paid sick leave for all.”

The CDC’s isolation guidelines impact what reasonable accommodations we can ask for at work, at school, and in hospitals as well as our legal rights should we become held in interactions with police, in jails and in prisons. It is important for all of us on a human rights level that these guidelines reflect proper research and science.

Join us in echoing this call for mandated paid sick leave for all instead of an end to isolation guidelines to Biden and Congress. The CDC’s proposal to eliminate isolation is counter to medical science and the White House must not accept it. Call the White House Comment Line Tuesday – Thursday 11-3 ET at 202-456-1414 and the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Making calls is especially important between now and the end of March. For more information and a proposed script, follow this link. Stay tuned to our substack and social media for announcements of more actions in the next two weeks.

Additionally, ACIP, the Advisory Committee on Immunization and Practices will hold their next meeting online on February 28th and 29th.

Scientific evidence indicates updated vaccines should ideally be allowed, available, and fully covered by public funds and/or insurance, for people of all ages at least every six months.

Current vaccine uptake is low due to barriers such as lack of education, the recent diversion of the vaccine program through insurance companies, and pharmacies’ uneven participation in the CDC’s Bridge Access Program, which is due to end December 31st, 2024. Even those who did receive the updated vaccine in the fall may not have adequate protection under the annual vaccine strategy, as vaccine efficacy wanes significantly four to six months following vaccination.

A more frequent vaccination approach and frequent updates to match current variants is needed to better protect all of us amid year-round COVID infections. Follow this link for guidance on submitting a written or oral public comment no later than this Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 11:59 ET to make demands for the above.

Last month the CDC kicked the horrible and unsafe new hospital infection control guidelines it was considering back to the advisory committee (HICPAC) that had proposed the draft guidelines.

Bad guidelines have been delayed, and the next fight over them will hopefully be on a more level field, and hopefully in a process that is at least in some ways more transparent.

Public health advocates have gained another round in this fight, and we’ll need your help! You can start by signing this new petition by National Nurses United that demands that HICPAC ensure the input of frontline healthcare workers, labor unions, patients and community members, and experts in occupational health, industrial hygiene, aerosol dynamics, respiratory protection and infection prevention is central in their next round of revisions.

Additionally, please use our action network letter and call-in toolkit to write to the president, your governor, and state and federal representatives to demand that they bring back masking in healthcare and utilize all measures of infection control that are currently available to us. Don’t forget to customize letters to your own experience! For more information on how COVID spreads in hospitals and the impact of nosocomial, or healthcare-associated, infections check out our article on substack.

MoveOn has started a petition to the Biden Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and to Congress to bring back free PCR tests for all and to increase the number of free at-home rapid antigen tests. After the end of the Federal Health Emergency for COVID in May 2023, everyday people were stripped of the resources and support they needed to manage community care and health. Even with insurance, insurers are no longer required to cover the costs of testing, pushing the most reliable form of testing for early detection, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests, out of reach for many. Sign this petition to return fast, prevalent, and free testing tools to everyone equitably.

On a more regional note, those living in New York State are urged to customize this letter to tell their representatives and NYS Governor Hochul to continue to fund the COVID-19 Sick Leave program instead of disposing of it in the FY 2025 budget as is currently proposed. If the governor’s current budget proposal goes through, New York citizens would be forced to rely on state minimum sick leave policies of 5-7 days, meaning one COVID infection would easily meet or exceed sick leave allotments for the entire year. Additionally those who do not work in settings that meet the conditions of qualification to enforce the state’s sick leave policy would be left without any leave at all.

Finally, we must remember to keep calling our elected officials to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and to continue to wear and require high quality respirators (N95, KN95 or better) at protests and in organizing spaces. Masking in organizing spaces keeps our fight safer, more accessible and more sustainable. The occupation of Palestine is a healthcare issue. There can be no disability justice under settler colonialism.

#op #covid #covid-19 #covid19 #covid 19 #covid pandemic #covid isn't over #coronavirus #coronavirus pandemic #pandemic #sars cov 2 #sars-cov-2 #people's cdc #pcdc #disability #palestine #genocide #mask up #wear a mask #uspol #covid testing #covid news #covid vaccine #img #links #described in alt text

[grenade-cephalopod]

Mercy is a luxury not afforded to the people of Palestine. The United States is contributing to the suffering. If you live in the United States and you want to demand a ceasefire, look online to find who your senator is, then call the Capitol Switchboard at [phone] to be put in contact with them. If you have phone anxiety, which I totally understand, you can still demand a ceasefire. Go to the link below and put your senator's name into the search bar to find their contact information. Together, we can make our representatives represent us accurately.

Free Palestine. Ceasefire now.

#congress #palestine #boycott israel #free palestine #palestinian genocide #anti idf #anti genocide #ceasefire #ceasfire now #demand a ceasefire #contact your representatives #contact your senators #they can't keep getting away with this #they can't ignore all of us

[sidleyparkhermit]

Sample Script for Calling Your Members of Congress About the Hostage Crisis

There are a lot of crazy people screaming out in the streets, and most of them don't vote. Elected officials mostly know this. But it's a lot easier for them to remember it when they actually hear from you. So I've whipped up a phone script to help people call their congresspeople and senators about the hostages who were kidnapped across the Gaza border on October 7.

Be polite. Congressional offices are extremely busy. Don't go in with any assumptions about how the call will go and don't take it personally if it feels like they're not receptive.

“Hi, my name is _____ and I live in ______. I’m calling about the hostage crisis. “It's been ____ days since Hamas abducted hundreds of innocent people from Israel, including American citizens. I want to know that Senator/Representative _______ will keep the focus on this crisis until all the captives are home. Can you tell me what s/he is doing about this? [At this point you may or may not get to talk about the issue with the receptionist or staffer. Congressional offices are extremely busy. BE POLITE.] "Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to listen."

You can get connected to your congressional representatives' offices by calling the Capitol switchboard at [phone], but I would also recommend going directly to your representatives' own websites to look up their local offices as those may be less busy than their DC offices.

#israel #hamas hostages #jumblr

[healerinchief]

There’s still hope and time to stop the “inflation reduction act”. I just called my representative and left her a message including my name and phone number requesting she vote NO because the title of the act is misleading and it is an abuse of taxpayer dollars.

Please call ASAP too and request your representative vote “No” too.

Please share this message with as many people as possible so that all our representatives are flooded with NO requests. It’s time to get our freedoms back, save money, and shrink the government.

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

1. Call the switchboard. Press 2.

2. Give them your zip code

3. Once connected to your Representative’s D.C. office, tell them to vote NO on the “Inflation Reduction Act.”

4. Give them a way to connect you back and your name.

5. Ask for a response to your message (this makes the congressional office input your message in their system differently).

#inflation reduction act #call to action #don't believe the hype

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Lazy Congress only schedules 9 days' work this summer

Say what you will about Congressional partisan divisions, there’s one area of unity: the need for self-care.

That’s why the House voted to give itself only 9 days of work between Jul 2 and Sept 19 (the Senate’s workaholics will put in 11 days’ work out of 75 summer days).

I get it. It’s been a tough 18 months. Who isn’t tired?

But Congress already works a three-day week (the remaining two days are spent “dialing for dollars,” begging rich people for money in exchange for making policy that benefits the wealthy).

The country is already on fire. Delta-variant Covid cases are spiking. Buildings are literally collapsing. The annual, worsening floods and tornadoes and hurricanes are headed our way, and the country’s emergency systems are in tatters.

As Ralph Nader writes for Common Dreams, Congress should not be taking any summer recess. We’re still in an all-hands-on-deck emergency — the crisis is not behind us. Goofing off now is like taking a nap before you extinguish the mattress fire.

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/06/27/leaves-must-be-canceled-all-hands-congressional-deck

Nader says that Congress’s impatience for an easy summer vacation of drinks on donors’ yachts explains why the Senate isn’t forcing the GOP to actually filibuster badly needed stimulus and infrastructure bills — that could eat into their vacation plans.

Instead, Dems — who hold a majority, no matter how slim — treat filibuster threats, made to the press, as being the same as actual filibusters, turning the Senate into a kind of mannered kabuki, a pretense to lawmaking.

Nader has a call to action for the 500-some reporters who cover Congress: “report these absurdly long AWOLs to the people back home,” to get the public to collar their lawmakers and read them the riot act.

“Go back to work — five, six, or seven days if necessary to do your duties. Get serious lawmakers! You hold in trust the sovereign power of the American people. We have given you handsome pay, benefits, perks, services, staff, and a powerfully air-conditioned Capitol to perform your constitutional duties with due deliberation. You must not end up in frantic deadlines legislating with all the sloppy drafting, unintended consequences, and loopholes for greedy commercial interests.”

And here’s Nader’s call to action for the rest of us:

“Let’s get going Americans. Call your Senators and Representatives. The switchboard number (open 24/7) for Congress is 202–224–3121. The operators, who have to stay on the job, will steer you to your named Senators and Representatives. Tell your members of Congress to camp out on Capitol Hill. Tell them to earn their pay and respect the power given to them by the people.”

#pluralistic

[finnglas]

Urgent US Politics Alert: 09/24/2019

FELLOW USIANS:

You may have heard that a whistleblower put themselves at great risk to inform Congress that Trump has, once again, attempted to get a foreign government to interfere in our elections. The foreign government in question, Ukraine, was very alarmed by this and notified Congress as well. Trump has also admitted to it. The question is not Did he do it? The question is, What consequences will he face for treason?

For SOME REASON, our congressional leaders have been letting him get away with this bullshit -- up to and including yesterday’s announcement that they are violating our free press state by no longer holding White House Press Briefings. We are in a critical moment where our democracy has never been at greater risk or under greater attack. I don’t mean to be alarmist or sensationalist, but you guys, we are well past wondering whether he is a danger to our country. Pelosi has been arguing that his crimes should be addressed via re-election, but his crimes compromise the freedom and integrity of our elections! HE MUST BE IMPEACHED.

The House of Representatives -- ie, the body of Congress that has to move to start impeachment hearings -- is caucusing THIS AFTERNOON to decide whether (!!!!!!) they will move forward with impeachment. 

PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND TELL THEM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT IMPEACHMENT *MUST* BE MOVED ON. If there are no consequences for his actions, then what is even the point of a system that says no one is above the law?

Call  202-224-3121 to be connected to the House switchboard, who will then connect you to your representatives-- or Google who your rep is and call them directly. DO IT NOW. TODAY. THIS MINUTE.

ETA: The vote is at 4:00pm Eastern.

[annasellheim]

Besides going to protests (while incredibly powerful and effective, it is risky for ones safety) , doing a lot of “online activism” (which often does nothing), or sending a black person you know and haven’t spoken to in years $5 on Venmo unsolicited (WEIRD)- an effective way to help the Black Lives Matter movement is to call or write your elected officials (both at a state and local level) to express your support. You should be doing this periodically with any issue you care about.

US Congressional Switchboard: [phone]

Fine your Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Write a script. Things you can say:

- “As my elected official, I hold you personally responsible for how black people are treated in this country/state/district/community.” (You can mention policies/ funding allocations/ etc. You can add selection of your local police force if the person you are talking to is in charge of that).

-Name victims of police brutality; tell their stories.

-Talk about the change you want to see.

-Tell the person your speaking to why BLM is important to you.

Stay strong, be vocal, and fight oppression and racism strategically.

Keep calling and writing. Do it consistently and often.

[userobiwan]

very quick overview of contacting reps

want to call your federal reps/senators but don’t know where to begin? 

you have two senators and one representative

want to find out who your rep is? go here and enter your zipcode! 

the general congressional switchboard number is 202-224-3121. it will connect you with your senators and your rep. 

your senators/congressperson also likely have an email form on their website. the format for these websites is (usually) LASTNAME.[either senate or house].gov. ex: sanders.senate.gov 

generally, offices only respond to messages from people within their state/district. 

while i would recommend calling/emailing both your senators and representative, keep in mind that the senate handles supreme court nominations. your senators will be the ones voting on whoever trump nominates. 

#shut up emily

[gwydionmisha]

Democrats held firm for us in all the negotiations last summer. The deluge of calls reminding them why they need to protect them worked.

However, it might be a good idea to contact your senators just in case.

If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Call the Capitol Switchboard at [phone] and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice. Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/ To get your Critters' numbers to call direct: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

#Republican Agenda #Democrats #Anti-LGBTQIA+ #Government Funding #News

[marisatomay]

shit y’all my heart hurts for the iranian people whatever happens next it’s going to mean a lot of pain for the people of iran i dont know of anything actionable that regular people can do besides calling congress so call the congressional switchboard [phone]

[verycleverboy]

[phone]

Hey, that looks like the number of the Congressional switchboard!

Not sure why you’d want to call the office of your Senator on the day that the impeachment trial begins, especially after the Senate Majority Leader threatened to end the trial before it began, indicating that the Republican party has given up on law and order and decided that the law doesn’t apply to people they like.

Just call it a hunch that you might want to check in about...things. Especially if they’re up for election.

#US Congress #US Senate #it's just a phone number #don't get paranoid buddy

[sohannabarberaesque]

I assume you’ve heard by now

As in potentially wild, tasteless, and perhaps unsubstantiated rumours and prolefeed suggesting that Joseph Barbera (as in Hanna-Barbera) may have been too much of a mix of Lothario and Simon Legree, being too free and easy with the ladies and also berating animators over trivial issues with Billingsgate galore.

The which may want to be questioned absent questions as to the credibility of the sources ... whether they were under influence of liquor and/or narcotics to come up with such stories ... how much they may have been paid off to spread such claims ... and whether the channels behind such stories may have An Agenda, especially one rooted in cultural conservative chauvinism perhaps holding the Branson Music Shows to be a more representative exemplar of “Real American Cultural Identity and Heritage.”

For the nonce, though, I would be careful about sharing highly incredible stories such as this as are aimed at undermining the heritage and legacy of perhaps one of modern animation’s greatest names, who literally may have saved the animation medium from near-extinction as television was starting to gain its footing. Especially where “checkbook journalism” may have come into play, taking advantage of the vulnerable and susceptible, and perhaps its being spread by questionable sources. And even more so after the President previous nearly expected us to hold the established news media in disgrace or contempt, even invoking the “Enemy of the People” trope.

Meanwhile, might I recommend contacting your Congressional legation and pray beseech them to call for a resolution recognising the animated cartoon output of Hanna-Barbera Productions as a pecuilar of America’s rich cultural legacy, heritage and identity (which, know, carries not the full force of law). For starters, the Capitol Switchboard can be had on a/c 202-224-3121.

And may I also call for deploying the hashtag #HannaBarberaForever as a show of solidarity with the studio’s legacy, especially its animated throughput for Saturday-morning television.

@warnerarchive @hanna-barbera-land @warnerbrosentertainment @moonrock1973 @wherearethememesonmyplate @hanna-barbera-blog @themineralyoucrave @straights-world @vicenews @dailykos @wackology @screamingtoosoftly @hanna-barberians @cottoncandy-wannabe @jg376

#hanna barbera #say it ain't so #joseph barbera #tabloid stories #checkbook journalism #prolefeed #fake news #sensationalism #hannabarberaforever

[kitten1618x]

Ask Congress to pass the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, the first-ever general federal Animal Cruelty law in history. This is a bill with broad bipartisan support. Even prior to swearing in the new members of Congress, this bill had 36 Co-Sponsors in the Senate and 283 Co-Sponsors in the House. It was previously blocked from a vote by a single congressman. Now that the House of Representatives has changed, this bill needs to be brought to the floor of Congress for a vote. We should not go another day without protecting the animals from cruelty, bestiality, and torture.

Why is this law important?

This law will allow the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies to crack down on malicious cruelty and the sexual exploitation of innocent animals. The legislation will build on the federal “animal crush” video law that was enacted in 2010, which banned the creation, sale, and distribution of obscene videos that show animals being crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or subjected to other forms of heinous cruelty. The PACT Act will prohibit those same extreme acts of animal cruelty when they occur in interstate or foreign commerce, regardless of whether a video is produced. The PACT Act will also enable the federal government to prosecute malicious acts of animal cruelty on federal property such as military bases, federal prisons, airports, and national parks. Additionally, it will enable federal authorities to crack down on the practice of bestiality which often involves a subculture where animals are moved across state lines and where information is exchanged on websites that enable the exploitation to happen.

Who supports this bill?

This legislation is endorsed by more than 200 law enforcement agencies across the country.

This bill was previously passed in the Senate by a UNANIMOUS bipartisan vote.

This bill had 283 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 36 Co-Sponsors in the Senate even prior to the swearing in of the current members of congress.

History

In December 2017 the Senate UNANIMOUSLY passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, S. 654. This bipartisan legislation protecting animals against cruelty and torture was led in the U.S. Senate by Senators Pat Toomey, R-Pa, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and was joined by 34 cosponsors. Despite the overwhelming bipartisan support we still do not have this important federal law.

The bill was blocked by a single member of Congress despite the valiant efforts of Reps. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and Ted Deutch, D-Fla. to help pass this bill (H.R. 1494). Reps. Lamar Smith and Ted Deutch previously secured an unbelievable 283 cosponsors and broad bipartisan support by ⅔ of Congress. Now, with the change of leadership in Congress, there is a new and fresh opportunity for congress to pass this important law with vast bipartisan support.

Why should we sign this now?

There is a new and fresh opportunity for congress to pass the overwhelmingly bipartisan Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act that was previously blocked by a single member of congress. The shift of power in Congress has removed this one congressman as an obstacle. Now this bill has a real opportunity to pass if the public demands that Congress makes it a legislative priority, and brings it to a vote. Passage will bring the first federal animal cruelty bill that protects against bestiality, animal cruelty, and animal torture. Your signature will help demonstrate the public outcry to make this a legislative priority.

The animals cannot speak for themselves. Please consider being the voice for the voiceless and sign the petition. Your support will speak volumes to lawmakers!

"Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have." ~Margaret Mead

What you can you do to help RIGHT NOW in addition to signing the petition? (IMPORTANT) (Total Time: 5-7 minutes)

1. Share this Petition on social media, and ask your friends, co-workers, and family to sign the petition and consider sharing it as well.

2. Contact your congressional representative’s office, and politely inform them that you are calling to ask your representative to support H.R.724 - The PACT Act which will make animal cruelty a federal crime. (The process is simple. Just call the Capitol Switchboard. [phone]. Give them your zip code, and they will provide you with the telephone number for your congressional representative. Call that number, and express your support.) This will make a big difference.

3. Follow the progress of this petition on our Facebook page, and find ways that you can have a positive impact on the lives of animals:

#stop animal cruelty #pass the PACT act #pact act #signal boost

[mikkeneko]

1. Call your elected representatives. As Congressman Ted Lieu of California wrote on Twitter, how we treat children is not a partisan issue. You can reach out to your elected representatives and let them know how important this issue is to you.

The congressional switchboard is [phone], or check out these 3 political apps that make it easy to contact your reps.

2. Gain a better understanding of the law at  the Informed Immigrant website and see a list of legal support services who could use your help.

3. Support the ActBlue Charities initiative to Support Kids at the Border. Funds raised will be split among multiple charities.

4. Support charities and organizations dedicated to helping children, including:

– The Young Center for Immigrant and Children’s Rights focuses on the rights, safety, and best interests of unaccompanied immigrant children.

–United We Dream is the first and largest immigrant youth-led organization in the country.

–KIND: Kids in Need of Defense is effective in supporting children’s protection and upholding their right to due process and fundamental fairness.

–The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project supports detailed adults and unaccompanied children who have been detained in Arizona, often illegally.

– Asylum Advocacy  works to prevent the deportation of refugees fleeing violence and war, who have come here seeking legal asylum, provides emergency legal services, and a lot more.

–  Lutheran Immigration Services has been helping resettle refugees and reunite families since 1939. 

– UN Refugees Agency  isn’t specific to US refugee and immigrant issues, but they support victims fleeing from conflict in myriad ways. 

– Amanda Litman  on Twitter who continues to share a crowdsourced list of organizations that are helping.)

– The National Immigrant Justice Association  of the Heartland Alliance ensures human rights protections and access to justice, including legal services, for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

5. Donate to the ACLU which is actively fighting these injustices in court. You can also sign their petition to Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner of Customs and US Border Protection to demand a stop to the physical, sexual, and verbal abuse of immigrant children.(Just note I personally am not a big fan of petitions as I question their effectiveness, but I am a fan of supporting the ACLU in any way they need.)

6. Vote. Vote vote vote vote vote. Vote for candidates in November who will take a stand for human decency in every possible way, and especially around this issue.

7. Write about it. Use your social platforms. Use your website (that’s what I’m doing, right here). Every voice amplifying this makes a difference.

8. Attend or host a rally on June 14. Wherearethechildren.org is starting to coordinate local marches for stolen children — if you don’t feel comfortable leaving an address on the form, which is light with details, just keep your eye out for developments on hashtags #MarchforStolenChildren and #WhereAreTheChildren

#politics shitshow 2018 #ICE orphans