CALL TO ACTION: Congress, Do Your Duty! Protect Us from White Supremacy (March 19, 2019)

CONGRESS, DO YOUR DUTY!

PROTECT US FROM WHITE SUPREMACY AND GUN VIOLENCE


While praying, 50 people were gunned down by a white supremacist terrorist.  As we mourn and stand with our Muslim brothers and sisters, we must face white supremacy and gun violence in America.

White supremacy and racism are in the White House.  Trump leverages presidential power to inflict hate – starting with the Muslim ban and continuing with revoking Dreamers/TPS status, defunding programs to tackle white supremacy, speaking up for Nazis in Charlottesville, separating families, and declaring a national emergency to build the ultimate racist monument – his border wall. Congress must make a full-throated rebuke of white supremacy and racism starting with revoking the Muslim Ban and blocking Trump’s fake emergency declaration by overriding his veto.

America is awash in gun violence.  In addition to mass shootings that terrorize the country and our children, gun violence robs communities daily.  Congress must break through their paralysis of inaction and work to save lives starting with passing background checks in the Senate, then an assault weapons ban.

Members of Congress have the honor of serving their country to help people. They must look past partisanship and power, do their duty, and work to . . .

Protect us from white supremacy and gun violence!


**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**

SAMPLE SCRIPT for Senators Wyden and Merkley:

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

. . . Congress must protect us from white supremacy and gun violence. I ask the Senator to:

  • Reject Trump’s white supremacy by pushing for passage of the Muslim Ban and Asylum Ban Repeal (S 246)*
  • Reject Trump’s racism by overriding his veto, thereby stopping emergency wall funding
  • Address gun violence by passing background checks and an assault weapons ban

Thank you.”

*Senators Merkley and Wyden co-sponsored this bill

SENATOR RON WYDEN 

Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/

 

SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY

Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/


**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN:

“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .

. . . Congress must protect us from white supremacy and gun violence.  I ask Greg Walden to look past his party and NRA contributions, to do his duty to help people, and to:

  • Reject Trump’s white supremacy by co-sponsoring and pushing for the passage of the Muslim Ban and Asylum Ban Repeal (HR 810)
  • Reject Trump’s racism by overriding his veto, thereby stopping emergency wall funding
  • Address gun violence by passing an assault weapons ban

Thank you.”

COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN

DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me

 


**ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST**

Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities. Participate with us as often as you can. Check out the following:

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Oregon AFL-CIO Labor Lobby Day – Salem
Today, March 19 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-oregon-afl-cio-labor-lobby-day-salem/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Jackson County Mental Health Services Information Forum – Medford
March 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-jackson-county-mental-health-services-information-forum-medford/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Take Action in Salem to Stop Jordan Cove LNG – Salem
March 28 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-take-action-in-salem-to-stop-jordan-cove-lng-salem/

Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: “Awakening the Dreamer” – Grants Pass
April 13 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-awakening-the-dreamer-grants-pass/

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