CALL TO ACTION #750: Congress Must Protect Our Lives (September 3, 2019)
Congress Must Protect Our Lives
What does it mean when our government enacts policies/takes positions that worsen/endanger our lives?
Trump and his GOP’s rolling back of environmental regulations, attacking our safety net, denying the climate crisis, have negative consequences for our lives.
Trump and his GOP’s escalating attacks on immigrants and inaction on gun violence will directly cost lives.
Trump and his GOP’s family separation and treatment of families at the border will cause lifelong trauma. Their new policies of deporting immigrants with fragile medical conditions and denying flu vaccines to detained refugees will result in deaths.
The gun violence epidemic didn’t start with Trump and his GOP, but they actively obstruct containment of this issue. Trump capitulated to the NRA last month, promising no movement on background checks. Mitch McConnell refuses to allow a vote on gun violence legislation that passed the Democratically-led house months ago.
Much of Oregon’s Congressional delegation have acted to combat these heinous attacks on immigrants and championed gun violence legislation. We are thankful for their leadership and ask them to keep pushing for
- immediate impeachment hearings
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” levels
- passage of meaningful gun violence prevention legislation
Lives depend on it.
**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS MERKLEY AND WYDEN:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .
. . . I am appalled at how Trump and his administration are putting lives at risk by deporting immigrants with life-threatening conditions, refusing to provide flu vaccines for detained refugees, and obstructing gun violence legislation. I know the Senator is a champion on these issues. I ask the Senator to keep pushing for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors a the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” levels
- passage of meaningful gun violence prevention legislation in the Senate
Thank you.”
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/
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/
**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. . .
. . . I am appalled at how Trump and his administration are putting lives at risk by deporting immigrants with life-threatening conditions, refusing to provide flu vaccines for detained refugees, and obstructing gun violence legislation. I ask Greg Walden to push for:
- immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors a the border
- a budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” levels
- passage of meaningful gun violence prevention legislation in the Senate
Through Greg Walden’s actions and inactions — his silence has been deafening— he continues to signal that he fully supports Trump, regardless of how much damage Trump is doing to our democracy and to world stability. Know that we are still here, we will hold him accountable, we are working to flip his seat BLUE — #2020IsNow!
Thank you.”
COMPLICIT GREG WALDENDC (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 local activities. Participate with us as often as you can. We also encourage you to submit events to be added to the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar and help us keep current with our event postings. https://ord2indivisible.org/submit-your-event/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: SEIU Local 503 – Jackson County Commissioners Meeting – Medford
September 4 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-seiu-local-503-jackson-county-commissioners-meeting-medford/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Campaign Finance Public Forum – Medford
September 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Debate Watch Party – Medford
September 12 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/democratic-presidential-candidate-debate-watch-party-medford-2/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Emerge Oregon Social Hour, POW – Ashland
September 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Global Climate Strike – Ashland
September 20 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Global Climate Strike – Grants Pass
September 20 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Southern Oregon Climate Fiesta – Medford
September 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Ashland Global Peace Conference – Ashland
September 21 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Talent Harvest Festival – Talent
September 21 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Living With Purpose And Sanity In The Age Of Trump, A Self-Care Class – Medford
October 3 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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SOURCES:
- Trump administration seeks to deport children with life-threatening illnesses
- Trump’s plan to cage kids indefinitely while denying them vaccines is ethnic cleansing in plain site
- Trump tells NRA chief that universal background checks are off the table
- Here’s the House gun control legislation Mitch McConnell refuses to take up in the Senate after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton
