CALL TO ACTION #755: Congress, Please Stop the Cruelty (September 10, 2019)
419 Days
Until the 2020 Election
CONGRESS, PLEASE STOP THE CRUELTY
Cruelty is the point. Trump and his GOP take positions and enact policies that are deliberately cruel towards immigrants and refugees.
Cruelty is the point when separating families.
Cruelty is the point when proposing indefinite detention of children.
Cruelty is the point when denying refugees flu vaccines and letting women bleed through their clothes.
Cruelty is the point when proposing to deny domestic violence victims’ asylum.
Cruelty is the point when reducing the number of refugees allowed in to almost zero.
Cruelty is the point when forcing those seeking asylum to stay in Mexico.
Cruelty is the point when threatening to deport people with life-threatening illnesses.
Cruelty is the point when weaponizing the safety net against our neighbors and penalizing their pursuit of citizenship.
Most of Oregon’s Congressional delegation has stood up against this cruelty. Greg Walden has not; he continues to enable the Trump administration’s crimes against humanity. Walden is complicit.
We-the-People persist with our demands to treat all people everywhere with dignity, that our MoCs keep pushing for:
- Immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- A budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- Humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
Stop the Cruelty!
**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’m appalled at how cruel Trump and his administration are toward immigrants and refugees. Cruelty is the point for Trump and his GOP. I ask the Senator to keep pushing for:
- Immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- A budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- Humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
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’m appalled at how cruel Trump and his administration are toward immigrants and refugees. Cruelty is the point for Trump and his GOP. It’s time for Greg to break with the Trump administration’s abuse of human rights for political purposes. It’s time for Greg to join the call for:
- Immediate impeachment hearings. Trump must be held accountable for his illegal treatment of our neighbors at the border
- A budget that cuts ICE and CBP to “FY16” level
- Humanitarian guard rails for any funding provided to ICE/CBP
Through Greg’s actions and inactions — the silence is 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**
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TODAY: Border to Border With Love to Defund Hate Rally – Medford
September 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/border-to-border-with-love-rally-to-de-fund-hate-medford/
TODAY: Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Rally of Support, SEIU Local 503 – Medford
September 10 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: League of Women Voters Rogue Valley General Meeting – Medford
September 12 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 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:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/07/11/us-family-separation-harming-children-families
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
https://www.kuow.org/stories/tracking-trump-on-immigration-a-relentless-push-to-reshape-migration
