Fifteen Days until Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take their Oaths of Office

CALL TO ACTION

It’s Time to Make America Better

Making America better will require simultaneous work in three areas: reinforcing democracy, dismantling racism, and revitalizing the American community.

Reinforcing democracy requires many actions steps including:

Strengthening both the basic safeguards against presidential abuses and the checks and balances between the legislative and executive branches.
Restoring accountability with investigations of those who have undermined the Constitution and the rule of law.
Passing ethics reforms across the federal government.

Dismantling racism, which is deeply rooted and continues to divide us, starts by:

Ending the voter suppression that prevents racial minorities, the elderly and youth access to voting.
Requiring police reform including racial bias training and ending “qualified immunity,” which shields officers from the consequences of misconduct.

Revitalizing our shared community begins by:

Restructuring the economy to end wealthy favoritism and help the middle class.
Caring for the impoverished by strengthening communities.
Strengthening public K-12 schools and lowering financial barriers to higher education.

We’ve learned over these last four years that democracy needs OUR constant attention. Fighting Trump is ending; fighting Trumpism is not. Our work to build a better country is just beginning.

Call your Members of Congress. Tell them you are ready, willing and able to . . .

Help Build a Better America!

ACTION ONE: CALL OUR U.S. SENATORS

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS MERKLEY AND WYDEN:

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

I am calling because it is time to start rebuilding America. We need to repair our democracy, end racism and strengthen our national community. I ask the Senator to:

End the abuses of the filibuster.
Amend the Electoral Count Act so that a future Republican-controlled Congress cannot launch a partisan coup as they are trying to do now.
Demand investigations of those who have attacked the Constitution and the rule of law.
Support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the For the People Act, and the Protecting Our Democracy Act.

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 REP CLIFF BENTZ

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR REPRESENTATIVE BENTZ:

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

I am calling today because enough damage has been inflicted on our country by Republicans who refused to value our democracy more than they valued Trump. Now is the time to repair the damage to the party and to America. I ask Cliff Bentz to:

Demand investigations of those who have attacked the Constitution and the rule of law.
Support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the For the People Act, and the Protecting Our Democracy Act.
Provide care and supports for people who are struggling.

Thank you.”

Medford: 541-776-4646

DC : 202-225-6730

ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST

January 6, 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ongoing every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
#MyORHealth Support is available for Oregon’s “helpers”

Lines for Life has created a Virtual Wellness Room to offer support to helpers, mental health professionals, first responders, social workers and anyone considered an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. Each check-in call will have a facilitator to guide the conversation.

“We at Lines for Life want to thank you for all the work you do to keep our communities safe,” the organization said. “We are offering a place for helpers to exchange stories of hope and areas of need. We especially want to hear what things are coming up for you personally and explore how we can cheer one another on to continue the good work you are already doing. We ultimately want to create space to breathe out stress and breathe in hope.”

The meetings are held using Zoom conference calls from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at this link: https://zoom.us/j/4848426773. Please share this invite with anyone in your network of Oregon helpers.

**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/