DAYS UNTIL BALLOTS MAILED: 8
DAYS UNTIL BALLOTS DUE: 28
STOP HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AT THE BORDER
Ignoring warnings about causing trauma, the Trump administration created family separation at the border and is defying court orders to end this heinous practice. 12,800 migrant children are in detention and are at times the victims of abuse. Latest reports document the Trump Administration . . .
- Locking a child in a cage for a month
- Locking up infants with no way to identify & reunite babies with parents
- Lying about a central database to reunite families
Walden is Silent.
Apparently, he approves of Trump’s Child Abuse Policy.
The agony will only get worse as a rule has been proposed to prolong the detention of children, adults who come forward to care for children are being arrested and deported, and contracts have been awarded for additional detention camps.
On the state level, Measure 105 would throw out Oregon’s existing sanctuary law, which could allow racial profiling that leads to the separation of families.
- Opposing Measure 105: Governor Kate Brown, the Oregonian editorial board, 100’s of organizations including law enforcement officers
- Supporting Measure 105: Gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler, anti-immigrant groups (Oregonians for Immigration Reform and the Federation of Immigration Reform)
Save Oregon’s Sanctuary Status!
NOOOO! On Measure 105!
Re-Elect Governor Kate Brown!
**ACTION ONE: STAND WITH IMMIGRANTS IN OREGON**
This November, Measure 105 (formerly IP 22) is on the ballot. This is an attempt by anti-immigration groups to repeal Oregon’s 30-year-old sanctuary state law. Commit to protecting our sanctuary state and to opposing racial profiling at https://orunited.org/ Make sure all your friends and family do the same.
**ACTION TWO: CALL OUR SENATORS**
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 THREE: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**
“My name is [Name]. I am a constituent and voter living in ZIP code [number]. I am calling because I am deeply concerned that Congress went to recess while families are still separated, and children are suffering unspeakable mental trauma. I demand that Mr. Walden break his silence, put children before party, and pledge to 1) work to pass the House REUNITE Act, 2) hold hearings on what is happening at the border, and 3) make sure no taxpayer money goes to fund a wall. 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 FOUR: OPPOSE THE RULE TO ALLOW INDEFINITE DETENTION OF CHILDREN**
File a comment in OPPOSITION to the rule proposed by the Trump Administration to allow for the indefinite detention of children. Guidance on how to fill it out. If enough of us speak out the rule may not go through.
**ACTION FIVE: VOTE BLUE DOWN THE ENTIRE BALLOT**
There are numerous actions we each can take leading up to the 2018 midterm election. Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Website Event Calander to learn of a few: https://ord2indivisible.org/calendar/ New events are added regularly.
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Ashland City Council Candidates’ Forum – Ashland
TODAY: October 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-ashland-city-council-candidates-forum-ashland/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: League of Women Voters Rogue Valley Candidate Forum – Medford
October 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-league-of-women-voters-rogue-valley-candidate-forum-medford/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Trey Taylor Concert Fundraiser for Jamie McLeod-Skinner – Ashland
October 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-trey-taylor-concert-fundraiser-for-jamie-mcleod-skinner-ashland/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Rogue Valley Pride Parade With Grand Marshall Jamie McLeod-Skinner – Ashland
October 13 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-rogue-valley-pride-parade-with-grand-marshall-jamie-mcleod-skinner-ashland/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Democracy at Risk 3: Making Your Vote Count – Cave Junction
October 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-democracy-at-risk-3-making-your-vote-count-cave-junction/
To stop Trump and his disastrous policies, we need a new Congress. And in Oregon Congressional District 2, we need to be represented in the US House!
- Visit Jamie McLeod-Skinner’s website to learn more, keep up to date and to volunteer:
https://jamiefororegon.com/ - Help Get Out The Progressive Vote – Become a Neighborhood Leader! To learn more, visit this site:
http://www.jcdemocrats.org/get-involved/neighborhood-leaders-program/ - Check out Vote Save Americahttps://votesaveamerica.com/
- Learn how to defend vulnerable Democratic Senators, which red seats could be flipped, and donate here.
This election is the most important of our lives.
SOURCES:
Trump’s Child Detention Crisis is Getting Worse
Measure 105 Aims to Repeal Oregon’s Sanctuary Law
Editorial endorsement: Vote no on 105 repeal of Oregon’s sanctuary law