1) For the People Act: Indivisible has set up a new tool that you can use to record videos about your various issues. Please consider this week recording a video in support of the For the People Act (HR1). You can find the link here: https://indivisible.soapboxx.us/prompt-single/democracyreform. You can read more here: https://forthepeople.indivisible.org/. 2) Milburn Short Hills Action Network… Continue reading Week of February 28, 2021
1) Support DC Statehood: Washington, DC, is home to 700,000 people—a plurality of whom are Black—who have no voice in Congress. You can read some of the arguments for DC statehood here: https://statehood.dc.gov/page/why-statehood-dc. Then contact our three Members of Congress to let them know that they should support DC Statehood. You can read the Indivisible information… Continue reading Week of February 21, 2021
Given the attention paid to the impeachment trial last week, there aren’t many new calls this week. Catch up on old ones if you need to! 1) IGSV Vision Moving Forward: As noted in last week’s Calls to action, members of IGSV have had two productive conversations about the future of IGSV. Thank you to all who… Continue reading Week of February 14, 2021
1) COVID Relief: Last week, Democrats in Congress moved forward a $1.9 billion COVID relief bill. However, there is discussion of capping the direct payments to people making less than $50,000 per year. Call all three of our Members of Congress to let them know that people above that arbitrarily low threshold are hurting too, especially… Continue reading Week of February 7, 2021
1) February IGSV Group Meeting: This is a quick turnaround from our last meeting, but our next group meeting is this Saturday, February 6, from 3-4:30 pm. We will be joined by Hunterdon County Clerk Mary Melfi, who will speak about what lessons were learned from the 2020 election and what we can do to strengthen… Continue reading Week of January 31, 2021
Welcome to the first week of the post-Trump era! 1) The Future of IGSV: We need a team of people to help plan for the future of IGSV, starting with revising the mission and vision statements for the group and forming committees to take on particular actions. Please email indivisiblegsv@gmail.com to indicate your interest. Note that without people… Continue reading Week of January 24, 2021
Calls to action for the week of January 17, 2021: 1) IGSV January Meeting: Our next meeting will be this Saturday, January 23, 3-4:30 pm, via Zoom. The topic is “What’s next for IGSV.” IGSV was formed in 2017 to resist the Trump administration, so we are now at an inflection point. Please attend to help us plan… Continue reading Week of January 17, 2021
1) Impeachment #2: The January 6 terrorism looks even more terrifying as more details are reported. Call all three of our Members of Congress to let them know that President Trump needs to be impeached for his role in encouraging the violence and refusing to allow National Guard support. You can read the Indivisible guide here: https://indivisible.org/demand-your-representative-return-congress-support-impeachment-donald-trump.… Continue reading Week of January 10, 2021
1) Electoral College Certification: This is the week when Congress will certify the Electoral College vote, marking the millionth time Joe Biden has won the Presidential election. Pay attention to the GOP nonsense challenging the election results based on no evidence, and be sure to remember their disgraceful behavior. You can read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/02/cruz-johnson-9-other-gop-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-certify-electors-unless-audit-is-conducted/. But on… Continue reading Week of January 3, 2021
Take a break and be with your COVID bubble! I’m going to give the weekly Calls to Action a rest until 2021, although everyone should feel free to contact our Members of Congress and our NJ representatives about ongoing issues, including: Supporting another COVID relief bill that directly helps the people who are in need… Continue reading Weeks of December 20 and 27, 2020:
