1) Vote! The NJ primary is Tuesday. Make sure that you get your mail-in ballot sent or dropped off so that it is counted! Ballots can be dropped off up until 8 pm on Tuesday at 5 different locations across Hunterdon County. County Clerk Mary Melfi has provided information about the primary, including the drop-box locations… Continue reading Week of July 5, 2020
Democracy Reform: Indivisible has an excellent explainer about how reforming democracy is a racial justice issue. You can read it here: https://indivisible.org/resource/why-democracy-reform-matters. This week’s actions are all from this explainer. Please call all three of our Members of Congress to indicate your support for the following: 1) Statehood for D.C. and self-determination for Puerto Rico… Continue reading Week of June 28, 2020
1) Don’t buy Bolton’s book: Let’s start out with an easy one, ok? Please do not buy John Bolton’s book. He had a chance to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial but refused. Now it turns out that he had material information that went beyond Ukraine. Instead, read the summary or find the PDF, which has… Continue reading Week of June 21, 2020
1) June IGSV Meeting: Our June group meeting will be this Saturday, June 20, from 3-5 pm. The topic is “The Lasting Legacy of Judicial Nominations: The Court’s Importance at the Ballot Box”. Our guest speaker is attorney Amelia Lyte, who has her JD from Rutgers Law, clerked for a Superior Court justice in Somerset… Continue reading Week of June 14, 2020
1) June IGSV Meeting: I’m pleased to announce that our June group meeting will be Saturday, June 20, from 3-5 pm. The topic is “The Lasting Legacy of Judicial Nominations: The Court’s Importance at the Ballot Box”. Our guest speaker is attorney Amelia Lyte, who has her JD from Rutgers Law, clerked for a Superior… Continue reading Week of June 7, 2020
This week, our calls to action are entirely about having solidarity with Minneapolis and with people of color across this country. Indivisible has compiled a list of actions here: https://indivisible.org/resource/taking-action-solidarity-minneapolis. Those actions include: Making targeted donations to groups supporting black activists, community building, medical treatment, media coverage, and George Floyd’s family Educating yourself on how… Continue reading Week of May 31, 2020
1) Memorial Day: Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Honor those who have lost their lives defending this country by advocating for democracy. Indivisible is hosting a virtual town hall with Senator Elizabeth Warren to talk ab out protecting our right to vote on Wednesday, May 27, at 5 pm. Tune in to ensure that our democracy… Continue reading Week of May 24, 2020
1) HEROES Act: The House passed their next coronavirus bill last week. Indivisible supported the bill, with some caveats. Congressman Malinowski voted for it, also with some caveats. Read the Indivisible summary of the act, and then call our two Senators to support the bill: https://indivisible.org/resource/peoples-agenda-pledge-heroes-act-summary. 2) Inspectors General: Trump has announced the intention to… Continue reading Week of May 17, 2020
1) IGSV May Meeting: Our next group meeting will be this coming Saturday, May 16, from 3-5 pm via Zoom. Ashley DeNegre will give us a primer on coronavirus and COVID-19. For those who don’t know, Ashley is a behavioral epidemiologist by training, with expertise in the influence of human behavior and disease characteristics on… Continue reading Week of May 10, 2020
1) Local Aid: Congressman Malinowski has been leading the calls for emergency assistance to small towns, such as the ones that almost all of us live in. Without additional aid, our teachers, police officers, firefighters, and more would be significantly hurt. Read more about his efforts and call to thank him: https://malinowski.house.gov/media/press-releases/local-leaders-across-nj-07-call-congressional-leadership-provide-emergency. 2) Senate Control:… Continue reading Week of May 3, 2020
