Remain current on situations requiring your immediate action. Links and resources are included.
Whether you could make it or not, here are two very quick things to do NOW to ensure our elected officials keep fighting to defend democracy and to protect voting rights for ALL.
Federal level action (only takes 2 minutes) to ask Senators Smith and Klobuchar to continue to fight for voter rights
State level action (again takes 2 minutes) to tell state senators and representations to protect our voter rights
January 31st is the first day of our 2022 Minnesota state legislative session. We are pleased to join ERA Minnesota in hosting ERA Rally @ the Capitol, where ERA bill authors and supporters will speak in the Capitol rotunda on why the ERA is foundational to providing equality for all. Please join the rally and stay to advocate for equality by meeting with their legislators. We will be following all recommended Covid safety protocols.
Read MoreThen, on Friday, the Supreme Court left in place the extreme Texan anti-abortion law, SB8, (bans abortions after six weeks and establishes vigilante citizens to enforce it), while allowing very narrow challenges to it to proceed. SB8 has now been in place in Texas for over 100 days, denying healthcare to thousands of people who want and need it.
So, what can we do? Contact your senator! Find your senators’ contact details; see if your senator is already a co-sponsor.
Read MoreWe are pleased to join ERA Minnesota in hosting ERA Rally @ the Capitol on January 31, 2021, where ERA bill authors and supporters will speak in the Capitol rotunda on why the ERA is foundational to providing equality for all persons.
Read MoreDecember 14th marks the one-year anniversary of the first large scale arrest from nonviolent direct action against the Line 3 Pipeline. To recognize the event, MN350, Rainforest Action Network, Honor the Earth and others are holding a national Stop Line 3 Day of Action.
We support the Stop Line 3 for many reasons. First, the damage being done to the Earth will irreparably hurt our lives and the lives for generations to come. Second, the Water Protectors and Grandmothers who lead this effort are Indigenous women we support them.
Read MoreImagine if each of us took one or two more actions to remind policymakers that while the minority is loud, the majority of US residents overwhelmingly support reproductive freedom. Let us continue to be louder!
7 Actions to take NOW to support Reproductive Rights…
Read MoreThere’s still time to join us tonight (Jul 20) at 6pm or use the information below to act in your own time.
With the Session ended we’re going with a mix of state and federal actions:
Read MoreThanks to folks who attended Time to Act tonight in real time. There’s still time to use the information below to act in your own time. All three actions are important and time sensitive:
· Stop Line 3 before construction over the Mississippi starts tomorrow
· Show your support for Congress passing S.1, the For the People Act
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