Take A Break For Legislative Action: 3 Quick Actions
March 25 is the first deadline at the MN Legislature, which means a bill must be heard in a committee to move forward. So now is a good time to tell our legislators what we want. Here are 3 new Actions to take this week - 2 on bills in the MN Legislature and one on the educators' strike in Mpls. (These Actions are from the MN-Leg Action team ; we are members). Click on the Action to get to the full instruction sheet on how to take the action - the background to the bill and issue, who to contact and what to say. If you can personalize the message, even better.
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Take A Break For Legislative Action for International Women’s Day
Thank you to everyone who joined us, Indivisible St Paul and St Croix Valley Indivisible for the online Tuesday Action Hour this week. Because Tuesday (March 8) was International Women’s Day, we spent the hour contacting policymakers about bills that would impact the lives of women, trans and nonbinary people.
In less than an hour we were able to make a difference. We’d also like in advance to thank all of you who take a minute join the effort after the fact using the instruction sheets below to make it easy for you to know who to contact and what to say. If you can personalize the message, even better, but the following will get your started:
Missing & Murdered Black Women and Girls
ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)
Free Menstrual Products in Schools
Equality Act
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Take A Break For Legislative Action On No-Knock Warrants and ERA In MN
Time to take a minute to tell the Legislators what you want. As members of MN-Leg Action, we are creating instruction sheets to make it easy for you to know who to contact and what to say. If you can personalize the message, even better, but the following will get your started:
MN-Leg Action aim to share actions every week until the end of the Legislative session.
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EVENT Mar 1: Women’s March MN Happy Hour to Prepare for International Women’s Day by Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment
Women’s March MN is partnering with ERA Minnesota (ERAMN) to host a Zoom happy hour where we can catch up, share a beverage, sign a petition and have a chance to tell your ERA story for a video campaign.
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Take a Break for Legislative Action on ERA in MN, Menstrual Products and Lead Poisoning
The best way to make sure your legislators represent you is to tell them what you want. As members of MN-Leg Action, we are creating instruction sheets to make it easy for you to know who to contact and what to say. If you can personalize the message, even better, but the following will get your started:
MN-Leg Action aim to share actions every week until the end of the Legislative session.
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Time to Caucus, MN!
Want to make sure that your progressive values are shaping lawmakers’ agendas? Get local. Attend your caucus and ensure that your elected officials advocate for the change that we need. Some caucuses are in person while others are virtual so participating depends on your district. Find out your district
And while you're there, make your voice heard! Submit a resolution on a topic you are passionate about. Here are some prefilled resolutions to get you started. Submit one or all!
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Spotlight on Democracy - Protect Voting Rights
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.
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Join or Volunteer - Day 1 for ERA!
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.
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