Urgent Actions
- Pramila Jayapal Town Hall! Vashon High School Theater!
General Actions
General Information
- Survey – Tell Maria Cantwell what you think:
- Petition – Tell congress to ban the poisonous pesticide that EPA Chief Scott Pruitt just approved:
Vashon-Activism (get local – join a team)
- Vashon Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ):
Praise
- Call or Write Gov’s Jay Inslee, Kate Brown and Jerry Brown for their joint statement on the Clean Power Plan:
- Last week, governors along the West Coast issued a joint statement supporting the Clean Power Plan – a policy put in place by President Obama to initiate a national transition away from coal powered-electricity – in anticipation of action by President Trump that would either withdraw or rewrite the plan.
- The statement takes a stand against the president possibly weakening standards that protect air quality and reduce carbon emissions.
- “Any attacks on the Clean Power Plan would move our nation in the wrong direction and put American prosperity at risk. Climate change is one of our greatest threats, from more wildfires threatening our homes and communities to ocean acidification rocking our shellfish industry to drought hurting our farmers,” part of the statement reads. “Too much is at stake – from our health and safety to our jobs and livelihoods – for us to move backwards.”
- Jay Inslee: Office of the Governor, PO Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002 / Phone: 360-902-4111
- Kate Brown: Governor Kate Brown, State Capitol Building, 900 Court Street NE, 160, Salem, OR 97301 / Phone: (503) 378-4582
- Jerry Brown: Governor Jerry Brown, c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814 / Phone: (916) 445-2841
- Mayor Ed Murray, and others, for suing the Trump administration to preserve Sanctuary City rights:
- “Seattle will argue that an executive order by President Donald Trump violates the Constitution by trying to make local governments enforce federal immigration law.”
- Praise:
- Write or call Mayor Ed Murray: PO Box 94749, Seattle, Wa 98124-4749, Phone: 206-684-4000
- Write or call Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes: 701 5th Ave, Suite 2050, Seattle, Wa 98104-7097 / Phone: 206-684-8200
- Encourage King County to join the lawsuit: Write or call King Co Executive Dow Constantine:
- King Co Chinook Bldg, 401 5th Ave, #800, Seattle, Wa 98104 / Phone: 206-263-9600
- Pat yourself on the back – Steve Bannon removed from Principles Committee of the National Security Council!
- More to be done to oppose him, but the trend is looking good!
- Thank your Senators for stepping up for a wild Arctic Refuge!
Calendar
Election Actions
Electoral College Repeal
- No actions this week
Instant Runoff Voting
- No actions this week
Return US House and Senate to Democratic Control
- No actions this week
Climate & Environment Actions
The Environment
- Petition – no Canadian oil pipeline approvals – oil companies say “we can’t clean up the spills”:
- Petition – don’t allow Congress to sacrifice our public lands to Big Oil:
- Petition – No offshore oil drilling:
Climate Change
- No actions this week
Civil Rights Actions
Anti-Hate Actions
- No actions this week
Criminal Justice Reform
- No actions this week
Immigrations/Citizenship
- Petition – Stop Trump’s attack on Immigrants and Refugees:
Preserving Democracy & Justice
- Petition – stop the crackdown on peaceful protests:
Racial Justice & Black Lives Matter
- No actions this week
Women’s Rights
- Petitions – Defund Bill O’Reilly:
LGBTQ Rights
- No actions this week
Healthcare Actions
- Petition – Medicare for all (from Bernie Sanders):
Financial Actions
Economy/Income Inequality
- No actions this week
Get Big Money Out of Politics
- No actions this week
Gun Safety Actions
- No actions this week
Education Actions
- Petition – support free or affordable college education for all Americans:
Foreign Policy/Defense Actions
- Petition – Secretary of Defense James Mattis publicly explain Donald Trump’s war plans in the Middle East to the American public: (Hmmm – looks like the Win Without War team has good anticipation – this petition came out a few days before the Syria cruise missile strike)
- The expected response “we don’t communicate our intentions to the enemy” is not an acceptable!
- http://action.winwithoutwar.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/
- Petition – Remove Nunes from the House Intelligence Committee / Appoint a special prosecutor (this is now a national defense issue – this step has also occurred! Congratulations!):
Miscellaneous Actions
- No actions this week
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