EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for June 28, 2021
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for June 28, 2021! Pick an action or two and commit yourself to doing them. As President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events
Future Events
- Sunday, July 11, 2021, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: CA 50 Coalition Phone Bank Training to register new voters via Zoom.
- Sunday, July 11, 2021, 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM: CA 50 Coalition Phone Bank to register new voters via Zoom.
Voting Rights
- Read-up on Voting rights activists on ‘Freedom Ride’ say their work will continue even after Senate Republicans block election reform bill.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and thank them for their support for H.R.1/S.1 to strengthen our democracy. Urge them to pass legislation to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. See Indivisible Democracy Guide, Indivisible Guide on H.R. 1: Strengthening Our Democracy and Support Democracy Reform with H.R. 1/S. 1.
- Contact State Senator Jones and ask him to support AB-37 to extend vote by mail to all elections in California. AB-37 passed the Assembly 59 to 16. Assemblymember Waldron voted no against extending vote by mail and making voting more accessible.
Re-Imagining Public Safety & Police Accountability
- Read-up on North County Report: Escondido's Police Budget Is Going Up and Committee Agrees To Re-Do Police Oversight Ordinance After Community Backlash.
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to support SB-2 to create a decertification process for peace officers. SB-2 passed the Senate 26-9. Senator Jones voted no to holding police accountable for misconduct or criminal conviction four times during the three hearings and on the Senate floor. See SB-2 Fact Sheet, #TeamJustice SB2 Letter Template and Police Decertification Bill Moves Forward (scroll down).
- In-Related News: read-up on San Diego City, County Team Up On Latest Homeless Initiative.
COVID-19 & Economic Inequality
- Read-up on Rental Relief Aims To Prevent Tsunami Of Evictions, But Will It Be Enough?, Youth Facing Eviction Urge State To Extend Eviction Moratorium and California eviction moratorium deal.
- Read-up on Help wanted: Labor crisis plagues US [California] restaurant industry and Pandemics have long created labor shortages. Here’s why. Note: COVID-19 caused more than 604K deaths in the U.S., 63K deaths in California, and 3.7K in San Diego County.
- Contact Representative Issa, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation such as S. 53/H.R. 603 to raise the federal minimum wage to $15. Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla are co-sponsors of S.53. See Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15.
- In-Related News: read-up on New COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Driving Some Places Back Under Lockdown And Behind Masks and Will My COVID-19 Vaccine Protect Me From Variants?
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