EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for June 5, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for June 5, 2017! Escondido Indivisible is a grassroots group dedicated to affecting changes in our local community. Our website is at EscondidoIndivisible.com, and our sister group is at Escondido Indivisible on Facebook. Send us links and comments at EscondidoIndivisible50@gmail.com and @EscInd50 on Twitter. If you were forwarded this letter, you can subscribe here, and check the archive here.
A quick note: we’re still finalizing the details, but we’ll be moving the date and location of our monthly group meetings to: 4th Monday every month at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 2324 Miller Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029. Socializing starts at 6:00 PM & meeting begins at 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM. Our June meeting will still be at North Inland Live Well Center, but moving to Chalice UUC Church starting July. Apologies for all the confusions!
Events | SDC Events Calendar
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June 10, 2017, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM: Escondido Democrats Club General Mtg. at The Park Avenue Community Center (formerly Joslyn Senior Center), Auditorium Room, 210 E. Park Avenue, Ste. A, Escondido CA 92025. Guest speakers: Escondido Elementary Educators Association & the North County Immigration Task Force.
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June 11, 2017, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM: The Equality March: San Diego at Sixth Ave & Juniper St, San Diego, CA 92101.
Future Events
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June 25, 2017, 12:00 PM–1:30 PM: District 50 Congressional Candidates Forum Session 1 at Ramona Branch Library, 1275 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065.
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June 25, 2017, 2:00 PM–3:30 PM: District 50 Congressional Candidates Forum Session 2 at Ramona Branch Library, 1275 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065.
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June 26, 2017, 6:30 PM: Escondido Indivisible Group Meeting with ECOC at North Inland Live Well Center, Conference Room B, 649 West Mission. **New Date** Agenda include an introduction on Escondido politics.
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July 2, 2017, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM: Impeachment March San Diego at San Diego County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego,CA 92101.
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July 24, 2017, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM: Escondido Indivisible Group Meeting with TWW North County Inland at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 2324 Miller Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029. **New Date & Location** Socializing starts at 6:00 PM and meeting begins from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. You’re welcome to join anytime.
Monday
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Contact Mayor Abed & Escondido City Council and ask them to honor the Paris Agreement as San Diego & California have. See A California-led alliance of cities and states vows to keep the Paris climate accord intact & 187 #ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals.
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Contact Governor Brown and thank him for co-forming the United States Climate Alliance, a coalition of states committed to the Paris Agreement. Let him know that you support the Paris Agreement.
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Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to vote yes in favor of SB-49, SB-50 and SB-51, which preserve California’s environmental protections. The 3 bills passed the Senate last week and now heading to the Assembly for review.
Tuesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.Res.85, which expresses commitment of the House to support the Paris Agreement.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to co-sponsor S.Res.155, which expresses support of the Senate to work with international communities on climate change. Thank you them for their support of the Paris Agreement.
Wednesday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to vote no against H.R.10 (Financial CHOICE Act of 2017), which would repeal Dodd-Frank Act protections. The bill is most likely set for a vote on June 7, 2017. See Oppose the Wall Street-Deregulating Financial CHOICE Act (H.R.10), Dodd Frank: House Republicans to Roll Back Wall Street Rules and ‘Financial CHOICE Act 2.0’ Blasted By Retailers & Lawmakers.
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Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and let them know that you’re concerned about the ethics waivers that the White House granted to its entire senior-level advisers. See White House says it has granted 14 ethics waivers to staff, White House Details Ethics Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists and Corporate Lawyers and White House Details Ethics Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists and Corporate Lawyers.
Thursday
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Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to vote yes in favor of SB-54 which limits instances in which state and local resources are used for immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant. See California Values Act (SB 54) and 2017-55: Escondido City Resolution on CA Senate Bill 54.
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.2759, H.R.2760 and H.R.2761, which assist service members or veterans who are undocumented immigrants and may be (or have been) deported. See Service Members, Not Citizens: Meet The Veterans Who Have Been Deported & Border Report: Members of Congress Will Meet With Deported Vets
Friday
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Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to demand WH senior adviser Jared Kushner’s security clearance be revoked. As a private citizen, Kushner attempted to set-up a one-way, backchannel communication with Russian officials. On his security clearance form, he failed to disclose meetings with Russian officials, and then on his revised security clearance form, he failed to disclose further meetings with Russian officials. See The Problem With Jared Kushner and Explanations for Kushner’s meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don’t match up.
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Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to renew calls for AG Sessions’ resignation. He lied under oath and failed to disclose meetings with Russian officials on his security clearance form. See Sources: Congress investigating another possible Sessions-Kislyak meeting & First on CNN: Senators asked Comey to investigate Sessions.
Saturday & Sunday
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