EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for March 25, 2019
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for March 24, 2019! 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 | SDC Events Calendar
- Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 2:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Applicant Interviews at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. **Agenda includes “[d]iscussion among Council, current Board members, and applicants regarding expectations and responsibilities and duties associated with membership on the Library Board of Trustees, and the role of the Library Board of Trustees in City Government.”**
Climate Change
- Read-up on The Green New Deal, explained.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and reiterate your support of the Green New Deal, H.Res.109 and S.Res.59. Note: Senator Harris is a co-sponsor of S.Res.59. See Support the Green New Deal Resolution.
- In related news: read-up on North County Residents Hear How Community Choice Energy Might Reduce Their Electric Bills.
Trump-Russia Investigation
- Read-up on Trump investigations: beyond Mueller, the president faces other legal jeopardy and Mueller indictments: everyone charged in the Russia investigation.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and ask them for the public disclosure of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. See Investigating Trump and Holding Him Accountable.
Immigration
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.6 which “provide a path to citizenship for Dreamers, and legal permanent residency to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients”. See Fight All Forms of Family Separations.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express support for S.662 which provide access for legal counsel of unaccompanied migrant children. Both Senator Feinstein and Harris are co-sponsors of S.662.
- In related news: read-up on CBP Detains US Citizen, 9, Accuses Her of Lying About Identity, Mother Says and San Diego Conference Spotlights The Separated Families You Often Don’t Hear About.
Voting Rights
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and State Senator Jones and ask them to support ACA-6 which will “ask California voters to restore the right to vote to people on parole in the 2020 ballot.” See Free the Vote for Californians on Parole (ACA 6) and Free the Vote Act (ACA 6 & AB 646).
Further News of Interests
- Read-up on A Little Action on a [Escondido] New Action Plan, More to Come.
- Read-up on Suspect of Possible Arson Attack at Escondido Mosque Leaves Note Referencing New Zealand Terrorist Attacks, Arsonist suspected of scorching Escondido mosque left note referencing deadly shootings at New Zealand mosques and Deradicalizing White People.
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