EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for Sept. 24, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for September 24, 2018! It’s less than 44 days until the Primary Election on November 6, 2018. Be sure to confirm that you’re registered to vote at sdvote.com. If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at registertovote.ca.gov. The deadline is October 22, 2018. If you would like to request a vote-by-mail ballot, you can mail a request application to the Registrar Of Voters.
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- Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 6:00 PM-8:30 PM: Escondido Candidate Forum at First United Methodist Church of Escondido, 341 S Kalmia St, Escondido, CA 92025. Come early to get a seat and file your questions for the candidates.
- Thursday, September 27, 2018, 4:00 PM-7:00 PM: Escondido Canvassing Thursdays Knock & Talk with CA50 Voters! at Starbucks, 121 West Lincoln Avenue, Escondido, CA 92026.
- Sunday, September 30, 2018, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM: Escondido Canvassing Thursdays Knock & Talk with CA50 Voters! at Starbucks, 121 West Lincoln Avenue, Escondido, CA 92026.
Every day is a good day to volunteer to help a candidate your support! Don’t wait!
Monday
- Read-up on Anita Hill: How to Get the Kavanaugh Hearings Right and Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from the Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s College Years, by His Yale Classmate Deborah Ramirez.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and ask them to call for the withdrawal of Justice Brett Kavanaugh from the SCOTUS nomination due to credible allegations of sexual assault. Voice your support for a FBI investigation of sexual assault allegations. See Urge Senators to Delay Kavanaugh Vote Until FBI Investigates Assault Allegations and Demand Kavanaugh Withdraw His Nomination for Supreme Court Justice.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Landmark Violence Against Women Act may expire while Congress tends to other business.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.6545 which re-authorizes the Violence Against Women Act.
Wednesday
- Read-up on Our Immigrant Story (Stories Of Immigrants In San Diego County).
- Read-up on Let Me Count the Ways: ...the quiet bureaucratic war that’s even targeting legal immigrants and Immigrants may be denied green cards if they’ve received benefits.
Thursday
- Read-up on Deported father agonizes over getting his 6-year-old daughter back and Finding homes for immigrant kids is hard. Trump’s making it harder — by arresting their relatives.
- Comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau’s proposed rule to overturn the Flores settlement and detain migrant children and their families indefinitely. Public comments end November 6, 2018.
Friday
- Read-up on Hurricane Maria: 4 ways the storm changed Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico's grim prognosis: The island may never recover from Hurricane Maria.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask for his support of H.R.6103 to create a national commission investigating into the federal response Hurricane Irma and Maria. See Investigate the Federal Response to the Puerto Rico Hurricanes.
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