EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for September 16, 2019
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for September 16, 2019! Please take our Escondido Indivisible 2019/2020 Member Survey. Thank you for your time and feedback!
- Friday, September 20, 2019: Global Climate Walkout. Millions of youth across 150 countries have been leading #FridaysforFuture school walkouts and strikes to demand a sustainable, livable future for their generation. Now, youth are calling on the rest of us to join them by standing together in a worldwide climate strike.
Climate Change
- Read-up on Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change and 'Going to the streets again': what you need to know about Friday's climate strike.
- 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 Tell your Democratic Member of Congress to support the Green New Deal and Support Green New Deal.
- In related news: read-up on County Supervisors Move Toward 'Community Choice' Energy Purchase Program and A divided County Board of Supervisors moves ahead on community choice energy.
Trump Impeachment
- Listen to The Report, Bonus Episode: The Bodybuilder, the Son and the Turkish Plot.
- Read-up to Air Force crews have lodged at Trump’s Scottish resort at least 4 times, Trump Had Deal With Scotland Airport That Sent Flight Crews to His Resort, The controversy over the Air Force’s stays at a Trump hotel, explained and Sharpiegate turns into a real scandal with Wilbur Ross’s threat to fire NOAA officials.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and ask them to support H.Res.257 to begin investigating whether Trump should be impeached. See Demand the House Open an Impeachment Inquiry, Demand your member of Congress support Rep. Tlaib's Impeachment Resolution and Impeach Trump Now.
- In related news: read-up on Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not, Brett Kavanaugh: Impeaching a Supreme Court justice, explained and The controversy over “ethnonationalism” and Trump nominee Steven Menashi.
Gun Violence
- Read-up on Gun Poll: Most Americans Want To See Congress Pass Gun Restrictions and Gun Violence Causes More Deaths In U.S. Than In Many Other Countries.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express support for legislations such as H.R.8 and S.42 which “require a background check for every firearm sale” including online and private sales. H.R.8 passed the House in March with Rep. Hunter voting no. Both Senators Feinstein and Harris are co-sponsors of S.42. See Tell Your Senator to Act to Prevent Gun Violence and Demand Congress Expand Background Checks for Gun Purchases.
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