Tomorrow let’s march for all friends and neighbors who are being targeted and persecuted now. Please find a rally and just show up. We need to peacefully clog the streets and overwhelm the gestapo. And FORCE the press to give us attention on Trump’s grotesque anti-American shitshow.
Here’s one more for the ABC’s of yesterday. [Above.]
And then an update form our friend Laura Conwesser.
Hello everyone,
This is a difficult time to be writing one of these emails, but they are more necessary than ever. Thank you in advance for reading.
As you all know by now, this Saturday June 14 is No Kings Day. At the time of this writing, there are more than 1600 events planned: in every Congressional district in the country, as well as many cities worldwide. The one in NYC is starting at 2pm at Bryant Park and marching down Fifth Avenue to Madison Square Park at 23rd St. If you are not in the NYC area, you can find an event near you here. Although there have been scattered incidents of violence at a few demonstrations, they are very rare and caused by a handful of people. Don't let the media coverage and MAGA rhetoric fool you. The No Kings Day events will be peaceful. Please come and bring your friends and family. Experience the joy of being in a community of people with the shared purpose of stopping Trump. It is estimated that 3-5 million people attended Hands Off events on April 5. Let's make this one much bigger. ... Our good friend and genius political cartoonist Steve Brodner has generously shared some of his images for you to print at home and use for protest signs. here and here
What is happening in L.A. is completely unacceptable. Trump's authoritarianism will not stop there. Please use this tool from the ACLU to contact your members of Congress and tell them to speak up now, loudly and clearly. You can call their offices, too. House and Senate As I am writing this, word has come out that Sen. Alex Padilla was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed while trying to ask a question at Kristi Noem's press conference in L.A. He was not arrested and was released shortly afterwards. Tell your representatives to speak out about that, too.
Continuing with this topic, we need to stop the continued abuses by ICE in carrying out Trump's agenda. Although you might be justifiably skeptical about petitions, this one calling for an end to ICE and mass deportations feels important . Please sign here. Tell your Senators to eliminate the increases in the budget bill to fund these horrific ICE raids. Amnesty has a tool for that here.
In my last email, I talked about Dylan, a NYC high school student who was detained at his immigration hearing and is still being detained. We are being asked to write a letter on his behalf to Governor Hochul. I am sharing a template here.
For those of you in NY State, the legislative session is about to end. We need to get NY4All passed today. Please call State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins 518-455-2585 and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie 518-455-3791 right now. Tell them you want to see the bill passed ASAP.
Last month, Congress Member LaMonica McIver was arrested for trying to do her constitutionally mandated job of inspecting the Delaney Detention Center in Newark, NJ. She has now been indicted. Please sign this open letter calling for the charges to be dropped. here
On a related topic, Trump's travel ban will harm hundreds of millions of people. NILC (National Immigration Law Center) has a tool for asking your members of Congress to co-sponsor and pass the No Ban Act.
Although there are many more issues, like the budget bill that is currently being worked on in the Senate, I am going to limit this email to immigration related topics. You know that I will be back with more. It's just a little hard to think about anything other than the fascist moment that we are in right now.
Thank you all,
Laura