PETITIONS and Calls (April/May 2021) - What will you do this week to save Democracy?

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Tell President Biden and Congress: It's time to create a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants! https://www.afsc.org/action/tell-president-biden-and-congress-its-time-to-create-roadmap-to-citizenship-all-immigrants

Tell Congress: Invest in communities, not policing! https://www.afsc.org/action/tell-congress-invest-communities-not-policing

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Find Bills you care about and tell your reps how you want them to vote at ISSUE VOTER: https://issuevoter.org/bills/

LWV-NJ Nonpartisan Text & Phone Banking Opportunities for the June Primary Election
Sign Up Today: buff.ly/3syvoH9

President Biden is right: We need gun safety legislation now. Send a message to your U.S. senators telling them to take action on background checks.  https://act.everytown.org/sign/Senate_background_checks_2021/

Do you support statehood for Washington D.C.? - PETITION

NJ Youth Demand that NJ Governor Murphy Integrate the State's Public School - PETITION

Phone Banking Opportunity - Let's End the Filibuster!
in partnership with Indivisible National Mondays, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET - RSVP

Text Banking Opportunity - Texting for Pennsylvania and Virginia in partnership with Environmental Voter Project
Wednesday, April 28th, 2pm PT/5pm ET - RSVP
Friday, April 30th, 2pm PT/5pm ET - RSVP
Monday, May 3rd, 2pm PT/5pm ET - RSVP

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SIGN to Support Paid Leave for All! Organized by Moms Rising
Paid leave is the key to our long-term health, stability, and prosperity. Paid leave saves jobs. Paid leave saves lives. We can and we must pass it now.

Congress: Hands off Social Security! https://action.aarp.org/secure/social-security-trust-act
“Remind Congress today: Social Security is hard earned, it’s supported overwhelmingly across age and party lines, and it’s the largest source of retirement income for most Americans.” ~AARP

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Take Action Now! Contact Your Senators

The For the People Act is the boldest democracy reform bill taken up by Congress in over a generation. It is the fix to our splintered political system. Send an email to your Senator with one click!  https://p2a.co/1ZCIL8y

Tell MVC: "I support the affidavit option for driver's licenses for all in NJ!" https://www.letsdrivenj.org/adoptaffidavit 

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Over 450,000 members of New Jersey’s immigrant community will benefit from the Motor Vehicle Commission’s proposed amendment to their regulations to implement the driver’s licenses law that expanded access to licenses to all New Jerseyans, regardless of their immigration status.  Show the MVC, that you support this proposed amendment by submitting a public comment. We have until April 17th to submit our comments of support.

Call Now: Tell Your U.S. Senator to Pass Background Check Legislation
https://act.everytown.org/call/Senate_2021_background_checks_call/

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Tell Congress: Cut Military Spending And Invest In Our Communities! AFSC

As people across the U.S. continue to struggle in this pandemic, it's critical that Congress fund health care and other priorities that meet the real needs of our communities—instead of wasting our taxpayer dollars on more weapons and war. With the Biden administration soon to propose its budget for this year, tell Congress: Cut military spending and invest in our communities!  

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Support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/support-black-maternal-health-momnibus-act

Want to ensure every child in New Jersey has health insurance? Join us in urging the Legislature to pass S876/A4387 without delay. Sign petition: https://p2a.co/vssBDqr

Susan Meltsner