Today's big news is that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from any investigation into Russia's interference with the 2016 presidential election. Yesterday, the news broke that Sessions met with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. twice last year, but he did not disclose these meetings during his confirmation hearing. Many Democrats in Congress are now calling for Sessions to resign as Attorney General due to the fact that he lied under oath on the Senate floor. Here's how you can help ensure that Sessions steps down and an independent commission is formed to investigate 45's ties to Russia.
Phone Calls
Sessions Should Resign: Use the information and tools at the following links to call your members of Congress (MoC) and ask them to publicly state that Sessions should resign.
- From #FightTrump: https://www.fighttrump.co/actions/2017/3/2/fighttrump-this-week-call-on-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-to-resign
- From Color of Change: https://act.colorofchange.org/call/call-senators-investigate-trump/
- From the Free Press Action Fund: http://act.freepress.net/call/trump_sessions_resign/
- From The Loyal Opposition: https://www.theloyalopposition.net/daily-ctas/daily-call-to-action-march-2nd-2017/
Independent Commission: Use the form and information at the following link to call your senators and demand an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate 45's ties to Russia.
- From Stand Up America: http://act.standupamerica.com/page/content/Sessions-Investigation/
Fax/Email/Snail Mail
Use the links below to fax, email, or write a letter to your MoC and tell them to demand that Sessions resign.
Use the links below to fax, email, or write a letter to your MoC and tell them to demand that Sessions resign.
- Find your MoC's contact information here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members
- Send a free fax with FaxZero here: https://faxzero.com/
- Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGXyFF8pw8grrG0P9ogYYG1wQUzGzT4SFJJJ8bH_hzQ/
Sessions Should Resign: Sign the following petitions demanding that Sessions resign.
- From Common Cause:
https://secure2.convio.net/comcau/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app262a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=2015 - From VoteVets.org: http://action.votevets.org/page/s/sessions-resign
- From Senator Kamala Harris: http://go.kamalaharris.org/page/s/sessions
- From Senator Chris Murphy: http://action.chrismurphy.com/page/s/sessions-resign
- From Senator Claire McCaskill: http://petitions.signforgood.com/cmc_sessions_resign
- From the Democratic National Committee: http://my.democrats.org/page/s/resign-jeff-sessions
- From NARAL Pro-Choice America:
http://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/sign/170302_sessionsresign/ - From Democracy for America:
http://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/sessions_must_resign/ - From CREDO Action: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/sessions_resign
- From the Working Families Party: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/add-your-name-jeff-sessions-must-resign-2
- From People for the American Way:
https://secure.pfaw.org/site/SPageNavigator/action.html;jsessionid=00000000.app314b?survey_id=11842
Independent Commission: Sign the following petitions calling for an independent commission to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
- From SierraRise: https://www.addup.org/campaigns/investigate-russias-electoral-interference/petition/investigate-russias-electoral-interference
- From Senator Dick Durbin: http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/sessions-russia
Upcoming Events
- March 4th - Refugee Know Your Rights Webinar: On Saturday, March 4th, at 1pm ET/10am PT, Refugee Center Online is hosting a webinar for refugees and their advocates to provide background on 45's executive order and teach ways that refugees can defend themselves from discrimination. Register for the webinar here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AqkCK_LIJTlu0arHA_BC2hhrWTlWTxjmjACR-sx4Wkw/viewform - March 3rd-5th - Swing Left House Parties: From March 3rd through March 5th, Swing Left members are hosting house parties all over the country to discuss the first steps to flip the House in 2018. Find an event near you here: https://swingleft.org/house-parties
- March 6th - Women in Politics Webinar: On Monday, March 6th, at 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT, Ignite, an organization that encourages young women to run for office, is hosting a webinar called "Women in Politics: Barriers and Opportunities." Register for the webinar here:
https://ignitenational.clickmeeting.com/women-in-politics-barriers-opportunities/register - March 9th - DFA Night School: On Thursday, March 9th at 8pm ET/5pm PT, Democracy for America is hosting online training to help progressives interested in running for office learn how to build winning, people-powered campaigns. Register for the training here:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3927538378794788097 - Webinar Recording: If you missed Reproaction's Act and Learn Webinar on Tuesday night, you can watch a recording of it here: http://reproaction.org/2017/02/21/reproaction-act-and-learn-webinar-228-access-to-water-is-a-reproductive-justice-issue/
Immigration
45 is reportedly announcing a new Muslim ban any day now. Meanwhile, ICE is still detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants all over the country, and travelers are still being hassled at airports. Here's how you can help support immigrants and refugees in your community and across the nation.
- Share information. Refugee Center Online has created a "Know Your Rights for Refugees" page full of helpful information available in multiple languages. Share the following link with your friends and family on social media, or through text or email:
https://therefugeecenter.org/know-rights-refugee-united-states/ - Sign a petition. ICE agents detained 22-year-old DACA beneficiary, Daniela "Dany" Vargas, just hours after she spoke about her fear of deportation at a press conference in Mississippi. She has lived in the U.S. since she was seven years old. Sign this petition to tell ICE to release Dany now: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/release-daca-recipient-daniela-now-freedany
Special Elections
Help get 45-friendly Republican MoC out of office sooner than 2018 by supporting Democratic candidates in these upcoming special elections.
- Georgia - Jon Ossoff: The special election for Georgia's Sixth Congressional District will take place on April 18th. Democratic candidate, Jon Ossoff, is conducting a canvass training at his office in Marietta on March 4th at 9am, and another at his Chamblee office at 12pm. If you live in the area and would like to volunteer, sign up here: https://electjon.com/volunteer/
- Kansas - James Thompson: The special election for Kansas's Fourth Congressional District will take place on April 11th. If you live in the area, you can volunteer to host a house party, stuff envelopes, or knock on doors here: http://www.votejamesthompson.com/volunteer
If you're not in Kansas, you can make canvass calls for Thompson from anywhere using the online phone bank tool here: http://www.votejamesthompson.com/phonebank
Miscellaneous
- Healthcare - Affordable Care Act: Today, Republicans in the House announced their plan to repeal and "replace" the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but they only let Republicans see it (?!). Sign this petition to tell them to release their secret plan: https://www.ofa.us/release-the-secret-plan/
- 45's Nominees - Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court: If your state has a Democratic senator, use this form and script to call them and tell them to join Sen. Merkley's filibuster to block Gorsuch: https://act.credoaction.com/call/SCOTUS_Dems
- The Environment - Public Lands: Use this form to email your senators and tell them to oppose attacks on the Bureau of Land Management's Methane Rule:
https://secure3.convio.net/lcv/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app303b?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3758 - The Media - White House Correspondents' Dinner: 45 recently announced that he won't attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Sign this petition to ask all former U.S. presidents to attend the Dinner to show their support for the press:
https://www.change.org/p/invite-all-former-u-s-presidents-to-white-house-correspondents-dinner-to-support-press - 45's Advisory Council - Disney: Use this form to email Disney CEO Bob Iger and tell him to resign from 45's advisory council:
https://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app360b?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2071 - Antisemitic Attacks - I Am Jewish Too: The organizer of the "Today I Am a Muslim Too" rally in Times Square last month has called on everyone to join the I Am Jewish Too campaign to stand in solidarity with Jewish Americans. To join, make a sign with the hashtag #IAmJewishToo and take a selfie holding it. Then email the selfie to adriana@oakdigitalagency.com. Feel free to also share your selfie on social media using the hashtag.
- International Women's Day Billboard: For International Women's Day on March 8th, women around the country will join a massive strike to oppose 45's agenda. Ultraviolet is planning to drive a truck with a huge billboard around the White House displaying the names of people who are standing with the strike. Add your name to the billboard here:
https://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/womens_strike/ - Corporate-friendly Bills: 45 and his allies are trying to sneak a trio of anti-science, anti-democratic, and pro-Wall Street bills through Congress to appease corporate interests. Sign this petition to tell the Senate to block these bills:
http://petitions.signforgood.com/CorporatePowerGrab - iHeartRadio Awards: This Sunday, iHeartRadio is holding its annual awards show, and they're presenting an award to right-wing radio host Michael Berry, who has mocked victims of gun violence, demonized Muslims, and referred to Black people as "animals" on more than one occasion. Sign this petition to tell iHeartRadio to rescind Berry's award:
https://act.mpowerchange.org/sign/iheartradio-michael-berry/
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