Organizing Jax for Progress
FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Thursday, June 7, 2018
PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS OF LGBTQ CITIZENS
Submitted by Jean Sealey
CALL OR RESISTBOT: Contact your representatives in Congress
FEDERAL CALL TO ACTION: Monday, June 4, 2018
OPPOSE RON MORTENSEN APPOINTMENT
Submitted by Jean Sealey
CALL OR RESISTBOT: Contact your representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives to tell them to oppose the appointment of Ron Mortensen, a hardliner on immigration and founder of an anti-immigrant group in Utah, as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. His appointment would endanger the lives of hundreds of people seeking re…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Friday, June 1, 2018
Submitted by Margaret Petty
SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO CHECK TRUMP’S ZTE DEAL
On May 10th, an Indonesia developer secured a $500 million loan from the Chinese government to build a resort called Lido City, which will include Trump-branded hotels, a golf course and residences. Within 72 hours, Trump announced via tweet that he plans to remove sanctions on the Chinese telecom company ZTE. Sanctions were applied in 2017 after ZTE admitted …
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Submitted by: Margaret Petty
CALL or RESISTBOT:
BLOCK COAL LOBBYIST ANDREW WHEELER FROM #2 ROLE AT EPA – VOTE THURSDSAY
A final Senate vote on Wheeler’s nomination is expected on Thursday, April 12th.
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Submitted by: Margaret Petty
CALL or RESISTBOT:
PROTECT MUELLER AND THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION
Trump is again publicly playing with the idea of firing Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor leading the independent investigation into Russia’s election interference and potential ties to the Trump campaign, possible obstruction of justice, and related financial malfeasance. After it was recently reported Mueller subpoenaed the Trump O…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Monday, April 9, 2018
Submitted by: Margaret Petty
CALL or RESISTBOT: DEMAND ACTION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE
The United States has more guns per capita than any other peer nation; Americans constitute about 4% of the world’s population but own 42% of all civilian firearms. On average, there is a mass shooting almost every day of the year in the United States, and the nation has far higher rates of gun homicides than any other developed nation. Firearm suicides in the US are also dismally common, with suicides actually comprising the majority of gun-related deaths. However, thanks to continued lobbying by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Congress has repeatedly failed to take meaningful action and curb gun violence.
Gun violence prevention experts have recommended a number of policy approaches to reduce gun violence:
— Congress can close legal loopholes that allow people to buy guns without background checks from private sellers, websites, or gun shows. A move that over 80% of gun owners support.
— Congress can institute universal background checks for both gun and ammo purchasers and require gun licenses, all measures supported by the vast majority of Americans.
— Congress can adequately fund community-based interventions such as the nearly 20-year-old Ceasefire program, an underfunded effort that has helped to reduce gun violence in cities through education and public health crisis strategies.
— Congress can reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, or pass new legislation banning the purchase of high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons.
America’s disproportionately high rates of gun-related deaths are both tragic and shameful. Congress can save lives by passing common-sense legislation to reduce gun violence.
RESISTBOT:
Text the word “resist” to 504-09. Follow the prompts to send your Members of Congress a fax. It’s easy. You enter your zip code and you are directed to your representatives.
FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
NEFL MoC NUMBERS:
Rep. Ted Yoho
DC:202-225-5744
Orange Park: 904-276-9626
Rep. John Rutherford
DC 202-225-2501
Jacksonville 904-831-5205
Rep. Ron DeSantis
DC 202-225-2706
Palm Coast 386-302-0471
Rep. Al Lawson
DC 202-225-0123
Jacksonville: 904-354-1652
Sen Marco Rubio
DC 202-224-3041
JAX – 904-354-4300
Sen Bill Nelson
DC – 202-224-5274
JAX – 904-346-4500
Your script:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY], [ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REPRESENTATIVE NAME] take action to reduce the epidemic of gun violence in the United States by…
[CHOOSE 1-3 POLICIES BELOW]
* Closing the loophole that lets people buy guns at shows and through private sellers without background checks
* Instituting universal background checks for ammo and gun buyers, a measure 80% of gun owners support
* Funding evidence-based community antiviolence programs, like Ceasefire, which have been shown to reduce shootings
* Reinstating a federal ban on the purchase of high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons, which is supported by at least 65% of Americans.
Thank you for your time and attention.
[IF LEAVING A VOICEMAIL: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied]
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: April 6, 2018
By Nancy Levine
CALL OR RESISTBOT: PREVENT EXPANSION OF SINCLAIR BROADCASTING
Update (4/2/18): Sinclair’s terrifying grip on local media is in the spotlight again. The company forced news anchors across the nation to read a ludicrous statement about the “irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.” Meanwhile, Sinclair Media has stepped up pressure on the FCC to approve their merger by submitting a third application to the FC…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Thursday, April 5th, 2018
By Nancy Levine
CALL OR RESISTBOT: DEMAND THAT THE EPA PROTECT CLEAN AIR CAR EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
Any time now, the EPA under Scott Pruitt’s lead is expected to announce significantly weakened standards for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy for automobiles. While he is expected to frame this as reducing a regulatory burden on manufacturers, the result would be extremely environmentally costly – significantly more gasoli…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: April 4th, 2018
By Nancy Levine
CALL OR RESISTBOT: DEMAND SCOTT PRUITT RESIGN AS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR.
Scott Pruitt, the climate change-denying Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has repeatedly demonstrated that he cannot be trusted with management of the EPA or taxpayer dollars. In his first year at the EPA, Pruitt spent more than $163,000 in taxpayer dollars on first class and military travel and order…
FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: Demand the census count our LGBTQ+ population.
By Nancy Levine
The once-a-decade United States Census provides policymakers with essential information about the demographic makeup of our nation. Census counts inform everything from allocation of federal funding to states to enforcement of anti-discrimination laws like the Fair Housing Act. Additionally, public health and social science researchers use census data…
