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“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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What you can do +

★ Have phone numbers ready

Put numbers for your Senators, Congressperson, and State Reps in your phone. Look them up here

★ Find your people

Talk to people in your group about forming an Action Team. Find a group, or form your own. Find groups in VA

ACTIONS

Please take a few minutes for these actions. When you make a call or email, identify yourself and your state and clearly explain your ask in your own words.

Vote NO on S.5

Stop our Senators from enabling Trump’s cruel mass deportation plan.

Soon the Senate will vote on the Laken Riley Act, S.5, a bill that:

➜ Inflames bigotry toward Latino migrants (with its very name).
➜ Gives Homeland Security tools to detain people without due process.
➜ Will bring terror to our communities and tear families apart.
This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to arrest and detain (without access to bail) undocumented people charged with (not convicted of) non-violent crimes as small as shoplifting. (With no statute of limitations)

It will encourage racial profiling — harming Black, brown, Asian, and immigrant communities, undermining justice, and stripping away basic rights like due process.

➜ Contact Senators
Mark Warner (202) 224-2023 EMAIL
Tim Kaine (202) 456-1111 EMAIL
-Email staff members
-Contact info for other Senators
-Email your Senators + Congress via form

This bill passed the US HOUSE 1/14/2025 [All VA Dems voted NO]

Tell your US Senators to OPPOSE S.9

Stop Wasting Time Attacking Trans Student Athletes!

Just another attempt to drum up bigotry against a group of people.

School sports are supposed to be about building healthy habits, having fun, and learning how to be part of a team. Transgender students deserve the same chances as other students.

Instead, how about expanding the opportunities for ALL girls to play sports?!
➜ Send note (Human Rights Campaign)
➜ Read more

Protect Voting Rights

Tell your US Rep. to vote NO on the SAVE Act.

The SAVE Act is a voter suppression bill.

The bill requires voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship at the time of registration, but citizenship is hard to prove. Experience with a similar bill in Arizona has shown that American citizens end up being blocked from voting.

➜ Citizenship is already a requirement to vote, but hard to prove.
➜Nearly 21 million voting-age US citizens do not have a current driver's license.
Another 28.6 million have a license, but it does not have both their current address & current name. (Required by this law)

➜Contact Congressional Reps
Find contact info (Right side of page)

➜Read more
Article: Five Things to Know About the SAVE Act
Report: Who Lacks ID in America Today? (PDF)
The bill: H.R. 8281