Actions and Resources from CBID

Actions and Resources

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It was great to see so many of you at our meeting this past Thursday! We wanted to share some of what we talked about with you. To send us your actions or events email me, Benjamin Solotaire, at bencid@gmail.com.

Resolution of Inquiry
Regarding Congressman Nadler's "Resolution of Inquiry" here are some resources to learn more and the link to his petition to sign in support. This is scheduled to go to committee Tuesday so if you can please sign up by then.
Here is the article about Tuesday's hearing:
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-conflicts-house-resolution-235288

Here is a link to his petition
http://www.jerrynadler.com/ngpform/support-my-resolution-inquiry-1

And here is a list provided by his office of Members of Congress to pressure:
Judiciary Committee Members:
Bob Goodlatte, Jason Chaffetz, Darrell Issa, Trey Gowdy, Steve Chabot, Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy

Republicans for Possible Cosponsorship:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mark Sanford, Walter Jones, Adam Kinzinger

#getorganizedbk

For those of you who haven't had a chance to get involved with #getorganizedbk you can check out their Facebook page here or at Council Member Lander's page.

This is a group for Brooklyn’s progressive individuals, activists, organizations and elected officials working hard to resist policies of injustice, corruption, and hate. This group serves as common ground for diverse Brooklynites to share events, actions and information for resisting Trump’s policies and defending our rights.

Sunset Park Latino Democrats

You can learn about the great work the Sunset Park Latino Democrats are doing at their Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/SunsetParkLatinoDemocrats/

Or follow Claudia Galicia on Twitter at @_galiciaclaudia

See the flyer below for their upcoming event. At this point they need criminal lawyers and family law experts that can help with custody questions that can stay connected to this church to provide on going help.

Fundraiser for Emerge New York

EVENT DETAILS
On International Women's Day, join us as we work to bring Emerge America to New York at a causal networking event where you'll have the chance to learn more and how to get involved. (Learn more about Emerge: http://www.emergeamerica.org/about).
Event Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM (short speaking program @ 7:15 PM)
Event Location: Fab.com Office
Address: 235 Park Avenue South, 4th Fl. New York, NY 10003
All are welcome - bring friends!

Buy tickets in advance: http://bit.ly/2m8AhVx
Find this Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/749200311909712/

In Council Member Menchaca's discussion of Sanctuary Cities he referred to an article by Tom Wong, The Effects of Sanctuary Policies on Crime and the Economy. Below is a summary and the link to the full report.

As the Trump administration begins to implement its immigration policy agenda, the issue of local assistance with federal immigration enforcement officials is back in the spotlight. So-called sanctuary jurisdictions are one focus of that debate. Sanctuary counties—as defined by this report—are counties that do not assist federal immigration enforcement officials by holding people in custody beyond their release date. Using an Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, dataset obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, the analyses in this report provide new insights about how sanctuary counties perform across a range of social and economic indicators when compared to non-sanctuary counties.

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2017/01/26/297366/the-effects-of-sanctuary-policies-on-crime-and-the-economy/