Join Indivisible's Week of Action to #defundhate. We will not stand by while ICE and CBP commit human rights abuses in our names and with our tax dollars. See the campaign info here: https://defundhate.indivisible.org/#lp-pom-button-220
In July, Rep. Garamendi voted to pass Mitch McConnell's unamended bill to increase funding to CBP and ICE. Now, ICE is building more detention camps. The government is trying to detain families indefinitely. They are rejecting the minimal protections that require them to treat detained children with basic decency.
Congress must fund the government by Sept. 30. Part of this is allocating funding for ICE and CBP. On Sept. 10, tell Rep. Garamendi that we cannot accept one dollar more for the cruel and unnecessary detention of immigrants who pose no threat to our communities. It is both cheaper and more humane to release them to friends and family.
Join Jewish Action NorCal, Indivisible Yolo, and local immigrant advocates to send a strong message to our Congressman.
Please note:
1) The event will be a safe, orderly, and legal one. There will be people who need to use the sidewalk to get where they are going, so we must be considerate of them and keep space for them. G is a large busy street and we need to be careful to stay out of it.
2) Bring your signs to send a message, and sign up for the next step once we are done!
1) Tues. Sept. 10th at noon: Rally to Defund Hate at Rep. Garamendi's Davis office
ACTION: To rally outside Rep. Garamendi's Davis office to demand he #DefundHate
WHEN: Tuesday, September 10th, at Noon
WHERE: Rep. Garamendi's Davis Office - G St. between 4th and 5th.
WHO: YOU and bring all of your friends!
HOW: RSVP Here if you are able to join us on Tuesday: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sirkoikMfiXq5sYv5jmWixEH1h5hbybHQ9_nF_mhKxc/edit?usp=sharing
office: M-F 9am-5pm @ 412 G Street Davis, CA 95616
In-person visits to the office are very effective!
Sample call script (your own words are best!)
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I’m calling from [CITY/ZIP CODE]. I’m calling today because I am very concerned about ICE’s plan to pull millions of dollars from other agencies to fund its detention and deportation activities.
I’m calling today to ask Congressman Garamendi to take action to oppose this “reprogramming” of Department of Homeland Security Funds. Specifically, I would like the Congressman to:
Publicly denounce DHS’s transfer and reprogramming notification.
Release the full text of the transfer and reprogramming notification, so that we know exactly where the money being transferred to ICE is coming from.
Pass a fiscal year 2020 spending bill that finally puts an end to DHS’s ability to manipulate the appropriations process to expand the immigration detention and deportation systems.
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AB 1482 will establish an annual rent cap and require landlords to provide a reason (just cause) for eviction, reducing the hardship, displacement, and homelessness harming Californians. The bill is currently in the Senate and your senator needs to know that there's widespread support for it from everyday Californians.
