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Hi, all, and happy Friday!

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the three-day weekend. One more weekday to go!

Let's make it count. I KNOW it can feel pointless. I KNOW the GOP is descending to a level of malevolence we never thought we'd see. I KNOW the impeachment trial will almost definitely not end the way it should.

Yet, faith is an ACTION. Hope is an ACTION. Patriotism is an ACTION.

So we will act, and let the short-term results be what they may. For if we act, and do not let up, the long-term results will be the ones we seek.

Call Your Senators
(find yours here)
Hi, I'm a constituent calling for a couple of reasons today:

First, the case laid out by the impeachment managers over the last few days was overwhelming, compelling and deeply disturbing. Our country was in more danger than we even realized, and frankly, it still is. We have to send a message that what Donald Trump incited will never be allowed to happen again. Not only should he be convicted and barred from ever holding office again, but he should have his post-presidential privileges stripped to the bare minimum. He's a seditionist and should be treated as such.

Second, to ensure that we start to fix the massive problems with our democracy, I want the Senator to vigorously support S. 1 and S. 51. The Senate needs to work swiftly to hold hearings on both bills, and send them to the floor for a vote.

[If Dem add:] Please tell the Senator not to let the filibuster stand in the way of passage. If Republicans don't cooperate we need to abolish the filibuster and get it done. The stakes are that high. Thanks.

Call Your House Member

(find yours here)
Hi, I'm a constituent calling for a couple of reasons today:

First, to ensure that we start to fix the massive problems with our democracy, I want the Congressmember to vigorously support H. 1 and H.R. 51. The House needs to work swiftly to hold hearings on both bills, and send them to the floor for a vote.

I also want him/her to support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. We have to repair our democracy. It's a mess, and we won't keep it if we don't fix what's wrong with it. Thanks.
Extra Credit
In addition to calling our Senators today, we can send the word CONVICT to Resistbot (50409 or find them on FB Messenger) and it'll send a letter to them encouraging them to convict.
Something else
Meet the immigration justice postcard campaign, sponsored by What's Next. This campaign involves sending 4 beautifully designed postcards every two weeks to members of the administration, each time on a slightly different immigration justice issue: (i.e., stopping detention, ending deportation, reuniting children with their families).

They will mail postcards to you. Please consider participating in the campaign by filling out this form.
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[To President Biden] [H/T]

As you have recognized, the pandemic, racial injustice, economic distress, and climate change constitute severe and intersecting crises, each grounded in systemic challenges that are far from new, but all of which are acute in this moment. Our country can emerge from these crises, and can do so stronger than before, but this requires even bolder government action than you have proposed to date.

The THRIVE Agenda must be our road map to recovery — a plan to put millions of people back to work building an economy that prioritizes climate, racial, and economic justice. The THRIVE Agenda will help us build a society that fosters justice, not crisis.

The vision of THRIVE has built broad support. By fighting for solutions that are simultaneously pro-jobs, pro-climate, and pro-equity, THRIVE has united unions, climate organizations, racial justice groups, and grassroots energy in the powerful movement of movements that we need to get policy change done. It proposes a just economic recovery plan that upholds eight pillars:

1. Create millions of good, safe jobs with access to unions
2. Build the power of workers to fight inequality
3. Invest in Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities to build power and counteract racial and gender injustice
4. Strengthen and heal the nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous nations
5. Combat environmental injustice and ensure healthy lives for all
6. Avert climate and environmental catastrophe
7. Ensure fairness for workers and communities affected by economic transitions
8. Reinvest in public institutions that enable workers and communities to thrive

It's encouraging to see that some of your actions and proposals already include components of the THRIVE Agenda. Thank you.

Now, as you prepare for the introduction of your comprehensive economic recovery proposal, I hope the entirety of the THRIVE Agenda will be included. What you propose will set the stage for our nation and future; what you prioritize will have considerable impact on what Congress passes.

Will you incorporate the entire THRIVE Agenda into the economic recovery proposal you announce in February?
OK. 
Talk Tuesday!
Jess
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