Week of March 13, 2017
ALL WEEK
- Call your Congressperson to stop ACA Repeal attempts by Trump/Ryan!
Call your MoC and say:
Will [Senator X, Rep Y] commit, publicly, to opposing any congressional action on ANY ACA repeal bill without a transparent process, including public hearings on options besides a full repeal, a public nonpartisan CBO score, concrete objectively determined estimates of how many Americans will lose coverage, and a full congressional debate? - Call your Congressperson to demand a full investigation into Trump’s ties to Russia!
Call your MoC and say:Will [Senator X or Rep Y] commit to publicly demanding Jeff Sessions’s resignation or removal, as well as a bipartisan select committee to investigate possible Republican ties to and collusion with Russia? I’d like to know whether he/she will uphold her elected duty to safeguard our nation and our democracy.
Monday, March 13
Texas Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701, USA (map)
On Monday, immigrant youth from across the State, along with faith leaders and LGBTQIA leaders from Houston, will join in solidarity to show their collective power against State legislation currently threatening their community, among those Senate Bill 4, which is due for a House hearing on March 15th. They will join in prayer and reflection at the State capitol, visit legislators and hold a media event as State legislators are set to make critical decisions that affect their lives.
9 am – Ask Your Member of Congress to Oppose H.J.Res.83
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is an important safeguard for American workers. Its regulations don’t just apply to those whose jobs require physical labor—nearly all Americans who hold jobs are protected by OSHA regulations. This joint resolution would limit OSHA’s ability to cite employers who violate workplace injury and illness requirements. Currently, when an employer violates record-keeping requirements, OSHA has up to 66 months from the time of violation to cite or impose a penalty.
However, if H.J.Res 83 passes the Senate, OSHA’s jurisdiction would be limited to six months after the records violation occurred. This joint resolution effectively decreases OSHA’s ability to hold employers in violation of records-keeping requirements from five years from the date of violation to just six months. This puts workplace safety at risk, because employers will have little incentive to keep records: it’s unlikely that an already over-extended OSHA will be able to catch infractions in this extremely short timeframe.
The House has passed H.J. Res 83, but the bill still needs to clear the Senate. Tell your Senators that you support American workers and oppose H.J.Res 83.
Tuesday, March 14
1705 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702, USA (map)
8pm – 9pm Indivisible Austin Conference Call
Wednesday, March 15
Texas Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701, USA (map)
Hi, My name is __________. As a concerned constituent of the state of Texas. I urge Representative _______ to oppose SB 4 and all companion bills – HB 611, HB 754, HB 889, and HB 1308. I care about keeping Texans safe and together, this includes my immigrant neighbors. Texas is great because of the contributions, diversity, and hard work immigrants from all over the world bring to their community. Implementing Senate Bill 4 means putting the people I deeply care for, including my (example: mom, priest, pastor, friend, son, etc) __________ in danger of being racially profiled and this will have a negative economic effect on our state. Immigrant neighbors will be afraid of being separated from their loved ones because of Senate Bill 4 and will be afraid to report a crime to local law enforcement. Senate Bill 4 goes against our values as Texans and many Texans oppose this bill, including faith, business, law enforcement leaders.
11 am Coffee Meetup with Indivisible Austin. Get a free bumper sticker!
Texas French Bread, 2900 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78705, USA (map)
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – JOLT Volunteer Orientation and Potluck
4704 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702, USA (map)
Saturday March 18
11am – 1pm District 25 Social at Black Star Coop
Black Star Co-op (map)