What can you do? A lot in 2020!
Call Congress Everyday:
-If you can't make a vigil or protest, you can call your senators right now.
Here's where to call:
-Call the congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121 to lobby for medicare for all and aid packages for victims of the coronavirus epidemic. We will not tolerate more tax cuts to the rich while people die from privatized medical facilities that cannot meet the needs of the American public.
-Ask your congressional leaders why there is money for war but not for doctors and nurses to get the protective equipment they need to save their lives!
-Support the UN resolution of no first strike with US (tax payer funded) nuclear weapons.
-Protest a 1 trillion dollar military budget to fund wars for oil and militarization to suppress Democracy around the world.
Call Congress Everyday:
-If you can't make a vigil or protest, you can call your senators right now.
Here's where to call:
- Sen. Casey - (202) 224-6324
- Sen. Toomey - (202) 224-4254
-Call the congressional switchboard at 202-224-3121 to lobby for medicare for all and aid packages for victims of the coronavirus epidemic. We will not tolerate more tax cuts to the rich while people die from privatized medical facilities that cannot meet the needs of the American public.
-Ask your congressional leaders why there is money for war but not for doctors and nurses to get the protective equipment they need to save their lives!
-Support the UN resolution of no first strike with US (tax payer funded) nuclear weapons.
-Protest a 1 trillion dollar military budget to fund wars for oil and militarization to suppress Democracy around the world.
Join or start your own Get Out the Vote 2020 group:
We have only months until the most important election in many of our lifetimes! If you would like to spend a few hours a week writing post cards and connecting in a common cause, please join a Get Out the Vote group. Statistics show that sending hand written post cards is three times more effective than machine printed reminders and increases the likelihood of candidate success between 3-9 percentage points. Plus, its a great way to meet your neighbors! Please email us if you need help finding a group (over zoom) to join.
Grannies and friends wanting to register voters are also encouraged to contact PICC (Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition), which holds induction for new citizens on Fridays at 12 and 3 pm, at the Immigration building at 41st and Powelton.
Resist! Take to the streets:
Keep an eye on our events page for upcoming protests and join in. GPBP pass out leaflets, lead chants and song, and speak at local rallies and events. Please join us and let us know if you need help with planning any event! Resist and persist!
Call Congress!
Stop a New Nuclear Arms Race - Extend New START!
There is only one treaty keeping the U.S and Russia from increasing their nuclear arsenals, and we need your help to save it. The last major nuclear arms control agreement that remains between the United States and Russia is the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a.k.a. New START. On February 5, 2021—less than a year away—this treaty is scheduled to expire, unless we act now. The treaty establishes limits on weapons and warheads and also establishes verification systems that have provided the United States with valuable insights into Russian strategic nuclear forces that would be difficult or impossible to get without the treaty. A 2018 State Department report noted that "without the data exchanges and access through on-site inspections to Russian facilities, the overall effect would be a decrease in our knowledge of Russian strategic nuclear forces." Without this treaty, the two countries would enter into an unpredictable relationship not seen since the Cold War. Congress must act to help save this treaty and maintain common ground between the United States and Russia. Fortunately, Representative Elliot Engel (D-NY) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at saving New START: H.R. 2529, "the Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces." The legislation establishes the sense of Congress that the United States should seek to extend the New START Treaty from its initial termination, "unless the President determines and informs the appropriate congressional committees that Russia is in material breach of the Treaty; or The United States and Russia have entered into a new arms control agreement to replace the Treaty that provides equal or greater constraints, transparency, and verification measures with regard to Russia's nuclear forces." Since the vote is expected soon, NOW is the time to tell your representative to support H.R. 2529. Take action today and make your voice heard! Click here to send an email message, or if you'd prefer, pick up the phone and use the U.S. Capitol Switchboard to CALL your U.S. Representative: 202-224-3121
Nancy Beck as former chemical industry executive spent millions to lobby against regulations that affect the chemical industry. She worked to make it easier for the industry to add chemicals to our environment. Please click on the URL to ask your Senators to prevent Trump's nomination of this person. We can’t let this happen. Take action today, and demand your Senators oppose President Trump’s nomination of Nancy Beck. http://email.edf.org/q/1233k51Di601E8RSig29/wv
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