Action Alerts: Midweek Edition
More Opportunities for Activism
Welcome to our April 29 Midweek Edition of Action Alerts!
By Abbi Lichtenstein
In this edition, you’ll find ways to take action this week to resist the Trump administration’s unlawful attacks against our government, and to help protect our democracy.
Rallies
Fight Against Fascism is organizing a Rally Against Fascism, Honoring and Preserving Our Military History, April 30, 11–4 PM ET at the National Mall, Washington, D.C. Find more information here.
Indivisible and coalition partners are organizing May Day National Day of Action on May 1. Join different events near you from peaceful assemblies to workers demanding a country that puts our families over billionaires, public education over private profits, health care over hedge funds, and more!
On May 1, Law Day of Action is organizing a National Day of Action for lawyers, bar associations, and the public to stand up for the rule of law. Find an event near you here.
Join these May Day events and rallies at the National Mall in Washington D.C., starting May 1 through the summer.
Support Veterans Reinstate Oath to Constitution Rally on May 25, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
Find a list and maps of protests nationwide, which corporations to boycott, volunteer opportunities to stop the SAVE Act, and much more! You can also find a rally near you here.
Action Network is organizing Tesla Takedown protests every week. Find a protest near you here.
Call your Representative
Republicans want to slash Medicaid, SNAP, early education, and other vital programs that working families rely on all to pay for tax cuts to billionaires like Elon Musk. They would do this with a process known as budget reconciliation which would allow this bill to pass with Republican votes only. Call your Republican rep now and tell them you do NOT want to pay for billionaires’ tax breaks and to keep these vital programs that are needed for us to survive! Fill out this form with your address and you’ll be connected with your Republican representative.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who escaped threats of violence from gang members in El Salvador, was living in Maryland with his wife and kids. A few years back, an immigration judge granted him protection from deportation. But over a month ago, he was taken by ICE agents under the Trump administration and deported to a prison in El Salvador without due process—including being denied a fair and impartial hearing or trial to determine whether he was guilty of any gang-related activity. Immigration officials admitted it was an “administrative error” but refused to bring him back. Sadly, Kilmar isn’t the only immigrant kidnapped by the administration without receiving due process of the law.
Send an email to your members of Congress and demand that they do everything they can to end these unconstitutional disappearances and bring Kilmar and others back home.
From Jessica Craven, Chop Wood Carry Water, April 25 edition, Boycott products made in El Salvador.
Such products include clothing, mattresses, food and more, so check tags and packages and avoid buying those marked “Made in El Salvador.” Companies that manufacture in El Salvador include Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Diana, Capri, Indufoam, Bon Appetit, and many more. See her newsletter to contact these corporations and voice your dismay at their silence. A script is included (she has other action items you can take as well).
Note: Also boycott AVELO airlines who are assisting ICE by flying immigrants in shackles to El Salvador.
ActBlue has successfully supported Democratic campaigns and causes. Trump is going after ActBlue by demanding the DOJ to investigate it in order to knee cap its efforts. 5calls.org makes it easy for you to contact your members of Congress and demand that they speak out to stop the weaponization of the DOJ and end the unfounded attack on ActBlue. Script is provided.
Webinars
Join us for this live event on April 29 at 7 PM ET with Ari Berman, for The Fight for Our Democracy with the Workers Circle and Partners. Ari Berman, voting rights expert and award winning journalist, will discuss the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, the huge increase in grassroots opposition, attacks on democratic institutions, civil society, and more. DemCast is one of the sponsors for this important and worthwhile event. Please register here.
Promote the Vote PA is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 7, at 7 PM ET for a special virtual presentation on "Why The Courts Matter- Pennsylvania" with Kadida Kenner, founding CEO of New Pennsylvania Project. This incredible advocacy campaign, created by Ms. Kenner, seeks to protect the independence of our state and federal courts and educate the electorate about their importance. Sign up here.
Phone Banks/Canvassing Opportunities
Join Promote the Vote PA on various dates to make calls for the 2025 Municipal Primary Elections and help Democrats win in these elections. Sign up here.
Please join a virtual phone bank for Democrats to call North Carolina voters on various dates. It’s an opportunity to build power for the Democrats so we can flip North Carolina blue! Sign up here.
Canvass for Democrats and talk with voters in North Carolina in various counties. This is also a great opportunity to help flip North Carolina blue!
The SAVE Act, A GOP-backed bill would make voter registration significantly more difficult for married women, transgender individuals, seniors, people with disabilities, and minorities. The legislation is aimed at addressing the largely unsubstantiated issue of non-citizen voting. While the bill has already passed in the House, it could still be blocked in the Senate if Democratic members remain united.
Common Cause will be hosting phone banks every Tuesday and Thursday from 6–8 PM ET to call swing state voters and encourage them to urge their legislators to oppose this bill. Volunteers will have the opportunity to patch voters directly through to their lawmakers, allowing them to express their outrage and advocate against the legislation. Training will be provided at the start of each shift. Sign up here.
Events
Join the Resistance Lab Organizing and Training with Representative Pramila Jayapal on June 1, 2025, at 11:30 AM PT. Sign up here.
Featured image: Oakland County Democratic Party
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