Action Alerts: Midweek Edition

More Opportunities for Activism

Welcome to our July 22 Midweek Edition of Action Alerts!

By Abbi Lichtenstein

Let’s keep the momentum going from the John Lewis National Day of Action and help fight the Trump regime. Please take one or more of these actions to help protect and strengthen our democracy.

“You must be able and prepared to give until you cannot give any more. We must use our time and our space on this little planet that we call Earth to make a lasting contribution, to leave it a little better than we found it, and now that need is greater than ever before.” — Rep. John Lewis

Contact Congress/Attorneys General/Governors/State Legislators

1. On July 22, Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers from across the country will head to Capitol Hill for their annual Lobby Day. They are attending more than 400 face-to-face meetings with members of Congress and their staff to push for strong climate and clean energy legislation. Call Congress TODAY at 202-224-3121 and tell them: "We stand with climate advocates."

2. Contact all senators to vote against Emil Bove as justice for the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He has directed the DOJ to ignore court rulings, ordered prosecutors to drop charges against NYC Mayor, Eric Adams, and led a purge of career officials at DOJ and the FBI. The Senate Judiciary Committee already pushed him through and now it goes to the full senate for a vote. It’s not too late to contact your Senators here:
   
   By phone: (202) 224-3121

   By email: Congress.gov

   By U.S. mail: Senators

   By fax: Senators
   

3. Millions of families across the country are receiving notices from their school district that they will have to cut funding for many programs that provide academic enrichment, support for English language learners, and professional development to educators because the Trump administration refuses to release $6.8 billion in funding that was already allocated to public education. These funds were supposed to be released on July 1 of this year. Tell your members of Congress to demand the Trump regime release the $6.8 million it owes to school districts. Click here to contact them.

3. The Department of the Interior has proposed an 83% cut to Tribal college funding. If Congress signs off, over $100 million will vanish, destroying institutions that provide higher education and cultural lifelines to Native communities. To learn more and to write a letter to your Member of Congress demanding they not cut 83% to Tribal colleges, click here.

4. From the ACLU — DOGE is feeding our data to unvetted AI to surveil us and consolidating our data, putting us at massive risk of cyberattacks and misuse. It's a major violation of our privacy. Send a message here to your MoC and demand they stop DOGE from invading our privacy.

5. Alligator Alcatraz is an immigration detention facility built on swamp land that flooded soon after construction. Conditions inside are inhumane: immigrants are fed only once a day — and that food is often infested with maggots. The lights are kept on 24/7, there is no access to bathing, and extreme overcrowding worsens the suffering. To make matters worse, some Republican officials are profiting from this abuse by selling merchandise at the expense of detainees’ dignity. This is unacceptable. To learn more about the ongoing abuse and to take action by telling your member of Congress to shut down Alligator Alcatraz click here.

6. USDA wants states to hand over food stamp data to validate the accuracy of eligibility, determination and strengthen SNAP and government program integrity. If you have concerns that this may be an overreach that threatens the privacy and dignity of people who rely on food assistance, please comment here by July 23, 11:59 PM ET. For more information click here.

7. Contact your Republican members of Congress and tell them you will hold them accountable for slashing Medicaid and SNAP! Contact information is here.

8. After the devastating floods in Texas, which left people, including children, dead or missing — due in part to weakened warning systems caused by Trump-era cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service — we must take action now. Use 5calls.org to urge your members of Congress (MoC) to fund U.S. Weather Prediction and Climate Science so future lives can be saved. Click here to contact your MoC. You can also use 5calls.org to contact your reps about other issues you want them to vote on. Scripts are included.

9. Save the Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program created in 1987 to support people facing housing discrimination, educate about the nation’s fair housing laws, and cure the harmful effects of housing discrimination. Trump has terminated 78 grants to local fair housing organizations and the next budget will eliminate the program entirely. Please call your members of Congress (MoC), 202-224-3121, and demand that they preserve FHIP. For more info about FHIP and a script to call your MoC, click here.

10. California’s state legislature has written a bill, the No Secret Police Act, to ban the use of masks by law enforcement, including federal ICE agents operating in California, and requires clear identification on uniforms during arrests. Contact your state legislature and tell them to introduce and pass a similar version of California’s No Secret Police Act. Click here to contact them.

11. From Indivisible Blue State Defiance — Safeguarding Civil Liberties: What Blue State Attorneys General Must Do To Stop ICE Overreach. Contact your blue state attorney general and tell them to fight ICE’s overreach. State attorneys general have both the authority and the responsibility to defend residents against federal overreach. Please click here for more information and how to contact your AG.

12. Safeguarding Civil Liberties 2.0: How Blue States Can Fight Back Against Trump’s Immigration Crackdown and Secret Policing. If you live in a blue state, contact your governor and state legislators and demand that they pass legislation that would ban masks, require that ICE members show proper ID, and more. Click here for more information and how to contact your governor and state legislators. Script is included.

13. From the National Campaign for Justice: help protect birthright citizenship nationwide by sending a direct message to your attorney general. Click here for more information and to send a letter.

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Events

1. Join Accountability August: Tell Congress what the Megabill Means at Home. Hosted in collaboration with Indivisible, Popular Democracy, People’s Action, and Social Security Works, this briefing on Wednesday, July 23, at 1 PM ET, will explain how you can use August recess as an opportunity to tell elected representatives what the recently passed Republican megabill means for your communities and advocate for the policies we need to thrive. They will’ give you the tools to make the most of this opportunity. RSVP today!

2. Join us for Good Trouble Lives On for a national debrief call to hear more about the John Lewis Day of Action and what’s next on Tuesday, July 22, 7–8 PM ET. Sign up here.

3. Join Indivisible — July 2025 SWIFT Collaboration Call on Tuesday, July 22, at 5:30 PM ET. This month’s topic is No Internment Camps — Not Now, Not Here, Not Anywhere, Not Ever! Join us to learn how we can mobilize to stop immigrant internments and protect our communities. Sign up here.

4. Red Wine & Blue has many events scheduled. Click here to sign up for them.

5. Join One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered, on Wednesday July 30, and Aug. 13, 8–PM ET, and be one of the One Million Rising — a national effort to train one million people to help lead in this moment, gain the skills to lead others, and build a force that will fight back the Trump regime’s unconstitutional policies. They recommend that you sign up for all One Million Rising sessions, even if you cannot attend them live. Each training will be recorded to be viewed on demand, and the best way to ensure you receive the recordings is by registering on Mobilize. Sign up here.

6. Join the Invisible Speaker series: Advancing Our Values — Solidarity in Action Training Series. You will learn how to better support impacted communities from experts in the field.
   
   Here’s a preview of what’s to come:
   

   Building Partnerships and Coalitions, with Cristina Jimenez — Aug. 18, 7 PM ET

   Creating Mutual Aid/Community Response Teams, with Stephanie Rearick — Sept. 15, 7 PM ET

   Understanding Systemic Oppression and Privilege, with Tim Wise — Oct. 21, 7 PM ET
   

7. Join Activate America’s Organizer 101 interactive training session on Thursday, Aug. 14, 4–5:30 PM PT. This is a fast-paced, 90-minute training designed to help you turn action into power. Sign up here.

8. Join Organize Summer with the DNC. This summer, the DNC is laser-focused on building power for Democrats, and making sure Republicans are held accountable for their dangerous and unpopular policies. Join them in organizing your community, getting involved with your Democratic state party, and building long-term infrastructure to support Democrats and fight against Trump and Republicans. Get involved here.

9. Join Know Your Republic: How Our Government is Supposed to Work · Promote the Vote PA. Experts will speak on the following topics:
   

   July 23: Due Process Deep Dive: Hon. Conor Lamb

   Aug. 13: Gun Safety with District Attorney Chris de Barrena-Sarobe

   Sept. 17: Labor Movement
   
   Click here to sign up.
   

10. Join The Third Harmony — An Invitation to Nonviolence: Exploring a New Story for Humanity on July 24, 7 PM ET, for their Zoom screening and discussion of The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature, a documentary that invites us to reimagine human nature and our capacity for peace. Some topics for discussion: What does it mean to live a life rooted in nonviolence? How can we challenge the stories of fear and division that shape our world and embrace a new story of courage, connection, and compassion? In this 90-minute online film screening and discussion, we’ll delve into these questions by exploring the transformative power of nonviolence and its dynamics. Sign up here.

11. Join Team Enough Welcome Session for Young People under 26, on Wednesdays from 6–7 PM ET. Are you a young person between 13 and 25 years old who is interested in taking action around preventing gun violence? Join the Team ENOUGH welcome session to learn more about the different ways you can engage. To learn more about Team Enough and to sign up, click here.

12. Fight Back With Friends is a monthly call to action with Indivisible. Please join this national program designed to help you activate your community! Using their Empower app, they’ll equip you with the tools to connect with friends, family, and neighbors who need your voice to get civically engaged. Join them on the fourth Tuesday of every month for a one-hour training session, where they’ll introduce calls to action that make a real impact. Sign up here.

13. Attend What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders every Thursday from 3–4 PM ET. Discuss what is happening in the chaos of the White House and learn about the plan to stop it. Please sign up here.

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Rallies

1. On Saturday, July 26, the Families First events will call out how Trump and Republicans in Congress sold out our families — kicking millions off health care, cutting food programs that feed hungry children, separating families, and more — and help billionaires keep even more of their money. Let’s spread the word and find an event near you or create one of your own.
   
   Join the American Civil Liberties Union and MoveOn for a Family First De-escalation and Safety Training on Tuesday, July 22, at 8 PM ET. Sign up here.

2. From Indivisible, join Visibility Brigadiers and other curbside resisters on Thursdays from 5–6 PM ET for a rush hour protest. Now is the time to speak up for democracy, our rights, and American values. Please bring your friends and neighbors. We can use our voices to inspire action in our community and beyond. Make signs, make noise, and make a difference! Sign up for one or for all here.

3. Action Network is organizing Tesla Takedown protests every week. Find a protest near you by entering your ZIP code here.

4. The Big List of Protests will help you find a rally near you.

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Phone Banking, Canvassing, Texting, and Postcard Writing

1. Silver Spring Progressive Action is hosting a phone bank to call Virginia voters on Monday, July 28, 6:30–8 PM ET. We will be phone banking for Abigail Spanberger for governor and for Lily Franklin (VA HD-41) for the VA House delegate. After all the harm caused by the Trump regime, it’s even more important than ever to make Virginia bluer. With a 51-49 Democratic majority, Virginia needs to expand their majority in the House of Delegates, and elect Abigail Spanberger governor to deliver a Democratic trifecta. Whether you're a first-time caller or a seasoned pro, training will be provided. Please sign up here and let’s flip these seats!

2. Join Common Cause Phone bank and mobilize voters to take action against dangerous legislation in state houses around the country. They will focus on the most urgent campaigns that need our help. Issues include stopping bills that make it difficult for students, minorities, seniors, and veterans, to vote. The phonebanks are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at various times. Sign up here.

3. 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.

4. 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!

5. Join Black Voters Matter on Zoom at 6 PM ET on Tuesdays as they gather to drive change through digital organizing. Their texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities. For more information and to sign up, click here.

6. Join Third Act and Activate America to write postcards! Write postcards to voters and help safeguard our democracy, win elections, and build voter enthusiasm and turnout to elect progressives and climate champions! Sign up here to request voter names and addresses for a variety of campaigns in key swing states and districts.

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Donating

1. Rescue Public Media, Adopt a Station — Congress has rescinded funding for public media. Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a station. Donate to your local station here.

2. Please consider donating. Silver Spring Progressive Action (SSPA) has two funds open now: Build Media that Tells the Truth — Fight Trumpian propaganda with a brave, bold and honest information movement to reach voters where they are. Protect Democracy - Fight Trump in the courts and in the states. One-hundred percent of the funds go to the organizations listed, none goes to SSPA.

3. From Rogan's List, please consider supporting relief efforts in Texas. Find a list of vetted local organizations to contribute to via the Communities Foundation of Texas here, and GoFundMe has set up a page for verified fundraisers for those affected by the flooding here. Back local mutual aid efforts from Austin Mutual Aid here and Hands Off Central Texas here.

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Other Action Items

1. From Rise Up, Federal Workers Defense Fund — if you've been fired from your federal government job or you're a federal worker concerned about your employment, Worker's Legal Defense wants to help. They will connect workers to free legal support through a network of pro bono attorneys. Click here for more information.

2. From Network NOVA, join the Virginia Election Protection Coalition to ensure that all Virginia voters can cast a ballot free of obstacles and intimidation. Click here to learn more and to sign up.

3. Attention Florida residents, have you re-registered for your mail-in ballot? Florida law requires a redo for your mail-in ballot requests each cycle. Previous instructions have been canceled. Requesting a vote-by- mail ballot gives you multiple options to ensure your voice is heard at the polls. Check your mail-in ballot status and request a ballot mailed to you by going here or calling (727) 464-8683. Click here for more information.

4. Home of the Brave is a community of Americans who refuse to be silenced and are lifting the voices of people whose lives have been directly harmed by the Trump regime. Click here to record your story of how the Trump regime has harmed you.

5. From Raise — if you see ICE sightings, call the hotline at 888-600-5762. More information here.

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