Action Alerts: Our Weekly Roundup of Opportunities for Activism
Welcome to the August 2 edition of our partner newsletter!
“We are here now, the place economists and commentators said we would be if Trump went ahead with his … economic agenda - the economy has slowed, inflation has been re-ignited, the deficit is growing, ACA health care premiums are skyrocketing, interest rates remain too high, and working people have been betrayed. And yet, despite it all, Trump is barrelling ahead with his plan for Smoot-Hawley level global tariffs.” — Simon Rosenberg, Hopium Chronicles
Activate America is hosting Organizer 101 Training. Learn the difference between mobilizing and organizing and why they both matter.
Thursday, Aug. 14
7–8:30 PM ET
Virtual event
The mission of the Hip Hop Caucus is simple: “to offer fresh takes on culture, policy, and the issues shaping our world. This is the safe space for bold opinions, meaningful conversations, and stories that challenge the status quo.
“Our first post, authored by Hazel M. Johnson Fellow Victoria Liverpool, discusses the recently passed Reconciliation Bill and how it erodes climate and health protections for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. Framed as a strategic move to address the nation’s economic priorities, we know that the bill does not just ignore the communities hit hardest by climate injustice, healthcare gaps, and economic inequality but rather deepens those very divides.”
RSVP to the Hurricane Katrina anniversary remembrance march.
Friday, Aug. 29
New Orleans
Protectors of Equality in Government shared an important Call to Action to protect the social safety net.
“As the nation marks the 60th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, and the OAA [Older Americans Act], we must recognize that these programs are lifelines for the present and future. Alongside Social Security, they form the bedrock of economic and health security for older Americans from all walks of life.”
Contact your legislators!
Choose from the actions below and tell them to reaffirm our national commitment to care, dignity, and justice for all Americans as they age.Prevent PAYGO cuts and secure Medicare's long-term funding.
Protect Medicaid from eligibility rollbacks and coverage losses.
Fully reauthorize and expand the Older Americans Act—do not diminish it.
Restore and maintain the Administration for Community Living to ensure efficient and coordinated service delivery.
Rogan’s List is sounding the alarm on Trump’s attacks on the unhoused and the “the worst jobs report since the end of the pandemic era.”
“Last week Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to try to make it easier for state and local government to forcibly hospitalize unhoused people with mental illness or substance abuse issues. They also want to empower them to do more removals of encampments and charge homeless people with criminal infractions such as loitering.”
These folks do not have powerful lobbies in their corner. They just have us.
The labor market is stalling out even as price hikes are growing. “Both the tariffs themselves and the uncertainty created by Trump’s constant swerves on tariff rates are starting to bite hard!”
Find scripts and sample language to use here to contact your members of Congress and let them know we are feeling the impact of the Trump tariffs every day.
Also,
Join a #ProtectOurChecks Social Security event near you.
Saturday, Aug. 16
The Florida Democratic Party is planning a full court press to re-enroll voters in Vote-By-Mail!
“Our next Statewide Weekend of Action is August 9–10—and it's another powerful opportunity to organize early and locally. Across the state, DECs will be knocking on doors to help voters re-enroll in Vote-by-Mail.”
The Grassroots Connector sent a reflection by Catherine Coleman on her participation in the One Million Rising movement: a vision for dealing with the authoritarian regime in power.
Register for One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism.
Wednesday, Aug. 138–9:30 PM ET
Virtual eventRead: A Race to Mobilize the Power of the People with the One Million Rising Movement.
From Deepak at Democracy Labs: Fight fire with fire: Gerrymander!
Call your reps and tell them to counter Republican gerrymandering.
Network Nova is warning us that the Trump administration is “pushing states to hand over voter data to a centralized federal database—giving them unprecedented access to personal information like names, addresses, voting history, and more. This isn’t about election security—it’s about surveillance, targeting, and control.”
If you live in Virginia, please take action now to Protect Our Voter Data.
(Or use this template to write your own letters if your state has been targeted.)
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