Join us for a weekend of action with Six Nineteen and the Mass Poor People’s Assembly
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This is the week of Juneteenth, which marks the day when the last enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy learned they were free. That was in 1865 – and more than 150 years later, Black Americans are still fighting for liberation and equality. In fact, the systemic racism built into America’s foundations is more starkly obvious than ever.
At Indivisible SF, we’ve always stood adamantly against racism, and worked to be allies to the Black community and all other communities seeking equality in America. And we have a lot of work to do.
This year, in the wake of horrific murders of Black people by police and white supremacists, in the midst of continuing mass protests for Black lives, and amid a pandemic, we make a renewed commitment to fight. We have started new initiatives to stop police violence on the local level, with our members calling into and live-tweeting meetings of our Board of Supervisors and the BART board. We are also tracking bills in the State legislature to defund, demilitarize, and de-white-supremacist-ize the police. Our members are going to and helping at protests (while wearing masks, of course!).
This is not a moment to stay silent. This is a moment to act. This week, we are asking you to continue pressuring our elected officials to pass laws to stop police violence; to make calls on the federal, state, and local level; and to join us this weekend for two major events, Six Nineteen and the Mass Poor People’s Assembly.
Gear up for Six Nineteen: Defend Black Lives
Six Nineteen ([link removed][UNIQID]) is a national weekend of action for Black Lives, organized by the Movement for Black Lives and a broad coalition in DC and beyond. These events will honor the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and countless other Black people who were killed by police or white supremacists, and lay a path to freedom for future generations. It includes physical and virtual events all over America from Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21, including several here in San Francisco. Find one near you. ([link removed][UNIQID])
Tune in to the Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington
The Poor People’s Campaign carries on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by fighting for economic justice for the Black community and all who are impacted by systemic racism, poverty, and militarism. Join us for their 2.5-hour digital justice gathering, which will be streamed online ([link removed][UNIQID]) on Saturday, June 20 at 7AM PT (10am ET). We’ll be live-tweeting it on Saturday morning, but if you miss it, you can catch a repeat stream on Saturday at 3PM PT (6PM ET), and on Sunday, June 21 at 3PM PT (6PM ET).
Call your Elected Officials: NDAA, CRISES Act, and compensation for California’s forced sterilization
We’ll be blunt: the prospects of bills like the Justice in Policing Act developed in the House are bleak while the Senate is controlled by Republicans. However, we do have the opportunity to pass critical reforms within must-pass legislation by using the House’s strongest power right now: the power of the purse.
The Senate is working on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) right now, and the House will take it up in the coming weeks. Trump has asked for a record-breaking military budget allocation in this bill, even though the country is facing expensive nonmilitary crises like the pandemic, economic devastation, and climate change. Our Members of Congress can refuse to give the military extra money and redirect the funds elsewhere (we want them to focus on climate). With this bill, our Members of Congress also have the chance to defund the 1033 program that gives military equipment to police.
The NDAA fight is going to be a long one. But, as always with must-pass bills, it is our best chance to make change with a Republican-controlled Senate. So join us in starting this fight early.
Call your Members of Congress ([link removed][UNIQID]) and tell them to cut the military budget and defund police militarization.
Critical legislation targeting police violence is moving quickly at the state and local level. This week in the State legislature, we’re focusing on AB 2054, the CRISES Act. The CRISES Act, which was recently sent to the California Senate, would fund community alternatives to police crisis response. It directs the California Office of Emergency Services to administer $16 million in grants to community organizations in the state to provide these community alternatives. We demand that our State Senator Scott Wiener support this bill.
Call State Senator Scott Wiener ([link removed][UNIQID]) and tell him to support AB 2054, the CRISES Act.
We’re also asking our members who are constituents of Assembly member Phil Ting to pressure him to correct a historical injustice. The state legislature has passed a law requiring compensation for victims of California’s eugenics program, which ran from 1909 to 1979 and let doctors sterilize people – most frequently BIPOC – whom they deemed “feeble-minded.” Now the state has to allocate the money in its budget. This horrific abuse only ended 40 years ago, so many victims are still alive, though elderly. They deserve to be compensated for what they endured, and Ting is a key vote on this measure.
Call Assembly member Ting ([link removed][UNIQID]) and tell him to approve funding in the budget to compensate victims of state-sponsored involuntary sterilization.
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ISF General Meeting: Sunday, June 21, 1–3 PM via Zoom. Register here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to join our online meeting. We are working on more ways to stay in contact with you online!
Virtual Pints & Postcards: Sunday, June 21, 3–5 PM via Zoom. Join us in partnership with Vote Forward ([link removed][UNIQID]) to write letters to voters while chatting after our general meeting. Register here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to get an invitation.
Friday, June 19 - June 21: Six Nineteen. Find an event near you ([link removed][UNIQID]) , physical or digital, to honor Black lives and recommit to fighting against white supremacism and police violence.
Saturday, June 20, 7-9:30 AM: Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington. Join us for the Poor People’s Campaign’s 2.5-hour digital justice gathering, which will be streamed online ([link removed][UNIQID]) on Saturday, June 20 at 7 AM PT (10 AM ET). If you miss it, you can catch a repeat stream on Saturday at 3 PM PT (6 PM ET), and on Sunday, June 21 at 3 PM PT (6 PM ET).
Wednesday, June 17, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM: At Home & Together Phone Bank with Democracy Action SF. RSVP here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to join this phone bank via Zoom.
Saturday, June 20, 1–4 PM: At Home & Together Phone Bank with Democracy Action SF. RSVP here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to join this phone bank via Zoom.
Sunday, June 21, 12–2 PM: At Home & Together Phone Bank for Biden with Democracy Action SF. RSVP here ([link removed][UNIQID]) to join this phone bank via Zoom.
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