[ [link removed] ]MomsRising presents: 5Actions
Top #5Actions
of the Past Week
Friday, February 19, 2021
As we all come down from our sweet sugar highs of another passing
Valentine's Day we at MomsRising are uplifting sentiments of love as we
continue to fight for moms, parents and families during these uncertain
times.
This week we are inviting MomsRising members across the country to join us
in recommitting to the fight for justice for families. Cornel West
famously said “Justice is what love looks like in public.” His words feel
both like a call to action and a moral charge for us all. Now more than
ever we must remember that love is the way forward in the fight for
justice, and there is no safety on the sidelines. We must all act together
in our daily lives to fight for each other. Saying these words is not
enough, we all must find ways to continue to show up, again and again
until we WIN!
Ultimately, the actions we take in moments like these serve lift up our
collective power and our collective humanity. Because these actions are,
fundamentally, acts of love, for ourselves, for our neighbors, for our
families and for our kin. So join us in committing to love and
justice...In Public!
This week we have a wide range of important actions for you to take as you
start your weekend from urging Congress to support the Counseling Not
Criminalization Act addressing the school to prison pipeline, to ending
the death penalty, and more. You can see the actions important to moms,
dads, parents, caregivers, and grown ups across the country below.
-- Beatriz, Kristin, Sue Anne, Jordan, and the rest of the MomsRising /
MamásConPoder Team
[ [link removed] ]counselors-not-criminalization
Tell Congress to Support the Counselors Not Criminalization Act
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED -> [ [link removed] ]Sign Now
We ALL want schools to be safe but we also must be clear that there is no
evidence that increasing the number of police in schools actually improves
school safety. Instead it takes critical resources from what actually
keeps schools safe and helps ALL kids thrive. The Counseling Not
Criminalization Act is an important step in shifting resources away from
practices that harm and push kids out of school into what helps students
thrive, keeps schools safe, and ends the criminalization of kids in
schools.
[ [link removed] ]The time is NOW to stand for students and end the regular presence of
law enforcement in schools. Sign on!
[ [link removed] ]BREATHE_Act
Tell your member of Congress to support the BREATHE Act
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED -> [ [link removed] ]Sign Now
Beaten. Shot. Tasered. Pepper sprayed. Choked and strangled. When will
Black and Brown people have a chance to BREATHE? MomsRising stands with
the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of over 150 Black-led
organizations that have come together to launch the BREATHE Act. This bill
is for Breonna Taylor, Antonio Valenzuela, Tony McDade, Mohamed Bah,
Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Elijah McClain, Eric Garner, Mike Brown,
Sandra Bland, and the countless other Black lives that have been stolen by
the hands of police officers and government violence. This act will ensure
that our political leaders invest in our communities through education,
housing, healthcare, mental health services, and address the needs of the
people living in low-income communities.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to sign the petition asking your member of Congress to
support the BREATHE Act.
[ [link removed] ]congress-abolish-federal-death-penalty
Tell Congress & Pres. Biden to Pass the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of
2021
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED ->
[ [link removed] ]Sign Now
The criminal justice system is fraught with inequities including clear
evidence that capital punishment in the United States is disproportionally
applied to Black people and people of color. We cannot allow this to
continue. The death penalty is as cruel as it is ineffective in deterring
crime. Revenge is not justice and murder for murder does not provide
healing to families or society as a whole.
[ [link removed] ]The time is NOW to stand for justice and ban the death penalty. Click
here to sign on to the petition to Congress. After, we’ll redirect you to
another petition where you can send the same request to President Biden.
[ [link removed] ]youth_incarceration_national_call
Tell Congress and State Governors to END Youth Incarceration
Your Action Status: NOT YET SIGNED ->
[ [link removed] ]Sign Now
The United States, on any given day, incarcerates nearly 60,000 youth
under age 18 in jails and prisons, incarcerating more young people than
any other country. Even worse is that approximately 250,000 youth are
tried, sentenced or incarcerated as adults, and around 10,000 juveniles
are housed in adult jails and prisons – 7,500 in jails and 2,700 in
prisons, respectively. The practice of incarcerating kids is archaic,
ineffective and not cost effective. Still most states spend a significant
portion of their Juvenile Justice funding on youth prisons, with an
estimated annual cost of over 5 billion a year.
[ [link removed] ]It’s time to tell Congress and state Governors to stop putting kids in
prison and invest in support, services and opportunities for youth NOW!
[ [link removed] ]youthincarceration_stories_copy
Have your children and family been affected by youth incarceration? Share your
story.
Your Action Status: NOT YET SUBMITTED ->
[ [link removed] ]Submit Now
Have you or a loved one been impacted by incarceration? Consider sharing
your story. Tell us how you, your children and or family have been
affected by incarceration, arrest, bail, probation, navigating the
juvenile justice and criminal justice systems, and if you or your family
has benefited from community based alternatives to incarceration. Share
your thoughts and experiences with us and we’ll include it in materials we
use to educate our nation and decision makers about mass incarceration and
what parents, caregivers, and community members are doing to address this
problem in our nation!
[ [link removed] ]Tell us how you, your children and or family have been affected by
incarceration, arrest, bail, probation, navigating the juvenile justice
and criminal justice systems. If you or your family has benefited from
community based alternatives to incarceration, please share your story as
well!
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