This week in DC: A deep dive into the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act and details on our next MPAC Forum
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Issue 32: Friday, 2 July 2021
THIS WEEK IN DC — Infrastructure Deal is Back on Track After Biden’s Assurances; White House Targets Corporate Giants in Draft Executive Order; Supreme Court Declines to Hear Transgender Bathroom Case; Biden Orders Airstrikes Against Facilities Used by Iran-backed Militia Groups; Supreme Court Backs Pipeline in Case on New Jersey Land Seizure; Veteran Fighter Pilot Makes History as First Woman to Lead DC National Guard; House Votes 222-190 to Establish Committee to Investigate Jan. 6 Capitol Riot; Supreme Court Rules For Conservative Charities in Challenge to Donor Disclosure; Supreme Court Upholds Restrictive Arizona Voting Laws in Test of Voting Rights Law; House Passes $715 Billion Transportation and Water Infrastructure Bill; Pride Month Concludes Without Equality Act Vote in Senate; (7/1) Supreme Court Sides with Arizona on Voting Restrictions; Pelosi Names 8 Members of Jan. 6 Committee, Including Republican Liz Cheney, to Probe Pro-Trump Riot.
IN THIS ISSUE
* Featured Issue: Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act: Police Reform in Schools in Exchange for Psychological Services
* Palestine: Share your Story
* Israel/Palestine Legislative Tracker
FEATURED ISSUE
Illustration by Richie Pope via the New Yorker
** Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act: Police Reform in Schools in Exchange for Psychological Services
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By: Romael “Kane” Khan, MPAC Policy Intern
The murder of George Floyd and the rise in support for the Black Lives Matter movement not only brought attention to the importance of racial justice but gave rise to another frequently overlooked topic: the role of police officers in our public school system. Specifically, if the strategy behind the investment being made on behalf of the American taxpayer is actually working to ensure the well-being of the next generation of our leaders.
To address this critical issue, and meaningfully reform the way we are looking after our students, Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-CT), introduced The Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act on June 17 of this year. He was joined by Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) who introduced the companion bill in the House of Representatives.
If passed into law, this bill would address the school-to-prison pipeline, in which students who are treated as criminals from a young age by resource officers in school, namely students of color, are more likely to be arrested in the future.
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Palestine, the world needs to hear your account of what is happening.
In order to advocate for meaningful change in U.S. policy impacting Palestine, the Muslim Public Affairs Council is amplifying human stories of Palestinians and their families by ensuring top officials in the Biden administration see them. To submit your story, please use the form below. Upon submission you will receive an email acknowledging its receipt. If your story is one we’d like to follow up on for further details or if we have questions, we will contact you at the phone number and email provided.
Your voice, and your stories can impact change.
SHARE YOUR STORY → ([link removed])
GOOD TO KNOW
* Muslim high school student speaks out ([link removed]) on being harassed after graduation speech
* More than 100 killed ([link removed]) in Yemen as fighting over oil-rich Marib region continues
* U.S. carries out ([link removed]) airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
* Settlers in occupied West Bank agree ([link removed]) to evacuate illegal outpost
* Trump organization charged ([link removed]) with scheme conspiracy and tax fraud
* Whitmer appoints ([link removed]) first Palestinian-American as judge for Wayne County Third Circuit Court
LEGISLATIVE TRACKER:
Review status of key legislation on issues we're covering —
Please review our legislative tracker-- this is a resource MPAC updates on a weekly basis, allowing our supporters to see what legislation we are supporting. Our tracker includes the bill number, Representative or Senator who sponsored the bill along with a brief summary or description.
1. HR.2590 Introduced by Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Referred to Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on 4/15/21
To promote and protect the human rights of Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and to ensure that United States taxpayer funds are not used by the Government of Israel to support the military detention of Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure, appropriation, and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank, or further annexation of Palestinian land in violation of international law.
2. S.Res.225 - Introduced by Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on 5/19/21
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the value of Palestinian and Israeli lives and urging an immediate cease-fire and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
3. H.J.49 - Joint Resolution introduced in the House by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY-14}
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on 5/20/21
A resolution calling for congressional disapproval of the proposed direct commercial sale to Israel of certain weaponry and munitions.
What can you do to help?
Contact your local congressional offices. ([link removed])
UP-AND-COMING:
Despite a barrage of critical issues violating human and civil liberties coming to the forefront of public discourse in recent history, many faith leaders have chosen to remain silent. We’re bringing together three pastors and a religious scholar on Thursday, July 8th to discuss the civic power of the Church's congregants and how the church can make a difference in protecting the voices of its members. Moderated by MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
RSVP → ([link removed])
- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -
June 28, 1098 - Fighters of the first crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul; June 28, 1389 - Ottomans defeat the Serbian Army in Battle of Kosovo which opens the way for Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe; June 28, 1964 - Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro American Unity; June 27, 1977 - France grants independence to Djibouti; June 29, 1946 - British mandatory government of Palestine arrests of 100 leaders of Yishnuv; June 29, 1967 - Israel removes barricades reunifying Jerusalem; June 29, 2006 - The Supreme Court rules George W. Bush’s plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law; July 1, 1930 - Great Britain signs accord for the independence of Iraq; July 1, 1962 - Algeria votes for Independence from France.
June 27, 1950 - The U.S. decides to send troops in the Korean War; June 27, 1974 - President Nixon visits the Soviet Union; June 27, 2003 - The U.S. national no call registry formed by the Federal Trade Commission enrolls almost 750,000 calls in one day; June 28, 1969 - Stonewall Riots in NY begin which begins the start of the Gay Rights movement; June 29, 1949 - South Africa begins implementing Apartheid with mixed marriages banned; June 29, 1956 - The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by President Eisenhower creating the interstate highway system; June 29, 1982 - Voting Rights Act extended; June 30, 1936 - The 40 hour workweek is approved for U.S. employees; June 30, 1967 - The National organization for women is founded; July 1, 1863 - The battle of Gettysburg in the U.S. Civil War begins; July 1, 1966 - Medicare takes effect; July 1, 1968 - The United Auto Workers separates from the AFL-CIO; July 1, 2002 - The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals
for genocide and war crimes as well as crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression; July 2, 1964 - President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.
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