CONGRESS MUST STAND UP AGAINST RACISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
Congress must stand up against racism and Islamophobia. I ask the Senator to:
- Continue to publicly stand by Representative Omar and push his colleagues to do the same
- Push for a vote on the No Ban Act in the Senate
- Call for and support the subpoena of Trump administration officials to explain what they are doing to stop white supremacy in this country.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
For Blumenauer:
Congress must stand up against racism and Islamophobia. I ask the Representative to:
- Continue to publicly stand by Representative Omar and push his colleagues to do the same
- Push for a speedy vote on the No Ban Act in the House
- Call for and support the subpoena of Trump administration officials to explain what they are doing to stop white supremacy in this country.
For Bonamici:
Congress must stand up against racism and Islamophobia. I ask the Representative to:
- Continue to publicly stand by Representative Omar and push her colleagues to do the same
- Co-sponsor the No Ban Act in the House
- Subpoena of Trump administration officials to come before her Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee and explain what they are doing to stop white supremacy in this country.
For Defazio, Schrader, Walden:
Congress must stand up against racism and Islamophobia. I ask the Representative to:
- Publicly stand by Representative Omar and push his colleagues to do the same
- Co-sponsor the No Ban Act
- Call for and support the subpoena of Trump administration officials to explain what they are doing to stop white supremacy in this country.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
BACKGROUND:
This country was founded on accepting those fleeing from persecution and searching for religious freedom. These bedrock principles are under attack from Trump, his administration, and his GOP.
During his time in office Trump has enacted:
- Muslim Ban – banning foreign nationals from 7 Muslim majority countries
- Asylum Ban – denying asylum to those “illegally” crossing the southern border
- Refugee Ban – ordering “extreme vetting” for refugees
These inhumane acts have devastating real life consequences. Thousands of immigrants are living in concentration camps at the border. The number of refugees accepted by the US has fallen by almost 70%. Hate crimes are on the rise.
Trump’s latest target is Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Spurred on by his GOP, Trump has unleashed anti-immigrant/anti-Muslim attacks against the Congresswoman that put her life in danger.
Congress must act by
- passing the No Ban Act repealing the Muslim Ban, the Asylum Ban, and the Refugee ban while limiting the president’s authority to ban groups based on religion, race, or ethnicity
- publicly standing up for Representative Omar and denouncing Islamophobia
- subpoenaing Trump administration officials to testify about what they are doing to stop white supremacy
We must make it clear. Hate has no place here.
