DEMAND TRUMP FIRE STEPHEN MILLER, HISARCHITECT OF HATE
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…
I am calling to support you as you continue to fight for a fair impeachment trial. At the same time, we can’t overlook theongoing cruelty inflicted by Trump’s racism, so I urge you to demand Stephen Miller’s removal as well.
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REP
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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…
I am calling to ask you to speak out forcefully for a fair impeachment trial in the Senate, one that includes witnesses and documents. At the same time, we can’t overlook the ongoing cruelty inflicted by Trump’s racism, so I urge you to demand Stephen Miller’s removal as well.
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
ACTION THREE: HELP REGISTER VOTERS
Indivisible Oregon is organizing letter-writing parties using Swing Left tools to contact voters whose voter registration data may need updating. Find a letter writing party near you or organize one yourself: https://swingleft.org/events.
BACKGROUND:
(Background — Throwback Thursday’s actions attempt to shift the focus from the Trump outrage of the moment and remind us that the brutality imposed by his policies is ongoing daily.)
Trump has transformed our government into one that can abuseanyone who is not white, including migrants from Central America and those from what he calls “shithole countries.”
Trump’s racist history is long and painful, but it’s best captured in a photograph of a dead child washed up on a riverbank in Texas clutching her dead father.
Ask the experts on racism. A Washington Post-Ipsos survey found 8in 10 black Americans believe Trump is a racist. And the impact: only16% said black children today have a good shot at the American dream.
We care because:
- cruelty should not be America’s overarching policy.
- Trump pits Americans against each other by color and religion.
- Trump is rolling back civil rights.
- hate crimes are increasing.
- fear and anxiety permeate the classrooms of children of color.
And we care because diversity strengthens our communities and our nation.
Today, thousands of immigrant children are afraid and abused. Call your representatives. As MLK said: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
