Bad News First

The news can be overwhelming, but it can also inform, inspire, and focus our engagement. Let’s gird our loins and take a quick peek.
  1. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) has ruled that immigrants can be detained without bond, conflicting with thousands of lower court rulings across the country.

  2. Due to staffing shortages, the IRS is reassigning HR and IT professionals to serve in front-facing customer service and tax examiner roles.

  3. Breaking with bipartisan tradition, the White House has disinvited all Democrats from an upcoming meeting with state governors.

But Here's the
Good News!

Encouraging developments don’t always make the headlines, But good news can provide us with hope and momentum, so let's take heart!
  1. Rejecting the White House budget proposal, a bipartisan group of congressional negotiators has restored $33 billion in funding to the Department of Health and Human Services.

  2. Federal district courts across the country continue to resist the government’s efforts to broaden the scope of ICE enforcement, using ever stronger language and creating a judicial record of abuses.

  3. Middle and high school students from coast to coast are staging walkouts to oppose ICE enforcement in their communities and beyond.

And Here's What You Can Do!

Even small efforts have the potential to ripple out in ways we don’t expect. Plus, doing good is good for you. Give it a try and see!
  1. Read these two articles on boycotts and think about which companies you might cut ties with.

  2. When you reached out to your congressional reps re: guardrails for ICE (good job!), did you ask for legislation protecting schools, hospitals, and places of worship from enforcement activity? You still can!

  3. Mark your calendar for the Stand Up for Science Day of Action on March 7 and the next No Kings national protest day on March 28.

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Past Issues

Vaccines, ICE, and Epstein again? Yes, unfortunately. But if you have a few minutes, you can do something about mass surveillance. So let's do it!
The Fifth Circuit deals due process a blow, but district courts (and high schoolers!) keep up the good fight. Do you have 5 minutes to contact congress, learn about boycotts, or mark your calendar today?
It's not all bad news! Local and state governments are stepping up to block new ICE detention centers and it turns out that "wine moms" are real and they have a super-cute website packed with real-life-friendly action ideas.
I love CSPAN. Take a look at yesterday's testimony and I bet you find the wherewithal to call your House Reps and Senators about DHS funding (or de-funding, even).
If you've had all the bad news you can take already, skip right past it and focus on what's good. Then find something to do that makes YOU feel good. I believe in you!
Does it feel like so much has happened since Wednesday? Let's focus in and do...something! Visit the Action Library for more ideas.

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