Compiled by RADC Members - Tracy Wise, Jeff Poggi and Israel Igualate

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Welcome to this week’s Call to Action, where you can find some of the latest events and news to help you take part on the issues that matter to our communities.  If you have a call to action that you would like us to highlight, email us at: [email protected] 

 

ACTION ITEMS 

For Wednesday, March 2, 2022

1. Supporting Refugees and Immigrants

Ukraine is very much on everyone’s minds right now.  If you are interested in taking action to support the humanitarian crisis developing in and surrounding Ukraine, here are some reputable aid organizations to check out and donate to:

CARE:  https://www.care.org/  - but, for Ukraine specifically:

https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?df_id=31067&mfc_pref=T&31067.donation=form1&s_src=172223UCF000&_ga=2.254378376.1681320053.1646267487-1107479665.1646267487 

UNICEF (focus is on children):  https://www.unicefusa.org/   - but, for Ukraine specifically:

https://www.unicefusa.org/?form=FUNKBHMZQDQ 

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/  - but for Ukraine specifically:

https://give.unrefugees.org/220224ukr_genemr_d_4720?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=donate.unhcr.org&utm_campaign=US_PS_EN_UA___220224&utm_content=ukr&SF_onetime=7011K0000022eK4QAI&SF_monthly=7011K0000022eK9QAI 

If you are considering other organizations to donate to, and are wondering about their bona fides, check out Charity Navigator for a quick review: 

https://www.charitynavigator.org/ 

If you are interested in assisting refugees more widely, these same agencies can also help (e.g., Syria, Yemen, etc.).

Finally, we have an ongoing refugee/asylum seeker and immigrant situation at our southern border which still has our fellow human beings in peril.  Here are some ways you can assist with them:

RAICES:  https://www.raicestexas.org/ --RAICES provides legal assistance to immigrant families (donation opportunity).

Or, write to your senators and representatives requesting that immigration law reform must remain a top priority to promote the health and safety of refugees and those seeking asylum or the opportunity to immigrate to the U.S.

SAMPLE TEXT:

Dear Senator Padilla / Senator Feinstein / Representative Aguilar:

Our focus has shifted away from the situation on the southern border with the refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. since President Biden assumed office. While I realize that the Biden administration is taking some interim steps, much more needs to be done. There is a lot happening in the world right now, and in the U.S., but we cannot forget the human beings trapped outside our borders. We need to ensure their humane treatment and also press for immigration reform now, not later. These are actual human lives at stake.

NAME

CITY, ZIP CODE

CONTACT INFO:

Senator Diane Feinstein, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915, Los Angeles, CA 90025 - (310) 914-7300 or [https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me].

Senator Alex Padilla, 11845 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 1250W, Los Angeles, CA 90064 - (310) 231-4494  [https://www.padilla.senate.gov/]

Representative Pete Aguilar, https://aguilar.house.gov/email-me/ or 685 E. Carnegie Drive, Suite 100, San Bernardino, CA 92408 - (909) 890-4445


2. March 8 Voter Registration Day of Action!

Help #RegisterDemocrats in swing states with postcards!
Join FieldTeam6’s 3rd monthly National Voter Registration Day of Action!
Tuesday, March 8, 12:30 pm Pacific.
#VotingRights #Voterizer https://t.co/XvCDLKUcus

 

3. Bill Being Introduced on Daylight Savings Time!

Set your clocks: Congress to hold a hearing on whether we still need Daylight Savings Time.

@FrankPallone: “Historians will provide all sorts of justifications for why we do this, but increasingly our changing of the clocks twice a year is getting harder to explain.” https://t.co/yxtvErI92b The hearing is currently scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, at 10:15 am Eastern.

Write to our senators and representatives to tell them that it is time to stop the twice-a-year clock change.  

SAMPLE TEXT:

Dear Senator Padilla / Senator Feinstein / Representative Aguilar:

It is long past time for Congress to revisit and finally take action on ending the twice-a-year clock change, whether it is keeping us on DST year-round or on standard time.  Thank you in advance for promoting and passing thoughtful legislation which ends this practice once and for all.

NAME

City, ZIP

CONTACT INFO:

Senator Diane Feinstein, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 915, Los Angeles, CA 90025 - (310) 914-7300 or [https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me].

Senator Alex Padilla, 11845 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 1250W, Los Angeles, CA 90064 - (310) 231-4494  [https://www.padilla.senate.gov/]

Representative Pete Aguilar, https://aguilar.house.gov/email-me/ or 685 E. Carnegie Drive, Suite 100, San Bernardino, CA 92408 - (909) 890-4445

P.S.  Representative Aguilar has released the news that he is suffering from COVID.  Feel free to send him a get-well-soon message or card:  https://aguilar.house.gov/email-me/ or 685 E. Carnegie Drive, Suite 100, San Bernardino, CA 92408

And with that we want to remind you to submit your event or call to action for consideration to: [email protected] -- Have a great rest of the week!

STICK A PIN IN THIS

  • Redlands City Redistricting:  Our Congressional maps have been set, and the City Council voted unanimously on March 1st to select Public Map One. This is the map RADC advocated for, as the best map to recognize neighborhoods and promote equity while being well within the numerical requirements. The City Council will have a final vote as part of the Consent Agenda at the next meeting on March 15, 2022, which will formally adopt the maps.  The map must be formally adopted by April 17, 2022, and it appears that we are well within the deadline.

More detail on the specific agendas for each meeting can be found at: https://drawredlands.org/schedule/ 

  • The Rittenhouse trial demonstrated to us that judicial elections are incredibly important. Let us pledge together to become better informed prior to the next election where judges are on the ballot to ensure that we are electing qualified, non-partisan members of the bench to serve the judiciary in our region. #NoRittenhouseJudgesHere
  • Laws taking effect in California in 2022: