IN THIS ISSUE
Last Weekend
Rock the Congress
DACA
Impeachment!
Personal Story Workshop
Upcoming Events
LAST SATURDAY 20 MVCAN MEMBERS JOINED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT THE DAY OF UNITY AGAINST HATE JUANITA MORE/WOMEN'S MARCH FROM THE CASTRO TO THE CIVIC CENTER
MVCAN members stand strong in San Francisco
BUT FIRST, THE HIGHWAYS NEED ATTENTION
GET READY TO ROCK THE CONGRESS!
Details and registration are available here.
MVCAN ACTIONS OF THE WEEK
- PHONE BANK FOR SB 54 (California Values Act) - This is a critical period for getting SB 54, the "sanctuary state" bill, across the finish line in the Assembly. Attend a Phone Bank at Diane Goldman's home in Mill Valley(RSVP to dgold94941@aol.com), Wednesday, September 6 from 2:30 - 5 pm. The Courage Campaign has devised an excellent calling tool through Hubdialer.com that can be used at home to call citizens in districts where the CA Assemblymen have not committed to supporting this very necessary bill. You must bring your computer and a cell phone. If you are not able to attend on Wednesday, the campaign will have the codes available that will be posted on the Civil Rights/ Immigration Team webpage.
- TELL OUR ASSEMBLYMAN MARC LEVINE YOU’RE FROM MVCAN AND YOU WANT HIM TO SUPPORT THE HOUSING PACKAGE!
To date Marc Levine has been, at best, soft on his support for these bills.
CALL 916-319- 2010 or 415-479-4920 HERE’S WHAT TO SAY: I am calling to ask you to please support SB 2 (Atkins) & SB 3 (Beall) as part of the housing package legislators are taking up. SB 2 & SB 3 provide critical funding to get new, affordable developments going for families, veterans and seniors in need. Today, 1 in 3 families can’t afford their rent. And SB 2 & SB 3 are what we need to bring relief to the housing crisis hammering our community. Governor Brown and the Legislative leaders have put forward this package which includes a bond measure and a $75 fee for real estate transactions that goes towards affordable housing. For more info go to: nonprofithousing.org
Thank You!
GET READY TO PRESSURE CONGRESS ON DACA
The President will be making a decision in the next week about DACA. If DACA is rescinded it will devastate the lives of 800,000 of our young DREAMERS. If Trump takes this terrible action, Congress will need to act in response. Please use this link that will put you through to our members of Congress and let that person know what you support DACA and urge him/her to do the same
DUMP TRUMP: SIGN THE PETITION TO THE MARIN BOARD OF SUPES & MARIN ELECTED OFFICIALS TO IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT
CONGRATS TO MVCAN ELECTORAL TEAM ON THEIR AMAZING PERSONAL STORY WORKSHOP
SCHEDULE OF MVCAN FALL MEETINGS
Sunday September 10th: 5:30-7pm. Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, 280 Buena Vista Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Guest speaker: Matt Singer, the man behind National Voter Registration Day. Meeting starts promptly at 5:30. Come early, parking will be tight. Details here.
NO ELECTORAL TEAM PHONE BANKS OVER NEXT TWO SATURDAYS
IMMIGRATION: MARIN RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE
MVCAN ANNIVERSARY: PROFESSIONAL TALENT NEEDED
We’re making good progress with our MVCAN (Yes, it’s been almost a year!) Anniversary celebration, which will take place in November 2017.
ACTION TEAMS
Much of MVCAN's work is done in one of 10 action teams. Click the team name to read their latest news and find their next meeting.
Civil Rights/Immigration battles for justice and fair treatment of women, immigrants, working people and followers of all faiths. Read more.
Communications works on strategy, branding, messaging and program development for MVCAN. They are looking for bright ideas and people who want to make them happen. Read more.
Dump Trump's 25 active team members work on ways to remove Trump from power, with a special focus on Russia collusion. This topic is hot! Read more.
Eco Warriors are engaged in change at the local, state and national levels, to impact the CA carbon tax, climate change, and community outreach and action. Read more.
The Economic Action team is here to answer the question: “Where can my money make the biggest difference?” They are focused on finding high leverage “investment opportunities” in the emerging Resistance movement. The team's recommendations will spotlight organizations that are laying the groundwork now for electoral victories in 2018 congressional races. Read more.
Education will be working on a series of salons to discuss critical education issues with MVCAN members. We anticipate these will begin in the fall. Read more.
Electoral works to elect candidates for the 2017 state house and governor races, and other targeted races from now through the mid-term elections, following the recommendations of the flippable.org team, who are analyzing and selecting winnable races. The Electoral team uses phone banks and travel to targeted districts to talk with voters through phone calls and door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, and campaign volunteering. Read more.
Health Care is regrouping after successfully putting a stop to the repeal/replace of ACA. Read more.
Tech supports MVCAN through technology. If you have any skills/interests in website design, maintaining our mailing lists or helping out with other automation tasks we are working on, we would love to talk to you. Read more.
NEW TO MVCAN?
Attend the MONTHLY MEETING SUN., September 10, 5:30-7pm at the Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, to learn how to get involved!
Visit MVCAN.org to learn about the organization and strategies, join a team, read past MVCAN newsletters, and gain helpful Resistance tools.
Help wanted! MVCAN seeks volunteers with web and video skills; people to table at public events, and people to welcome new members. In a few hours a week, you can make a huge difference! Interested? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Laura Boles.
Thank you for all you do!
– June, Bernard, Suz, Danny, Eileen, and everyone at MVCAN
