Join MUUSJN at a national UU the Vote Launch this Sunday April 10th at 4PM

By MUUSJN on Saturday, April 9th, 2022

FLASH ANNOUNCEMENT!

Get ready for UU the Vote 2022! On Sunday, April 10 at 4pm

Join President Susan Frederick-Gray, UU leaders, and partners to learn how you can show up for our UU values and communities in the critical midterm elections. Invite your congregation and social justice teams to join us for an exciting launch of UU the Vote 2022. bit.ly/UUtheVote2022Launch MUUSJN consultant Nomi Joyrich will speak about Michigan Ballot Issues at this national launch.

TIME TO GET INVOLVED WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES

Training is Monday, April 11th, 6 p.m.

REGISTER HERE

Michigan citizens have the opportunity to get involved with ballot initiatives that address major issues that affect people in our state. By getting involved with a one or more ballot campaigns, citizens can stand up for reproductive freedom; strengthen our right to vote; raise the minimum wage; and allow prisoners to return to the community sooner for good behavior. 

MUUSJN is supporting FOUR ballot initiatives. Information in this action alert describes these proposals and tells how you can get involved. 

As a partner with Fems for Democracy (FFD), MUUSJN is looking for more people to collect signatures and to be petition distributors! We especially need petition distributors in central, western and northern Michigan. Being a petition distributor is easy! You will receive bundles of petitions and the names of signature collectors who live near you. Local signature gatherers will get their petitions from you and return them to you. You will then return them to us using a pre-paid mailer.

Click HERE to use sign-up genius to let us know you’re interested in collecting signatures. Sign your name based on where you live. At the end of the sign up form, click the next link to indicate that you are with MUUSJN (there is a drop down menu to record that you’re working with us).

Please join Fems for Democracy for a training on Monday, April 11th at 6pm. This training is for people who are new to working on these petitions, as well as those who have already been collecting and have more questions. We will give an overview of the 4 ballots that we are supporting. Register in advance for this training: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdu2hqDwsE9dhC8sx3lh1N09f7i_HoqDS 

For those of you who are already collecting, here is a list of events across Michigan this weekend: Please sign up HERE if you intend to collect signatures so we can acknowledge your efforts!

Which ballot initiatives are MUUSJN and FFD working on?

  1. Reproductive Freedom For All: This constitutional amendment would repeal the 1931 law that makes abortion a felony and would enshrine reproductive freedom in our state constitution. Reproductive freedom includes the right to obtain contraception, the right to have an abortion, and prohibits prosecution for terminating a pregnancy or helping someone else exercise their reproductive freedom. It also makes forced sterilization illegal.
  2. Promote the Vote: This constitutional amendment would make voting more accessible. Among other things it would create early voting, guarantee the right to vote without a photo ID, make it easier to obtain absentee ballots, establish more drop boxes, and establish that audits can only be done by clerks and elected officials.
  3. Raise the Wage: This would raise the state minimum wage to $15 per hour for all workers.
  4. Michigan United (a.k.a. Good Time): This would repeal the law that requires inmates to serve out their entire minimum sentence. It would establish ‘credits’ to reduce the sentences of those who earn degrees or work in prison and who have good behavior.
For more information, please contact Nomi Joyrich nomijoyrich@gmail.com

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