5 Indivisible Rallies In Michigan This Week: Tell Congress to End Shutdown
By MUUSJN on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019
The Government Shutdown Harms Workers and Women
Take It to the Streets!
The Violence Against Women Act Authorization Expired When the Government Shut Down
Our U.S. Representatives start their first day of work tomorrow (January 3rd) in the 116th Congressional session. Michigan’s four new U.S. Reps will get sworn in tomorrow morning: Elissa Slotkin (8th District); Rashida Tlaib (13th District); Andy Levin (9th District) and Rep. Haley Stevens (11th District). This is a perfect time to remind ALL members of Congress to end the government shutdown that is harming 800,000 federal workers and their families and is withholding funds from the Violence Against Women Act.
One way to do that is to take it to the streets!
(These rallies are organized by Indivisible)
Click HERE for sign up for one of the rallies:
1. Thursday, January 3rd, 11 a.m. Congressman Bill Huizinga
"Accountability Rally",
4555 Wilson Ave.,
SW Grandville (near Grand Rapids)
2. Thursday, January 3rd, 8 a.m. IN THE THUMB
840 W. Frank Street, Caro
3. Saturday, January 5th, Livingston County Court House
200 E. Grand River Ave., Howell
4. Thursday, January 3rd. 10 a.m.,
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
26700 Lahser Rd., Suite 330, Southfield
5. January 3rd, 6:30 p.m., Who's House? Our House! Rally
Median,
9 Mile Road and Woodward Ave., Ferndale
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: Games are being played with the lives of American federal workers. President Trump insists on playing hardball, keeping the government closed until he can get funding for a border wall that the majority of Americans don’t want.
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE TOO.Another victim of the government shutdown is the Violence Against Women Act. This landmark Act, first passed in 1994, aims to support women who’ve survived intimate partner violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the U.S. through a series of government funded programs, e.g., shelters, crisis centers, legal assistance and more. Earlier this year, both Republicans and Democrats have urged that the act be reauthorized.
Be prepared to receive more action alerts from MUUSJN so we can help keep Congress more accountable to the people they serve. (Right now the Congressional switchboard doesn’t yet have phone numbers of new members of Congress.)
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