Georgia on My Mind; Runoff Elections Update & How You Can Make a Difference
By MUUSJN on Saturday, January 2nd, 2021
GEORGIA RUN OFF VOTE KEY TO WHICH PARTY CONTROLS SENATE Recent polls still show both races are close January 1st is the last day for early voting in Georgia where the results of two runoff elections could tell whether Democrats or Republicans will control the U.S. Senate. No candidate in either of Georgia’s two Senatorial elections won a majority of the votes on November 3rd, triggering this runoff election. As of December 30, 2020, over 3 millions of people had voted early, over two-thirds of them had voted in person. According to FiveThirtyFive, Jon Ossoff was ahead of his Republican opponent Rep. David Perdue by less than 1 percent. On that same date, Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock led GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler by 1.8%. Both […]
Urge Key House Members to Oppose New Trump Rules That Harm Persons with Disabilities
By MUUSJN on Monday, December 28th, 2020
BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, Leave a Message For Rep. John Larson, House Ways & Means Committee 1-202-224-2265 (DC) or 1-860-278-8888 (Hartford, CT) (Chair of the Social Security Subcommittee) AND Rep. Dan Kildee, Member, Ways & Means Social Security Subcommittee 1-202-225-3611 or 810-238-8627 (Flint) Urge them to oppose these harmful rules & Urge Pres. elect Biden to rescind them in 2021. TALKING POINTS: BACKGROUND In January of 2020, the Trump Administration called for imposing a new layer of disability review on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries. Lawmakers and advocates fought back. However, this August, the Trump administration issued this rule that would force persons on disability to “re-prove” their disabilities every two years. This new step would compel beneficiaries living on fixed incomes to produce additional […]
Michigan Senators Adopt Moratorium on Water Shutoffs! Urge Rep. Chatfield & Your MI Rep. to Say YES to SB241
By MUUSJN on Monday, December 14th, 2020
Urge Rep. Lee Chatfield & Your Rep.to Vote for SB 241 Which Prevents Water Shutoffs & Turns Families’ Water Back On BACKGROUND: According to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, there are over 317,000 Michigan households who are behind on their water bills and are at risk of having their water shut off during the COVID pandemic. How will they wash their hands to protect their families — and the rest of us — during this national emergency? Earlier this year, Governor Gretchen Whitmer (at the urging of water advocates) issued an Executive Order that put a moratorium on water shutoffs and required local water providers to restore water to these low income families without water. Michigan received $25 million in CARES Act […]
Urge Michigan Senators to Pass COVID Relief for Families
By MUUSJN on Friday, December 11th, 2020
Urge Our Michigan Senators Senator Debbie Stabenow: 1-202-224-4822 Senator Gary Peters: 1-202-224-6221 Support COVID Relief Package That Throws A Life-line to the Unemployed, Families Facing Evictions & Communities TELL YOUR SENATORS: URGE OUR SENATORS TO FIGHT FOR FAMILIES IN NEED Click HERE to read an article in the 12/9/20 issue of Forbes magazine that describes the provisions of this more modest bi-partisan COVID Relief bill just released on 12/8/20: This week President Trump offered his own $916 billion COVID relief bill that includes $600 stimulus checks, state and local aid and liability protections, but cuts unemployment insurance protections. President Elect Biden has said that he would support the bi-partisan bill as a “down payment” with more COVID relief in 2021. PLEASE CALL OUR SENATORS (See phone numbers & talking […]
Georgia Runoff Elections & How You Can Make a Difference
By MUUSJN on Saturday, December 5th, 2020
GEORGIA RUN OFF VOTE KEY TO WHICH PARTY CONTROLS SENATE Recent polls show both races are close According to The Hill newspaper (12/30/20), Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock leads his opponent, GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler 52 to 45%. Democrat John Ossof is slightly ahead of his Republican opponent Senator David Perdue 50 to 48%. If either Republican wins, the GOP will retain control of the Senate. However, if both Democrats win, the parties will be evenly split which would allow VP Kamala Harris to cast tie breaking votes on legislation. Elections have consequences! Recently, Trump ally Attorney General William Bar declared that he has “not seen fraud on the scale that could affect a different outcome of the election”. In mid November, Christopher Krebs, a top […]
2020 Accomplishments
By MUUSJN on Sunday, November 29th, 2020
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE GET OUT THE VOTE! LGBTQ JUSTICE WATER JUSTICE & THE ENVIRONMENT RACISM
Urge Michigan Legislators to Take Up Bills to Unshackle Pregnant Women in Prisons!
By MUUSJN on Monday, November 9th, 2020
Urge State Senator Mike Shirkey to Take Up SB 830 & SB 831 to Unshackle Pregnant Women in Prisons! WHAT DO THESE BILLS DO? SB 830 and 831 are companion bills that provide protection for pregnant and post-partum women who are incarcerated. These bills would prohibit pregnant and post-partum women from being restrained. These bills also outline a process to determine if such a person needs to be restrained, e.g., if she is a flight risk. SB 830 also establishes the right for incarcerated women to breastfeed and to be provided with sanitary supplies to express breast milk. SB 830 and 831 WERE SPONSORED BY: Senators Erika Geiss, Stephanie Chang, Sylvia Santana, Jeff Irwin, Rosemary Bayer, Betty Jean Alexander, Marshall Bullock, Curtis Hertel, Paul Wojno and Adam Hollier. You can read the full text of SB 830 here: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2020-SIB-0830.pdf You can read the […]
3 LGBTQ+ Events This Week!
By MUUSJN on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
Elections and Courts Have Consequences in LGBTQ+ Communities On the doorstep of the historic 2020 election, if you haven’t already, please vote! It can have an impact on how our country survives the COVID pandemic and if LGBTQ+ rights can thrive. After the election, here are three events that may interest LGBTQ+ people & their allies: Thanks for Living Your Values
3 Days To The Election — Coalition of Groups Working in Michigan to Make Sure Election is Fair and All Votes are Counted
By MUUSJN on Saturday, October 31st, 2020
Activists are concerned that politicians are trying to undermine the 2020 election by attacking mail in ballots, suppressing the vote and refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power. Throughout Michigan and the nation, demonstrations are being held on November 4th to protect election results in the following Michigan cities: Ann Arbor; Ferndale/Detroit; Brighton; Howell; Lansing; Traverse City; Grand Rapids; Benton Harbor; Kalamazoo; Houghton; and other cities. Let me know if a demonstration is being held in your community that’s not listed here.Click here to find a demonstration near you. Let’s Help Get Out the Vote & Protect the Election More than 2 million Michigan voters have have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election. Maintaining the integrity of the 2020 election means […]
Resources to Empower Michiganders to Vote — Pass Them Forward
By MUUSJN on Saturday, October 24th, 2020
All Hands on Deck! Voting Resources Share Them with Your Friends and Family It’s Not Too Late to Make a Difference With just 11 days until the election there are still things you can do to make sure people are empowered to vote absentee or in person. Here are some practical election resources: For more information, contact Sharon Pedersen at 517-740-2629 or sspedersen@sbcglobal.net