Equality Act Adopted in U. S. House! Senate Vote Coming–Act Now! On Thursday February 25, the U. S. House of Representatives adopted the Equality Act (H.R. 5) on a vote of 224-206, including three Republicans.  However, passage in the Senate faces an uphill battle. The Senate needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. This is separate from other state legislative efforts to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to protect rights of people based on their sexual orientation or gender identify. Call or email your U. S. Senators  Take action this week by contacting your Senators by email or phone to support passage of The Equality Act. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow supported the Equality Act last year. Thank them, in advance, for their support. Ask your […]

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 […]

National Emergency Urge Our Senators to Vote forThe Families First Coronavirus Response Act — WITHOUT AMENDMENTS Senator Debbie Stabenow: 1-202-224-4822Senator Gary Peters: 1-202-224-6221 Houses Passes “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” We’re in a National Crisis It’s almost impossible to mistake that our country is in the middle of a national crisis. All states, except West Virginia, have cases of the coronavirus. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared that all Michigan K-12 schools will be closed starting on March 16th. She also ordered limits on who can visit our state’s care and juvenile justice facilities and public meetings. Thousands of events have been cancelled or postponed to prevent the spread of this deadly disease. We are being urged to frequently wash our hands and […]

Click HERE for the Senate Appropriations Committee List Click HERE to get the name of your Michigan Senator During Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s January 29th State of the State message she supported several important “Healthy Mom’s, Healthy Babies” initiatives that could increase the survival rates of Michigan women and their babies. Michigan’s death rates of mothers and their infants are unacceptable. The death rates for infants and their mothers is about three times greater for African American and Native Americans. The good news is that Michigan has a plan to reduce these death rates. The Interfaith Reproductive Justice Coalition, a group organized by MUUSJN that includes over 16 women’s and LGBTQ organizations, urges the public to call Michigan Senators to support this life saving $37.5 million investment to protect mothers […]