Action Center
Get Ready for the DTV Transition
In less than 100 days, all full-power TV stations nationwide will switch from transmitting analog TV signals to broadcasting only digital signals. If not adequately informed and prepared, 21 million households that rely solely on free, over-the-air TV may lose access to critical emergency, news, weather, and community information.
>> Learn what you can do to get ready for the transition and help others in your community prepare
Educational Palm Card on the Supreme Court Available
"Supreme Decisions: Your Vote, Your Rights & the Court" is an educational palm card that illustrates how voters' decisions help determine who sits on the Supreme Court. We invite you to use these palm cards to help underscore the impact of the courts in your outreach in your community.
>> Request or download Supreme Decisions palm cards
Legislative Action Updates:
Update: Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act Signed into Law!
President Bush recently signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act – which fulfills a promise of fairness and equality to all American workers with disabilities.
>>Thanks to your hard work, we have achieved a tremendous victory for civil rights
Update: Congress Forecloses on Homeowners?
The Rescue bill includes virtually no assistance for homeowners facing foreclosures. Homeowners were ignored in the rush to bail out banks and brokerage firms, many of whom engaged in the reckless lending and irresponsible risk taking that created this situation in the first place.
>> Congress Bails Out Wall Street; Fails to Help Main Street
Update: Rescue Bill Includes Temporary Child Tax Credit Expansion
The Rescue bill included a CTC expansion among its tax provisions that will benefit an estimated 13 million children. The provision lowers the earnings threshold that families must meet to qualify for the refundable portion of the credit to $8,500, as opposed to the current level of $12,050. However, this provision is temporary as it is only for the 2008 tax year.
>>Learn more about how the CTC is one component of eliminating poverty through our Half in Ten Campaign
Update: The Fight's Not Over for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is a "fix" to a 2007 Supreme Court decision that severely limited the ability of victims of pay discrimination to sue and recover damages.
>> Find out how your senators voted and let them know what you think
>> View Previous Action Alerts
Grassroots Organizing Resources
- Grassroots Tool Kit (pdf):
This toolkit provides information on a myriad of effective mechanisms you can use in your local or state community to educate and empower individuals in your community, develop a strong coalition of activists, and get your voice heard in Congress to help impact the history of civil and human rights for all people today.
- Grassroots Organizing During a Congressional Recess (pdf):
Tips for organizing when your member of Congress is back in the district during a congressional recess.
- Grassroots Action Steps: Four things you can do right now to learn more and take action in 2008
Issue-Based Resources
Below are materials for a few of the issues we are currently organizing around. You can also visit the issues section of the website to learn about other civil rights issues.
Affirmative Action
DC Voting Rights
- DC Voting Rights Brochure (pdf): A printable brochure to let people know about the lack of voting representation in Washington, D.C.
Immigration
Judicial Nominations
Media
Workers' Rights
