Action Center
Hey Congress - Finish What You Started!
As the president highlighted in his recent State of the Union address, a number of achievements have been made over the past year. However, there remains a great deal of work to be done. Our community members need good jobs, affordable and accessible health care, and assurances that they can achieve the American dream.
>>Call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121 and urge them to finish the legislative priorities they started last year.
Call Your Senators: Protect Consumers
As our nation enters the new year, millions of families will struggle to make ends meet, while many big businesses – which have received billions of dollars in aid from the federal government – continue to employ the same disreputable tactics that so devastated our economic system. Congress must take the necessary steps to assist people suffering the most in these trying economic times, and help safeguard families from unfair lending practices.
>>Call your senators at their in-state offices and urge support for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 with a strong Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Confirm Dawn Johnsen for Office of Legal Counsel
The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) serves as a legal advisor to the White House and federal agencies within the Department of Justice. The OLC advises on a number of issues that directly affect our civil and human rights, such as voting rights, criminal justice, religious discrimination and immigration. Dawn Johnsen knows what it takes to run the OLC, and through her work as a constitutional law professor she has proven her knowledge of the government's adherence to our constitutional rights. She will use her experience and knowledge to guide and advise our President and our federal agencies on integral decisions that impact our personal lives.
>> Call your senators and tell them to confirm Dawn Johnsen as head of the OLC
House Voting Rights for the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C. residents pay federal income taxes and serve in the military, but do not have full-voting representation in the U.S. Congress. The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 157) will provide Washington, D.C. residents with a full-voting member in the House of Representatives for the first time in our nation's history.
>> Call your representative and urge passage of the D.C. House Voting Rights Act.
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Grassroots Organizing Resources
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.
DC Voting Rights
Media
Workers' Rights
