Tag Archives: email/phone campaign

Time-sensitive: Call state legislators, urge them to support the Trust Act

Posted on March 13, 2017 by John Appiah-Duffell

The Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition is a strong proponent of the Maryland Law Enforcement and Governmental Trust Act (HB 1362 / SB 835), Maryland’s “sanctuary” bill that would prevent law enforcement agencies within the state from becoming tools of federal … Continue reading →

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Jeff Sessions Would Be a Disastrous Attorney General

Posted on January 5, 2017 by sueudry

MCCRC joins with a broad coalition of civil rights and civil liberties organizations in opposing the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General. As AG, he will be our nation’s top law enforcement official responsible for protecting the Constitutional … Continue reading →

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[UPDATED: NSEERS is dead!] Report your phone calls to Congress about ending NSEERS here

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

[UPDATE, 12/22/16: CNN reports “Obama administration ending program once used to track mostly Arab and Muslim men: “President Barack Obama’s administration said Thursday it was ending a dormant program that once was used to track mostly Arab and Muslim men.”The … Continue reading →

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Please ask these MoCo delegates to sign the Syria refugee letter!

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

The campaign to get Maryland state senators and delegates to join an open letter endorsing the settlement of Syrian refugees is proceeding apace. As of tonight, 39 delegates and senators have signed! That honor roll includes 19 Assembly members from … Continue reading →

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Phonebanking for police reform with Progressive Maryland

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

WHERE: 35 University Blvd, Silver Spring, MD (United Methodist Church; enter via playground) (map) WHEN: Thursday, Feb 18, 6-9pm WHY: Get commitments to join us at a rally and hearings for police reform in Annapolis next Tuesday! RSVP: Progressive Maryland … Continue reading →

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Senator Raskin circulates pro-Syrian refugee letter in Annapolis – you can help

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Thomas Nephew

The Syrian refugee crisis hasn’t gone away, of course — nor has the urgency of confronting fearful and often Islamophobic commentary about accepting those (and other) refugees to our country. So State Senator Jamie Raskin has penned a strong letter … Continue reading →

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Freedom2Boycott: email your Annapolis delegation today!

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Thomas Nephew

The “Freedom2Boycott” coalition is a “coalition of groups and individuals advocating for free speech rights in the State of Maryland in support of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) that promote social justice in Israel/Palestine.”  It was formed by Saqib Ali … Continue reading →

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District 16, 20 – call, email Sen. Lee and Raskin: support SB566!

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Thomas Nephew

If you live in District 16 (vicinity of Bethesda, Glen Echo) or District 20 (vicinity of Takoma Park, Silver Spring)  (not sure? look it up here),  please take a minute to make a very important phone call to your Maryland … Continue reading →

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Thank Edward Snowden – by acting on these NSA-related bills!

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

The revelations by Edward Snowden have stunned the public — and they’ve even stunned Congress, so that a raft of bills have been sponsored addressing various aspects of the NSA scandal. We’ve identified some of the best ones below — … Continue reading →

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HB558: call Hammen and every Delegate on the House Health & Govt.Ops Committee

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Thomas Nephew

UPDATE, 3/12: HB558 has unfortunately been voted down in committee. See above. ===== The “Maryland Liberty Preservation Act of 2013” (HB 558) would prohibit “an agency of the State, a county of the State, an employee of the State or … Continue reading →

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