Hello, sharing these resources from MoveOn on the shutdown! As detailed below, the play is to up the pressure on vulnerable Senate Republicans to end the shutdown. Please
keep an eye on this page for shutdown events in target states being pulled together as early as this weekend and consider attending and driving turnout, posting on social, and engaging with the
rest of MoveOn’s resources!
Best,
Brad
From: BigTable-owner@civilrightscoalition.org <BigTable-owner@civilrightscoalition.org>
On Behalf Of Emma Einhorn
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 2:53 PM
Subject: [Big Table] Shutdown events and activities
Hi All -
We're officially in the longest government shutdown in history. This is affecting not only the 800,000 government workers and their families not being paid, but communities across the country. From tax returns likely being delayed, to federal
home loans put on hold, to food inspections being stopped, Donald Trump holding the government hostage for his hateful and wasteful wall affects all of us.
That is why we need everyone to demand the government reopen without a penny for Trump's border wall.
Our strategy is to focus on putting pressure vulnerable Republicans which will make them pressure Sen. McConnell to bring the House passed funding bills up for a vote, and to override a presidential veto if necessary.
Here is how to get involved:
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Sign up to host or recruit your members to join rallies at Republican Senate offices from 1/21-25 at https://moveon.org/trumpshutdownevents.
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Note: Hosts are being recruited now, so events will be posted by next week. We're also only accepting events focused on Senators or Trump.
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Mark your calendar for a national day of action on 1/29, when Trump could be giving the State of the Union address. We'll be protesting that day as long as we're still in a shutdown, even if the speech is moved.
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Grab some RTs on Twitter right now:
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AFL-CIO
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MoveOn
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Use this google folder of graphics to create your own social media posts
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Do a call alert to your members to call Senate Republicans and demand they ask Sen. McConnell to call a vote to fund the government without Trump's hateful wall. Call in numbers and example text available.
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Launching tomorrow or Monday: Rage text your Senator. Details coming soon!
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More resources below compiled by the Immigration Hub.
Please reply to me with questions or to get more resources for any of these actions. thanks for all the work you are doing.
Emma
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#TrumpShutdown Resources
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Mennonite Central Committee (w/ input from broader coalition):
Effective Border Security Spending: Modernizing Ports of Entry
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SBCC:
Over 30 Cities and Counties in the Four Southern Border States Opposed to Wall
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America's Voice:
Trump’s
Request to Congress Has Very Little to Do with Effective Border Security
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Unbranded Policy Analysis of the WH Request to End the Shutdown:
Formal White House Policy Demands Show President Trump’s Immigration Demands
Drastically Expand Past the Wall and Add Insult to Injury
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Center for American Progress:
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State Fact Sheets:
Alaska,
Arizona,
Colorado,
Iowa,
Kentucky,
Maine,
and North Carolina
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State-by-State Estimates:
Effects of the Trump Shutdown on
Federal Workers’ Paychecks
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Missing Paychecks
Due to Trump Shutdown Total $2 Billion Every Two Weeks
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[Clip] CBS:
Every Congressperson along Southern Border Opposes
Border Wall Funding
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[Clip] Rep. Peters (CA-52, San Diego):
Transcript of Weekly Address 1/11/19
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TVPRA Resources
- Please keep educating the Hill about why we don’t want to get rid of TVPRA protections for unaccompanied children.
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KIND:
Amending TVPRA, Terminating Flores: Non-Negotiable Threats
to Immigrant and Refugee Children
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Women's Refugee Commission:
Women and Children Seeking Protection Are Not "Loopholes":
Funding the Government Must Not Come at the Expense of Refugees Seeking Protection
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Polling/Messaging Resources
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Immigration Hub and MoveOn:
New National Poll: Government Shutdown Hurting Senate Republicans Up for Reelection
in 2020
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America’s Voice:
New Polls: Trump Has Lost the Argument, Bigly
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Pew Research Center:
Most Border Wall Opponents, Supporters Say Shutdown Concessions
are Unacceptable
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Immigration Hub Talking Points:
Shutdown and WH Deal Toplines/Q&A
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CAP Talking Points:
Messaging Guidance on Trump’s Shutdown
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Opportunity Agenda:
Talking Border Issues Amidst the Government Shutdown
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#TrumpShutdown Stories
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MoveOn:
Graphics of Shutdown Stories
(in broader
google folder of graphics)
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MomsRising:
Stories and Social Media Toolkit
| Story Collection Site
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Majority Leader Hoyer:
https://trumpshutdownstories.us/
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SBCC #ShutdownStories:
What Federal Workers Are Saying About the Wall
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