March 2017
Attend a “Tuesdays with Toomey” Rally
Every Tuesday, local citizens gather together at Senator Pat Toomey’s offices throughout Pennsylvania to advocate for critical social justice issues, make sure elected officials hold true to the promise of American democracy, and that Senator Toomey accurately represents the interests of ordinary Pennsylvanians. Each week features a main theme such as reproductive justice, immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and many more.
Learn more and attend an upcoming rally! Tuesdays with Toomey
Every Tuesday, local citizens gather together at Senator Pat Toomey’s offices throughout Pennsylvania to advocate for critical social justice issues, make sure elected officials hold true to the promise of American democracy, and that Senator Toomey accurately represents the interests of ordinary Pennsylvanians. Each week features a main theme such as reproductive justice, immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and many more.
Learn more and attend an upcoming rally! Tuesdays with Toomey
Join Local Indivisible Action Groups
More than 4,500 local groups have signed up through Indivisible to resist threats to social justice in nearly every congressional district in the country.
The goals of Indivisible are to:
Download the Indivisible Guide and other resources here and find a local group here! Philadelphia has dozens of groups!
More than 4,500 local groups have signed up through Indivisible to resist threats to social justice in nearly every congressional district in the country.
The goals of Indivisible are to:
- Demystify congressional advocacy. The newly formed nonprofit receives hundreds of questions every day about what Congress is doing, how to organize locally (see the toolkit!), and how to advocate in different situations. The group is now sending out timely updates and resources on what’s going on in Congress and how you can best organize, make your voice heard, and influence your members of Congress.
- Support the community of local groups putting the Indivisible Guide into action. They want to provide shared tools to help groups organize events, communicate with each other, and share best practices and resources. This also means spotlighting local successes and supporting a sense of a shared purpose.
Download the Indivisible Guide and other resources here and find a local group here! Philadelphia has dozens of groups!
Stand Up for Reproductive Justice!
Both Senate Bill 3 and House Bill 77 which seek to limit a woman’s right to choose by banning abortions after 20 weeks. No other states have passed legislation this extreme. When women control their personal reproduction rights, they are able to freely pursue education and careers as they desire. One-third of all legal abortions occur in women for whom the health and social consequences of unplanned childbearing are the greatest -- teenagers and women over 35.
Take Action!
Both Senate Bill 3 and House Bill 77 which seek to limit a woman’s right to choose by banning abortions after 20 weeks. No other states have passed legislation this extreme. When women control their personal reproduction rights, they are able to freely pursue education and careers as they desire. One-third of all legal abortions occur in women for whom the health and social consequences of unplanned childbearing are the greatest -- teenagers and women over 35.
Take Action!
Immigration Rights are Human Rights
Senate Bill 10 withholds all state grant funding from local governments that do not follow any law, mandate, request, or order from federal immigration authorities. It also holds local governments liable for damages if they release a person despite a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain the person and the person then commits injury to person or property.
Keep an eye on this opposing legislation! And we’ll keep you updated!
Senate Bill 10 withholds all state grant funding from local governments that do not follow any law, mandate, request, or order from federal immigration authorities. It also holds local governments liable for damages if they release a person despite a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain the person and the person then commits injury to person or property.
Keep an eye on this opposing legislation! And we’ll keep you updated!
Become a Medicare Counselor!
Get trained as an APPRISE Medicare counselor and help senior citizens understand their healthcare coverage. This is a great way to become a better informed advocate about the Medicare program.
Date: Ongoing
Get trained as an APPRISE Medicare counselor and help senior citizens understand their healthcare coverage. This is a great way to become a better informed advocate about the Medicare program.
Date: Ongoing