Friday, April 6, 2018

Friday 4/6 Call to Action

Friday
1. Bankrolling Anti-Muslim Propaganda
Reports have surfaced that Secure America Now, a conservative nonprofit group that disseminated anti-Muslim propaganda ads on social media, was bankrolled by rich investors including billionaire Robert Mercer, former Best Buy CEO, Brad Anderson, and Best Buy founder, Richard Schultz. (Best Buy is a Minnesota company.) Brad Anderson is also on the board of Minnesota Public Radio (MRP), General Mills, Carlson, and Mayo Clinics.
In 2016, Secure America Now (SAN https://www.secureamericanow.org/) worked with Facebook and Google to aim inflammatory messages at swing-state voters who were likely to agree with the content.
In an interview on MPR, Brand Anderson admitted that he donated the money to SAN, but argued that he didn’t know about the content of the videos. Being that SAN’s singular mission is to spread hate-filled propaganda, that seems like a flimsy excuse.
https://www.mprnews.org/…/mpr-board-member-gave-to-right-wi…
http://thehill.com/…/381786-mercer-paid-millions-to-target-…
The Council of American-Islamic Relations’ Minnesota chapter has called on Anderson to step down from MPR and General Mills. http://cair.com/…/15078-cair-mn-calls-for-resignation-of-fo…
Today, let’s do the same. Minnesota is better than this. We cannot tolerate anti-Muslim sentiment to become part of the framework of Minnesota’s businesses. Call Best Buy and let them know you will not support a company that represents hate filled propaganda, Contact MPR, General Mills, Carlson, and Mayo Clinics and tell them to remove Brand Anderson from their boards.
Best Buy: https://www.bestbuy.com/
MPR: https://www.mpr.org/contact
General Mills: https://www.generalmills.com/ask
Carlson: http://www.carlson.com/news-and-contact
Mayo Clinics: https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/contact
2. Interior Department Nomination
Susan Combs, from Texas, has been nominated to become acting secretary for fish, wildlife and parks. Combs vehemently objects to the Endangered Species Act so this nomination is on par with an administration that seems to choose the worst person for the job.
Combs has strong ties to the oil industry and has a history of battling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service when it attempted to enforce the Endangered Species Act. Combs has worked to remove protections for many of Texas’ endangered animals.
This nomination is a big NO. Our own Senator Tina Smith is on the Committee of Energy and Natural Resources. Let’s call her today and encourage her to fight the nomination of Susan Combs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/04/a-fierce-opponent-of-the-endangered-species-act-is-picked-to-oversee-interiors-wildlife-policy/?utm_term=.61b93ae69f57
3. The Next Generation Has The Power to Change
Tufts University has ranked Minnesota as one of the top states where young voters can make a difference in November’s elections. If we want to elicit change, we need to make sure that their voices are heard. We need to keep them motivated to show up to the polls and VOTE! Check it out here: https://civicyouth.org/youthvote2018/
One way you can do this it so show up for MneverAgain’s Town Hall Project. Minnesota’s student leaders have sent out a call to action for Minnesota’s elected officials. They have created their own town hall during Congress’ spring break. Let’s support them by writing legislators and encouraging them to attend. The town hall will be on April 7th. If you have kids in your life who want to make a change, encourage them to attend the event. Let’s commit to attending as well to show our support. This is really exciting!
Learn more here and take advantage of a letter template to make your job easy. https://www.mneveragain.com/
RSVP to the event on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/events/2043335455913880/
Be sure to “Like” them on Facebook as well. https://www.facebook.com/NeverAgainMN/
You can also follow them on Twitter. @MneverAgain_
https://www.theguardian.com/…/resistance-now-gun-control-ma…
4. Become an Election Judge
Are you looking for a way to contribute to your community? Why not become an election judge? You will help elections run safely, and smoothly while learning how the government ticks. It’s a paid gig, so it’s a great way to help democracy work while making some $$. Read more about it here. http://www.sos.state.mn.us/…/get-…/become-an-election-judge/
5. The United States Congress is on spring break this week so it’s a perfect time to focus on what’s happening at Minnesota’s Capitol.
For a complete list of bills, check out Watch Your Reps MN and join the mailing list. https://us15.campaign-archive.com/home/…
Sites to Check:
CD2Action https://cd2action.com/, @CD2action
League of Women Voters MN https://lwvmn.org/
Dates to Remember
Tax Day Rally at the Capitol,
On Sunday, April 15th join fellow Minnesotans in protesting tax laws that benefit the richest Americans at the expense of the poor and working classes. Let’s get together and tell our government that we want them make laws the benefit the majority, not just their pocketbooks and election campaigns.
Look here for more information: https://www.taxrallymn2018.org/
RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/200520967348623/
Klobuchar-202-224-3244
Smith (202) 224-5641
House of Representative switchboard: (202) 224-3121
MN Legislators: https://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legislators
Resistbot: https://resistbot.io/
Governor Dayton- https://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/



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