{"id":19406,"date":"2018-08-15T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?page_id=19406"},"modified":"2020-09-04T16:53:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T20:53:46","slug":"advocacy-actions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/advocacy-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Previous UUSJ Action Alerts Issue Information Pages<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Advocacy Day Dec. 10, 2019 (House) &#8211; Support Clean Energy Tax Incentives (credits and extenders).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1JPLKm6H2i6RV4YhAMUn6diDusW0GNQ1fTm0NeUOooO4\/edit?usp=sharing\">Link here to the WHWN Handout with topic details.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Day Nov. 12, 2019 (Senate) &#8211; Time is Running Out! Fund Election Security for\u00a0$600 million.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cuG7pYMn4I-6GbnHsseMZ351TBpVr-zThP_3dctI4eU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Link here to the WHWN Handout with topic details.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Day Oct. 8, 2019 (House) &#8211; Support comprehensive legislation to address the climate crisis \u2013 \u00a0100% Crean Energy Act and Climate Stewardship Act.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10UAAcsvpU99WGeROxFjKBz4zWonPv-yXWVjUgYSvFsw\/edit?usp=sharing\">Link here to the WHWN Handout with topic details.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Day September 2019 (Senate) nationwide\u00a0<em>Write Here! Write Now!<\/em>\u00a0(WHWN) letter-writing campaign to tell our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Final-WHWN-2019-09-17-Senate-Economic-and-Climate-Justice.pdf\">U.S.\u00a0Senators to Show Real Leadership to Help Avert the Climate Crisis.<\/a>\u00a0L<a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Final-WHWN-2019-09-17-Senate-Economic-and-Climate-Justice.pdf\">ink here to the WHWN Handout with topic details.<\/a> Check out the special\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/2019-economic-climate-justice-write-here-write-now-letter-writing-information\/\">September WHWN information page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>September nationwide\u00a0<em>Write Here! Write Now!<\/em> (WHWN) letter-writing campaign to tell our <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Final-WHWN-2019-09-17-Senate-Economic-and-Climate-Justice.pdf\">U.S.\u00a0Senators to Show Real Leadership to Help Avert the Climate Crisis.<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Economic and climate justice is a moral issue<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the special <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/2019-economic-climate-justice-write-here-write-now-letter-writing-information\/\">September WHWN information page<\/a> for delivery details, tips, and resources for this nationwide letter-writing campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Letter writing Sundays (for letters to be mailed) are Sept. 1 and\/or 8.\u00a0Letters will be delivered on the lobby day Sept. 17, 2019, by attendees of the UU Sept. 15-17 conference in Washington, D.C. Advocating for Economic and Climate Justice as a Moral Issue: Mobilizing for a Green New Deal.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uujec.org\/gndconference\">Conference details HERE <\/a>and flyer <a href=\"https:\/\/uujec.org\/Portals\/0\/Poster%202,%20%20Building%20a%20Movement%20for%20a%20Green%20New%20Deal.pdf\">HERE.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mailed letters: Monday, September 9 for delivery by Thursday, Sept. 12 5pmET to UUSJ. The mailing address is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Final-WHWN-2019-09-17-Senate-Economic-and-Climate-Justice.pdf\">WHWN Handout with topic details. <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hand deliver letters: if you are attending the conference and bringing your congregations letters, let us know by Monday, September 9.<\/li>\n<li>Questions: contact <a href=\"mailto:advocacy@uusj.org\">advocacy@uusj.org<\/a>. Current WHWN Partner? email <a href=\"mailto:advocacy@uusj.org\">advocacy@uusj.org<\/a> for special instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fix Tax Credit Gaps for low-income families &amp; Fund Programs to Reduce Recidivism\u00a0&#8211; Tax and Appropriations focus (no WHWN) Advocacy Day August 13, 2019 &#8211; U.S. Senate<\/li>\n<li>Immigration &#8211; Keep Immigrant Families Together (includes ICE raids and appropriations 2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FINAL-WHWN-v.2-2019-07-09-Immigration-HOUSE.pdf\">Link here for the WHWN Handout.<\/a>\u00a0(Advocacy Day July 9, 2019 &#8211; U.S. House)<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare Control the High Cost of Healthcare and Prescription Drugs (Advocacy Day June 11, 2019 &#8211; U.S. Senate) <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Final-v.2-WHWN-2019-06-11-Health-care-Senate-5.pdf\">Link here for the Write Here! Write Now! Handout for topic details.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tell our U.S. Senators that Urgent Action is Needed to Address the Climate Crisis.\u00a0Join the Earth Month <em>Write Here! Write Now!<\/em> Letter-Writing Campaign April 7-May 5: \u00a0UUSJ is partnering with the UU Ministry For Earth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uumfe.org\/resources\/earth-day\/\">Spring for Change &#8211; A Season of Sacred Activism<\/a> for a<em> Write Here! Write Now!<\/em> (WHWN) nationwide letter-writing campaign. Send letters to UUSJ on or before Thursday, May 9. The UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps will deliver your congregation&#8217;s letters on May 14, 2019.\n<ul>\n<li>Check out our letter-writing campaign<a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/uu-climate-justice-month-climate-crisis-letter-writing-information\/\"> Information &amp; Resources page<\/a>\u00a0(instructions, issue fact sheets,\u00a0sign up link for more information, etc.). Read the &#8220;Cover Letter &amp; Instructions&#8221; page first with a summary of what you need to do.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Here is a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/v.1F-WHWN-2019-05-14-climate-change-handout-as-of-2019-04-01.pdf\">direct link to the Earth Month WHWN Climate Crisis Handout<\/a> &#8211; a\u00a0one-page two-sided\u00a0handout to put out on your letter-writing tables. The handout includes: background on the issue and legislative update, talking points, suggested questions to ask and a sample letter.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tell your U.S. Representative to support H.R.6<span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"> &#8211; a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and immigrants with protected status. The UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps will deliver your congregation&#8217;s letters April 9, 2019.\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FINAL-WHWN-2019-04-09-immigration-HR-6.pdf\">Link here for the WHWN Handout with topic details.<\/a>\u00a0 (Advocacy Day April 9, 2019 &#8211; U.S. House)<\/li>\n<li>Stop Voter Suppression: Restore protections to the Voting Rights Act.\u00a0The UUSJ Capitol Hill Advocacy Corps will deliver your congregation&#8217;s letters March 12, 2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WHWN-v.2-2019-03-12-VRA-HR1-1-1.pdf\">Link here for the WHWN Handout\u00a0for topic details.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Congress! New Opportunity to Advocate for Social Justice. Tell your member of the U.S. House of Representative member\u00a0what\u2019s on your mind! For details, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/advocacy-day-february-12-2019\/\">February 12 Advocacy Day Information Page<\/a>\u00a0and to learn about the Write Here! Write Now! letter-writing campaign.<a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/v.3-Final-WHWN-2019-02-12-Handout-New-Congress-New-Opportunities-v.3.pdf\"> Link here for the February WHWN Handout.<\/a> \u00a0(Advocacy Day February 12, 2019 &#8211; House)<\/li>\n<li>Climate Crisis &#8211; include in anticipated infrastructure reform legislation. <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FINAL-WHWN-Infrastrucutre-Climate-Change-AC-2019-01-08-3.pdf\">Link here for the WHWN Handout for topic details.<\/a> (Advocacy Day January 8, 2019 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li>Criminal justice reform &#8211; Senate 2.0 version of the First Step Act &#8211; affirm positives, raise concerns and urge work towards more comprehensive reform. (Advocacy Day December 12, 2018 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li>Farm Bill Conference Committee: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program, from cuts and harmful changes (November 13, 2018 House)<\/li>\n<li>Immigration &#8211; Humane treatment of immigrants and refugees (two special days on September 26 Senate, September 27 House, and Advocacy Day October 9, 2018 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/defend-democracy-oppose-kavanaugh\/\">Defend UU Values: Oppose Kavanaugh Nomination to the Supreme Court<\/a>\u00a0Information Page (Advocacy Day September 11 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=19366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Bill Conference Committee: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program (focus on no additional work requirements)<\/a> Information Page (Advocacy Day August 14 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/familiesbelongtogether-stop-detaining-children-and-families\/\">Stop Detaining Children and Separating Families<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Information Page (Advocacy Day July 12 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/snap-senate-info-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Bill: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program, and support current Senate bipartisan efforts.<\/a>\u00a0Information Page. (Advocacy Day June 12 &#8211; Senate)<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/just-transitions-reclaim-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECLAIM Act: Release $1B to Help Coalfield Communities<\/a>\u00a0Information Page.\u00a0(Advocacy Day May 8 &#8211; Senate)\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/uu-climate-justice-month-letter-writing-campaign-reclaim-act\/\">RECLAIM Act &#8211; &#8220;UU April Climate Justice Month Letter-Writing Document Summary&#8221; page.\u00a0<\/a>Information Page.\u00a0<\/span>includes Write Here! Write Now! organizing documents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/support-snap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Bill: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program, from cuts and harmful changes<\/a> Information Page (Advocacy Day April 10, 2018 &#8211; House)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/protect_johnson_amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protect the Johnson Amendment<\/a> Information Page (Advocacy Day March 13, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/take-action-save-clean-power-plan\/\">Clean Power Plan &#8211; Submit comment to EPA by April 26, 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/support-medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop the Assault on Medicaid<\/a> Information Page (Advocacy Day February 13, 2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=17979\">Say No to Fake Tax Reform!<\/a>\u00a0Information Page &#8211; November &#8211; December, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/dream-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DREAM Act<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Keep contacting all of your Members of Congress. Information Page (Advocacy Day November 14, 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/healthcare-moving-3-actions-take-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthcare <\/a>\u00a0Information Page October &#8211; December, 2017<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>New Congress! New Opportunity to address Climate Change in the anticipated infrastructure reform legislation. (Advocacy Day January 8, 2019 \u2013 Senate)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>Criminal justice reform &#8211; Senate 2.0 version of the First Step Act &#8211; affirm positives, raise concerns and urge work towards more comprehensive reform<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Farm Bill Conference Committee: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program, from cuts and harmful changes; (November 13, 2018 House)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>Immigration \u2013 Humane treatment of immigrants and refugees (two special days on September 26 Senate, September 27 House, and Advocacy Day October 9, 2018 \u2013 Senate)<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/defend-democracy-oppose-kavanaugh\/\">Defend UU Values: Oppose Kavanaugh Nomination to the Supreme Court<\/a>\u00a0Information Page (Advocacy Day September 11 \u2013 Senate)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Farm Bill Conference Committee: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program (focus on no additional work requirements) Information Page (see <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/snap-senate-info-page\/\">Senate Farm Bill: Protect Snap June 12<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/familiesbelongtogether-stop-detaining-children-and-families\/\">Stop Detaining Children and Separating Families<\/a>\u00a0Information Page (Advocacy Day July 12 \u2013 Senate)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/snap-senate-info-page\/\">Farm Bill: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program, and support current Senate bipartisan efforts.<\/a>\u00a0Information Page. (Advocacy Day June 12 \u2013 Senate)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/just-transitions-reclaim-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECLAIM Act: Release $1B to Help Coalfield Communities<\/a>\u00a0Information Page.\u00a0(Advocacy Day May 8 \u2013 Senate)<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/uu-climate-justice-month-letter-writing-campaign-reclaim-act\/\">RECLAIM Act \u2013 \u201cUU April Climate Justice Month Letter-Writing Document Summary\u201d page.\u00a0<\/a>Information Page.\u00a0includes Write Here! Write Now! organizing documents.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/support-snap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm Bill: Protect SNAP, anti-hunger program, from cuts and harmful changes<\/a>Information Page (Advocacy Day April 10 \u2013 House)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/protect_johnson_amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protect the Johnson Amendment<\/a> Information Page (Advocacy Day March 13, 2018)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/take-action-save-clean-power-plan\/\">Clean Power Plan \u2013 Submit comment to EPA by 4\/26\/2018<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/support-medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop the Assault on Medicaid<\/a> Information Page (Advocacy Day February 13, 2018)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=17979\">Say No to Fake Tax Reform!<\/a>\u00a0Information Page<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/dream-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DREAM Act<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Keep contacting all of your Members of Congress. Information Page (Advocacy Day Nov. 14, 2017)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/healthcare-moving-3-actions-take-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthcare Advocacy Information Page<\/a>\u00a0Information Page<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/support-medicaid\/\">Stop the Assult on Medicaid<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Medicaid Work Requirements Jeopardize Health and Financial Security of Millions of People<\/h5>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=18686\">Action Needed: RECLAIM Act<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Restore land and economies in communities harmed by our energy sector\u2019s transition away from coal<\/h5>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=19035\">Action Needed: SNAP<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">June 12, 2018 SNAP\u00a0(Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program &#8211; formerly Food Stamps) Helps 40M from Being Hungry<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous UUSJ Action Alerts Issue Information Pages Advocacy Day Dec. 10, 2019 (House) &#8211; Support Clean Energy Tax Incentives (credits and extenders).\u00a0Link here to the WHWN Handout with topic details. Advocacy Day Nov. 12, 2019 (Senate) &#8211; Time is Running Out! Fund Election Security for\u00a0$600 million.\u00a0Link here to the WHWN Handout with topic details. 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