Urge Your Representatives to Walk the Talk; Lobby Day in Albany

Posted on May 15, 2018

New York Bring-Your-Own-Bag Act Advocacy Day on June 6th

Can you make it to a June 6th advocacy day in Albany on Plastic Bags? Sign up here and share with your circles to advocate for a Bring-Your-Own-Bag act.

Indivisible Team – Take Action- We still have an opportunity to #BlockHaspel!

With bipartisan opposition against her nomination, we can stop Haspel from becoming CIA Director — here’s how we do it:

Visit our one-stop shop website with call scripts, explainers, a resource, and a video so you can learn why Haspel is a #TrumpThreatLevel emergency, and what you need to tell your senators.
Use our toll-free number — 1-855-980-2350 — to easily reach your senators and tell them to publicly oppose Haspel’s nomination. We need to make sure Democrats hold the line and keep Republicans accountable.

Credo- Sen. Bernie Sanders has a tough new bill that would hold Big Pharma accountable for the opioid epidemic, and it is exactly the kind of bold legislation that we need to show has huge support from the American people. Stand with Sen. Sanders: Hold Big Pharma accountable for the opioid crisis. Click here to sign the petition.

2018 Farm Bill: Time To Get Active and Take Action Today—Please Urge Your Representative To Support A Clean, Healthy Food System

NOW is the time that your voice can have the biggest effect on how YOUR Congress members vote on the Farm Bill that will make a difference in the lives of farmers and consumers. We have been asking you for your action often, and will continue to do so in the coming months.

PLEASE CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE To Tell them to SUPPORT ORGANIC IN THE FARM BILL.

See Talking Points and background HERE.

CALL the Capitol Hill Switchboard: 202-224-3121 or search here.

Bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. Monsanto’s monarch-harming Roundup®. Dow’s Agent Orange pesticide. If we don’t act now, all of these carcinogenic chemicals could end up under the classification of organic. Sign the Friends of the Earth petition here to help ensure that the National Organic Standard Board remains uncompromising and that organics are kept a top priority for the upcoming Farm Bill.

“Despite growing demand for locally produced foods, millions of Americans live in rural areas where they have little or no access to any kind of healthy, nutrient-dense food, much less food produced in their own community. If you’re among the growing number of consumers who want to see your local farmers—and your local community—thrive, please help us rally support for this important piece of legislation designed to help build markets and infrastructure designed to ensure the success of your local independent farmer.” – Organic Consumers Association

TAKE ACTION: Tell your members of Congress to support the Local Food and Regional Market Supply (Local FARMS) Act.

“In the United States, around 27 billion animals are raised for food every year. These animals are subjected to lives in extreme confinement where they live in fear and pain. The cruelty that these animals experience is rather well-known and understood, however, the negative environmental impact that raising this many animals causes is less so. One of the most notable ways that factory farming impacts the environment comes in the form of water pollution.” -One Green Planet

“Under the current Farm Bill, megafarms that are polluting our air, water and soil receive upwards of 60 percent of all farm subsidies. These farms also generate significant greenhouse gas pollution that’s causing global climate change. Instead of incentivizing vast GMO monoculture and factory farming, Congress should create a Farm Bill that reduces pesticide use, increases support for organic agriculture, and puts the brakes on rampant pollution from massive factory farms.” – Friends of the Earth

Sign now: Join the broad coalition of environmental groups, food groups and elected officials fighting for a better Farm Bill!

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