Advocates for Justice

Call Your Member of Congress (Often!)

Even though we live in California, it's vital to call our Senators and members of the House. There are so many things that are outrageous and you may have to make multiple calls for each issue--which isn't a bad thing at all. Call and voice your distress over the confirmation hearings for RFK, Jr., Tulsi Gabbard...all of those disturbing leadership nominations. Call about the fact that Musk has hacked into sensitive government databases. Call about the MAGA effort to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act. Call about the disintegration of rights for trans citizens and the dismantling of DEI programs. A phone call carries more weight than an email, but it doesn't hurt to do both. Also, if, for example, Adam Schiff's Washington DC voicemail box is full, call his California number.

This week, there is a considerable push to visit the local offices of Senators (even Democrats) to insist that they block, obstruct, and deny the appointment of Russel Vought (a project 2025 author) to the Office of Management and Budget. Here is the Indivisible Toolkit that gives you more information and a plan of action if you can make it to the San Francisco offices of Senators Schiff and Padilla. If you can't make it to the City (I'm in Seattle for the week), please call and either speak with someone or leave messages multiple times this week! Calling is quick, easy, and counts more than an email.

Also, please encourage friends and families in other states to make these calls. We need to be loud and persistent!

Dial 855-980-2279 and provide the name of your member of Congress to be connected with your representative.

Always say that you are a constituent and provide your city and state or ZIP code to be counted.

You can email your entire Congressional delegation in one stop at https://democracy.io/#!/

Sample Scripts for Phone Calls and Email

Issue 1: Elon Musk hacking into the Office of Personnel Management, USAID, and the United States Treasury (from Holly Berkeley Fletcher)

Dear ,

I am writing to you with alarm that an unelected, unaccountable billionaire with massive financial interests at stake is taking over the resources of the US government. I demand you do everything in your power to stop this illegal, unprecedented assault on American democracy and the proper functioning of the American government. His actions endanger lives, national security, the economy, and our entire system of government.

I also demand that all US foreign aid be immediately restored. Any review of USAID programs and organizations should take place without interrupting these vital humanitarian programs. American foreign aid saves lives and promotes American interests worldwide at the bargain price of less than 1% of federal spending.

Issue 2: Republican push to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (from the Sierra Club)

Dear ,

My name is ______________, and I'm your constituent in [City, State]. I support the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy and climate programs and want you to do everything you can to stop efforts to repeal them. Protecting the IRA is essential to me because ________. Thank you!