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Actions related to federal government

Take Action!  Tell Congress to stop face surveillance technology.  (New: 06/25/2020)

Take Action! Tell Congress to end police militarization and over-policing in our communities now.  (Posted: 06/09/2020)

Take Action!  Send a message to your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative.  Tell Congress that COVID-19 relief must include incarcerated people. (Posted: 05/13/2020)

Take Action! Urge Congress to expand voting access during COVID-19.  (Posted: 04/16/2020)

Actions related to California state government

Take Action on ACLU of California 2020 priority bills.  Ask your state legislators to support AB 3216 (paid sick leave) and AB 2054 (CRISES Act).   (Updated: 06/25/2020)

Keep California’s workforce healthy. Send a message to your state legislators to ask them to pass AB 3216 for paid sick leave.  (Posted: 06/06/2020)

Take Action! Save lives and tell Governor Newsom to stop transfers to ICE and to halt the expansion of immigration detention.  (Posted: 04/19/2020)

Join the Schools and Communities First campaign to reclaim $12 billion per year for K-12 schools, community colleges and local communities by closing commercial property tax loopholes.  (Posted: 03/22/2020)

Take Action!  Join the Free the Vote campaign to re-enfranchise people who are on parole.  (Posted: 02/02/2020)

Actions related to local government

Take Action!  Sign on to a community letter written by the Silicon Valley De-Bug and San Jose Families Impacted by Police Violence to ask the San Jose City Council to defund San Jose Police Department budget and invest in our community.  (New: 06/11/2020)

Take Action! Call your Sheriff to hold him or her accountable by asking the Sheriff to commit to not unnecessarily subjecting vulnerable communities to an increased risk of contracting COVID-19.  (Posted: 05/01/2020)

No quarry on Mutsun sacred grounds! Ask your Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to protect and preserve Mutsun cultural heritage by rejecting the proposed Sargent Quarry Project.  (Posted: 01/12/2020)

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