I am reaching out with an urgent appeal that directly affects your health and wellness. Our access to essential healthcare services through the UC Health System is at risk. If Blue Shield does not settle their negotiations with the University of California’s Health Care system by July 9th, 2025, CalPERS Health Care members likely will lose access to vital healthcare providers, including specialists who are otherwise unavailable in many areas.  This is not just about access for those currently using the UC Health Care system; it impacts all of us. Many CalPERS members could find themselves without the necessary specialist care they need, forced to rely solely on local hospitals and emergency care centers. That’s why I urge you to take immediate action. Please consider signing the petition urging CalPERS to advocate for its members and facilitate an agreement between Blue Shield and the UC Health System. By signing, you are standing up for your rights and the healthcare access that we all deserve.  Time is of the essence! It is critical that this partnership is maintained for both current and future healthcare needs, even if you don't currently use a UC doctor.  We would appreciate your response by July 7, 2025, so we can forward the petition to CalPERS and Blue Shield before the end of their negotiations. However, we will leave this petition open until this matter is resolved. Your voice matters! Let’s act now to safeguard our access to essential healthcare services.   Thank you for taking swift action on this vital issue. 

The Trump administration bombed Iran's nuclear sites on June 21, choosing military action over diplomacy, violence and war over peace and true security. We need your help urgently to push your members of Congress to demand a better approach to the conflict with Iran. The painful truth is Iran had joined a binding, verified accord to dramatically limit its nuclear enrichment program, but President Trump pulled the United States out of that agreement back in 2018. More recently, he started talks with Iran about a new agreement, but these bombings undermine that effort. Military intervention is unlikely to permanently stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon should it choose to do so, while sharply weakening any trust between the two countries and our best tools for nonproliferation and disarmament. Whereas we know diplomacy works. Write today and demand that your members of Congress: 1) publicly denounce the attacks on Iran; and 2) call on the president use diplomacy instead of bombs with Iran's leaders. The path forward cannot be military action—it must be diplomacy and cooperation.

My life is in danger and so are the lives of millions of your constituents. I have a rare form of leukemia that requires daily medication costing $23,885 per month. Medicaid is the only reason I can afford it. Without it, I would not survive. But now, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, recently passed in the House, threatens to take that coverage away - not just from me, but from 8.6 million Americans. If this bill passes the Senate, countless people like me could lose access to life-saving care simply because of their health. This is not just about policy. It is about life or death. We, the undersigned, are asking you - as one of our most vocal advocates for healthcare and disability justice, to do everything in your power to block, delay, or amend this dangerous bill in the Senate. Even as a member of the minority, you still have tools available. You can: • Filibuster or speak out on the floor to delay the bill’s progress • Place a hold to stop unanimous consent • Propose amendments that remove harmful Medicaid cuts • Work with Senate committees to demand revisions • Use your platform to raise awareness and apply public pressure • Rally moderate senators who may be persuaded to oppose these provisions We know where you stand - you have made it clear you are strongly against any bill that cuts Medicaid. We are asking you to lead by action, not just words, and to be the voice we need right now in Washington. Protect our lives and we will stand with you, our lives are in your hands. We urge you to use every tool you have to fight this bill and protect Medicaid for the people of Pennsylvania and across the country.

Protect Seniors. Preserve Affordable Housing. Push Back on Displacement. The Flying Saucer RV Park in Sheridan, Colorado has been home to dozens of low-income seniors for decades. Now, it’s under threat. A private developer plans to bulldoze the park to build high-end apartments — but only if the city approves a rezoning request. That means the City of Sheridan has a choice: Displace elderly residents who rely on this park as their last affordable option, OR Stand up for housing justice and stop the cycle of community erasure. Why This Matters: • Real People, Real Lives: Seniors on fixed incomes, veterans, and longtime residents will be forced out — many with nowhere else to go. • A Precedent-Setting Fight: Losing this park would open the floodgates for other low-cost communities to be wiped out for profit. •  No Plan for Relocation: There is no safety net. This is not just a move — it's potential homelessness. • Community Over Corporations: Zoning decisions should reflect the needs of the people — not out-of-state developers. 🗣️ Take Action Now: Tell the Sheridan City Council: No Rezoning. No Displacement. 🖊️ Sign the petition 📢 Attend the council meeting 📨 Email your representatives Let’s make it clear:  Affordable housing isn’t disposable. Our elders deserve dignity, not eviction.

Zohran Mamdani, a bold, progressive candidate with compelling ideas to make the economy work for all New Yorkers, to focus on affordability, and to break the stranglehold of corporations and billionaires, just scored a surprisingly commanding victory in New York City's Democratic primary for mayor. To do so, he had to defeat Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced former governor. Despite Cuomo's history of sexual predation, abuse of power, corruption, and triangulation with Republicans against progressive policies, many Establishment Democratic leaders endorsed his campaign. Now that Cuomo has conceded to Mamdani—as have other candidates, including progressive champion Brad Lander—it's time for all Democratic leaders to come together and endorse Mamdani. He still faces an election in November against the current mayor, Eric Adams, who maintains name recognition despite his corruption and ties to President Trump, as well as a Republican candidate. And Cuomo is still considering a sore-loser strategy of an independent run. Democratic leaders' endorsing Mamdani now will help keep Cuomo out of the race. It will also send a clear signal locally and nationally: The Democrats are ready to embrace a new generation and vision of leadership when a younger candidate runs an invigorating and inspiring campaign. And the Democratic Party has much to learn from Mamdani’s campaign. He built a broad movement across backgrounds and activated young, infrequent, and working-class voters—communities that the party desperately needs to court to be able to assemble a winning coalition.  Democrats playing the waiting game may hurt Mamdani—but moreover, they will hurt the Democratic Party. Democrats need to embrace a new generation and new energy—and, in this moment, they have an opportunity to do so ... as well as an imperative to set Mamdani up for victory. The next mayor of New York will be a bulwark against the Trump administration, and Mamdani has built a movement ready for that fight—now, Establishment Democrats need to be on board.

Donald Trump’s escalation of immigration sweeps across California has led to hundreds of arrests—ripping families apart, disappearing people from the street, and sowing chaos.  Immigration raids across California are sparking fear among families, small business owners, and entire communities. Food-truck vendors are staying home, students are missing school, and families are missing critical health care appointments.  New York City and Chicago have vibrant immigrant communities that are also part of baseball’s diverse and rich history. These cities are also being targeted by Trump’s inhumane mass deportation raids. The New York Mets and Yankees, as well as the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, should match the LA Dodgers' $1 million commitment and support immigrant neighbors. Add your name.

If we let our public lands get sold to private interests, we will lose access to places we have long taken for granted. Campsites will be gone. Trails will be impacted. Water and air quality will likely be undermined. Animals will die. Communities that rely on nature-related tourism will take a grave economic hit. Our international tourism, and therefore our economy, will severely decline. Most importantly though, one of the things that makes this nation so special -our tremendously vast and pristine wilderness- will be irreversibly diminished and harmed. We cannot let this happen. Please sign this petition and join the fight to protect our public lands. 

Avelo Airlines operates flights in and out of Eugene; their deportation flights operate out of Mesa, Arizona. Their complicity in these deportations makes it imperative for us to take a stand.   Eugene is known for its values of inclusivity, fairness, and justice; allowing an airline that flies deportation flights to operate in Eugene undermines our community standards and compromises the rights and dignity of individuals.  Please sign the petition to demand that Eugene remains a community that values and protects all its residents. Our local resources or infrastructure should not support deportations executed in such an unjust way. Further actions you can take:  • Share this petition with friends, family and neighbors • Send emails or make calls to city and airport officials and demand they take action! Email/phone scripts at Avelo Out of EUG’s campaign page:  bit.ly/AveloOutOfEUG. For info about the national campaign: www.StopAvelo.org Join us by sending an email to: [email protected] Avelo Out of EUG is a coalition that includes: Indivisible Eugene/Springfield, Standing Up for Racial Justice – Springfield/Eugene, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the Immigrant/Refugee Justice Action Group at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene; the coalition’s work is endorsed by United for Immigrant Justice, the Oregon Community Asylum Network, and Eugene PeaceWorks.

Americans want diplomacy, not more costly forever wars. President Trump’s dangerous actions have put the American people in jeopardy. We need to act now to deescalate tensions and establish diplomacy.  Both the House and Senate have introduced war powers resolutions to limit the president's ability to deploy U.S. armed forces to conflicts in other countries without congressional approval. Trump has betrayed the constitution and the American people. We deserve to know exactly how every member of Congress votes in this critical moment in history.  We want diplomacy and peace. And we want our taxpayer dollars to go to funding hospitals, Medicaid, and food assistance—not blank checks for an endless war.   Sign the petition to demand your elected officials restore checks and balances to prevent the president from unilaterally escalating war between the U.S. and Iran.

Ceasefires save lives, and we welcome any action that stops the violence. An Israel-Iran ceasefire is a positive step, but the situation remains fragile. We must remain vigilant and ready to push back on ANY attempts by this administration to drag us into a devastating, unnecessary war. What happens next will be crucial — and this is the moment to keep going and do what we do best: Demand the kind of diplomacy that is capable of building a lasting peace. The potential for the bombings to resume is high, and we can’t risk the chance that Trump orders or supports further military action. Congress must immediately convene to pass war powers resolutions that block Trump from further escalation and demand diplomacy. The good news? Two urgently needed war powers resolutions — including bipartisan legislation in the House — have already been introduced. With your help, we’ll build enough pressure to send a massive reminder to all DC decisionmakers: NO WAR.

In the words of former Board Chair Dr. Alvin Thornton, writing in 2021 op-ed: “Our community, its children, and the School System deserve a Board that governs collegially, professionally, ethically, transparently, and in a student-centered manner. Anything less is unacceptable and should not be tolerated.” “The politicization of the Board of Education is now on steroids and out of control with little discernible connection to the best interest of our children. It must end.” That warning has become reality. A rushed appointment, backroom coordination with an officer-elect, and exclusion of community voice call for urgent State intervention to restore integrity and protect the 133,000 students of Prince George’s County Public Schools. As such, we respectfully assert that the Board’s action is arbitrary, unreasonable, and contrary to law, and approval of the appointment under these circumstances would undermine public confidence in the State’s educational oversight framework. We humbly petition Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent of Schools: • Decline to approve the appointment of Dr. Joseph until the entire search process outlined in § 4-201.1 is completed in good faith and compliance with applicable regulations. • That the Board is barred from terminating the employment of any senior staff members during the interim period. • Provide oversight and guidance to the County Board to ensure that future selections are conducted with transparency, fairness, and legal integrity. • Initiate a formal investigation into the legality and procedural integrity of the Board of Education's recent decisions.

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk.  Instead of prioritizing our safety, he is bending the knee to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and jeopardizing American troops for yet another war that none of us want. Congress needs to act quickly, and use their full legislative authority to rein in Trump. Our Congressional lawmakers have a responsibility to their constituents and our country to hold Trump accountable and end his war mongering.  Add your name to the petition NOW!