Music venues not only provide entertainment and a gathering place, they also improve their communities and help heal the pain so many are dealing with during these extraordinary times. If venues do not get assistance, many will have to close their doors permanently. That must not happen. Please sign our petition and show your support. Thank you.

Every citizen has the right to expect all politicians to uphold the laws of the United States of America especially the national campaign laws. If one party is allowed to utilize federal property and taxpayer dollars to improperly fund their campaigns and conventions, the entire system which should be based on merit and independence will be disrupted.

Recently there has been a statue built of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth in Central Park. I love the theme of showing strong historic women, but Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton though well known suffragists were blatantly racist. Both women only advocated for white women’s right to vote even going so far as to say that black men did not deserve the right to vote because white women didn’t have it. However, Ida B. Wells was also a suffragist and so much more. America rarely teaches about the BIPOC history of our country. Ida B. Wells was a Black suffragist as well as one of the founders of the NAACP, an organization that is still around today. The NAACP has continuously fought for the equal rights of African Americans both politically and socially for over 100 years. Wells was also an anti-lynching campaigner and cited it as America’s national crime. A statue of her would help educate people on her contribution to history and end the stigma that only white history and the white experience matters and is correct. Which is something that we need to see more of in light of the BLM movement.

Inciting violence on a national stage is dangerous for America

Shortly following the appointment of Trump megadonor Louis DeJoy to Postmaster General, DeJoy began removing mail sorting machines and making a series of changes undermining the postal service's ability to process and deliver mail. DeJoy has donated millions to Donald Trump and still today holds interests in USPS competitors like Amazon and UPS, so crippling the post office aligns with not only his financial interests, but that of Trump who has openly admitted to hopes of suppressing mail-in-voting. Over the span of several months, DeJoy has removed and destroyed over 650 machines nationwide. That includes several processing machines in Charlotte and throughout North Carolina, which is why myself and other residents were compelled to take action! North Carolina postal workers have expressed concerns about the major restructuring, disconnecting essential machines, and other changes harming their ability to do their job in a safe and effective manner. During this pandemic, the state of North Carolina and its over 10 million residents, including those who live in rural parts and depend on USPS as their only provider, rely now more than ever on the postal service to deliver medications, Social Security checks, and other vital mail. The Chapel Hill community and surrounding triangle felt the significant delays. Instead of acknowledging the issue, Tillis refutes the lived experiences of North Carolinians and claims, “The Democrats are trying to politicize this. The post office is improving their on-time delivery, and DeJoy wants to. It’s been in debt. DeJoy wants to make sure it has the best delivery and the best apparatus available in the United States.” GOP attacks on the USPS during an election year are explicitly political, and harming the lives of North Carolinians. Instead of holding DeJoy accountable for damaging the postal service and calling on him to reverse changes, Senator Thom Tillis has accepted $36,000 in donations from him. Tillis has avoided answering questions about his connection to DeJoy and refuses to protect the postal service. Of course he refuses to act, he’s been paid off! Tillis chooses donor DeJoy over North Carolinians, over the integrity of his office, and puts our lives and our postal workers at risk. Thom Tillis must protect the postal service, hold DeJoy accountable, and return the donations that undermine his role as North Carolina Senator.

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley I had the honor to be surrounded by so many different types of people and it is this diversity that makes our city special. Woodland Hills, along with its neighboring cities, is on the western edge of the San Fernando Valley and is situated in the heart of Tongva, Fernandeno, and Chumash lands. Conquistadores came to these lands as part of the Spanish conquest and murdered, raped, and enslaved entire cultures of Native peoples. That is the brutal legacy of the Conquistadores. I am of Filipino ancestry, and Conquistadores also subjugated native Filipinos and their land in the name of conquest. In honor of all students and families with Native ancestry, and for all those who support a more just and equitable world for our children, please consider changing the name of our mascot from something that evokes violence and subjugation to something uplifting and powerful.

1) The management plan being considered for the Town Forest (and Fournier) lot specifies the majority (50 acres) of Town Forest land be used to "Crop Tree Release" - a term used to greenwash logging - versus 24 acres of reserve. Our Massachusetts forests are critical in mitigating climate change, preserving native wildlife and habitats, safeguarding soils, providing clean air and water, and offering public recreation. Logging our forests harms these values, while protecting our forests from cutting enhances them. Keeping our forests standing would allow them to absorb and store carbon at an increasing rate for centuries to come. This would complement the state’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to the plan, there is no citizen support for active logging. Let's create old growth forest in Conway in the Town Forest! All the much larger surrounding lands (Northampton Water Supply, Conway State Forest, Cowl's Lumber) are being actively logged. The MA DCR rejected citizen and Conway Consideration recommendation to make the Conway State Forest a reserve. Making the Town Forest as a reserve would make up for the lack of reserve in surrounding lands. Invasive species control and trail creation and maintenance should also be allowed. 2) Residents and users of the beautiful and historic Cricket Hill Road have endured years of logging with accompanying noise, disturbance, frequent oil spills, trucks, and rutted trails. The state is planning 10 years of logging in the Conway State Forest. The disastrous first Town Forest logging project had many serious oil spills at a landing located adjacent to a wetland. Subsequent logging projects are a constant strain and disturbance to the area and have also had oil spills. If private landowners or the state need landings, they should be located off another road. Cricket Hill residents and users need a break! Why was Cricket Hill designated as a sacrifice area by previous Selectboards without citizen input? We ask that the Conway Selectboard to rescind any permissions to locate logging landings on Cricket Hill Road and Cricket Hill Extension.

He condoned the shooting by 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who used a semi-automatic weapon used to shoot three protesters, two fatally.

Shortly following the appointment of Trump megadonor Louis DeJoy to Postmaster General, DeJoy began removing mail sorting machines and making a series of changes undermining the postal service's ability to process and deliver mail. DeJoy has donated millions to Donald Trump and still today hold interests in USPS competitors like Amazon and UPS, so crippling the post office aligns with not only his financial interests, but that of Trump who has openly admitted to hopes of suppressing mail-in-voting. Over the span of several months, DeJoy has removed and destroyed over 650 machines nationwide. That includes several processing machines here in Tucson, which is why myself and other residents were compelled to take action! Arizona postal workers have expressed concerns about the major restructuring, disconnecting machines, and other changes harming their ability to do their job in a safe and effective manner. During this pandemic, the state of Arizona and its over 7 million residents, including those who live in rural parts and depend on USPS as their only provider, rely now more than ever on the postal service to deliver medications, Social Security checks, and other vital mail. Not only has the Tucson community felt the significant delays, but according to one postal worker, the main processing center on Cherrybell is, “in the process of losing four mail processing machines that process between 10,000 and 30,000 pieces of mail per hour. With the reduction in those services, it’s going to affect your delivery times on everything from letters, flats to parcels to everything else. It’s an unprecedented type of move. I’ve worked for the post office for 16 years and never seen anything like it.” - Michael Moriconi, the president of the American Postal Workers Union local Tucson chapter. Instead of holding DeJoy accountable for damaging the postal service and calling on him to reverse changes, Senator Martha McSally has accepted more than $8,000 in donations from him, including DeJoy 'maxing out' for her current campaign. DeJoy has also donated $138,900 to the NRSC, which has poured millions into TV ads supporting McSally's 2020 campaign. McSally has avoided answering questions about her connection to DeJoy and refuses to protect the postal service. Now we know why she refuses to act, she’s been paid off! This is corrupt government. McSally chooses donor DeJoy over Arizonans, over the integrity of her office, and puts our lives and our postal workers at risk. Martha McSally must protect the postal service, hold DeJoy accountable, and return the donations that undermine her role as Arizona Senator.

UFW is working around the clock to assist farm workers already dealing with repercussions from the pandemic and a dangerous heat wave. Now with the recent wildfires, the danger is escalating. Cal/OSHA is supposed to be protecting the workers, but according to what we are hearing, many workers just aren’t protected. Legislation passed last year mandates the grower provide N95 or equivalent masks if the Air Quality Index is over 150. Sadly, we are hearing again and again of cases where this just isn’t happening. According to a poll of farm workers the UFW conducted three days ago, 84% of farm workers have not been given N95 masks from their employers. A KPIX story from earlier this week said, shared the story of Antonia, a Watsonville strawberry picker, who said her employers “do not provide any of the workers with masks, gloves or other protective equipment, which is a violation of California law, according to Cal/OSHA officials.” The UFW is reaching out to our union growers to ensure they are acting to protect union members—even if it means going above and beyond legal requirements. At contract companies, we are hearing reports of N95 masks being distributed or work being halted. We also regularly communicate with tens of thousands of farm workers, most of them non-union, and enlisting the help of workers and supporters to find and report the locations of violations. We’ve secured 50,000 N95 masks and will be distributing them -- through our organizers and local groups in fire-affected areas -- to the workers who need them most. We should NOT have to be doing this. It’s the employers’ obligation, and it’s OSHA’s job to make sure they do it. Cal/OSHA is publicizing what the law is -- but that’s not enough. They need to be proactively in the fields making sure that the necessary protective gear makes it to the workers. Cal/OSHA’s inaction is putting the workers in grave danger. Sign the petition TODAY. Tell Cal/OSHA they need to be in the fields right now to ensure the people who labor so hard to feed us are kept safe.

Kevin organized and convened a group called “Kenosha Guard” to terrorize the protesters in Kenosha. He recruited on 4chan and on InfoWars, outlets he knew would draw neo-nazi violent impressionable misanthropes. There is copious evidence of his facilitation of a terrorist group, facilitation in the crime, and his subsequent efforts to tamper with evidence and obstruct an investigation. Hold him accountable for the reckless and willful role he played in bringing together the elements for this criminal act.

Congress let federal unemployment benefits and other coronavirus relief aid expire, and they have no idea what they’re going to do to help millions of struggling families! How are we supposed to feed our kids or pay the bills?? Republicans blocked the extension–so they need to hear from millions of us. Will you sign my petition urging Congress to extend unemployment benefits for as long as the pandemic lasts? #ParentsAct