Legislation must be passed banning the use of rubber bullets in crowd control. Congress must fight to end these lethal weapons being used on peaceful protestors.

Our names are Peter and Estifanos and we are leaders from the Montgomery County Professional Driver Union and Prince George's County Taxi Work Alliance, NTWA, AFL-CIO. We are cab drivers and we get fingerprinted because drivers serve the public. There are more than 10,000 licensed professional drivers in Maryland and all of us are required to get fingerprints under state regulations. Uber and Lyft are not fingerprinting their drivers and the public is at risk. Sadly, there have been several criminal incidents involving people who drive for Uber, including a recent kidnapping and sexual assault (links below.) Right now, the Maryland Public Services Commission is considering giving Uber and Lyft a waiver on legally required background checks. Please join me in telling them that we shouldn’t take chances when it comes to passenger safety. A level playing field keeps us all safe. ~Peter and Estifanos

We the taxpayers of Fresno County, California demand that the Fresno County Board of Supervisors settle the CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF lawsuit against MARGARET MIMS, Sheriff, Fresno County; EDWARD MORENO, M.D., Director, Fresno County Department of Public Health; GEORGE LAIRD, Ph.D., Division Manager, Division of Correctional Health, Fresno County Department of Public Health; PRATAP NARAYEN, M.D., Medical Director, Division of Correctional Health, Fresno County Department of Public Health; RICK HILL, Captain of Detention, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office; and MARILYNN WELDON, Captain of Inmate Programs and Contracts, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, on December 15, 2011 by the Prison Law Office and Disability Rights California charging that Fresno County officials had been “deliberately indifferent to the unreasonable risk of harm” for inmates with mental health and different disabilities at the county jail.

Dear Members of the Alaska Legislature, We are writing to express our strong opinion as citizens of Alaska that H.B. 80, introduced by Rep. Mark Neuman (R), does not become law in our state. In light of the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida and the controversy surrounding the rights of George Zimmerman to have used the force that he did in the situation he created, we should not be moving towards expanding such laws in our state. Alaskans already have a broad right to self-defense. Rep. Neuman's bill would only give more rights to criminals, making it harder to prove manslaughter or murder charges. Instead we should be finding ways to make our communities and all of the people who live in Alaska safer. Please reject H.B. 80. We Stand Our Ground to move towards caring for humanity, not creating an environment that divides and frightens. Sincerely, Concerned Citizens of the State of Alaska

Dear Mayor Arreguín and City Council members, We are devastated by the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many others at the hands of the police across our country and the state violence against Black people generally. Cities such as Los Angeles and Minneapolis have called to scale back the police department budget and reinvest those funds in health, educational and social services that serve Berkeley's Black communities. I urge you to do the same. The time to make large scale institutional changes like this is now. Reform is not enough. Studies cited in this article demonstrate that anti-bias training and other similar reforms will not make a significant impact on police brutality: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/defund-police-protest/?fbclid=IwAR2NxSXsJsb535bnW5c3yAryGeZTzcKrQz1tgyz8RsXS9fCzwSS03jBYQ1g Berkeley is well-known for its leadership on progressive issues. We urge you to take a proactive stance on police brutality by cutting funding to the police department and reinvesting it in Black communities.

Les invitamos a agregar su nombre a la siguiente carta publica, para la verdad y justica para Jorge Luis Montes Hernández. (English below) CARTA PÚBLICA DESDE LOS MONTES DE MARIA El Carmen de Bolívar, 2 de abril de 2017 Los campesinos y campesinas del Proceso Pacífico de Alta Montaña de El Carmen de Bolívar, Montes de María, nos dirigimos a la opinión pública para contarles la grave violación a los derechos humanos, que sufre el líder social JORGE LUIS MONTES HERNANDEZ, y pedir la solidaridad de todos los sectores de la sociedad en su caso. 1. JORGE LUIS MONTES HERNÁNDEZ, es un campesino de la Alta Montaña de El Carmen de Bolívar, a quien reconocemos como Coordinador de la Caminata Pacífica de la Alta Montaña de Montes de Maria realizada en abril del 2013, quien se encuentra detenido desde el 9 de septiembre de 2013, como represalia por su papel de líder social en el territorio. 2. Esta Caminata Pacífica, en la que nos movilizamos más de mil campesinos exigiendo condiciones de vida digna, reparación integral en nuestra condición de víctimas del conflicto armado, y la recuperación del cultivo de aguacate en la zona, tuvo como resultado un acuerdo de 91 puntos asumidos por el Gobierno Nacional, Departamental y Municipal, que incluyó compromisos en materia de educación, vías, salud y proyectos agrícolas, entre otros, que han sido objeto de seguimiento a través de Asambleas, Mesas Técnicas, y Comités. 3. Luego de 3 años de reclusión, el pasado 7 de marzo de 2017, el Juzgado Primero Penal del Circuito de Cartagena, condenó injustamente en primera instancia a nuestro líder JORGE MONTES HERNÁNDEZ, a 39 años de prisión por la presunta comisión de los delitos de rebelión y homicidio, por hechos ocurridos el 1 de agosto del 2000 (17 años atrás). La investigación nunca se conoció, y solo "apareció" luego del fortalecimiento del liderazgo personal de Jorge, y el de la organización social a la que pertenecemos. 4. La condena tiene como soporte principal los testimonios amañados de reinsertados de grupos ilegales recibidos por el extinto Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) en el 2007. Como lo conoce el país, el desaparecido DAS es una vergüenza nacional que fue liquidado por haber sido instrumento del narcotráfico y el paramilitarismo. 5. Rechazamos esta condena que se produce en momentos en que el país y Montes de María trabajan en la construcción de una paz territorial estable y duradera, en la que se estimule la participación ciudadana, la incidencia política de las comunidades, y la acción colectiva para la transformación social. 6. Reconocemos a JORGE MONTES HERNÁNDEZ como el líder social, víctima de montaje judicial y PEDIMOS a la Jurisdicción Especial de Paz (JEP) que esclarezca los hechos que injustamente se le imputan, se conozca la verdad y sea restablecido su derecho al buen nombre. 7. Solicitamos a la opinión pública, a los defensores y defensoras de Derechos Humanos, a los organismos de control, y a toda la ciudadanía, ACOMPAÑARNOS en el seguimiento al caso de JORGE MONTES HERNANDEZ, EXIGIR con nosotros un análisis probatorio sin manipulaciones que reconozca que el objeto de la detención ha sido el de socavar la fuerza de nuestro movimiento social, y en consecuencia se ordene su LIBERTAD INMEDIATA. We invite you to add your name to this public letter for truth and justice for Jorge Luis Montes Hernández. PUBLIC LETTER FROM THE MONTES DE MARÍA El Carmen de Bolívar, April 2, 2017 We, the campesinos of the Peaceful Process of the High Mountain of El Carmen de Bolívar, Montes de María, want to inform the public about the grave human rights violation that the social leader, JORGE LUIS MONTES HERNANDEZ is suffering and request solidarity from all sectors of society regarding his case. 1. JORGE LUIS MONTES HERNÁNDEZ, is a campesino from the High Mountain of El Carmen de Bolívar, who we recognize as the Coordinator of the Peaceful March of the High Mountain of Montes de María which took place in April 2013, who currently is detained and has been since September 9, 2013, as reprisal for his role as social leader in the region. 2. This Peaceful March, in which we mobilized, in total more than a thousand campesinos, demanding conditions for a dignified life, full reparation as victims of the armed conflict, and the recuperation of the avocado tree, led to an agreement of 91 points that were to be assumed by the National, Departmental, and Municipal Governments, which included commitments to improve education, roads, healthcare, and agricultural projects among other things, all of which has continued to receive follow-up through Assemblies, Technical Boards, and Committees. 3. After 3 years of imprisonment, the past 7th of March of this year, the First Criminal Court of the Circuit of Cartagena, unjustly condemned our leader JORGE LUIS MONTES HERNANDEZ, to 39 years of prison for allegedly committing the crimes of rebellion, and homicide,...

We want your assistance in calling ICE to grant prosecutorial discretion and stop deportation for Leandro Jose Frageri Carlos (A# 098-714-990). Please help stop ICE from separating Leo from his DREAMer wife and US Citizen kids!

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If Jeff Sessions resigns over Rosenstein, this will pave way to a new Era in Healthcare. Jeff Sessions is attacking the marijuana industry and his departure will allow for a common sense leader to be appointed.

Provide a secure and adequate practice facility and equipment for competitive recreational wrestling as well as an area that will accommodate hosting tournaments to ultimately create an improved feeder system to support local county schools.