Action Items: Week of February 27

1. Call in support of the BRIDGE Act

We've all seen the frightening stories coming out of increased immigration raids.  One specific action we can request Congress take is to move quickly on the BRIDGE (Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream of Growing Our Economy) Act.  This is legislation introduced in the Senate by Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin to allow people who are protected under DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to avoid deportation.  These people, also called Dreamers, have come forward and volunteered their information and information on their families in order to gain a legal status in this country; one has already been detained.

Senator Tim Scott
DC Office: (202) 224-6121
Midlands Office: (803) 771-6112

"Hi, I'm ______ and I'm Senator Scott's constituent from ______.  I'm calling to strongly urge Senator Scott to support the BRIDGE Act.  Law abiding people who were brought to this country through no fault of their own who voluntarily came foward to register themselves are an asset to this nation and need to be protected.  Senator Scott should stand up and urge quick action to protect them."

Senator Lindsey Graham
DC Office: (202) 224-5972
Midlands Office: (803) 933-0112

"Hi, I'm ______ and I'm Senator Graham's constituent from _____.  I'm calling to thank Senator Graham for his introduction of the BRIDGE Act, and to urge him to push the Senate to act quickly to protect immigrants who voluntarily came forward to register for DACA.  I also want to strongly urge the Senator to push for broader immigration reform to protect all the other immigrants who have committed no serious crimes and extend to them the opportunities that we who were born here take for granted."

https://www.nilc.org/issues/daca/faq-bridge-act/

2.  Go see Lindsey!

This Saturday Lindsey Graham is holding a town hall at 10:30 AM at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts in Clemson.  If you go, your best bet for getting to ask a question is to be careful about what you're wearing; this is the one time I don't want you to wear your Greater Columbia Action Together shirts!  There's a planning event on the 350 Columbia page (linked below).

https://www.facebook.com/events/338295716571773/

3. Support better birth control legislation in South Carolina

SC bill H.3809 was introduced by Kirkman Finlay to allow women to obtain a year's worth of birth control at a time.  This would be an enormous help to women who don't live near a pharmacy or clinic, or who just need to have their medication supply more reliably available.  Look up your State House representative at scstatehouse.gov (at the lower left corner of the page) and tell them you support this bill.

"Hi, I'm ______ and I'm Representative _______'s constituent.  I'm calling to support H.3809 to allow women to obtain a year's supply of contraception at once.  I support any measure which seeks to give women more control over their healthcare and fertility."

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3809&session=122&summary=B

4. Visit the Islamic Center of Columbia

Our Muslim neighbors are holding a day of gratitude this Saturday, March 4, from 2-4 at the Islamic Center of Columbia (1929 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201).  Consider going to show your support!

http://www.almasjid.com/