WAIT A MINUTE, MR. POSTMAN

Marjan hands out materials for American Resistance Sevilla's 2017 online climate protest.

​Wednesday, April 22 is
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary

We can’t march in the streets or hold public gatherings this year, so organizers are inviting us to participate online. Actions are global and local, and focus on climate action, science and education, people and communities, conservation and restoration, and dealing with plastic and pollution.
When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — marched to protest environmental ignorance and demand better treatment of Mother Earth.. Now we have an opportunity to use our time in quarantine to find new ways to work for a healthier planet.
—Karen McCann
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​Click here to find online Earth Day actions for you and your family.
 
Click here to learn about 11 earth-friendly actions you can take during quarantine.

Click here to access an interactive map of Earth Day activities this week.

The Post Office, although considered an “essential service,” has not received resources and protections commensurate with this emergency designation.

Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman
A major point of The Brennan Center’s initiative for protecting the 2020 elections is increasing the capacity for voting by mail. The Trump administration has attacked mail-in balloting, and refuses the USPS the kind of financial support that has been extended to corporations to help them through the Covid19 crisis. Contact your representatives in Congress to demand funding and support for the Post Office during the pandemic. (Change.org petition HERE)
—Kathy Sherretts

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Slate: We Cannot Hold an Election Without a Functional Post Office by Richard L. Hasen
With poll workers getting sick, in-person polling places shutting down, and an expected flood of absentee ballot requests, a functioning postal service is essential to the health and safety of American democracy.

Business Insider: Trump reportedly rejected bailout package that would rescue the US Postal Service by Grace Panetta
In addition to the agency's chronic lack of funding, postal workers are facing hazardous job conditions due to the coronavirus crisis.

Just for fun: Serving an At-Risk population (strong language)

Voting in a Pandemic Year
Read the plan to ensure that the 2020 election is free, fair, accessible, and secure, from the Brennan Center for Justice

Learn More About Candidates and Issues! 

• Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) 
• Americans of Conscience Checklist
• ClimateRecovery.org

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