FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE HYPOCRISY AND HORRID NATURE OF THE BOMBINGS IN SYRIA
Last week, President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike on a Syrian airbase after Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad killed civilians with chemical weapons, which according to humanitarian groups on the ground, the estimated death toll at 70–100 people, many of which were children.
In explaining his decision to attack the Assad regime, Trump said, "“Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many...even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered at this very barbaric attack. No child of God should ever suffer such horror.”
Trump apparently doesn’t see a contradiction between condemning Assad’s brutality and turning away those who flee it. And he’s not the only one. 139 members of Congress expressed support for at least one version of Trump’s ban as well as for his airstrikes on the Assad regime’s al-Shayrat airbase last week.
Use this tool to find out which members of congress support the ban or the bombing, then call and write to them about it!
CELEBRATE EARTH DAY BY JOINING THE MARCH FOR SCIENCE
The Trump Administration has launched all out war against our environment from day one. They have put a freeze on grants and contracts and imposed new restrictions on EPA scientists, Trump has signed an executive order that rescinds President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, repeals and reworks the Clean Power Plan and instructs federal agencies not to consider climate change when making decisions and EPA head Scott Pruitt is calling for the US withdrawal from the historic, decades-in-the-making, nearly 200-country Paris Accords to fight climate change.. to name a few. It's up to us to protect our planet. Join the march and make your voice heard! Register here!
GET 100% BEHIND WOMEN ON 50/50 DAY
May 10th is 50/50 Day - a day when thousands of organizations, companies, schools, museums, libraries and homes will gather in a global conversation about what it will take to get to a more gender-balanced world in all sectors of society: business, politics, culture, home.
Gather your crew and watch the 20 minute film “50/50: Rethinking the Past, Present, and Future of Women + Power” by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain. Then participate in a global Q & A with thought leaders on gender equality. Find all the details and materials here!
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