Stop The Iran War

Happy Tuesday, Activists! 

Just a quick reminder of the ultimate law of our land: 

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Article. I. . . .

Section. 8.

The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;"

But Operation Epstein Epic Fury has not followed the requirements in the Constitution.  We need to keep pushing Congress to pass a law to reassert its power granted in Article 1, Section 8.  

 CALL TO ACTION

TELL CONGRESS - STOP THE WAR IN IRAN

1.  Congress must vote YES on the War Powers Resolution

Trump's reckless and unconstitutional Iran escalation has already led to the deaths of, as of this writing, six US service members and hundreds of Iranians civilians. Americans didn't ask for this war and we absolutely don't support it. Members of Congress must use every lever in their toolbox to put an immediate end to it. Let all your Members of Congress know: We won't accept anything less.

That’s why the War Powers Resolution vote this week -- forced by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, the same pair who brought you the Epstein files bill -- is so crucial. It will come to the floor for a vote tomorrow or Thursday.  War Powers resolutions are privileged, which means they can be brought to the floor without Republican leadership’s agreement. Republican leadership can try to win the vote, but they can’t stop the vote. 

Call our House Members and Senators and tell them they must vote to reign in this lawless regime and vote YES on this Resolution.  It’s up to us to demand a vote and let every Member of Congress know that the American people oppose more forever wars.

2.  Keep at it - Call And Tell Them To Vote NO On DHS Funding

Senate Dems have an opportunity to pull their funding through NO votes on a bill coming up to fund Homeland Security.  Not surprisingly, a bunch of House Dems caved and voted for the bill.  It's coming up for a vote in the Senate soon, so we need to call our senators and demand they refuse to vote for more ICE funding. 

Call our senators and demand they vote NO on the DHS funding bill until strict provisions are included.

Here are the contacts to call and write:

Sen. McCormick – Phila office 215-405-9660; D.C. office 202-224-6324; email link

Sen. Fetterman – Phila office 215-241-1090; D.C. 202-224-4254; email link

For outside PA:  Find your senators’ phone numbers and emails at this link.

Rep. Evans – D.C. 202-225-4001; Phila. office (215) 276-0340; email link

Rep. Boyle – D.C. office 202-225-6111; Phila office 215-335-3355; email link

Rep. Scanlon -- D.C. office 202-225-2011; Chester office (610) 626-2020; email link

Outside Philadelphia?  Find your Representative here.

NO KINGS 3!

Sign up here!

Let's make sure we get out and show this regime we are fed up with their lawless war, their lawless and cruel ICE abductions, their cutting off healthcare coverage, food to poor children, and more.  On March 28th we'll show that together we can overcome this regime's repression when we unite.  After all, the country belongs to us, the people!  Sign up here!

We will gather at City Hall starting at noon, start the march at 12:30 down the Ben Franklin Parkway and rally at about 1:15 at 22nd Street where there will be the stage and some music with a DJ.  Then a some exciting speakers.  And then (drum roll please) a dance party with an exciting musical group!  Sign up here!

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP

We need to fund our No Kings protest and we are grateful for everyone who has donated already.  Thank you!  But there's still a long way to go.  We are about half way to our goal of $55,000 so that we can pay for it. 

Your support is crucial to make No Kings 3 a success and show in no uncertain terms that we stand against the authoritarian takeover of our government. We expect the crowd to be bigger than ever as we show our power against this regime. 

We have three ways for you to contribute:

1.  Join us at Le Virtu for a very special Italian dinner.  The menu will feature selections from the Abruzzo region as well as foods and wines from other regions of this very special cuisines of Italy.  The restaurant owners are generously donating to us and sharing all the profits from the dinner with us.  It is an extremely generous offer and the largest percentage of your reservation payment will come to us.

You can make your reservation and donation at this link. You’ll see the delicious menu and donation levels there.

Check out our new long-sleeve No Kings t-shirts! 👇

2a.  You can donate $45.00 and receive a LONG SLEEVE No Kings T-shirt!

Our long-sleeve No Kings t-shirts come in three colors – Red, Blue, and Athletic Heather as you can see above. Your t-shirt will be direct shipped to you.

Fill out this form with all the information we need for your t-shirt.

Donate $45.00 here so we can send you your t-shirt.

 2b.  You can donate $35.00 and receive a SHORT SLEEVE No Kings T-shirt! These are our short-sleeve t-shirts with the No Kings logo on the front.  Your t-shirt will be direct shipped to you.

Fill out this form with all the information we need for your t-shirt.

Donate $35.00 here so we can send you your t-shirt.  

3.  Donate whatever you can.

Our members' donations have always been a generous, substantial ingredient to our success and we are enormously grateful to all of you who have donated in the past even a very small amount.  Please remember that whatever you do with us -- volunteering or donating, it is all important and it all counts!

You can make your donation here.

Thank you for helping us say . . .

 SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER DURING NO KINGS

We really need more peacekeepers!  So please think about signing up at this link. to learn more. 

You can help us put on a great event by volunteering during the No Kings protest. We have lots of positions to be filled so check them out at this link.  Thank you for everything you are doing to make No Kings a big success!  

 TODAY!  COME AND KNIT RED RESISTANCE HATS WITH US!

And let's have some fun!  Are you ready to knit?  We'll meet on zoom to chat and knit together.  We'll have knitting experts there to help you if you need it. 

We hope you were able to buy your red yarn already.  If not, get it now so you're ready.  You can see the history of these hats here. 

When:  TODAY at 5:30 pm

Where:  Zoom

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THIS SATURDAY - REGISTER VOTERS!

You can get started on getting out the vote for this May's primary election now!  Register voters so they are ready to vote when election day is here. We'll give you a quick training and you'll be ready to go!

Where:  Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch, 1901 Vine Street

When:  This Saturday, March 7th, 11:00 - 2:00 (two shifts)

Sign up here.

 HERE'S MORE YOU CAN DO, IN SHORTHAND

Join Our Detention Camp Labor Project - Write Some Letters!

Join the over 700 others who have signed up for our new Detention Camp Labor letter writing program!  You can join the team too to write a couple of letters a week to the companies we are focusing on. Sign up here and we'll give you all the information you need!  Check out the project's background at this link.

Protest Citizens Bank's Funding of Cruelty - Saturday March 7

Come out and tell our fellow Philadelphians about it!  

900 South Street; 11am - Noon - Sign up here.

1515 Market Street; 11am - Noon - Sign up here.

2001 Broad Street, 11am - Noon - Sign up here.  

8623 Germantown Ave., 10:00 am - 11:00. - Sign up here. 

Join our Leaflet Philly project. Join hundreds of your fellow Indivisible Philadelphia activists making a real difference! Just one time every month you’ll hang one hundred eye-catching leaflets on doors in your neighborhood. Sign up here!

Stand Up For Science Day Of Action

Join the folks at Stand Up For Science in the Day of Action on March 7th at 11:00 am on the north side of City Hall, 1400 JFK Blvd.  There will be speakers calls to action. 

Write Letters To The Editor

Got something on your mind you want to tell others about?  Or need a topic to write about?  We've got you!  Even if you're just not sure if you want to join, you can sign up and find out more to make your decision.  Sign up here.  

Or just get answers to your questions by emailing us here. 

MORE PROTESTS YOU CAN JOIN

1.  Springfield protest - Every Saturday, 1:00 - 2:00 at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and PA Route 320.  Bring your signs on your favorite topic!  

2. Tesla Takedown Protest - Every Saturday - 11:00 - Noon

Tesla Takedown Devon - At the Tesla showroom, 470 Lancaster Ave, Devon, PA 

3. Every Friday -- 11:15 am - Join Fridays@Fetterman's for the weekly Friday vigil for peace in Gaza/Palestine outside of Senator John Fetterman's office at 200 Chestnut Street from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Register here  

4.  Fitz Friday - 4:00 - 5:00 pm -- Protest at Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's office at One Summit Square, Langhorne, PA. Bring signs about whatever you want. There's a lot to complain about!

5. Every Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm -- Join this resistance group at #WeThePeopleWednesdays for Singing for Sanity at Unitarian Universalist Church, 6900 Stenton Avenue.  More information is here.

6.  Every Wednesday at noon - Outside the Philadelphia ICE Office, 114 N. 8th Street.   Sponsored by New Sanctuary Movement.  This is a 40-week series of Interfaith Prayer Vigils.  

7. Every Monday at Noon - Monday at McCormick's -- Join our friends at Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW for Monday's at McCormick's,, in front of Senator McCormick's office at 20th and Market Streets.

8.  Every Monday at 11:00 AM - Vigil outside the ICE office, 114 North 8th Street, Phila. sponsored by State Senator Art Haywood and led by local clergy.

9.  Every Friday at 3:00 - Join a vigil outside the ICE office at 114 North 8th Street.  

10. Are you outside the Philadelphia area?  You can see all the protests planned by Indivisibles in your area at this link. 

And One More Thing:

We can send you our No Kings t-shirt!  First, make a donation of $35 . Then, check out the t-shirts, sign up for your choice and we'll send it to you to wear any time! 

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