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No White Supremacists on NSC: #BannonOut


Christopher Herrera, Rainforest Action Network

Trump has appointed a white supremacist with no national security experience to the National Security Council (NSC) — Steve Bannon. This is an unprecedented and dangerous power grab by a man with an extreme agenda.

We’ve teamed up with racial justice, women’s rights, anti-war, and civil rights groups to take action.

Tell Congress to do their job: no white supremacists on the National Security Council!

From open attacks on the First Amendment and the free press, to his xenophobic anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic rhetoric, to his attack on the environment through appointing climate deniers and oil executives to the heights of the U.S. government, our new president poses a serious danger to the foundations of our nation and to the safety of all Americans.

One man in particular has been credited with advising Donald Trump on these extreme positions — Steve Bannon. Bannon is one of the founders of Breitbart News, a megaphone for openly racist, white nationalist, misogynistic and misleading information.

Tell Congress to keep Steve Bannon off the National Security Council.

Bannon believes in the dangerous lie that the U.S. is at war with Islam and that America should be the center of a new movement of right-wing populism centering on white supremacy.1 Bannon also believes that clean energy is “nonsense” and “madness” — despite the fact that intelligence experts have cited climate change as a national security threat since 2004.2

Congress created the National Security Council and Congress has the power to stop this. Now is a moment for all members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans — to take a stand for our basic values and for our safety.

Tell Congress to do their job: No white supremacists on the National Security Council!

For the future,

Christopher

HerreraHeadshot_100px.jpgChristopher Herrera
Communications Director
Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org/

Sources:
1. “Steve Bannon Believes The Apocalypse Is Coming And War Is Inevitable,” Huffington Post.
2. “How Trump’s War on Climate Policy Threatens National Security,” Greenpeace
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petition–>On Trump’s inauguration, stand up to his anti-woman agenda!

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Women from across the country are coming together after the inauguration to join marches, call their members of Congress and organize their communities to take a stand against Donald Trump. Let’s make sure they know we’re with them.

Add your name to stand against President-elect Trump and his extreme anti-women agenda!>>

With the threats against women’s rights, health, and equality we now face from our government at the highest level, speaking out has never been so important.

Thank you for adding your voice!

— PFAW
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Why We March – Dan Abrams


Earth Day Network
Earth Day Every Day™
It began on April 22, 1970. Across the country, 20 million Americans gathered from coast-to-coast at a moment of environmental peril. In the nearly five decades since, people from many backgrounds across the world have joined together to raise awareness about protecting our planet.
Today, we face unprecedented challenges – a global climate crisis and a war on science emanating from the highest levels of the federal government. And, now, millions of Americans are stepping up again.
That’s why Earth Day Network is partnering with the March for Science to rally in Washington, D.C. on this year’s Earth Day.  And just like the original Earth Day, there will be teach-ins to promote knowledge and community-building.
Please join us in this journey to the March for Science. Add your name right now to take a stand for science.
With the rise of “alternative facts,” we must rally around reason and show our support for science and scientists. Whether you’re a teacher or a firefighter, an astrophysicist or an astronomer, this is our moment to launch a week of action like we’ve never seen before.
I hope you will stay engaged as we approach the historic March for Science. This is an unparalleled chance to spotlight the value of science and show that we will fight back against the war on science.
Are you ready to be a part of the March? Say I’m In today to learn more.
Thanks for all you do,
Dan Abrams
Director of Earth Day
Earth Day Network
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Of course Racism is Real – now what? Laurie Jones, Brave New Films


Brave New Films
 

Now, more than ever, we must fight to ensure a better future for the next generation.

Brave New Films’ three-part Racial Justice series—Racism is Real, Black Protests vs. White Riots, and Prison System by the Numbers—explores the effects of racial bias on the lives of black Americans and the ways in which racism impacts American society as a whole. It is crucial to shine a light on the need for racial justice by viewing and discussing this series in classrooms and in our communities.

Want to screen this film series in your classroom? Click here!

Want to screen this film series in your community and host an in-depth discussion on racial bias? Click here!

Be brave. Sign up, start talking, and take action! Seize the time. 

Thanks to the financial support of contributors like you, we can offer the Racial Justice Series and a new guide at no cost. There are already over 100 planned screenings of the film series across the country. Sign up to screen or contribute $25 to provide resources to sponsor a screening.

In solidarity,

Laurie Jones
Programs Director
Brave New Films

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