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Michael Brown

08/09/2017 Nativegrl77

U.S. House of Representatives: Pass the Michael Brown, Jr. Law to begin equipping police with body cameras

Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden

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You seriously won’t wanna ignore this →

08/08/2017 Nativegrl77

Last week attendees at the DEF CON hacker convention in Las Vegas proved that it is possible to hack into our election computer systems in a matter of minutes.

That’s an enormous flaw in our democracy’s technology – but the good news is that we can solve the problem.

Oregon-style vote by mail is a solution that will increase voting security and accessibility

There are many great reasons vote by mail should be adopted nationally – and protecting the integrity of our voting systems is a big one!

We need to spread the word and protect our democracy – share this post on Facebook!

Ron

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The poetry of justice – fight back against the money bail industry

08/07/2017 Nativegrl77

As part of our #EndMoneyBail this Summer campaign, we present the latest film in our series – “How Much Is Your Freedom Worth?” A spoken word poetry presentation, this is a stylistic departure at Brave New Films, but we’re always trying to reach people in new and innovative ways. Take a look.

Watch “How Much Is Your Freedom Worth?”

Join Brave New Films and Alyesha in fighting back against money bail. Take part in our campaign to #EndMoneyBail this Summer. And to bring more people into this fight, organize a screening at your home, at your school, or with your faith community to see four films about this important issue. Please help us get the word out now about the movement to end money bail.

We all need to do our part – watch, share, take action.

Sincerely,

Robert Greenwald
President, Brave New Films

P.S. We need resources to continue this work, please consider contributing $10 to this effort. With every donation, big or small, you’re helping to tell this story.

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trump’s 2 nominees to the NLRB earlier this week, ushering in a frightening new era of trump

08/06/2017 Nativegrl77

CREDIT: AP Photo/Steve Helber

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) began the process of confirming the first of Trump’s two nominees to the National Labor Relations Board earlier this week, ushering in a frightening new era — one where workers’ rights, once protected and treated as sacred, are now in clear and imminent danger.

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Stand up for the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act now! the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

08/06/2017 Nativegrl77

Millions of Americans struggle to pay rent every month.

I have traveled across Washington state listening to the stories of Americans who work hard day in and day out and yet still struggle to find an affordable home — or worse, face homelessness — due to skyrocketing housing costs.

From Seattle to Walla Walla, the housing crisis is real. All it takes is just one emergency or one illness for a family to lose their home completely.

Friends ~ that’s why I’m leading a bipartisan group of senators to expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). By strengthening and building upon this already successful program, we can provide 1.3 million affordable homes over a 10-year period to families throughout the country — that’s 400,000 more homes than currently possible.

Help me ensure that more families can find affordable housing by signing on as a “citizen co-sponsor” to the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act today.

There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a deep affordable housing crisis.

But Washington state families — and families throughout the country — deserve better. They deserve a safe and decent place to live and call home, at a price they can afford.

I’ve been a staunch supporter of affordable housing in the Senate, and I’ll keep fighting with everything I have. But it’s going to take all of us working together to end our nation’s housing crisis.

Join me, and stand up for the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act now!

Thank you,

Maria Cantwell
U.S. Senator