Actions for the Week of 9/28/25

Written By Darbie Maccubbin

How to contact your elected officials

Use this link to find contact information for ALL of your elected officials – Federal, State, City, and County – just by entering your address: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

Other useful links:

Detained immigrants are being tortured with solitary confinement 

Adapted from Joe Katz at Rogan at Rogan’s List 9/17 and Physicians for Human Rights

Unprecedented levels of arrests and detention carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are causing fear in immigrant communities across the country. And once inside ICE detention centers, people seeking asylum and fleeing violence and persecution are being subjected to unimaginable cruelty.

A new report, entitled “Cruelty Campaign: Solitary Confinement in U.S. Immigration Detention”  by Physicians for Human Rights and their partners revealed that ICE is using solitary confinement to punish and cause harm to immigrants in detention. They found at least 10,000 people were placed in solitary confinement in immigration detention centers over just 14 months, and during the first four months of Trump 2.0 the use of solitary confinement accelerated dramatically to twice historical rates.

PHR is asking folks to contact their members of Congress in response to this report and demand they end ICE’s use of solitary confinement. Follow the link below to Add your name to PHR’s call for action to urging your Members of Congress to end ICE’s inhumane, cruel, and avoidable use of solitary confinement.  https://secure.phr.org/secure/end-cruelty-solitary-confinement-ice-detention

Tell Congress to pass the SPEED Act

From Climate Action Now

A new bipartisan bill for desperately needed energy-focused permitting reform, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R.4776), has emerged from the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s already won the support of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, as its many provisions include an exemption from the increasingly hyper-onerous National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process for rural electric cooperatives receiving federal grants.

Follow this link to learn more and send a pre-scripted message (which you can edit) to your members of congress urging them to pass the SPEED Act: https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/CLIMATE/Campaigns/130258/Respond

Provide feedback to the Buffalo Bills regarding their tribute to Charlie Kirk

At the September 18 home game against the Dolphins, the Buffalo Bills chose to do a video tribute to Charlie Kirk. They were one of ten NFL teams that honored Kirk that week. Seven other teams chose to do nothing or did a different tribute. The Houston Texans held a moment of silence for all victims of violence without mentioning Kirk. The NFL mandated a Kirk tribute at the Packers game on September 11 but then left it up to each team to decide whether or not to follow suit. The Bills could have chosen a less provocative option. 

If you haven't been following this issue closely, please read this article by Saida Grundy, an associate professor of sociology and African American studies at Boston University.   

Here are 3 ways you can provide feedback to the Bills organization: 

  • Mail: You can send a physical letter to the Buffalo Bills at their corporate address:

    Buffalo Bills

    One Bills Drive

    Orchard Park, NY 14127

  • Email:

    Terry Pegula: terry.pegula@bills.nfl.net

    Kevin Kearns: kevin.kearns@bills.nfl.net

  • Website Contact Form: Visit the official Buffalo Bills website and navigate to their "Contact Us" page. Fill out the provided form to send your complaint directly to the team. This form is meant for ticket information, so not sure if it gets to anyone in management.

Phonebanking

Choose your own outrage with 5 Calls

5 Calls has been around since the first Trump term and offers a quick and easy way to make calls to your elected representatives. Enter your zip code or address and pick a topic. Then choose the representative you want to call, make the call, and read the script provided. Calling your congressperson is the most effective way to influence policy. Please check it out here: https://5calls.org/  

Darbie Maccubbin
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