Actions for the Week of 7/13/25

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:

Elbows Up for Canada 

On July 5, 2025, a coalition of grassroots organizations held Elbows Up for Canada rallies in cities all along the northern border with Canada, including Buffalo and Niagara Falls, to demonstrate our friendship and solidarity with Canada and reject the lies and threats coming from the Trump administration. Learn more about Elbows Up here. 

Two actions you can take to support this cause:

1. Sign this open letter from Elbows Up to Prime Minister Mark Carney: https://www.friendsxborders.org/elbowsup

2. Call Gov. Kathy Hochul at 518-474-8390 and ask her to commit to not to cooperate with federalizing the New York National Guard. If she calls them up now, Trump will not be able to federalize them later. 

Demand Environmental Justice for Musk-targeted Neighborhood

from Joe Katz at Rogan’s List 6/16

For his company xAI, Elon Musk has installed Colossus, a massive supercomputer, two miles from Boxtown, a Black neighborhood in South Memphis TN, long plagued by industrial pollution. The supercomputer’s methane gas turbines emit smog-causing pollutants, formaldehyde, and other toxins and carcinogens into the air. Boxtown residents, with the help of the NAACP, are pressuring the Shelby County Health Department to deny xAI a permit for the turbines. Even without a permit, it appears that turbines are currently operating.

The NAACP is urging the Shelby County Health Department and the Memphis Light Gas and Water Board of Commissioners to stop xAI’s operations in South Memphis immediately. Support their efforts by emailing the executive secretary of the interim director of the Shelby County Health Department, Dr. Bruce W. Randolph at: deborah.mcgregor@shelbycountytn.gov and the MLGW Board of Commissioners, Chair Michael E. Polman at mpohlman@mlgw.org. 

Write your own script or use this one:

I'm writing to urge you to immediately stop the operation of xAI's data center in Tennessee. Musk is operating this center without permits or oversight and in clear violation of the Clean Air Act. In addition to using massive amounts of energy and water, the center is spewing harmful toxins into the air and jeopardizing the health of the residents in nearby communities. This is pure negligence. Musk needs to be held accountable.   

Sign an Open Letter to Support NIH Public Servants

(from Joe Katz at Rogan's List 6/23)

On June 9, scientists from the National Institutes of Health published the Bethesda Declaration protesting the Trump regime’s attacks on scientific research and funding. The consequences of these cuts will be devastating and long-lasting. Members of the public are welcome to sign on in support of the NIH workers, Nobel laureates, and thousands of scientists who have endorsed the Declaration. Please read the Bethesda Declaration and the support letter. Then add your name to the letter here: Back the Bethesda Declaration

Phonebanking: Join a Georgia Inactives Phone Bank to Reregister Purged Voters

Georgia is getting ready to purge its voter rolls of a total of 455,000 voters who are currently marked as Inactive. The Georgia Dems have asked for our help. Let’s keep the Dems registered by telling them how they can update their registrations and stay registered to vote in the upcoming election!

We need lots and lots of people on these phone banks to reach all these voters! So, sign up for as many shifts as you can. And, these phone banks are open to everyone, so please share this information and the registration link with friends and colleagues.

Every Tuesday, June 24 - July 22, 5:30pm - 7:30pm ET

Sign up at this Mobilize link. Training is provided as part of each 2-hour shift.

Phonebanking: Good Trouble Lives On: John Lewis Day of Action – PA Voter Registration Phone Bank

BlueVote.org is commemorating the 5th anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing by mobilizing voters in Pennsylvania. John Lewis believed in building a better future through action. From the comfort of your home, you’ll call likely unregistered voters, get them registered using Voterizer, and encourage them to stand up for democracy.

When: July 17, 5-7 PM

What You’ll Need: A computer with reliable internet • A quiet, comfy spot (snacks welcome!)

How It Works: Join us on Zoom (link sent after sign-up) • Quick training on Scale-to-Win and talking points

Follow this link to learn more and register: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/806484/

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 one of the most effective ways to influence policy. Please check it out here: https://5calls.org/  

Darbie Maccubbin
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