From our friend, Karen!
GOVERNORS! STEP UP OR STEP OUT
Policies for the People, Not the 1Percent
Demonstration in Santa Fe, Friday July20, 10:00 am at the
National Governors’ Conference
When: Friday July20, 10:00 am – 12 noon
Where: StateCapitol, East Side
What: Rally atthe State Capitol and March to the Santa Fe Convention Center
The federalgovernment has abandoned the people. Governors must support state
policies andlaws that
- Provide affordable healthcare as a right for all
- Increase state funding for public education K – higher education
- Expand environmental protection and 100% renewable energy
- Ensure women’s access to reproductive health and right to choose
- Stop inhumane ICE enforcement, protect due process for immigrants and
asylum seekers, and keep families together
- Guarantee unions the right to organize and collect dues.
- Protect free speech rights to support Palestine through boycotts
- Protect voting rights and end gerrymandering
- Enforce stricter gun control laws, ban assault weapons and paraphernalia
- End mass incarceration and private prisons
- Protect indigenous lands and rights
Participatingorganizations: New Mexico Women’s March, NM Poor People’s
Campaign, Juntos,Our Revolution NM, Somos Un Pueblo Unido, Frack Free Four
Corners, 350.org,TheRed Nation, Tewa Women United, New Energy Economy, Black
Lives Matter, SWOP,Indivisible, Progressive Democrats of America Central NM
Chapter, Jewish Voicefor Peace ABQ, Friends of Sabeel ABQ, Santa Feans for
Justice in Palestine,Chainbreaker, Retake our Democracy, Earth Care, ABQ Peace
and Justice Center,Food and Water Watch, Nasty Women NM, SF NOW, Vets for Peace
SF
What to do: Bringyour banners and signs and a list of urgent priorities on your
letterhead. We willpresent letters to the conference organizers. To add your
organization to the sponsor list, contact the Step-upGovernors Committee,
505-469-0714, or email JeffreyHaas42@xxxxxxxxx. Tell us howmany members you
expect.
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