Local Event …. to show Jay Obernolte our OUTRAGE!
Please join us for this Indivisible event: RSVP click HERE
Saturday, April 5th
12 – 2pm PDT
Hesperia Civic Plaza (City Hall)
9700 Seventh Ave
Hesperia, CA 92345
Email for carpooling: MountainBearDemSecretary@gmail.com
About this event:
This a local Indivisible event! Come and share your outrage at the executive orders, at DOGE, at every last thing the current regime and its enablers are doing! We’ll invite Jay Obernolte and his staff, but are under no illusions they will actually show up. In their place, we will have leaders from across CA23 share their thoughts and answers for fighting back. Bring signs, water and snacks! Hosted by Local Democracy Project.
Bring extra postcards to the meeting to share! Send us pictures of your work!
RALLY for your RIGHTS
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Vons corner- 42170 Big Bear Blvd. Big Bear Lake, CA
Social Security is a lifeline for over 72 million Americans, including retirees, people with disabilities, and survivors. However, recent drastic cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA) threaten the ability of millions to access their benefits. Plans to slash SSA’s workforce by up to 50% and shut down hundreds of local offices will make it significantly harder for people to apply for benefits, resolve errors, or receive timely assistance. Already at least 7,000 workers have been fired and the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and the Office of Transformation have been shuttered. Jessica Craven, activist in Southern California, received word early this week from a lawyer and federal employee needing to remain anonymous who documented 10 atrocities happening now. See Craven’s newsletter from 3/4/25 for more details.
These closures will hit the most vulnerable the hardest—low-income individuals, people with disabilities, and those without internet access. Former SSA Commissioner Martin O’Malley has warned that these cuts could cause a total system collapse, disrupting benefit payments within just 30 to 90 days.
For 80 years, SSA has never missed a payment. Congress and the President must act now to stop these reckless cuts, restore SSA’s staff and field offices, and ensure that all Americans can access the Social Security benefits they have earned.
What you can do
- Call your Congress Representative and Senators to demand they protect Social Security.
- Use 5calls.org. By typing in your location, they’ll give you the names and numbers of your Congress people and a call script. Here’s the script for Social Security. Use it TODAY.
- Learn how these cuts will affect people on Medicare. Read Center for Medicare Advocacy’s article: Cuts to the Social Security Administration Are Cuts to Medicare.
- Protest! 50501 – 50 protests, 50 states. 1 movement. Join the movement to fight to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. Next action is April 5th.
- Be inspired – See the Resist List for a list of all the forms of resistance planned and going on across the country. This was launched by a group of great organizers and volunteers.
Make your voice heard. You make a difference and calling your congress people is one of the most effective ways to influence policy.
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Leaders at Goldman Sachs, Costco and JPMorgan Chase & Co have recently spoken out in support of their diversity programs, as anti-DEI activist shareholders continue to push proposals that would roll back company policies.
Costco’s Board of Directors unanimously recommended against voting for a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research that had called for Costco to evaluate and publish a report on any risks that may be associated with the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts, according to a Jan. 23 shareholders meeting statement.
“Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics,” the board statement on the proposal stated.
“For our employees, these efforts are built around inclusion – having all of our employees feel valued and respected. Our efforts at diversity, equity and inclusion remind and reinforce with everyone at our Company the importance of creating opportunities for all. We believe that these efforts enhance our capacity to attract and retain employees who will help our business succeed.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/companies-sticking-dei-amid-backlash/story?id=118037109
We need to email Senators Schiff and Padilla to urge them to use the power of their office to pressure Children’s Hospital LA to restart hormonal therapy for trans youth. This is a lifesaving treatment, and we need California institutions to stand up to the bigotry of the Trump administration. His policies will undoubtedly lead to increased suicides of transgender children and adults.
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