This is a list of current and past online actions coordinated by the
Campaign for Community Change. Click on the links below to learn more
about how you can take action. Join thousands of people and build on
the power of many.
Current Actions
President Obama: "Now is the season for action"
Posted: 9/9/09
"Well the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action. Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together, and show the American people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. Now is the time to deliver on health care." We agree. It's time for Congress to join the President, turn the corner and deliver real health care reform now. E-mail President Obama's call for real health care reform to your Senators
Far right dishonors the memory of Sen. Ted Kennedy
Posted: 9/1/09
In his radio show, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee coldly remarked that under President Obama's health care plan, Kennedy would have been told to "go home to take pain pills and die" during his last year of life. Send a message to Huckabee's sponsor demanding that they stop supporting lies.
Co-ops are not real health care reform
Posted: 8/20/09
The public option will give Americans real choice, promote competition, lower the cost of care and secure coverage for more Americans. Imagine everyone in America required to have insurance but without a public competitor to keep insurance companies honest. They'll be able to charge you whatever they want and you won't be able to do a thing about it. We simply can't stand for that! Call your Senator and tell them to fight for a public option.
Real Stories on Health Care
Posted: 8/12/09
On the news, we're seeing insurance lobbyist-funded plants trying to destroy health care reform. But in places like Rolla, MO and all across our country, there are real people like Jim with real problems --- who need the real solution of reform. Our health care system is broken. Jim knows it. The majority of Americans know it. We need your help now. Send Jim's story to 10 friends so we can focus our nation's attention back where it's needed.
Don't Delay on Health Care Reform! Call Congress Today.
Posted: 7/28/09
Together with Health Care for America Now! (HCAN), AFL-CIO unions, state federations, central labor councils, community allies and health care advocates, we are helping to mobilize thousands of people to call their representative in the U.S. House today to support the House of Representatives health care reform bill, (H.R. 3200), which contains provisions that will bring REAL reform to our health care system like the public health insurance option. Call 1-877-264-HCAN (1-877-264-4226).
No, we cannot wait on health reform!
Posted: 7/23/09
At this moment, The House of Representatives is nearing a vote on historic health reform legislation. But with their August break right around the corner, some members of the House are considering delaying the vote for health reform until after the break. The blog Firedoglake has created a petition asking the House to stay in session to pass health reform. Sign the petition and they will deliver your signatures to the House by the end of the week.
Don't Enshrine Discrimination in Health Care Reform!
Posted: 7/9/09
At the Republican National Convention in 2008, John McCain said: "In this country, we believe everyone has something to contribute and deserves the opportunity to reach their God-given potential, from the boy whose descendents arrived on the Mayflower to the Latina daughter of migrant workers. We're all God's children, and we're all Americans." Call Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today and tell him to live up to his words and make sure that all immigrants are included in health care reform: (202) 224-2235.
Text HEALTH to 94553
Posted: 6/26/09
The fight for quality, affordable health care for all this year is moving fast and we need you to be on the front lines of this fight for real health care reform. Join the fight. Text HEALTH to 94553.
Past Actions
Tell Senator Hagan (D-NC) that we need REAL health care reform, 6/17/09
At this very minute, Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) is holding up the inclusion of a public health insurance option and she needs to hear from enough of us to make sure that real reform happens! Tell Senator Hagan not to side with private health insurance companies against ordinary Americans and that a public health insurance option must be a core component of reform.
Reform Immigration for America Campaign Summit, 6/3/09 - 6/5/09
On June 3rd - 5th, nearly 400 leaders from immigrant, community, labor, and faith organizations across the country gathered in Washington, DC. The Summit was sponsored by the Reform Immigration for America Campaign, a national coalition committed to winning Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2009.
Fire Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis!, 4/27/09
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis leads the way in the predatory, self-serving culture that got us into this recession and continues to make executives rich at the expense of everyone else. And to add more fuel to the fire, Lewis has been actively lobbying against the Employee Free Choice Act - a bill that would put our nation's workers on the road to economic recovery! This Wednesday, April 29th, Bank of America's shareholders will meet to decide CEO Ken Lewis' future at the company. Join our friends at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in signing a Taxpayer's Proxy Card to show your support for firing Lewis and reforming Bank of America - and they will deliver it directly to Bank of America at their shareholder meeting.
Sign the Petition - We Need A Public Option for Health Care!, 4/23/09
Recently, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), who is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), who is chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee sent a letter to President Obama announcing their intention to draft comprehensive health care legislation for a floor debate as early as June. But private interests in the health insurance industry are pulling out all the stops to make sure they retain their monopoly on health care. Sign the petition to support a public option for health care that will make sure everyone in this country has access to quality, affordable health care.
Text "JUSTICE" to 69866, 4/8/09
This May 1st, millions of immigrants and their allies will march in the streets of small towns and big cities across America to call for justice. Every day, immigrants work side-by-side with citizens to strengthen our economy and rebuild our communities. It's time we join the fight for comprehensive immigration reform and help create a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans. Want to join the fight? Not only do we need your shoes on the street on May 1st but we also need your voices for immigration reform every day. But how do you get connected to this movement? Text JUSTICE or JUSTICIA to 69866 to get updates and action alerts direct to your mobile phone.
Tell Congress: We Won't Take "No" For An Answer, 4/2/09
Tell Congress We Won't Take "No" For An Answer! President Obama's budget plan
will put American back on the right track by making bold investments in our
families and our communities. Sign the petition to pass President Obama's
budget plan.
Tell Senator Corbin: President Obama's Budget is a vital step towards health care reform, 3/24/09
This
week, Congress is working to pass the President's budget. President
Obama's budget includes $634 billion as a down payment on health care
reform. This is a vital first step toward achieving quality, affordable
health care for all in 2009. Tell Sen. Conrad that you support
President Obama's plan to fix health care in 2009 and that we need
quality, affordable health care for all.
Tell Senator Harkin and Rep. Miller: Thank You for Supporting the Employee Free Choice Act, 3/11/09
Senator
Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative George Miller (D-CA) showed bold
leadership by introducing the Employee Free Choice Act in the Senate
and House of Representatives. Send Sen. Harkin and Rep. Miller a note
thanking them for standing on the side of working people and our
communities.
Tell the Obama Administration: Stop the Raids, Pass Just and Humane Immigration Reform, 2/25/09
28 workers, including 3 mothers, were chained and arrested in a factory in Bellingham, WA as part of ICE enforcement operations. In
this time of economic hardship it is completely unacceptable for the
Obama administration to be executing raids on our workers, businesses
and communities- it is time for him to hear from us.
Tell Congress: The Child Tax Credit is in Jeopardy, 2/11/09
Tell
Congress right now that the Child Tax Credit should reflect the House's
decision to ensure that ALL hard-working families have access to the
Child Tax Credit, putting much needed funds into the hands of families
most affected by the downturn.
Tell the Senate: Vote NO on any E-verify amendments in the Stimulus Bill, 2/4/09
We
must send a message to Congress that we will not stand for measures
that harm workers or expand the immigration "enforcement-only" policies
of the previous administration. Call your senator today and tell them
to vote no on e-verify or any measure designed to enhance immigration
enforcement!
Tell the Senate: Pass Stimulus Now!, 2/3/09
We need
your help to call on Senators to make sure it puts the right emphasis
not only on short-term public spending to create desperately-needed new
jobs but also repair some of the deeper problems we face.
Tell the Senate: Include Equity In Economic Stimulus, 1/28/09
We
need your help to call on Senators to make sure that new jobs,
healthcare programs and other benefits include women, people of color
and low-income communities --- all of us. Tell the Senate that the
stimulus package has to reach everyone --- including women, people of
color and low-income communities.
Tell the Senate: Include Immigrant Children in SCHIP, 1/22/09
Tell
your Senator that you support the expansion of the State Children's
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and oppose any legislation that would
exclude vulnerable families.
Tell Congress: Include Equity In Economic Stimulus, 1/14/09
We need short-term stimulus, but we also need to fix the root problem
of inequality that caused this crisis. Tell Congress that the stimulus
package has to reach everyone --- including women, people of color and
low-income communities.
Celebrate a New Day in America, A New Hope for Immigration Reform!, 1/12/09
On January, 21st, faith leaders convened for a procession to the offices of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a ceremony to cleanse ICE
of 8 years of repressive policies. ParticiaHelp us to celebrate a new day for
immigrants in the United States of America and a new hope for Just and
Humane Immigration Reform.
Realizing The Promise, 12/4/2008
We're
witnessing a pivotal moment in our nation's history. President-Elect
Obama harnessed the power of community organizing to rise to our
nation's highest political office. But it wouldn't have happened
without real, everyday people on the ground organizing for change
across the country. That is why more than 2,500 organizers and
community leaders came to DC on December 4th, 2008 to help shape the
agenda for Congress and the new Administration. 32 U.S. states and 2
foreign countries were represented.
America’s Future Starts with Healthy Children, 2008
Families in America have a dream – to lead prosperous lives, give back
to their communities and be healthy. It is time for the dream of being
healthy to be realized for every child and family. 1 in 8 children do
not have health care coverage, making them more vulnerable to
preventable sickness. America is a can-do nation and can come together
to fix our broken healthcare system by sharing the abundant resources
this nation possesses. Now, more than ever, your support for a State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that includes coverage for
all children is needed. Join your voices with people across America to
let our elected leaders know that the health of America's children and
families is a priority.
