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Karen E. Lund 💙💛

Masked federal agents abducted Palestinian Columbia student leader Mohsen Mahdawi, a US permanent resident, on April 14th in Vermont during what was to be his citizenship interview. Mohsen was handcuffed and taken into an unmarked van from the USCIS office in Colchester, Vermont.

It is appalling that Mohsen was arrested for exercising his First Amendment rights under the guise of getting his citizenship.

#Petition #ActionNetwork

Send a message to Congress NOW!
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell?

actionnetwork.orgTell Congress: Free Mohsen MahdawiMasked, hooded federal agents abducted Palestinian Columbia student leader Mohsen Mahdawi, a U.S. permanent resident, on Monday, April 14th in Vermont during what was to be his citizenship interview. Mohsen was handcuffed and taken into an unmarked van from the USCIS office in Colchester, Vermont. It's absolutely appalling and horrifying that Mohsen was tricked into coming to a government office under the guise of getting his citizenship, but was then apprehended and arrested by the Trump administration for merely exercising his First Amendment rights by speaking in support of Palestinian rights. Rep. Becca Balint is leading an important bicameral Congressional letter supporting Mohsen. We urge Members of Congress to sign Rep. Balint's letter calling for Mohsen Mahdawi's immediate release. Send a message to Congress NOW!
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Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖

I just signed the #ActionNetwork petition: Demand the #FDA and #CDC immediately approve the #Novavax and #Moderna updated #vaccines for an earlier release.

#Covid #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp

Sign here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/de

actionnetwork.orgDemand the FDA and CDC immediately approve Moderna and Novavax's updated vaccines for an earlier release. Demand the FDA and CDC approve updated COVID vaccines for an early release and clearer guidance on vaccine access. We are in unprecedented territory... Normally, COVID vaccine updates would rollout in the fall, but as we are learning more about COVID, and how we can't treat it like the flu, vaccine manufacturers are rising to the occasion. Between advanced mutations that require shifts in memory response, an earlier cold and flu season, the Bridge Access Program ending in August, and schools being discovered as major vectors for infection... We can't wait for the fall to rollout updated vaccines. Both Moderna and Novavax have submitted to the FDA for immediate approval of their JN.1 updates that they have said can be delivered between mid-July and early August. Moderna "Manufacturing is underway and doses of Moderna's Spikevax 2024-2025 formula will be ready to ship as early as August, pending regulatory approval." Novavax "Novavax intends to have doses in the U.S. for distribution by mid-July. Upon FDA authorization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation, Novavax is preparing to promptly deliver to U.S. customers." Both updated vaccines need to be approved for release as fast as possible. The public needs access to updated vaccines before the school year starts. Earlier rollout means protecting kids and their families. Earlier rollout means that vaccination with updated vaccines will be possible before school starts, which will reduce transmission for the entire population. Schools will remain a high-risk environment for transmission until proper clean air procedures are implemented, so we should shift our policy to release updated vaccines prior to the school year starting. This will help put parents at ease when they send their kids off to school. Cold and Flu season is starting earlier. The “cold and flu season”, which now includes COVID, starts earlier than it did previously. With the jump from XBB to JN.1 being so significant, immune imprinting is an issue for anyone who is avoiding infection and trying to stay prepared for an unexpected exposure. This means they need a two shot series two months apart regardless of mRNA or protein based vaccine platform. An earlier rollout would allow people to reset their memory response in time for a winter surge or we run the risk of having an even worse surge than our previous winters. Our outdated memory response is a concern that must be addressed. There is a way to aim for variants we can’t see yet. Should people choose Novavax to update their memory response, then it will also help them improve their reaction to new variants. An effect of Novavax’s adjuvant is that after multiple doses, it boosts existing antibodies to challenge new mutations. We can’t accurately predict which variants are coming next, so the Matrix-M adjuvant allows the JN.1 vaccine to respond better to future variants. This allows the JN.1 vaccine to create a response that will reach future variants we can’t see yet. An earlier release would allow access through the Bridge Access Program. The bridge program is ending in August and rolling out the updated vaccines in July-August would help make these vaccines more available to underserved communities who benefit the most from greater vaccine access The private market has made COVID vaccines unreachable for the uninsured and we need to do everything we can to maintain equitable access to these updated vaccines and future ones. We can't let access to insurance inhibit access to these lifesaving vaccines. The public needs both an mRNA and protein-based vaccine option. The FDA has approved Novavax notoriously late over the last few seasons, but some people can not get mRNA so this has become an equity issue. These people are often immuncompromised and at the highest risk, their protection cannot be delayed. Both of these vaccines should be approved on the same timeline so that both mRNA and protein-based vaccines can be available at the same time. Also, the CDC & FDA should make it easier for people to access two shots in a two month period. Sign this petition to send a message to the FDA and CDC that the public wants the vaccine rollout to happen earlier and that you want want greater access to these vaccines.
Shingo Mouse 🌳

#ImmigrantRights #RefugeeRights #RefugeesWelcome #HumanRights #MakeACall Remove Asylum Attacks from Foreign Aid Negotiations - #ActionNetwork
actionnetwork.org/call_campaig

actionnetwork.orgRemove Asylum Attacks from Foreign Aid NegotiationsWe must urge our members of Congress to oppose any harmful immigration policy proposals that arise in the coming days, weeks and months; including in foreign aid supplemental funding. Specifically, we’re concerned about the possible inclusion of harmful provisions in the emergency supplemental funding bill, that would be similar to the extreme U.S. House Republican immigration bill H.R. 2, that would weaken our asylum system, result in family separations and child detentions, and double down on expensive and ineffective border policies. Harmful immigration policies that expand child detention and deportation programs both at the border and nationwide, restrict asylum protections for those fleeing persecution, and discourage legal-entry pathways for migrants are cruel, ineffective, and out of touch with American families. Additionally, attempts to enable rapid removals throughout the interior of the country will do nothing to reduce pressure at the border. Rather, Dreamers and other long-time residents could be caught up in the process and face removal instead of the pathway to a legal status they need. Mass deportations without a hearing will only lead to an increase in racial profiling and the potential deportation of long-term residents or people of color who can’t prove their residency in this hasty process. Immigrants are critical to our families, communities, and economy. In fact, immigrants are a large portion of our entire labor force and business owners; and are critical to our care infrastructure, comprising 40 percent of home care workers and are a large portion of the child care and health care workforce as well. Immigrants are our nation’s strength.
Shingo Mouse 🌳

#HumanRights #KidsRights #ChildsRights #ChildrensRights #MakeACall Save Child Care! Call your Member of Congress Now! - #ActionNetwork
actionnetwork.org/call_campaig

actionnetwork.orgSave Child Care! Call your Member of Congress Now! Stabilization funds that saved an already broken child care industry from collapse during the pandemic have expired, putting 3.2 million children at risk of losing access to child care. Meaning we are now past the deadline and Congress needs to act NOW. This is why Congress must prioritize providing at least $16 billion per year in emergency child care dollars while ensuring no cuts to child care and early learning programs. This is the only way to address this crisis without creating a new one! Call your member of Congress today to tell them: “Emergency funding that saved the child care industry during the pandemic has expired and millions of children are at risk of losing access to care. Tell Congress that they must pass emergency child care funding now!”
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