Sen. Laphonza Butler
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Sen. Laphonza Butler

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Map PinAlamo, CA

Do NOT approve the new billion dollar Israel arm shipment

Do NOT approve the new billion dollar arm shipment to Israel that the Biden administration has planned. Israel has shown no signs of refraining from assaulting Rafah, and yet the US is still going to send this? Are we showing Israel that our warnings about invading Rafah mean nothing? Are we just go

Map PinFort Bragg, CA

The bombs falling on Gaza today will be falling on us tomorrow

Every day I watch children being pulled from the rubble of their homes, crying out for their mothers, desperate to know that their family hasn't been buried under the ruin of their home. Twenty-five thousand Palestinian children have lost one or both parents. You are actively building an army of ene

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

As your constituent, I urge you to co-sponsor and support the Inclusive Democracy Act of 2023 (H.R.6643 / S. 3423) to guarantee voting rights to ALL Americans. Right now, Jim Crow-style felony disenfranchisement laws deny voting rights to over 4.4 million Americans. The Inclusive Democracy Act of 2

Map PinWalnut Creek, CA

Repeal the Comstock Act NOW

Repeal the comstock act now. Protect women’s rights and the right to dictate the best course of action for our own bodies, decisions that do not belong in the hands of any politician or legislature. We need you to do more as democrats now before a potential Trump win. Do more now. Do more today. You

Map PinOakland, CA

Stop Rafah Invasion - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

"The north [of Gaza] is now fully in famine. And that is another reason why a Rafah offensive is so dangerous. Nearly all of the aid that has flowed into Gaza, has flowed through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings. Both of those are now closed. The fuel that went into Gaza, went through Rafah cros

Map PinKingsburg, CA

Oppose Arms Transfer Bill, Uphold Human Rights in Israel-Palestine

The House GOP is pushing legislation to force President Biden to continue transferring weapons to Israel despite his decision to halt a bomb shipment over concerns about civilian casualties in Rafah. This bill condemns Biden's attempt to pressure Israel to avoid disproportionate attacks on Palestini

Map PinKingsburg, CA

Defending democratic values through civic engagement

The Republican party's legislative agenda poses a serious threat to the rights and well-being of many Americans. Their proposed policies would undermine access to essential services, strip away hard-won civil liberties, and exacerbate existing inequalities. We must take concerted action to counter t

Map PinOakland, CA

Oppose military aid fueling Israeli-Palestinian violence and oppression

The Biden administration's decision to send over $1 billion in additional arms and ammunition to Israel raises serious concerns about enabling and perpetuating the ongoing violence and human rights abuses against Palestinians. Providing such a significant military aid package, particularly offensive

Map PinLos Angeles, CA

It is a travesty that more money and weapons will be sent to fund genocide. We must do better. Especially when Netanyahu continues to send troops into supposed safe zones. I strongly encourage you to publicly denounce this choice by President Biden.

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

I am beyond disappointed in President Biden’s decision to send another 1B of armaments to the Israeli government. To quote Sen. Chris Van Hollen, “We should not be proceeding with any additional offensive arms transfers until the United States receives clear assurances from the Netanyahu government

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

As your constituent, I'm urging you to do everything you can to protect ATF's final "engaged in the business" rule. When the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was passed in 2022, Congress updated the nation's gun laws. ATF's new "engaged in the business" rule implements the changes that Congress mad

Map PinOakland, CA

Israel’s genocidal intent then and now - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

"We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinians] never do return ... The old will die and the young will forget." -David Ben Gurion, Founder and First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 "Whoever returns here, if they return here after, will find scorched earth. No houses, no agriculture, no not

Map PinOakland, CA

Surgeon in Gaza describes horrific injuries and deaths - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

From Al Jazeera on May 12: “Mohammed Tahir, an orthopaedic surgeon from London volunteering in Gaza with the charity FAJR Scientific, says it has been ‘quite horrific’ to witness some of the injured victims that arrive at the European Gaza Hospital in Rafah. ‘You have some really horrific injuries w

Verified VoterSan Francisco, CA

Vote NO on HR6408 and S4136

And am writing over concern of the upcoming vote on H.R. 6408 and S.4136 I urge you to vote against these two bills threatening the status of 501c3s. As an accountant working with these organizations, I am acutely aware of the long list of guidelines already in place to ensure ethics and fair use of

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

I am writing to implore you to take immediate action to safely return the over 1,000 US troops stranded in Niger.  I have grave concerns over the profound lack of supplies including food, water, and medication. Timely troop rotation is not occurring; communication is not forthcoming to the personne

Map PinOakland, CA

Stop This Genocide of Children - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

Israel has killed 15,780 Palestinian children in this genocide since Oct 7. If you attended a funeral each day for each child who was killed in Gaza, it would take you over 43 years to attend them all. President Biden continues to supply and fund Israel while knowing since October 2023 that Israel

Map PinSacramento, CA

The House's passage of H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act, poses a grave threat to free speech rights on college campuses. This misguided bill would effectively equate criticism of Israel with antisemitic discrimination, leading to the censorship of political speech under the guise of address

Map PinSan Francisco, CA

Vote no on S.4136 - it is unamerican, unjust, and actively antisemitic

S.4136 which, alarmingly, has already been passed in the House as HR 6090, equates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. This is illogical. Criticism of Israel isn't antisemitic any more than criticism of Iran is hate speech against adherents to Islam, or criticism of China is a condemnation of Con

Map PinAlamo, CA

The CNN report is yet another reason the US must stop supporting Israel

Have you seen CNN's report on the conditions of imprisoned Palestinians in Israel? They are horrific. They are treating them worse than animals. The US can not continue giving any aid to a state that commits such actions.

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

CEASEFIRE NOW

The United States is actively funding and supporting a genocide in Gaza and only allowed a ceasefire resolution to pass the UN after weeks of aid and financial support to Israel that resulted in the death of tens of thousands of civilians. Congress should halt all financial and military aid to Israe

Map PinOakland, CA

Israel torturing Palestinians, more war crimes - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

From CNN on May 10: “CNN spoke to three Israeli whistleblowers who worked at the Sde Teiman desert camp, which holds Palestinians detained during Israel’s invasion of Gaza. All spoke out at risk of legal repercussions and reprisals from groups supportive of Israel’s hardline policies in Gaza. They p

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

I’m a constituent writing to ask you to call for the US to withhold any support for an Israeli military invasion of Rafah in Palestine. The death toll of this war is heartbreaking. The Israeli military’s plan to invade Rafah would be even more catastrophic. Any humanitarian solution to this crisis

Verified VoterSanta Monica, CA

OPPOSE RAFAH INVASION AND SUPPORT CEASEFIRE

Hi, I’m a constituent from Santa Monica and a member of Indivisible Westside Los Angeles. I am urging you to join the Biden administration’s position and call for both Israel and Hamas to agree to a humanitarian ceasefire and for Israel to refrain from a bombing campaign in Rafah. We must put a paus

Map PinSan Diego, CA

I am writing to you urgently regarding the dire situation unfolding in Rafah, Gaza, where Israel’s relentless bombing campaign is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis, particularly by targeting vital healthcare infrastructure. Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP) has reported that Dr. Marwan Homs, head

Verified VoterLos Angeles, CA

stop funding genocide

Please call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and please call on President Biden to stop providing billions of dollars in weapons to a country committing genocide. Despite the pause on a couple of weapons shipments, Reuters is reporting that Biden is still sending billions of dollars worth of weapo

Map PinOakland, CA

Israel will continue killing civilians in Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

From BBC on May 9: “Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel can ‘stand alone’ after the US warned it could halt arms shipments if the Israeli prime minister ordered a full-scale invasion of Rafah in Gaza. ‘If we need to ... we will stand alone. I have said that if necessary we will fight with our fingern

Map PinSan Francisco, CA

Please break the silence

As a brokenhearted mother in San Francisco, I write to you today with a heavy heart regarding the tragic loss of innocent lives in Gaza, exemplified by the heartbreaking images of two boys crushed under the rubble of a residential block bombed by Israel in Rafah. Please don’t look away: https://www

Map PinLos Angeles, CA

Please pressure President Biden to keep supporting Israel. If we do not support Israel by sending them weapons and by threatening them, Hamas is only emboldened, we put the keys to the White House in the hands of Donald Trump, and we put the whole world in danger. Send Israel the weapons that we pro

Verified VoterChino, CA

Investigate Republican Threats to the ICC

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the recent actions of a group of Republican US senators who sent a threatening letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. The letter, dated April 24, 2024, threatened repercussions if the ICC were to issue arrest warran

Map PinOakland, CA

Israel is killing more civilians in Rafah - Permanent Ceasefire NOW

From CNN on May 8: “CNN previously confirmed through hospital sources in Rafah that at least 35 people had died in Rafah since Monday evening, including seven women and nine children. More than 34,600 people have been killed in Gaza since October, according to Palestinian authorities in Gaza. Aid ag

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