This edition covers events between September 25 - October 3, 2019. If you'd like to get The Amp delivered to your inbox, click the "Sign Up" button on the left.
Amplify Values In These Emerging Issues
Tell Senate to Reject Scalia as Labor Secretary
On Tuesday, the Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted along party lines to advance Eugene Scalia's nomination for labor secretary. Advocates, working people, and policymakers have argued that Mr. Scalia is unfit for the job due to his history of aggressively fighting on behalf of corporate power at virtually every turn during his long career as an attorney. He has frequently defended corporations against government regulations. Scalia has also spoken glowingly of the administration’s new overtime pay rule that was finalized this week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the chamber will vote on his nomination this week before the upcoming two-week recess. Protest Scalia’s nomination by citing the values of Economic Security, Voice, and Community.
- Take action: Call your Senator and ask them to vote against Scalia’s nomination: (202) 224-3121
- Messaging and communication tools: National Employment Law Project’s Getting to Know Labor Secretary Nominee Eugene Scalia; Economic Policy Institute’s Why Eugene Scalia is the wrong person for the job; Talk Poverty’s Eugene Scalia Ruled It’s Ok to Make Disabled Workers Soil Themselves on the Job; The Opportunity Agenda's Talking About Poverty & Economic Opportunity Today: Three Core Pillars
- Hashtags: #RejectScalia; #SecretaryofCorporateInterests; #StopScalia
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Upcoming Media Hooks & Events
Sept. 25 - Oct. 2, 2019
Below is a list of communication hooks for this week in September. Click on each link for tools and hashtags.
- End of Hunger Action Month
- End of National Recovery Month
- LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month: now until Tuesday, Oct. 15
- Global Climate Strike: Friday, Sept. 20 - Friday, Sept. 27
- #RefugeesWelcome Twitter Storm: Thursday, Sept. 26
- Congressional hearing on "The Expansion and Troubling Use of ICE Detention:" Thursday, Sept. 26
- Our Story Narrative Training: Friday, Sept. 27
- The Global Citizen Festival: Saturday, Sept. 28
- "An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World" published: Sept. 28, 1829
- U.S. Stock Market crashed: Sept. 29, 2008
- Food Stamp Act signed into law: Sept. 29, 1977
- "Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act signed into law: Sept. 30, 1996
- LGBT History Month
- Filipino American History Month
- LatinX/Hispanic Heritage Month: now until Tuesday, Oct. 15
- International Wrongful Conviction Day: Wednesday, Oct. 2
- Bank bailout of 2008: Oct. 3, 2008
Add the Amp media hooks to your work calendar
You don't need to wait each week for the Amp action alert to find out what's coming up. You can easily add our media hooks and events to your work calendar, which will automatically update when your refresh your calendar. Here's how:
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- Outlook: Follow these instructions. Copy and paste this entire link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/o33rmu231ochbp5i16botmsvus%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
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