This Week’s Actions
Action 1: Oppose the anti-voter, anti-voting “SAVE America” Act.
Thank you to the 284 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
This discriminatory, anti-voting bill has already passed in the House. Call your Senators today to oppose it loudly.
Contact: Your two senators (call, write, or email).
Script: Hello, I’m ______ from [ZIP], asking you to oppose the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296), which passed the House on Feb. 11. This bill would prevent millions of married women who have changed their names from registering and voting. It would affect the roughly 170 million Americans without a passport and the 9% of the population that moved in the last year. It would allow recurring purges of voter rolls, end mail voting nationwide, and burden voters to prove their citizenship when registering and show photo ID when voting. I am asking you to block this bill using procedural tools like the filibuster and to vote “NO” if this harmful voter suppression bill comes up for a vote. Thank you.
Sources: Brennan Center, MomsRising, Southern Poverty Law Center, Stand Up America
Action 2: Oppose expanding ICE mass-detention warehouses.
Thank you to the 69 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
DHS and ICE are expanding their detention capacity with large warehouses and industrial spaces. In many cases, local and state government officials learn about ICE’s plans only after ICE acquires these spaces. Designed to hold products, not people, these sites promote inhumane conditions that increase the likelihood of further abuse and death. At least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025. Communities are successfully blocking ICE expansion with local resolutions opposing ICE centers, public comments at zoning hearings, demands for environmental reviews, and more.
Act locally: Use Detention Watch Network’s warehouse toolkit to oppose ICE expansion in your community.
Source: Detention Watch Network
Action 3: Oppose ICE’s deceptive “self-deportation” flyers.
Thank you to the 184 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Contact: Your two senators and one House representative (call, write, or email).
Script: Hello, I’m ______ from [ZIP] and I oppose the administration’s disregard for due process in distributing deceptive flyers urging people to “self-deport.” They are often distributed with official immigration court communications, giving them the appearance of credibility. They falsely state that self-deporting is safe and omit serious legal consequences, including bans on reentry. I urge you to demand that the administration immediately halt the distribution of these flyers and publicly denounce these flyers for their deception.
Source: American Immigration Council
Action 4: Be sure you’re ready for the primary election.
Thank you to the 170 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
With your state’s primary election coming up, now’s the time to ensure you and your neighbors are ready to vote!
- Confirm that your voter registration is still valid (or register to vote for the first time by your state’s deadline).
- Update your address or re-register if you’ve recently moved.
- Make a plan to vote by mail or in person, whether early or on Election Day. If you plan to vote by mail, check your state’s ballot return deadline.
- Find out who and what is on your ballot.
- Ask two friends to register to vote or to verify their registrations. Studies show that people are more likely to vote if they are encouraged by someone they know.
Sources: 1-866-OUR-VOTE, Voto Latino
Action 5: End racist bans on voting.
Thank you to the 66 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
If you live in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, KY, MD, MA, MN, NE, NM, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, or WA, contact your state legislators (look up). Your state’s fact sheet explains how many citizens in your state are disenfranchised.
Script: Hello, I’m ______ from [ZIP], calling to ask you to restore voting rights to citizens with a criminal conviction. Banning these citizens from voting is a deliberately racist voter-suppression tactic, and public safety increases when these rights are restored. Please introduce and support legislation to restore these rights. Thank you.
If you live elsewhere, donate to The Sentencing Project to fund their work nationwide.
Source: The Sentencing Project
Action 6: Ban congressional insider trading.
Thank you to the 114 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Contact: Your two senators and one House representative (call, write, or email).
Script: Hello, I’m ______ from [ZIP], urging you to co-sponsor and pass legislation banning stock ownership by members of Congress. Regardless of political affiliation, 86% of Americans support such a ban, and both the HONEST (Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions) Act (S. 1498) and the Restore Trust in Congress Act (H.R. 5106 /S. 3649) have strong bipartisan support. Please pass this legislation and put an end to Congress profiting from privileged information. Thank you.
Sources: Brennan Center, Campaign Legal Center
Action 7: Protect the rights of transgender athletes.
Thank you to the 82 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Contact: Your one House representative (call, write, or email).
Script: Hello, I’m ______ from [ZIP] and I’m concerned about the impact of new legislation on already-marginalized transgender and intersex people. The Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026 (H.R. 1028) would deny elite athletes participation in their chosen sport, bar certain youth from affiliated programs, and perpetuate stereotypes that lead to harassment. Please uphold the rights of all athletes by defeating passage of this discriminatory law.
Source: National Women’s Law Center
Action 8: Practice essential democracy skills.
Thank you to the 14 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Restoring our democracy has a better chance when we practice civil debate, active listening, and mutual respect. With better skills we can reunite our nation, one conversation at a time.
Create connection for democracy: Participate in groups like Braver Angels, Crossing Party Lines, and Make America Dinner Again.
Source: AoCC
Action 9: Take credit for showing up in your own community.
Thank you to the 112 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
It’s our hope that using the Checklist inspires you to become more involved in specific issues and/or local action. In the last two weeks, did you volunteer, do service, advocate, or support a local or state cause? Check the box to let us know!
Source: AoCC
Acts of Gratitude
We believe in gratitude as a tool for change. We will print a letter of thanks from Americans of Conscience with your signature and mail it to the recipient. Your information will be removed from this website no later than four weeks after the Checklist’s publication date.
Thank Vermont state Reps. Daisy Berbeco, Tiffany Bluemle, and Troy Headrick for introducing the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund bill, which would address gaps in gender-affirming healthcare created by hospitals discontinuing services in order to maintain their federal Medicaid and Medicare funding.
If you’d like to mail your own personal expression of gratitude, use these addresses:
DB: 115 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633
TB: 115 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633
TH: 115 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633
Thank you to the 126 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Thank VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger for signing legislation that would repeal the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. This action signals support for the LGBTQ+ community and strengthens protections for this basic civil right.
If you’d like to mail your own personal expression of gratitude, use this address: Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 1475, Richmond, VA 23218
Thank you to the 145 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Good News
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Good news: Wins for democracy, equality, kindness, and planet.
- Finding unlawful retaliation, a U.S. district court grants a preliminary injunction blocking the Dept. of Health and Human Services from cutting nearly $12M in public health funding from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- A federal court grants a preliminary injunction blocking the presidential administration’s attempt to withhold funding from Head Start due to its opposition to the program’s inclusivity policies.
- The Dept. of Education drops their appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked the department’s attempt to withhold funding from schools and colleges with inclusive policies.
- The FDA reverses its prior decision and will review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine for possible approval.
- The Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts rules that the administration’s policy of summarily deporting people to nations other than their countries of origin is unlawful.
- A federal court rules that ICE cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
- Following the administration’s attempt to remove them, a federal judge in Philadelphia orders the reinstatement of displays commemorating enslaved people once held by President George Washington.
- VA voters will have the opportunity in 2026 to pass a state constitutional amendment that will automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison.
- VA: A federal district court ruling restores the voting rights of hundreds of Virginians who were automatically disenfranchised due to felony convictions.
- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signs an executive order banning ICE activity on city property, including use as a staging area, processing location, or operations base.
- The volunteer group Haven Watch Minnesota offers support to people leaving ICE detention through resources such as emergency support, healthcare referrals, lost wages, and more.
- More than a dozen health and environmental justice nonprofits sue the EPA for revoking the endangerment finding, the scientific conclusion that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases have negative effects on public health and welfare.
- Internet users write letters of support for Minneapolis and Minnesota as communities face violent and unjust ICE activity.
- Bristol, TN middle school students walk out of class in protest of unlawful and unjust ICE tactics.
- Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino work to create an understanding and presence of Indigenous Ohlone culinary traditions on the UC Berkeley campus through their ‘ammatka Cafe.
- World Central Kitchen is now serving one million meals daily to people in Gaza.
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