This Week’s Actions
Action 1: Oppose congressional redistricting that enshrines racial discrimination.
Thank you to the 58 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Contact: Your state governor and two state legislators.
Script: Hello, I’m ______ from [ZIP], asking you to protect the integrity of all of [STATE]’s voters by rejecting redistricting maps that are racially discriminatory. Three states (AL, TN, and LA) have already introduced redistricting legislation that could weaken or eliminate historically black congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections. The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais has altered a decades-old understanding of the Voting Rights Act, which may result in similar efforts in other states. What are you doing to ensure equality in representation?
Bonus: Donate to the Voting Rights Lab and Black Voters Matter to support nonpartisan legislation tracking and voting-rights advocacy.
Source: AoCC
Action 2: Demand Congress restore the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO).
Thank you to the 120 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 closure of the office tasked with investigating detention abuse. With poor healthcare conditions and the deaths of eighteen people in ICE detention so far this year, oversight from OIDO is more vital than ever. DHS attributes the closure to a lack of funding in the Homeland Security appropriations bill; however, that bill does not require OIDO’s closure. Please demand the immediate restoration of OIDO to ensure accountability for unethical actions.
Source: AoCC
Action 3: Help educate Americans about their state’s voter ID requirements.
Thank you to the 7 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
An estimated 2.6 million Americans could not vote in many states today because they don’t have a government-issued photo ID. Many states’ voter ID laws are confusing. VoteRiders offers free, state-specific info listing all accepted forms of voter ID and alternate options to nonprofit organizations and government offices.
Take action: If you’re connected with a nonprofit or government agency: Order free VoteRiders’ Voter ID information cards here.
Alternate: If you know of a local nonprofit: Look up their contact info here and ask them to order free VoteRiders’ Voter ID information cards at the link above to distribute during canvassing, registration drives, and tabling events.
Source: VoteRiders
Action 4: Empower teens to vote.
Thank you to the 7 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Contact: Any teens in your circle.
Script: Hi! Did you know that the voter registration rate for 18-year-olds is less than 30% nationwide, compared to 75% of Americans aged 45 and up? Young voters turn out to vote at high rates once they are registered, so registering now helps create a robust democracy. Many states even allow voter preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds, meaning that nearly every high school student can register by the time they graduate. Will you commit to preregistering now and to voting in the next election? You can also host a voter registration drive at your school before the spring semester ends.
Source: The Civics Center
Action 5: Urge the end of lifetime Supreme Court tenure.
Thank you to the 103 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], asking you to co-sponsor and pass H.R. 3544, theSupreme Court TERM Act of 2025. Introducing term limits for Supreme Court justices is supported by three-quarters of American voters, including majorities across party lines. Regularly scheduled judicial appointments would limit the influence of presidential administrations on the political makeup of the nation’s highest court, which should be above partisanship.
Source: Brennan Center
Action 6: Take credit for showing up in your own community.
Thank you to the 101 Americans of Conscience who completed this 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 Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D–AZ) for introducing articles of impeachment against the Secretary of Defense over his role in the unconstitutional war in Iran, the reckless endangerment of U.S. service members, and war crimes against Iranian civilians and infrastructure.
If you’d like to mail your own personal expression of gratitude, use this address: 1432 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515
Thank you to the 131 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Thank Sens. Tina Smith (D–MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D–NV) for introducing the HELP for Separated Children Act, which would protect children affected by ICE and CBP tactics used against their parents.
If you’d like to mail your own personal expression of gratitude, use these addresses:
TS: 720 Hart SOB, Washington, DC 20510
CCM: 309 Hart SOB, Washington, DC 20510
Thank you to the 125 Americans of Conscience who completed this action!
Good News
If you find good news for democracy, equality, and the planet, share it with us here!
Progress on issues previously featured in the Checklist
- Opposing ICE works! Congress passed and the president signed a Dept. of Homeland Security funding bill that ends the shutdown without funding for immigration operations.
- Statewide sanctuary: NM’s Immigrant Safety Act goes into effect, banning state and local governments from participating in federal immigration operations.
Good news: Wins for democracy, equality, kindness, and planet.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit blocks the president’s executive order attempting to suspend asylum access and turn people away at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the administration cannot continue to jail aspiring Americans without the chance to seek bond.
- A federal court blocks the administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for people from Yemen living in the U.S.
- SCOTUS temporarily restores access to the abortion medication mifepristone through telehealth, mail, and pharmacies while a case attempting to restrict access to the medication continues.
- Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D–AZ) introduces articles of impeachment against the Secretary of Defense over his unlawful and inhumane conduct regarding the war in Iran.
- The families of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, who were killed by a U.S. missile strike against civilian boats in the Caribbean, sue the U.S. government for wrongful death and extrajudicial killing.
- A California attorney is disbarred over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
- GA: A federal court strikes down a law banning access to gender-affirming healthcare in prisons, finding the law in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
- GA: Following a recent SCOTUS ruling jeopardizing fair voting maps, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will not interfere in the state’s May 19 primary or push to redraw its legislative map ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- IN withdraws from Texas v. Kennedy, a multi-state lawsuit that would undermine disabled people’s right under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to live in and access support within their communities.
- The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in Illinois will reinstate their middle school library program pending a school board vote.
- A jury finds that Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster unlawfully monopolized the market for ticket sales.
- As of January 2026, New York City delivery workers are protected under new labor law requirements.
- A study published in the journal Nature finds that deforested rainforest ecosystems may rebound more quickly than previously thought.
- In response to strong advocacy by subscribers and artists, Spotify stops running ads for ICE recruitment in January.
- The Nature Conservancy creates a free Earth Day guide to inspire connection with and appreciation for nature.
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