Minuteman Muster                    December 15, 2020 The Georgia Senate runoff elections are set for Tuesday January 5, 2021. Early voting started yesterday. We have a great opportunity to help flip these Senate seats and give Joe Biden and Kamala Harris a more receptive team to work with in the United States Senate.  There are myriad opportunities to help Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff win their runoff races. Key Dates December 7: Voter registration deadline December 14: Start of early voting January 5: Election Day Donate         Raphael Warnock         Jon Ossoff         Fair Fight         Movement Voter Project Volunteer Keep up with the latest opportunities at Together for 2020 Georgia Action page and the Swing Left Greater Boston calendar. You can sign up with both of these to receive email updates about Georgia activist events. Massachusetts Democratic Party: It All Comes Down to Georgia Phone Banks        Georgia phone banks with Lexington Democrats:                 Tuesdays at 4:00 pm                  Saturdays at 2:00 pm                DSCC for Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock        John Ossoff phone banks        Fair Fight phone banks Texting       Minuteman Indivisible (opportunities from various groups) Postcards/Letters        Swing Left Greater Boston        Working America   More Georgia Senate Information Stacey Abrams Explains How We Win the Georgia Runoffs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYsFWrY2-WA&feature=youtu.be Indivisible National: https://indivisible.org/resource/showing-2020-door Fair Fight Action: https://fairfight.com/ New Georgia Project: https://newgeorgiaproject.org Black Voters Matter: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/ Democratic Party of Georgia: www.georgiademocrat.org Black Male Voter Project: https://blackmalevoterproject.org/ While Minuteman Indivisible is not meeting now, we will hold a meeting in the New Year to celebrate four years since we came together to RESIST. Stay tuned. We have a lot to celebrate and to plan for the future. Reject Gov. Baker's Changes to the Police Reform Bill Last week, the MA House and Senate passed their consensus version of a police reform bill and sent it to the Governor's desk. Unfortunately, Governor Baker is disappointing us once again and has sent back the bill to the State House with unacceptable changes. As activists we need to write to our state representatives and senators to ask them to reject all the changes proposed by Governor Baker’s amendments to the police reform bill S.2963. Tell your legislator that we support the bill they sent to Governor. You can use this Toolkit from the Indivisible Mass Coalition that includes a letter template for you to copy and send by email to your legislator. Thank you! Where Will Governor Baker Stand on Reproductive Justice? Thank you to everyone who has helped work to pass the ROE Act by calling, sending postcards, lobbying at the State House, and more.After almost two years, the legislature has finally taken action! In mid-November, the MA Senate passed a budget amendment incorporating several important parts of the ROE Act. The Senate version was stronger than the House version passed earlier in the month and we hope that the stronger language is adopted by the conference committee charged with reconciling the two budget proposals.Once the legislature passes the budget, Governor Baker has the option to either accept or veto portions of the bill. The budget could land on his desk soon and those opposing the ROE Act are well organized, so please contact the Governor now and urge him to support the ROE Act provisions in the budget. You can Email Governor Baker using either this form on the state website or this one from the ROE Act Coalition, or Call the Governor between the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM at (617) 725-4005