Classaction alerts |
ClassACTion Alerts are timely communications from our Working Groups that highlight urgent threats to core democratic values, such as environmental protection, freedom of the press, and other vital rights. As critical areas that intersect with our interest areas (environment & climate change, justice & civic engagement, health & healthcare, education, and culture) come under increasing attack, ClassACT HR73 responds by identifying key areas where informed civic engagement can make a difference. |
Critical environmental protections have recently come under attack and will continue to be assaulted by the Trump Administration and/or in Congress in coming months. The ClassACT HR73 Environment & Climate Change Working Group has identified two pressing issues where we and our classmates can defend the integrity of science and the laws addressing climate change, biodiversity, and environmental protection. We describe opportunities for concerned individuals to engage. These issues are in flux, so we plan to update this memo periodically.
With the freedom of the press under assault on multiple fronts, ClassACT HR73’s Justice and Civic Engagement Committee has launched a new initiative to safeguard this cherished liberty. The constitutional freedom that permits citizens to scrutinize governments and to hold elected officials accountable, and that allows journalists to report local, national and international news, is under threat. The time has come to protest these incursions and to protect the First Amendment and our democracy. The committee will be writing articles, putting on programming, and working on internal projects with this goal in mind.