Monday, December 16 - Public Health & Safety Budget Amendment / No First Use
Actions You Can Take
Action 1: Public Health & Safety Budget Amendment VOTE TODAY!
Action 2: Email President Biden to ask him to pledge that the US will commit to no first use of nukes
Action 1: Public Health & Safety Budget Amendment VOTE TODAY!
There’s a vote on the Public Health & Safety Budget amendment TODAY, and we need your support. Call and/or email your alderperson today!
This amendment would push City Council and the mayor to right-size CPD officer vacancy funds and use the remainder to:
Avoid the proposed $68m property tax
Protect funding for the Department of Public Health & bolster Treatment Not Trauma
Fund & preserve Peacebook - holding +350 youth jobs across the city focused on violence prevention
Preserve the Chicago Empowerment Fund that is used to fund our Guaranteed Income Pilots
Protect Civilian Oversight roles in CPD
For years CPD has held these vacancy funds, but hasn’t successfully hired or grown the force since 2018. Why are we continuing to allocate outrageous amounts (+$200m per year) to this? Instead we should rightsize that number, and redirect to other public safety interventions and avoid a property tax that will affect the lives of us and our neighbors.
Here’s how you can take action: contact your alderperson with this click-to-email and click-to-dial tool.
Action via Public Health and Safety Chicago
Action 2: No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Today, we have a crucial opportunity to make our voices heard and influence the future of nuclear policy in the United States. Representatives Ted Lieu and Ed Markey have penned a powerful letter to President Biden, urging him to adopt a "No First Use" policy regarding nuclear weapons. This means that the U.S. would only use nuclear weapons in response to a nuclear attack on us.
This declaratory policy is not just a statement; it’s a commitment to peace and safety. By declaring this stance, we can help neutralize the troubling notion of Sole Authority, where one person can unilaterally decide to launch a nuclear strike.
We know the stakes are high, and we’ve seen how fear-mongering can dominate the narrative. But with your help, we can shift the discourse. Let’s remind President Biden of his commitment from 2020 to ensure a safer world for all of us.
Email the White House to ask President Biden to adopt a “No First Use” policy on nuclear weapons.
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