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Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 13, 2021
Redistricting for the People!
Join the League of Women Voters of West Virginia for a teach-in on redistricting and the For the People Act! Speakers include Delegates Barbara Fleischauer & Evan Hansen with Moderator Effie Kallas from Co-President of LWV-WV. More

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Light Brigade Success! Across 9 WV Counties, Called on Sen. Manchin & Capito to End the Filibuster
The Kanawha County event took place in Charleston, WV on June 10th at 9PM at the Veterans Memorial in the WV State Capitol Complex. Simultaneous events took place in Summers, Wood and Boone, Pocahontas, and Fayette counties. Other counties will be holding events throughout the week. More

Newsletter   June 9, 2021
Capital Eye Vol. 14 No. 10: Spring 2021
In this Spring edition of the Capital Eye: - How Much Income Tax Did You Pay for 2020? - Health Care Update - Victory: Voting Restrictions Defeated at the Legislature - WV is Jammin’ for Jobs - Two Challenges for Fair and Impartial Courts - Kids and Families Need a Bigger Piece of the Budget Pie - On the Road to Recovery through Building Back Better - Volunteer for Democracy! - How We Helped Defeat the Elimination of WV’s Personal Income Tax - A Look Back at the WV Legislative Session - We Need Your Voice & Support - Greeting the First Lady More

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 9, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY │ Indivisible Activists Across West Virginia Holding “Light Brigade” Displays in 9 Counties, Calling on Sen. Manchin & Capito to End the Filibuster
The Kanawha County event will take place in Charleston, WV on June 10th at 9PM at the Veterans Memorial in the WV State Capitol Complex. Simultaneous events will take place in Summers, Wood and Boone, Pocahontas, and Fayette counties. Other counties will be holding events throughout the week. More

Citizen Action Group Blog Gary Zuckett June 2, 2021
Comments on WV polling on Rx Costs
Drug companies are among the most profitable corporations on the planet, especially in the United States where patent laws give them an unfettered monopoly to raise prices at will just because they can. This makes life-saving medications unaffordable for many Americans and needs to stop now! More
Issues: Healthcare, Prescription Drug Prices

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 1, 2021
CALLING ON CAPITO(Morgantown): BRIDGES + ROADS ARE NOT ENOUGH
We are calling on Senator Shelley Moore Capito to invest in the people of West Virginia. Invest in CARE, CLIMATE + FAMILIES, not just bridges and roads! West Virginians deserve to THRIVE. More

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson June 1, 2021
CALLING ON CAPITO(Beckley): BRIDGES + ROADS ARE NOT ENOUGH
We are calling on Senator Shelley Moore Capito to invest in the people of West Virginia. Invest in CARE, CLIMATE + FAMILIES, not just bridges and roads! West Virginians deserve to THRIVE. More

Citizen Action Group Blog, Press Release CAG May 28, 2021
Advocates Weigh in Following Vote on Bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission: It’s Time to Eliminate the Filibuster and Protect Our Democracy
Following the Senate Republicans filibuster of legislation to create a bipartisan commission investigating the January 6 insurrection, Indivisible, Fix Our Senate, and 56 other organizations representing millions of people across the country released the following statement calling on Senate Democrats to finally eliminate the filibuster: More
Issues: Democracy

Press Release CAG May 26, 2021
Congress Must Go BIGGER & BOLDER to Deliver Jobs & Justice
As our nation resurfaces from a pandemic that claimed more than we could have ever imagined, recovering means an economic renewal. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Environment, Workers

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG May 26, 2021
Letter to Senator Manchin: Care for Creation is a Call to be Heeded and Acted Upon
We are a group of concerned West Virginians from various faith traditions—leaders and lay persons alike—who believe that care for Creation is a call to be heeded and acted upon. More
Issues: Democracy, Economy, Energy, Environment

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson May 26, 2021
CALLING ON CAPITO(Morgantown): BRIDGES + ROADS ARE NOT ENOUGH
Shelley needs to hear from us. Join us at one of Senator Capito's WV offices (Beckley, Charleston, Morgantown, Martinsburg) 48 Donley Street Suite 504 Morgantown, WV 26501 More

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson May 26, 2021
CALLING ON CAPITO(Charleston): BRIDGES + ROADS ARE NOT ENOUGH
Shelley needs to hear from us. Join us at one of Senator Capito's WV offices (Beckley, Charleston, Morgantown, Martinsburg). More

Action Alert CAG May 15, 2021
Join Common Defense & Fight For $15 in Charleston, WV for a Day of Action!
Join fast food workers, veterans community members, and activists nationwide for a day of action to demand McDonald’s raise their wages to $15/hr. More
Issues: Economy, Families, Workers

Action Alert CAG May 15, 2021
Tax Day Pie Delivery to Senators Manchin and Capito
WHAT: Rally and pie delivery to bake the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit into the budget. Rally at Senator Manchin’s office in Charleston. WHO: Community Change Action, West Virginia Citizen Action, Our Future WV, and Rise Up WV WHERE: Senator Manchin Charleston WV office WHEN: Tax Day, May 17, 2021 at 11:00 AM ET More
Issues: Democracy, Economy, Families

Action Alert CAG May 12, 2021
Your Story Has Power! Will you share it?
Many of us in WV are struggling to cover costs from healthcare, to food, to rent and utilities. Tell us YOUR STORY! More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Energy, Families, Healthcare, Workers

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson May 12, 2021
Calling All Wednesdays! Today’s Calls: Tell Our Senators to Support the For The People Act!
HR-1 and S-1 are the first bills the new Congress introduced because they are critically important to pass in order to preserve our democracy! Our Senators need to hear from YOU to make sure they know how important this is. More
Issues: Inequality, Voting Rights

Action Alert CAG May 10, 2021
You, Me & Democracy: a storytelling training on the For the People Act – May 13th @ 8PM
Join West Virginians for Democracy and the Declaration for American Democracy for a storytelling training on the For the People Act! More
Issues: Democracy

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson May 5, 2021
Calling All Wednesdays! Today’s Calls: Sen. Manchin – Please Lower Prescription Drug Prices!
Over one-third of Americans cannot afford the medications their physicians have prescribed them, forcing them to ration care by splitting doses or to go without life-saving drugs altogether.  More
Issues: Healthcare, Prescription Drug Prices

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson May 4, 2021
John Lewis Action Day Events in Charleston, WV – May 8th, 1PM-4PM
On Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 3:00 PM, Charleston voting rights advocates and community organizations will join activists across West Virginia and nationwide to host a John Lewis Voting Rights Act “Votercade,” departing from Municipal Auditorium. More
Issues: Inequality, Voting Rights

Action Alert Julie Archer May 4, 2021
The National John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day Of Action – May 8th
The basic right to vote is under attack across the country. For our democracy to survive, we need bold, transformative democracy reforms. More
Issues: Inequality, Voting Rights