VIRTUAL: Join us for a JVP Boston Power Half Hour today 3/26 at 6 PM. Register here: bit.ly/JVPBpowerhour
Yesterday, 3/25 Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was abuducted by ICE. Tomorrow, 3/26 the the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee is holding a hearing called Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students (also listed separately on the NENJP calendar).
This hearing has nothing to do with actually combatting antisemitism, and will instead be an opportunity for Trump allies in Congress to operate under the guise of fighting antisemitism while actually working to dismantle the Palestinian rights movement, progressive organizations, institutes of higher education, and civil liberties. Calling key Senate offices on the Committee will be critical in urging Senators to fight back during the hearing (see below for more info and scripts)
Join JVP Boston members on a zoom call power half hour to call our reps and demand they
1. Work to find and release Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk
2. Attend the Committee hearing and use it as a platform to fight back against the Trump administration's cynical weaponization of antisemitism to attack students, immigrants, political opponents, and universities.
Register here: bit.ly/JVPBpowerhour
OR MAKE CALLS ON YOUR OWN
Instructions: When you call, you will be speaking with a staffer or intern. Be polite. You can use the script below, you are encouraged to personalize it for yourself!
SPECIFIC SCRIPTS LINKED HERE
Start by calling Senator Ed Markey (script)
Office number (202) 224-2742
Once you have called Markey about Rumeysa Ozturk and the HELP Committee, call Senator Warren and Governor Healy’s offices about Rumeysa. (script)
Elizabeth Warren: (202) 224-4543
Maura Healy: (617) 725-4005
Next, call Senator Bernie Sanders (VT), the ranking chair on Senate HELP (script)
Office number (202) 224-5141
Finally, once you have called Sanders, you can also call other key offices on the Senate HELP Committee. Note: Remember to adjust the names of the Senators accordingly in the script! (script)
Christopher Murphy (CT) - (202) 224-4041
Tim Kaine (VA) - (202) 224-4024
Andy Kim (NJ) - (202) 224-4744
Angela Alsobrooks (MD) - (202) 224-4524
Patty Murray (WA) - (202) 224-2621
Tammy Baldwin (WI) - (202) 224-5653
Maggie Hassan (NH) - (202) 224-3324
John Hickenlooper (CO) - (202) 224-5941
Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) - (202) 224-2441