URGENT: Please take this action before Wednesday, Jan. 14. The Wisconsin Assembly is set to consider AB 672 in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety in an executive session on Wednesday, Jan. 14. No public testimony will be taken, so it is essential to contact committee members and your own legislators immediately in opposition.

AB 672 would enhance penalties related to accusations of acting “as an agent” of a foreign government or terrorist organization with intent to “silence or punish” political views. This language is dangerously broad and can be used to chill protected speech, justify expanded surveillance, and target legitimate activists, international students, and peaceful protesters.

⏱️ Take 5 minutes: (1) Call your Representative, (2) call the committee members below, (3) call the Governor and urge a veto if it passes.

📞 Call the Democratic members of the committee (preferably by phone)

☎️ Call script (use or adapt)

⚠️ Why this matters

• Chills protected speech: vague, politicized enforcement pressures people to self-censor (especially organizers and targeted communities).
• Expands surveillance risk: broad “agent” framing can justify monitoring based on viewpoints rather than conduct.
• Fast-tracked with no public testimony: the only real check right now is constituent pressure.

📣 After you call: text two friends this alert and ask them to call their Representative today.

Tip: If you reach voicemail, leave your name + city/ZIP and clearly say: “Please vote NO on AB 672.”

Use this RootsAction alert to tell Congress: no new nuclear arms race. Urge your members to reject new nuclear weapons spending, defend arms-control agreements, and redirect resources to human needs and climate action instead of more doomsday weapons.

A new arms race means more risk of nuclear war and less funding for housing, healthcare, education, and the climate. We need a foreign policy based on disarmament, diplomacy, and survival, not escalation.

⏱️ Take 5 minutes: send the RootsAction letter, then call your Representative and both Senators.

☎️ Call script (use or adapt)

⚠️ Why this matters

• A renewed nuclear arms race increases the risk of accidental or intentional nuclear war.
• Hundreds of billions for new nukes means less funding for housing, healthcare, education, and climate.
• Arms-control agreements and disarmament reduce global tensions and free up resources for human needs.
• Grassroots pressure can push members of Congress to choose the human race over a nuclear arms race.

📣 After you act: share the RootsAction link with at least two friends and ask them to email and call too.

Tell Congress to support H.R. 876, Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s resolution recognizing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, ending U.S. weapons transfers, and holding perpetrators accountable under the Genocide Convention.

This is a landmark chance for members of Congress to name U.S.-funded genocide and meet our legal obligation to prevent and punish genocide, not arm it.

⏱️ Take 5 minutes: email through the action tool, then call your Representative.

☎️ Call script (use or adapt)

⚠️ Why this matters

• Ends official U.S. denial by recognizing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide under the Genocide Convention.
• Calls to halt U.S. weapons transfers and stop U.S. individuals and corporations from participating in genocide.
• Supports targeted, lawful sanctions and cooperation with the ICJ and ICC to hold perpetrators accountable.
• Restores and protects funding for UNRWA to meet the humanitarian needs of Palestinian genocide survivors.
• Builds momentum toward our larger demand to end all U.S. military funding to Israel.

📣 After you act: share this alert with two friends and ask them to contact their Representative too.

Urge Congress to oppose any U.S. military or covert intervention in Venezuela and to end broad economic sanctions that harm civilians. Tell your members to stand for diplomacy, humanitarian relief, and international law.

⏱️ Make three calls: your Representative (House) and both Senators.

☎️ Script

⚠️ Why this matters

• Military or covert intervention risks escalation, destabilization, and civilian harm.
• Broad economic sanctions reduce access to essentials and disproportionately impact ordinary people.
• Diplomacy, humanitarian relief, and multilateral engagement are the only sustainable paths to protect human rights and reduce suffering.

📣 After you call: share this action with two friends and post on social media to build momentum!

Wisconsin legislators are pushing AB 446 to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. We oppose antisemitism—and also recognize that IHRA conflates criticism of a foreign government with antisemitism, chilling speech and targeting Palestinians and those who advocate for Palestinian human rights.

⏱️ Take 5 minutes today. Calls are most effective during business hours.

☎️ Call script (use or adapt)

⚠️ Why IHRA is the wrong tool

• Even one of its drafters has said it was never intended for legislation.
• 7 of IHRA’s 11 examples focus on shielding the state of Israel from accountability, enabling censorship of Palestinian rights advocacy.
• It fails to address the most lethal sources of antisemitic violence: white nationalist movements.

✅ Ask for this instead

• Invest in real anti-hate measures: track and prosecute white-supremacist violence, protect houses of worship, and fund community-based safety and education.
• Use definitions and policies that protect free speech and target actual bigotry, not political advocacy.

📣 Please make your calls today and share this action with two friends!

Urge Congress to support H.R. 3565 — the Block the Bombs Act in the House and to introduce a companion bill in the Senate. This measure aims to stop transfers of large U.S. aerial bombs and other offensive munitions that fuel mass civilian casualties and increase transparency and oversight of U.S. weapons.

⏱️ Make three calls: your Representative (House) and both Senators (ask for a companion bill).

☎️ House script (support H.R. 3565)

☎️ Senate script (ask for a companion bill)

⚠️ Why this matters

• Stops U.S. transfers of large aerial bombs and other offensive munitions that have caused catastrophic civilian harm.
• Adds oversight and transparency to U.S. weapons policy and helps ensure compliance with U.S. and international law.
• Aligns U.S. policy with human rights and civilian protection.

📣 After you call: share this action with two friends and post on social media to help build momentum!