06/29/20 - Missouri Mondays - It’s Time to Act--Prepare to Vote and Volunteer!
As the COVID-19 virus continues to rise in the state, Governor Parson declared he does not feel guilty for reopening the state and not protecting its citizens. He compared the virus to automobile accidents and the flu--not his problem. Cases this week spiked by over 2,500 in the state with the Kansas City metro area reporting an all-time one day spike of 246 new confirmed cases on Sunday. A jump in cases in southeast Missouri has created a new virus hot spot. This governor ha
06/22/20 - Missouri Mondays - “Let’s stop thinking that our voices don’t matter and VOTE!”
A week after his brother George was killed by Minneapolis police, Terrence Floyd called on protesters across the country, “Let’s do this another way. Let’s stop thinking that our voice don’t matter and vote. Educate yourself and know who you’re voting for and that’s how we gonna hit ‘em. Because it’s a lot of us. It’s a lot of us. It’s a lot of us.” We are facing the most important elections of our lifetime in the midst of a deadly virus pandemic, but Gov. Parson, Secretary
06/15/20 - Missouri Mondays - “Make this moment the turning point for real change!”
As protests and calls for change and justice for black lives continue across our nation we know in order to make this moment the turning point for real change in Missouri we must have access for ALL to safely VOTE by mail! Unelected Gov. Parson told voters to stay home if they don’t feel safe and just signed into law SB 631 that still requires some voters to notarize their ballots. Let's make sure we vote and show Mike Parson the door in November and in the meantime here’s
06/08/20 - Missouri Mondays - Real change starts in the voting booth!
Ignited by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, thousands of Missourians protested and marched in solidarity this week with protests across the U.S. and around the world calling for racial justice for black lives and police reform. In a recent interview, former President Obama said the protests “were born out of “genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices” and the American criminal justice system as a whole.” Obama
06/01/20 -“This can’t be normal. We can and must be better.” VOTE Tuesday and take action!
Our hearts are shattered again by the horrific murder of an unarmed African-American by police. George Floyd was arrested in Minneapolis for an alleged non-violent offense, handcuffed, pinned to the ground by 4 officers, one with his hands in his pockets as he pressed his knee pressed into Mr. Floyd’s neck while Floyd pleaded he could not breathe. Not one officer changed course and only one officer was arrested four days after the incident. President Obama wrote, “..we hav
