Cumberland Valley Rising

Very good advice- short and to the point makes all the difference in the world! "Friends! As some of you know, I used to work on Capitol Hill as the person in charge of all the incoming phone calls to my Senator's office. I have some insider tips to make calling your reps easier and quicker. Give your name, city, and zip code, and say "I don't need a response." That way, they can quickly confirm you are a constituent, and that they can tally you down without taking the time to input you into a response database. PLEASE ONLY CALL YOUR OWN REPRESENTATIVES! Your tally will not be marked down unless you can rattle off a city and zip from the state, or are calling from an in-state area code. I know you really want to give Mitch McConnell a piece of your mind, but your call will be ignored unless you can provide a zip from Kentucky. And don't try to make this up; I could often tell who was lying before I even picked up the phone from the caller ID. Exceptions ...

TO:                Cumberland Valley Rising FROM:          Morgan Plant RE:                Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Legislation As promised at Saturday’s meeting, I am providing information about contacting our new State Senator Mike Regan to ask him to co-sponsor the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Legislation.  This bill is being re-introduced in the new legislative session by Sen. Tom Killion (R-Delaware).  Last session our former Senator, Pat Vance, who has now retired, first introduced this.  Senator Regan, a former federal marshal, served two terms in the House and won election to fill the seat of Sen. Vance, which includes parts of Cumberland and York counties, in the last election.  I am including a detailed fact sheet on the legislation prepared by the PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence.  We ar...

Steering Committee Election Committee Two CVR members are applying for the open borough council appt. (through Nov.) At least two CVR members are applying for appointment to the non-discrimination ordinance board CVR plans to send a group letter with multiple signatures supporting borough council applicants Racial Justice Working on curriculum for education of racial justice committee members and others Bystander training Jan 31 7:00 at the Y MLK activities on the square Sunday at 3:00 Tue. 12-1 “Riveted” at Penn State H’burg Union Bldg This movie is about African American women working as riveters during WWII MLK ball tonite Unity Rally sponsored by HS student next Sat. (1/21) 1-3 Courthouse Clarke Forum at D’son Clarke.dickinson.edu Multiple programs throughout spring semester. This semester’s theme is “Media” Programs include reproductive rights and response to anti Muslim incidents Policy, Legislation and Advocacy Looking for more members Group i...

Cumberland Valley Rising 18 December 2016 / 1:00 PM / Stuart Community Center AGENDA Welcome and Updates 1:00-1:45 Brief review of previous meetings Steering committee Mission/Direction Logo/Branding Overview of proposed committee descriptions and responsibilities Discussion/Q&A about progress Break 1:45-2:00 Committee Breakout Sessions 2:00-2:45 Thoughts about description/responsibilities? Changes to the description/responsibilities? Thoughts about first projects/starting points Record names/emails for contact When will your committee meet to discuss your next steps? Who in the committee is going to organize your next meeting? Wrap Up 2:45-3:00 Each committee reports briefly on their discussion Decide on next group meeting time