U-Act events

Upcoming U-Act Meetings:

Steering: 3-8, 4-5:30 PM, NP- Monthly U-Act Membership Meeting

U-act General meetings are always the 2nd Sun. of each month, usually from 4-6 pm.

With an exception or 2 when MAJOR holidays fall on that Sunday.

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U-Act Action Newsletter 2-17-26

~ACTIONS ~

Election:: Be a Poll Inspector-Make a Difference

With President Trump attempting to nationalize elections, prevent access to voting with the SAVE ACT-requiring proof of citizenship, and finding ways to sabotage elections, we can make a difference by becoming a poll inspector. One learns how votes are processed, counted, and protected. By being a poll inspector you are part of the system to ensure that each person has access to the election and their vote is counted.

You get paid for poll inspector training and working on Election Day.

Bill # S1842/A6138 was passed by the NYS legislature and signed by Governor Hochul on 1/14/26 allowing poll inspectors to split shifts on Election Day. This means that instead of working 12 hours each person works a 7-8 hour shift. Ask a friend or spouse to split the shift with you. Just inform the Ulster County Board of Elections.

Please e-mail me at eleernfnp@gmail.com that you are applying and I will forward your name to Commissioner Torres, Ulster County Board of Elections,.
URL site to apply for being a poll inspector and more information: https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/be-an-election-inspector/

Environment: Fight to protect the Climate Law

1.) Please begin weekly call-in drives so the Governor's phone does not stop ringing! Here is a sample script! 518-474-8390

Hello, my name is __________ and my zipcode is _______. I am calling to urge the Governor to address the destructive practices of the fossil fuel industry that continue to make our energy bills skyrocket and harm our communities and public health by following the timelines and benchmarks set out in the Climate Law. Implementing the Climate Law accordingly will save money and save lives. Thank you!

2.) Sign up to rally in Albany on April 18th for DEADLINE HOCHUL!

- We will be bringing the fight for climate justice to the Governor's doorstep!!!

3.) Join the mobilization committee for Deadline Hochul! Email Ethan Gormley at egormley@citizenactionny.org for more information!!!!

4.) Remind every elected official you meet with about this organizational sign on letter!

Link to letter to Hochul: https://www.nypirg.org/pubs/202602/Climate_Release_2.2.26.pdf

Indivisible: Tuesday Phonebanking~

We have an opportunity to rein in ICE and Border Patrol at the federa level. Congress is currently negotiating funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes ICE and Border Patrol. We are demanding our members of Congress write a bill that stops the violence in our communities and holds ICE and Border Patrol agents accountable. This is our opportunity to put significant restrictions on these agencies and ensure they don’t get a single penny more to enable their brutality. So, we've decided to keep up the pressure and make sure they hear from us. Join us every Tuesday at 1 pm ET, while DHS funding is being negotiated, to engage voters in key states and encourage them to call their members of Congress and tell them to hold the line, and demand that ICE’s terror tactics be stopped for good.

Indivisible Phone actions for this week:
HOUSE: co-sponsor Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act; NO to turning industrial warehouses into detention camps.

SENATE: NO to turning industrial warehouses into detention camps.

STATE SENATE/ASSEMBLY/GOVERNOR: NO to turning industrial warehouses into detention camps.

Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14hdKFpc9ZSn5jsNRfPvgNvfmFnqj7598sE9jLL5CiKk/edit?usp=sharing

Word Doc attached

~ EVENTS ~

Election: 2-20, 10am-6 pm, Kingston: Help Stuff Petition Packets

We need your help as volunteers to packet prep & stuff envelopes.

Join us in assembling packets at UCDC HQ for this important 2026 cycle - where "This November it's all on the line".

Please fill out this volunteer form

We will meet at UCDC HQ, 791 Broadway, Kingston, NY, this Friday, February 20th from 10am-6pm. You are free to come in and out as you please during our work session!

If needed we will be back at UCDC HQ this Saturday, February, 21st from 10am to 12pm.

- Carpooling available -contact Liz @ eleernfnp@gmail.com

Link to info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19I2Oi1C5LQXsLtiz2OpGhcrwQzhnG94mNs_X3CDWnCc/edit?usp=sharing

Sun., 2 / 22, 1 - 4 pm, Stone Ridge: The World of Nonviolent Communication

Beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing there is an alive space. Come experience this NVC world with us. We will explore how our judgments of ourselves and others point to beautiful, universal human needs beneath the surface. From this place of awareness, we will practice hearing and expressing “No” in ways that honor life, connection, and integrity.”

With Barbara Bash & Andy Dillon

Steering: 3-8, 4-5:30 PM, NP- Monthly U-Act Membership Meeting

Join us at the Redeemer Lutheran Church on 90 South Manheim (Rte. 32 South).for our monthly meeting. Reconnect, re-energize, plan future actions.

Immigration: 3-9, 6:30 PM: Community Conversation Re: ICE

U-Act and Indivisible New Paltz are planning an event including a zoom presentation by URR followed by a community conversation on March 9 at 6:30 at the RedeemerLutheran Church. This will help develop a better informed community of how to identify ICE, (using SALUTE) and next steps to take. This is NOT A VERIFIER TRAINING but an opportunity to expand our communities capacity to identify ICE, engage URR when indicated, and build community engagement. More info next week!

Link to Indivisible Events: Indivisible Kingston and NP Events

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