[Transit] Register Your Actions for Transit Equity Day 2024!

[Jo Claxton]

Thanks Katie! Yes, I will put this on the agenda for Monday BATS and we'll
discuss.
Best,
Jo


On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
wrote:

> Just wanted to bump this up in advance of the Monday evening BATS meeting.
> No pressure at all, but if any of the stuff you all are working on already
> feels appropriate to Transit Equity Day and we could do something on Feb.
> 4th— even just send out an email action alert— let me know so we can
> coordinate with the national folks.
>
> We could also try to put together something calling on our reps to support
> this federal legislation that’s mentioned in the email below. Anyway, let
> me know what you think if you all have time to chat about this at the BATS
> meeting!
>
> - Katie
>
> On Jan 9, 2024, at 8:06 PM, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Bakari Height <bakari at labor4sustainability.org>
> *Subject: **Register Your Actions for Transit Equity Day 2024!*
> *Date: *January 9, 2024 at 12:15:15 PM PST
> *To: *beau at transitriders.org, katie at transitriders.org
>
>
> Hello Beau and Katie!
>
>
>
> I hope this message finds you well.  We are gearing up for Transit Equity
> Day 2024 and the Seattle Transit Riders Union is invited!
>
> This year, we’re partnering with the National Campaign for Transit Justice
> to come together under a unifying federal legislative demand for
> fully-funded transit service. Here’s the details:
>
>
>    - Tell your Representative to co-sponsor and champion Congressman Hank
>    Johnson is reintroducing his “Stronger Communities Through Better
>    Transit Act
>    <https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-johnson-proposes-transformational-public-transit-bill>”
>    which provides federal funding for operation budgets to transit systems
>    around the country.  This assures that transit can stay frequent, reliable,
>    and that labor can be paid equitably.
>
>
> Register Your Action!
>
> Please register your local action ASAP, even if you don’t have all the
> details ironed out yet. Click the link here to register
> <https://actionnetwork.org/events/transit-equity-day-2024>.  No matter if
> it’s a declaration, a rally with your transit worker union, a town hall
> with your elected official, or even reserving a seat on your local bus, let
> us know if you’re doing something! And make sure your local and federal
> elected officials are committed to attending to hear your demands. You can
> even be featured on our livestream!
>
> If you are unsure of how to start, please email us with any questions!
> Also, click here
> <https://www.labor4sustainability.org/transit-equity-2024/organizing-toolkit/>
> to be transported to our website for an organizing toolkit, sample
> declarations, and videos from our organizing partners!
>
> Sponsor Us!
>
> We thank our sponsors so much for their support.  If you’d like to sponsor
> Transit Equity Day, please click the link here
> <https://labor4sustainability.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=3>
> .
>
> Amplify Us!
>
> If you’d like to help us amplify Transit Equity Day amongst your networks
> and the world, please click the link here
> <https://www.labor4sustainability.org/transit-equity-2024/organizing-toolkit/amplify/>
> for our social media toolkit.
>
> We will be doing a live broadcast of Transit Equity Day on Monday,
> February 5th, 2024 from the Labor Network for Sustainability
> <https://www.youtube.com/@LaborNetworkforSustainability> and Transit
> Equity Network’s <https://www.youtube.com/@TransitEquityNetwork> YouTube
> channel. Subscribe to the channels to make sure that you don’t miss out on
> all of the festivities!
>
> If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at
> bakari at labor4sustainability.org.
>
>
>
> Thanks and Happy New Year!
>
>
>
> *Bakari Height*
> Transit Organizer
> Labor Network for Sustainability
> (678) 805-7082
> *Please send all correspondence to the email address
> bakari at labor4sustainability.org <bakari at labor4sustainability.org>*
>
>
>
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