Join the League of Women Voters to celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with a National Day of Civic Action on August 8th! Check out Action #12 in the July 24th Checklist https://americansofconscience.com/07-24-2026/#action12 for more information or visit https://www.lwv.org/riseforvotingrights

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Just found us? We're so glad you're now part of the Americans of Conscience team! Learn more about the work we take together and check out the most recent Checklist of actions at https://americansofconscience.com/ And let us know where you're joining us from - always strength in community!!!

Don't sleep on in-person voter registration deadlines this August! Check your registration at www.vote411.org and if you live in any of the following states, make sure you're registered before the deadline: Aug. 4 MI, VA, WA Aug. 8 HI Aug. 10 CT, RI Aug. 11 MN, VT, WI Aug. 18 AK, WY Aug. 22 DE, MA

🚨TIME SENSITIVE ACTION🚨 Urge Congress to provide legal support to children in Immigration Court. Demand renewal of the Unaccompanied Children Program contract. americansofconscience.com/07-24-2026/#action3

Top Action: Call, write, or email your senators to oppose Todd Blanche's confirmation for Attorney General. Protect the rule of law from corruption and partisan influence by rejecting an unethical, biased candidate. https://americansofconscience.com/07-24-2026#action2

🚨TIME SENSITIVE ACTION🚨Safeguard disabled people’s access to Medicaid. Millions of disabled people could lose life-saving healthcare because of a new proposed rule. By July 31, take Action 1. https://americansofconscience.com/07-24-2026#action1

At the end of the day, the best thing we can do—for ourselves and our democracy—is resist letting our fear write the story. Read more about that in our Inspiring Message, “We Are Bigger Than the Headlines." https://americansofconscience.com/bigger-than-headlines/

New Checklist with 16 actions! AoCChecklist makes it easy to raise, protect, and promote rights that matter to you. https://americansofconscience.com/07-24-2026/

We all know the key to sustaining activism is the same as sustaining energy levels -- REST! While there won't be new Checklists during August, you'll still see us here on your feed sharing ideas and encouragement, getting you ready to hit the ground running again in September!

Thank 🌻Gov. Gordon (WY) for signing executive order providing children with supplemental grocery money during summer; 🌻Atty. Gen. Campbell (MA) for sharing guidance to Syrian and Haitian TPS holders impacted by TPS termination https://americansofconscience.com/07-10-2026/#gratitude

#AoCChecklist Good News reminds us that persistence works. ✅Planned Parenthood clinics regain access to hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding. ✅SCOTUS affirms the constitutional guarantee of American citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. americansofconscience.com/07-10-2026/#goodnews

H.R.8705 bans materials & talk related to race & LGBTQ+ identities. Contacting reps is crucial. Books with these topics are already banned in some libraries. Script included https://americansofconscience.com/07-10-2026/#action3

Go on record. Do the right thing. Ask to revoke funding and to deny future funds without major ICE and Border Control agency reform. americansofconscience.com/07-10-2026/#action2

The recent Supreme Court ruling exposes hundreds of thousands of Haitians to potential deportation. It is a devastating betrayal of families who still face a humanitarian crisis in Haiti. This is a contact your reps action, script included here: americansofconscience.com/07-10-2026/#action1

James Baldwin once said, "I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” We find hope working for better. Open the 🔗 for AoCC's Inspiring Message: americansofconscience.com/americas-story-isnt-finished/

In 1776, Paine wrote, “We have it in our power to begin the world again.” Do your part by VOTING. ✅ Vote411.org to see if you have an Aug vote. 1 DE, Guam, TX, Virgin Islands 4 KS, MI, MO, OR, VA, WA 6 TN 8 DE, HI 11 AL, CT, MN, VT, WI 15 TX 18 AK, CA, DE, FL, PA, WY 25 GA, OK 29 MI

Let's continue advancing in the direction of our dreams with each action. Open and do for democracy, the planet, and equality with choices on the newest #AoCChecklist! https://americansofconscience.com/07-10-2026

Join us in thanking Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) for issuing a first-ever clemency to a person on death row, and for calling for an end to the death penalty in Ohio, acknowledging its legal, practical, and ethical challenges. https://americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/#gratitude

Did you hear the good news?! 🎉Salah Sarsour released from ICE detention 🎉Federal courts order bond hearings/releases for people held in ICE detention 🎉ICE selling/giving away most of the 11 warehouses purchased to detain migrants https://americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/#goodnews

At the end of the Declaration of Independence, these words "...we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor" prioritize that communal strength that has sustained this nation for 250 years, and will sustain us for the next 250. #WeAreAmerica250

DO BY JULY 13 top action: Prevent politicization of scientific and medical research. A proposed rule by the Office of Management and Budget would politicize and endanger billions of dollars in federal grants. Time to complete: 20 min. https://americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/#action3

DO BY JULY 2! Oppose USPS unconstitutional voting rule requiring states to create a list of voters eligible to vote in federal elections & assign a barcode to each one. The USPS would then refuse to deliver ballots to anyone listed. Time: 15 min. https://americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/#action2

DO BY JULY 1 top action: Stop a planned ICE Warehouse purchase. We offer two options with scripts and contact info: One for residents of DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, or WV and another for people in the other 44 states! Time to complete: 10 min. https://americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/#action1

Are you ready to influence the social context? What does that even mean, you ask? Be inspired to shift your focus from the micro to the macro. Read this week's Inspiring Message from AoCC's Marissa Bracke: https://americansofconscience.com/words-to-ponder/

Another day, another chance to take action for democracy, the environment and equality for all! go to https://americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/ and get ready to check some boxes!✅☑️

🎉The #AoCC is chock-full of good news! Did you know the United Nations voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution affirming that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change? Celebrate this and more at https://americansofconscience.com/06-12-2026/#goodnews

Gratitude feeds hope. Say thanks to Kristen Welker for pressing the president to support claims about election fraud with evidence and Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) for stopping the school-to-jail pipeline with the Youth Charging Reform Act. Open https://americansofconscience.com/06-12-2026/#gratitude

Happy Solstice! What will YOU do on this, the longest day of the year? We have some ideas 🌞 ☎️Call your representatives while walking outside 📩 Write advocacy postcards at the picnic table 🖍️Use sidewalk chalk to write encouraging messages 👚Donate clothing to mutual aid groups

“I found that this promise of freedom is only as strong as those who chose to uphold it. The question is, will you rise to the occasion, or will you stand still as history passes you by?” --Opal Lee (1926), whose activism was crucial to making Juneteenth a national holiday in 2021.