Tag: Census

Wed 8/5: Census: “It’s going to be impossible to complete the count in time. I’m very fearful we’re going to have a massive undercount.”

Quote from Census area manager in charge of local census offices.

Action #1: Ask your senators to extend the Census count!

The Census Bureau requested an extension of time to complete the count because of difficulties posed by the pandemic. In response, the Trump administration announced that they would prematurely end it instead, deliberately causing an undercount the population, in violation of the Constitution.

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Thurs 9/3: The most powerful political action you can take today is to fill in your census form online. #shapeyourfuture.

Updated 9/3/2020 Read and interact with countthenation.org‘s awesome Census Pirate Comic in BOTH English and Spanish!
From Rock the Vote: “The Census is all about the distribution of power and money from the federal government to our communities. Money that goes toward things like emergency services, school lunches, hospitals, schools, fire departments, and affordable housing. And power, which is determined by the number of congresspersons, state legislatures, and other elected officials representing your interests.”
  • This website has all the information you may need. More resources here, and here.
  • Here is a preview of the online form.
  • Who has to do this? The 2020 Census counts everyone who was living in the United States and its five territories, American citizen or not, on April 1st, 2020. (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). One person should respond for each home. That person must be at least 15 years old. They should live in the home or place of residence themselves and know general information about each person living there.
  • How can I tell if a census taker is real?
    • If someone visits your home to collect a response for the 2020 Census, you can do the following to verify their identity:
    • First, check to make sure that they have a valid ID badge, with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce watermark, and an expiration date.
    • If you still have questions about their identity, you can call 844-330-2020 to speak with a Census Bureau representative.
  • You can download a form to look over and discuss with your family here.
  • Find a video to share on your social media platform on this post or  here.
  • The League of Women Voters put together a downloadable information page here.
  • Worried about confidentiality? Go here for answers. (en español)
  • Are you an organization, or business operating in Ventura County interested in getting involved in Census 2020 outreach? Go here.
  • There are a lot of false rumors about the census. Learn about them here.
  • How does Ventura County compare to others counties, states and the US as a whole? Stats at the bottom of this post. We’ll keep updating it!
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From now ’til November…What can we do?

Updated 3/15/2020

Action – The primary is over in CA and the November election is closing in fast. There’s lots to do. Join in!

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Whether Bernie or Biden emerge victorious from the Democratic convention, we must be united in refusing Trump another term of unconstrained greed, lawlessness and corruption. So, besides asking your social media circles to take the Indivisible Pledge, and calling your legislators every day, what can we do? A lot. For us visual learners, here are three months of graphic calendars featuring our repeating events, with downloadable links, if you want to post one on your refrigerator. (For single events and events not hosted by us, keep checking the “Events” page. If your organization is having an event we should list, please email link to indivisibleventura@gmail.com)

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Mon 2/24: “Thank you!” to every Swap Meet Justice volunteer!

Swap Meet Justice began as a result of our voter registration efforts. We learned that the people passing us by were permanent legal residents who wanted to become citizens but were facing significant challenges in doing so. These included unaffordable attorney fees for help with the application process, and the impossibility of taking time off from work to meet with them.

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Fri – 3/15: They’re rigging the Census – Comment against the “Citizenship” question. Deadline tonight, 11:59pm EST.

Update 2/15/19: A federal court ruled in the ACLU’s favor and struck down the citizenship question, which hasn’t appeared on a full census for 70 years – but now, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s appeal. Help power the fight against this corrupt Ministry of Fear.

Action: Make a public comment against the “citizenship question” on the 2020 census

  • For the government site, comment here, (which only has 38 signers!) or
  • For the ACLU site, comment here (which has 23,488 signers as of 7:30 pm, 3/14).
  • DEADLINE: FRIDAY 3/15, 11:59 pm EST.

Sample comments and background material below. It’s very important that if you’re using an “example” comment to get started, try to alter it to reflect your own voice. Multiple identical copies will be counted all together as one.
(This video gives a good overview of the census. – It’s getting rowdy in Congress over this. Check out the AOC and MSNBC videos near the bottom!)

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