BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18871176 SEQUENCE:19041803 CREATED:20241202T173100Z DESCRIPTION:UNITE To STOP The Fascist HB 9495 NOW\nRally At Democratic Senator Alex Padilla’s Office\nFriday December 6, 2024 12 noon\n333 Bush St.\nSan Francisco\n\nTrump and the Republican party with the support of some Democrats in the House have passed HB 9495. This fascist bill titled Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American \nHostages Act would allow the secretary of the Treasurer to unilaterally without out any process take away non-profit status of an organization that the Secretary determines to support “terrorism”. \n\n\nThis means that organizations like Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, The Lawyers Guild, Greenpeace, immigrant righst organization and organizations supporting the Palestinian people could immediately be put out of business financially by the Trump appointed Treasury Secretary.\n\nThis also could include unions that for example are opposed to sending arms to Israel and in favor of a ceasefire. Unions such as the UAW, SEIU, NEA, APWU have taken positions that Trump and his fascist supporters would like to crush and this bill would give them the power to do it when he takes power.\nThe Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act — would allow the Treasury Department unilateral authority to revoke the tax-exempt status of any \nnonprofit it designates as a “terrorist supporting organization.” \nThe bill still has to be voted on in the Senate and this rally and speakout will talk about this reactionary bill and what has to be done to STOP it.\n\nInitiated By\nUnited Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCLP\nCode Pink Bay Area\nUnited Front Against Deportations UFAD\nUFCLP.org\nTo Endorse & Support Contact\ninfo@ufclp.org\n\n\nFrom NewsGuild\nhttps://newsguild.org/tell-congress-defend-nonprofit-workers/\n\nTELL CONGRESS: DEFEND NONPROFIT WORKERS\n\nPosted on November 20, 2024Author The NewsGuild-CWA\nThis week the U.S. House is voting on H.R. 9495, a bill which includes a provision that would disempower nonprofits and pose a threat to critical organizations supporting communities nationwide. We urge Members of Congress to vote NO on H.R. 9495 given the inclusion of this provision. \n\nThis legislation threatens nonprofit workers at ProPublica, the Texas Tribune, Spotlight PA, American Civil Liberties Union affiliates, the Natural Resource Defense Council, Southern Poverty Law Center and more who are members of The NewsGuild-CWA. \n\nAnd the legislation also threatens our union itself, because unions are also nonprofits. \n\nSection 4 of the bill is particularly concerning. Titled “Termination of tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations,” this provision would give the Treasury Secretary near-unilateral power to strip the nonprofit status of any organization considered to be providing “material support or resources” to a terrorist organization. Such unilateral power could easily be abused by any future administration to target political opponents, shut down newsrooms and silence freedom of speech and affiliation in the United States. \n\nIt was narrowly defeated in an earlier vote on November 12 because it failed to clear a two-thirds majority vote in the House. House Republicans reintroduced the bill in a second attempt to pass it and changed the rules so only a simple majority is needed to pass it and move it to the Senate. \n\nI’m asking you to contact your U.S. Representative TODAY and ask them to vote NO on H.R. 9495 and preserve our free speech and the free press. \n\nFrom AFL-CIO\n\nLetter Opposing Legislation that Would be Open to Abuse by the Treasury\n\nNovember 22, 2024\n \nDear Representative:\n\nOn behalf of the AFL-CIO, I am writing to express our strong opposition to the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) scheduled for floor consideration this week.\n\nWe have deep concerns, along with the rest of U.S. civil society, that the powers that H.R. 9495 bestows upon the Secretary of Treasury will be vulnerable to abuse by any future Administration. The ability to revoke tax-exempt status and thereby hamstring or put out of commission any non-profit organization based on accusations without evidence or without a fair hearing would set a dangerous precedent, allowing the government to stifle dissent and for officeholders to punish critics, chilling freedom of speech and association. It is through the exercise of these freedoms that working people organize, collectively bargain, and petition their government.\n\nIt is precisely at a time when the incoming President-elect has identified various American citizens and American institutions as “enemies of the people” or “enemies from within” that Congress should be especially circumspect about expanding executive power, especially power that lacks real due process for Americans and their organizations, including their unions.\n\nThe AFL-CIO urges you to vote against the H.R. 9495 and again reject this misguided legislation as Congress did last week when it was on the suspension calendar.\n\nSincerely,\nJody Calemine\nDirector, Government Affairs\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/12/02/18871176.php SUMMARY:UNITE to STOP the Fascist HB 9495 NOW: Rally at Senator Alex Padilla’s Office LOCATION:Senator Padilla's San Francisco Office\n333 Bush St.\nSan Francisco URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/12/02/18871176.php DTSTART:20241206T200000Z DTEND:20241206T210000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR