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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on Confronting Systemic Racism
The women of Mormon Women for Ethical Government join our voices with those calling for justice and accountability following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement officers and self-deputized citizens. The wave of widespread human despair triggered by the callous killing of George Floyd has been overwhelming. That both the brutality of his killing and the depth of public response were inconceivable to so many should stand as a profound indictment of white American indifference to the suffering of people of color. The inhumanity displayed by four officers of the law brought into focus the myriad ways…
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MWEG Deep Dive Recap: Immigration Op-Ed Tutorial with FWD.us
For our inaugural Deep Dive event, MWEG hosted two communications professionals from FWD.us to talk about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — and how to advocate for it. FWD.us is a bipartisan organization working to fix the failed immigration and criminal justice systems that have locked too many out of the American dream for too long. In their presentation, Leezia Dhalia, immigration press director, and Alexis Sosa, communications fellow, shared the facts about DACA and why defending it is important. Leezia is a DACA recipient herself, having been brought to the U.S. from Canada as a pre-teen. DACA protects 750,000 young immigrants — Dreamers — who have…
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Encouraging Local Police Reform: Letters to Local Officials
After the death of George Floyd, Charlotte Mountain, MWEG’s anti-racism lead, has invited all of us to write letters of witness. MWEG has taken up her charge to confront systemic racism, starting by encouraging local police reform. Follow the six steps below to get started. Then, click over to the “Confronting Systemic Racism” call to action page on our website to share your letter. 1. Decide on your audience. You could write to the chief of police, the mayor, the city council, the city manager, county commission, etc. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Share your message in more ways than one! 2. Find contact information…
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Call to Action: Investigate Inspectors General Firings
On May 15 President Trump fired the nonpartisan inspector general of the State Department. This is the fifth inspector general Trump has fired in the past two months. Trump’s firing of five inspectors general continues a pattern of behavior intended to shield the presidency from oversight and should be deeply troubling to all Americans. Congress must hold the Trump administration accountable for these unprecedented and unethical firings. To Do: Contact your members of Congress to investigate these firings and ask that the investigations overseen by the terminated inspectors general continue unimpeded. In five minutes or less, submit a letter to all of your elected representatives at once via our website.…
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Call to Action: Protect Our Democracy from Abuse of Power
The Department of Justice recently moved to end its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his conversation with Russia’s ambassador that took place during the presidential transition. More than 2,000 DOJ alumni from across the political spectrum have spoken out against these actions by Attorney General (AG) Barr. This is only the second time these public servants have broken with longstanding tradition and joined as a group to criticize actions by the DOJ. The first was when AG Barr overruled the sentencing recommendation of career prosecutors to seek favorable treatment for President Trump’s close associate, Roger Stone. At that…
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MWEG Op-Ed: ‘Women Should Not Be Held to Answer for the Behavior of Men’
“Over the last few weeks, Mormon Women for Ethical Government has received many requests from individuals asking for our organizational response to the recent allegations of sexual assault made against Joe Biden.” Click here for the full text of this Salt Lake Tribune op-ed written by MWEG leaders Jennifer Walker Thomas and McKenna Johnson.
