[Communications] {AUA} 🗣️ Join the April Week of Action! 🌱

[Stef Funk]

Good morning afternoon! Writing to share this April Week of Action
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a_ky1ioM6tCBeKoYk53mUGADQ1BU9g05oGop6ucc2p4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5rpf1owglszm>,
beginning tomorrow!


Join us between Earth Day and President Trump’s 100th day in office (April
22-29th) to uplift the important advocacy efforts to safeguard and improve
our nation’s food and farm system. Each day will have a different call to
action, responding to a direct threat from the Executive Branch. Here is a
high level summary of each day:

Tuesday, April 22nd - Earth Day, Agricultural Resilience Act (ARA)

   -

   Call to Action: Ask your Member of Congress to co-sponsor ARA


Wednesday, April 23rd - Restore Funding for Local Food Purchases

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   Call to Action: Ask Members of Congress to fully fund a permanent local
   food purchase program in the Farm Bill and/or post on social media about
   the impact LFPA cuts had on your community & tag Rollins


Thursday, April 24th - Comprehensive Disaster Assistance for Farmers

   -

   Call to Action: Farmers sign on to a letter calling for disaster
   assistance
   -

   Important Note: This farmer-only sign-on letter
   <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSed5Q2ApSbCd58LP_T2u-MNvJybNvchyTIPc3cytoaQmdOuCQ/viewform?usp=preview>
is
   open now until 4/28. Please use our mini toolkit
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PTEd0i4cOh3M3yqBLYK1SOjOprjVgeSW-izvHiUbIh0/edit?tab=t.0>
beginning
   today to share with your farmers and help us reach our goal of 500 farmer
   signatures. Then, on 4/24, consider sharing a reminder to farmers in your
   community.


Friday, April 25th - Celebrate and Protect Federal Employees

   -

   Call to Action: Send a thank you note to your local NRCS/USDA staffers,
   *and/or* ask your Member of Congress to urge USDA Sec. Rollins to
   re-hire all USDA federal employees and fully staff local offices.


Monday, April 28th - Hold Congress & USDA Accountable for Unlawful Action

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   Call to Action: Calling for the immediate release of all funding, for
   all signed contracts to be honored, and for Members of Congress to
   co-sponsor the Honor Farmers Contracts Act


Tuesday April 29th - Trump’s 100th Day in Office Congressional Briefing

   -

   Call to Action: Join briefing and call on Members of Congress to
   co-sponsor the Honor Farmer Contracts Act


*Please feel encouraged to invite aligned organizations in your network to
join us! Share this summary
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a_ky1ioM6tCBeKoYk53mUGADQ1BU9g05oGop6ucc2p4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5rpf1owglszm>
doc
far and wide. *

If folks have any questions, feel free to reach out.
Cheers,
- Stef

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*Stef Funk **(she/hers)* | * Grassroots Co-Director*
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
110 Maryland Ave. NE, Suite 209
Washington, D.C. 20002
stef at sustainableagriculture.net
Cell: 312-687-6484

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