SOMA Action Blog
Vote NO on the Artificial Turf Referendum (Question 3) on November 2
The Climate Committee urges Maplewood residents to vote no on Question 3, which would allow the township to bond $1,800,000 to artificially turf over the organic grass fields at DeHart Park.
Assemblyman John F. McKeon and Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey
See Candidates for the New Jersey State Assembly in the 27th legislative district John McKeon and Mila Jasey’s answers to SOMA Action’s questions.
Melissa Brown Blaeuer
See Candidate for the New Jersey State Assembly in the 26th legislative district Melissa Brown Blaeuer’s answers to SOMA Action’s questions.
Pamela Fadden
See candidate for the State Assembly in the 26th legislative district Pamela Fadden’s answers to SOMA Action’s questions.
Christine Clarke
See candidate for the State Senate in the 26th legislative district Christine Clarke’s answers to SOMA Action’s questions.
Day of Action and Night of Fun
On September 25th, SOMA Action is hosting our largest mobilizing event ever, and we're going to have some fun while we do it. Join us for any part (or all!) of this Day of Action/Night of Fun!
SOMA Actions: Week of 7/26
DO NOW! Call Booker and Menendez to Demand Bold Action on Climate!
DO NOW & EACH DAY THIS WEEK! Call Our Senators to Protect our Freedom to Vote!
MAKE ONE MORE CALL! To Our NJ Reps to support AAPI Studies in NJ Public Schools!
AFTER CALLING, ENJOY... The Halcyon Days of Summer. SOMA Action NewsBlast Goes on Break!
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SOMA Actions: Week of 7/19
DO NOW! Contact your NJ reps to support AAPI Studies in NJ public schools!
Apply to join Maplewood's Composting Pilot Program!
TAKE 60 SECONDS! Register for the Rethinking Recycling town hall!
CHECK THIS OUT! SOMA Action's Racial Justice Committee's "Reparations" discussion is up on YouTube!
GO DEEPER! Learn more about what YOU can do to protect democracy!
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Help SOMA Action Light a Fire under Senators Booker and Menendez to Protect Democracy
Republicans in state houses nationwide have dialed up their voter suppression efforts to eleven, introducing hundreds of bills to restrict vote by mail, reduce early voting, stiffen voter ID requirements and even criminalize get-out-the-vote efforts.
SOMA Actions: Week of July 5
URGENT ACTION! Save the Dream of the Essex-Hudson Greenway!
TAKE 60 SECONDS! Sign the Democracy Action Committee's Petition to our Senators!
CHECK THIS OUT! SOMA Action's Racial Justice Committee's New YouTube Channel!
GO DEEPER! Read the Religious Justice Committee's Statement on Antisemitism
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Religious Justice Committee Statement on Antisemitism
SOMA Action and its members stand against antisemitism and antisemitic violence and for the full inclusion of Jews in our community and our nation.
SOMA Action’s Committees Are in High Gear – Fighting for a Better World
SOMA Action committees are hard at work fighting for all sorts of progressive causes. And you can help! Learn more…
SOMA Actions: Week of June 14
Join a Climate Demonstration!
Support Federal Decriminalization of Marijuana!
Sign Up for a Juneteenth Discussion!
GET INVOLVED! Save the Date to Call your Senators for the Deadline for Democracy!
Register for Maplewood Artist Mark Gaston's Virtual Interactive Event!
GO DEEPER! A New Jersey Immigration Update!
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From the Jails to the State House: A New Jersey Immigration Update
Essex County made national news this spring when it announced that it would no longer detain immigrants being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at its Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark…
SOMA Actions: Week of June 7
TAKE 2 MINUTES TO: Tell Governor Murphy to Take Action on Fossil Fuel!
Take another 2 minutes to take action to BAN ICE NOW!
GET INVOLVED! Phonebank to Support the For the People Act!
Not Too Late To Join Soma Action's Religious Justice Committee
GO DEEPER! Meet Maplewood Artist Mark Gaston and Attend his Virtual Interactive Event!
Learn About Recent Climate Breakthroughs!
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The Socially Relevant Art of Marc A. Gaston
On June 17 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., the Racial Justice Committee is sponsoring a virtual interactive experience with Maplewood artist Marc Gaston. We asked Marc a few questions about his work…
SOMA Actions: Week of May 31
DO NOW! Call your reps to support the "American Jobs Plan"
The NJ legislative session is nearly over -- we need to BAN ICE NOW!
GET INVOLVED! Join Soma Action's Religious Justice Committee
GO DEEPER! Learn more about cannabis legalization and social equity
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Cannabis Legalization Falls Short on Social Equity
Megan Yates, chair of the Cannabis Equity Initiative for SOMA Action’s Racial Justice Committee, answers our questions on what we can do about it.
SOMA Actions: Week of May 17
DO TONIGHT! Attend a Virtual Town Hall on the Filibuster, with Sens. Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren
DO NOW! Visit the wishing tree in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) month
DO NOW! Register for NJ Cannabis Virtual Roundtable
GO DEEPER! Learn about why SOMA Action membership is so important
GET INVOLVED! Contact your reps to support the "American Jobs Plan"
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Call to Action: Become a Sustaining member of SOMA Action!
In a special message to SOMA Action members, Membership Chair Beth Boily lays out why sustaining membership is important for our success.