65 NJ Organizations insist on impeaching Trump

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2021
New Jersey non-profit and grassroots organizations call upon legislators to issue a strong public response to insurrection at Capitol
More than 60 organizations ask for immediate action sending clear message that actions that undermine our democracy are not to be tolerated
On January 6, 2021, rioters incited by the President of the United States and other elected officials attempted an anti-democratic insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. A coalition of non-profit and grassroots organizations in New Jersey is now calling for strong measures in response to the event.
The group is issuing letters to all fourteen members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation, Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to initiate action. Listed among their demands are a formal censure of President Trump for his role, a call for the removal of President Trump through the 25th Amendment or impeachment, public condemnation of the racist double standard in policing, and an insistence on a thorough investigation followed by prosecution to the fullest extent of the law of all involved or complicit in the attack and the failure to secure the Capitol adequately.
Lauren O’Brien, a community organizer who has volunteered on many campaigns and championed for gun safety and environmental issues brought the group together. “During this time of crisis, I felt it was important for our most prominent community leaders to use their collective voice; to send a clear message to our elected officials that we will not tolerate anything less than immediate removal of Donald Trump. We needed to call out the blatant racism on display and demand that all those responsible for the atrocities of January 6 be held fully accountable.”
“Activist groups across the state have been horrified by Donald Trump’s brazen misuse of his office, during the entire term of his presidency. In these final days, Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our Democracy. We, as a collective community, have been fighting to save our democracy since the 2016 election, and now demand the immediate removal of Donald J. Trump from the office of the presidency. We further encourage all of our elected officials in the state of NJ to advocate his removal as well,” said Marci Bandelli, co-founder of Westfield 20/20 .
The advocates recognize that while January 6, 2021 was indeed a dark day for our country, American democracy is strong. The events of that day do not represent the values America stands for and they look upon their elected officials to amplify that message.
Organizational Signatories (in alphabetical order):
Action Together New Jersey
Bergen County Green Party
Bergen County Immigration Strategy Group
Bernards Township Democratic Committee
Cape May County Indivisible
Central Jersey Progressive Democrats
Chatham Borough Democrats
Chatham Moms for Change
Clean Water Action
Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipeline – NJ
Cooper River Indivisible
Cranford Rising
David Pringle Associates LLC
Don’t Gas the Meadowlands
Down Jersey Coalition
EMMAUS
Essex Rising
Good Government Coalition of New Jersey
Hudson County Central Labor Council
IFPTE LOCAL 194
Indivisible Central New Jersey
Indivisible Cranbury
Indivisible Lambertville NJ/New Hope PA
Indivisible NJ 3rd Congressional District
Indivisible NJ 5th District
Long Valley Indivisible
Madison Alliance on Racial Equity
MACTA (Madison Area Call to Action)
Morris County Democratic Women’s Caucus
Morris County Human Relations Commission
Morris County Young Democrats
National Organization for Women of New Jersey (NOW)
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
NJ CD-2 Progressive Democrats
NJ7 Citizens for Change
NJ11th for Change
NJ Working Families
Northern New Jersey Jewish Voice for Peace
Occupy Bergen County
Our Revolution Essex
Our Revolution New Jersey
Our Revolution Passaic
People Demanding Action
Pequannock Township Democratic Committee
Piscataway Progressive Democratic Organization
Pompton Lakes Democratic Club
Randolph Democratic Committee
Real Democrats of New Jersey
SOMA Action
South Jersey Democratic Women’s Forum Atlantic-Cape
South Jersey Progressive Democrats
Springfield Unity Project
STAND Central New Jersey
Summit Area Indivisible
Summit Marches On
Swing Left of North Central New Jersey
The Democratic Club of the Chathams
The Standard
Urban Matters Advocacy & Action (UMAA Network)
Union County Democratic Women’s Club
United Progressive Democrats
Westfield 20/20
We the People NJ-07
Wind of the Spirit, Immigrant Resource Center
Women’s Divorce Support Group of NJ