Dear Mayor Neff and Little Silver Council,

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to write to you to discuss what has been going on in Minneapolis and around the world, particularly after the killing of George Floyd last week. I've been so deeply saddened and angered by the news, and my grief is matched only by the awful fact that what happened to Mr. Floyd is by no means an isolated incident in this country. In fact, it represents only one extremely horrific example of the many racist acts that happen daily.

I would like to know if you have discussed Mr. Floyd's death with our Little Silver Police officers and in our town Council.

Response from Amy Eklof’s Letter to the Two River Times, responding to Declan O’Scanlon’s reckless tweet.

Amy Eklof’s Letter to the Asbury Park Press, responding to Declan O’Scanlon’s Tweet.

Governor Murphy announced that elections that take place on July 7, 2020, shall be conducted primarily via vote-by-mail ballots, which will automatically be sent to all “Active” registered Democratic and Republican voters without the need for an application to receive a vote-by-mail ballot.

We can help end this policy, permanently, by calling Congress at 202-225-3121 and asking our representatives to support the Global HER Act (Health, Empowerment and Rights Act) today! We can also focus on voting people into office who want to end, not expand, the gag rules.

The coronavirus pandemic will make voting in-person unsafe for months, if not years, and if we want to make sure Election Day is safe and accessible for every voter in every state, we need to do something NOW. That’s why we’re asking you to call Congress this week.

On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the US and world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Millions of us will take the streets to demand a right to a future, and you are invited invited to #strikewithus.

For a curated list of upcoming activism opportunities in our region sponsored by a variety of organizations, you can click on the Greater Red Bank Women's Initiative calendar of events!

(Please be aware: Inclusion of events does not constitute endorsement by Greater Red Bank Women's Initiative or the Little Silver Democrats. Changes to events may not be captured there, so be sure to check the event source link to find updates.)

Many experts agree, NJ needs new voting machines, and many voters continue to turn to Vote by Mail ballots to ensure their vote is accurately counted. Here in Monmouth County, when our Superintendent of Elections, Mary C. DeSarno, was asked about what was being done or if there are plans to purchase new, paper-verified voting machines like in Union and Warren Counties, she responded that the County is thinking about this, watching how other counties are progressing, and looking into state certified machines as well as funding for these costly machine.

What can we do to help?

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