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Thanks Ken.

Hello everyone from sunny Miami Florida! Happy to be with you all today. And thank you Sen. Brown for all you are doing to help us fight for the rights of those living in poverty.

Welcome Karyne!

SAY THATSENATOR!!!

Yes! Say it louder so they can hear it in the back!

Absolutely! This pandemic is just further highlighting disparities, inequality, and exactly that "racism, class, challenges, and mistakes we've made."

Huge problem in Florida, 4 out of every 10 unemployment claims is rejected

please remember all those who are undocumented and the Dreamers

just call it Child Credit Tax not earned income child credit

fyi the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are two different programs

Thank you, Sen. Brown! Sen. Bennet (CO) is working on expanding SNAP benefits. Are you working with him on that?

the key expansion that Sen Brown mentioned re the EITC is for workers who don't claim dependents (some single workers, non-custodial parents, parents with older workers, etc)

and the Child Tax Credit expansion is to make sure that children in the lowest-income families get the full/same value of the CTC as families with somewhat higher incomes

I'm reading "Evicted" now. It's a struggle. Just breaks my heart.

both of these expansions are critical, and could play a key role in helping millions of low-income families during this economic crisis

for those interested in some of these damaging proposals from the Administration and RESULTS official comments in response: https://results.org/blog/results-responds-to-white-house-proposals-that-threaten-low-income-families/

That's how they do it in Zambia....they demand you pay 3 months rent at a time. It's impossible.

SNAP - foodstamps, CTC - Child Tax Credit, EITC - Earned Income Tax Credit

fyi letter to Congressional leaders supporting SNAP signed by RESULTS and more than 750 organizations, including 53 of our local chapters, along with materials and requests to make the case for prioritizing policies that support low-income renters here: https://results.org/volunteers/lobbying/

miami just got $$$ federal money for the homeless

Are we getting any closer to Universal Healthcare in light of COVID 19?

Unfortunately I think Sen Brown does not have time to join for more questions, but others can chime in on Babita's question etc.

I am lately encouraged about some of the responses Governor Newsom has announced in California to the economic challenges of the pandemic, which benefit hotels, farmers, restaurants…. by having the state pay for these to be needed shelter for homeless people, and foods for food bank systems, and meals to elderly shut-ins… all while protecting the hotel industry (somewhat), and the agriculture and other food systems in our state. Could some of these things be done on a national level?

There most vulnerable people whose poor credit rating keeps them from traditional housing, do not qualify for Snap benefits. Is that something you can address?

and for Marty: Sen Bennett and Sen Brown work really closely together on EITC/CTC already, and yes I think so on SNAP

karen armstrong from Medina

Hello all, Oscar Lanzi from Chicago here!

I work in a homeless shelter and Evictions are one of the top reasons for staying in homelessness. Evictions cripple the poor.

Welcome Oscar. Thanks for your work Amy—you are so right.

WOULD THE EXPANSION OF EITC AND CTC FIGURE INTO FILING THIS YEARS TAXES (TAX FILING DATE HAS BEEN DELAYED TO MID SUMMER)?

What is the status of the proposal for tax deduction for renters who pay a large percentage of their income for rent. Senators Harris (CA) Bookers (NJ)

omg this is great. Love the interaction!

yes

yes

yes

Yes, all in my PJs hahaha

LOL there’s a poll!

Yes 1 to 7

lol

Yes

to Lynne's question: the measures that some governors and mayors are taking to house people experiencing homelessness are, at least in part, funded by the federal dollars ($12 billion for housing in the CARES Act) -- so there is a federal component. But we need $100 billion to keep low-income renters stably housed since the providers working with people experiencing homelessness do not have the resources to meet increased demand. But, in general, any additional resources will be administered by state or local agencies

what a great story!

For Diana's question: since so many taxpayers have already filed their 2019 taxes, the focus is for expanding EITC and CTC it for our current tax year (and for the years where our economy continues to struggle) -- which would provide a crucial boost to families and local economies in early 2021 when we know many will be struggling.

Lila, what a great job!

great share, Lila!

Great work Lila

Great share, Lila! What a wonderful outline and presentation. Very inspiring and motivating.

Awesome, great job Lila!

great advice

Thanks for your story, Lila!

For Richard's question on the refundable renters credit -- while we are focused on the shorter-term needs (the IRS does not have the capacity right now to administer a monthly refundable credit to keep people stably housed during this pandemic), after the immediate push we will be continuing to make the case that Congress should prioritize a refundable renters credit long-term (which could lift 9 million people above the poverty line!)

"Jazz hands" are a great way to show agreement/appreciation for comments. (I just learned about them on a Braver Angels webinar.) Join in!

woohoo!!!

Awesome, congratulations!

GO HEIDE and your partners!! Great work!!!

yassss!!!

Excellent, Heide! You rock!

Awesome, persistence pays off!

Thanks Heide!

Thanks, Heide!

Congrats Heide to you and your SC team!

It is SO good to hear your voice, Heide. Well done and thanks for your encouragement. You are such an inspiration!

wow! Thank you for those words

Thanks, Lila Thamls Heide!!

Great job Heide

I registered yesterday for the RESULTS Virtual IC! Who's with me?!?

It's easy to register! Go for it!

exciting! thanks, Lisa!

thank you for your awesome work in Kansas and SC! And so everyone has a handy link to register (and do more inspiring stuff!): https://results.org/conference/

Hope to see everyone at the Virtual International Conference!

and fyi more about the housing day of action (along with lots of other resources during this pandemic) and link to the online alert I mentioned earlier: https://results.org/blog/latest-from-capitol-hill-on-coronavirus-and-poverty/

is the conference focused on international issues? is there a separate conference for national issues?

To the RESULTS Vets, remember to talk through the issues with new people very clearly, explaining them as you go, so people feel comfortable, welcome, and confident. Don't refer to acronyms like when we say "LTE," say "Letter to the Editor." Spell things out. Keep referring to how to find resources and walk through where things are on the website. Explain what things are to allow people to become empowered.

The conference includes both U.S. poverty issues and global poverty issues.

the conference focuses on both US and international poverty issues, combination of joint sessions, skills workshops, issue panels, prep for lobbying, and (virtual) lobbying itself!

I have never been involved except as a contributor. I want to take a stand for participating at the conference and being part of the lobbying effort. yea!

Fabulous, Philip!

You’re so welcome Philip! And thanks!

That worked pretty well.

ask new volunteers to lead a laser talk at a meeting

That was really quick, it was nice to meet RESULTS Washington team and New Jersey, thanks for sharing your feedback and best practices

BREAKOUT ROOMS ROCK

Babita, Ellen, Keith, Nancy -- sorry I accidentally left the group before we ended!!

Super engaging - love y'all

LOVED the idea of the breakout groups!!!!

We should do that again.

The My//Our Breakout was FUN! Liked it. Worked Well.

Cecilia, I did same thing.

Worth doing again!

from the break out: encourage new ppl to just "jump in"

a great beginning of my involvement.

Good experience

it was great!

worked well!

Need many breakout rooms for IC

Great to meet dedicated advocates from across the country!

Very good experience w/ the break out rooms

Diverse group, we learned from each other

start by finding out what brought them to RESULTS so you can build on that excitement

That was fun! We only had two in our group, a brand new newbie and myself, part of Results since 2014.

good idea

We talked about modifying how RESULTS works to fit into their life so that they are more able to stay.

Learned some things

People in my room never unmuted themselves. Wondering if people on phone did not know how

if folks likely to have interest. talk, invite, mentor, persist.

I enjoyed this idea of breakout groups, I called in and there was trouble with my phone being unmuted, so I was able to sign in on my pc and was a part of group 33 for the last minute.

IS that EDT?

Importance of following up with new recruits, getting feedback from hem personally, and persisting with invtiatiosn

We are all experiencing similar issues, and got great advice on building relationships with new members *and existing ones to retain them, the importance of simple actions folks can take ownership of, and how frequently we should meet

Give someone something to contribute, an action that will hook them in. Worked for me.

this was great, thanks again!

thanks, Dorothy!

I enjoyed the breakout rooms, I just need to get better at managing the technology 😅 Glad I wasn't the only one, Jim!

So nice to meet others. That was lots of fun and I enjoyed it

We had three in our break out group it all went so well. It was nice to meet Philip and see Zelda's sweet face!

Some great ideas here, keep them coming. Glad you like the sharing

We emphasized the need to keep pushing, even when you are discouraged about the views of your representatives!

Thanks Jos, Lisa, and Ken for the Grassroots Café!!

Building relationships over time, don’t push to too much action too quickly. Make information easily available for them (the new format of the RESULTS website helps with that)

loved the breakout rooms! we talked about the importance of making a personal connection with folks, thinking about who in our networks we could call in, and paying attention to people’s interests and inviting them to take action on things that really resonate with them.

nice job everyone, this was a great learning opportunity!

Thanks, the breakout rooms were great!

We talked about making sure new people feel welcomed to the group and know how valuable their input is.

Hi all, Mélissa here from Ottawa. Great to be here with you all! And huge congrats to the UK team!

Wonderful conversations in the breakout rooms - hooray!

Keith (as a new advocate) shared in our breakout room that offering small bite size pieces at first is helpful to get comfortable with one small action. Ellen responded with encouragement to push through the nervousness as a new advocate!

Welcome RESULTS Canada!

Great practices Cecilia, Keith, and Ellen

Hi everyone Gill from results uk

Hi Gill!!!

Welcome, RESULTS UK!

Thanks for the invite - good to be here

Hi Gill, great to have you on the webinar. :)

Welcome RESULTS UK

Thanks for inviting us!

Exactly. That makes me nervous. That respiratory set of traits for both COVID and TB...and TB has proven, effective treatments. We CAN intervene and save those lives, but we just need to reach those people.

Mr. Sands please tell us about the role of the Gene Xpert Machines and how the Covid crisis is affecting their deployment.

Please type questions for Peter in the chat window.

In what ways is Global Fund helping to fight COVID?

what tracking and tracing mechanisms are you encouraging and what might be the cost per patient of implementation?

If the U.S. comes through with the $1 billion is that to be matched by other countries 2:1?

Q from another advocate: Why is the Global Fund well placed to lead in this way with the COVID response?

Joel, we're asking that an emergency $1 billion be exempt from the US law that caps contributions at 33%. However, if the U.S. contributes we do think that will put pressure on other major donors to contribute as well.

Hi Joel - the GF is looking for additional donor support - but are looking for a legislative exception or a fix so that it doesn't HAVE to be matched 2:1 - knowing the need now - and waiting on a match may be hard

JINX

Ihaha

Great info, thanks John and Crickett!

Peter, you have written about the interdependence between ending epidemics and building health systems. Wih economies in deep recession how cam LMICs do both?

Thanks John and Crickett!

Is the GF's financial crunch a cash issue (i.e. if you had access to 2021 and 2022 pledges, it would go away) or an issue of having all funds for all years already committed?

QUESTION: Yesterday, I heard my Senator, Thom Tillis, say he is resistent to support any foreign aid right now b/c (he claims) the money will go towards debts to China. Do we have recommendations on how to address this type of concern?

Great question Lindsay!

how would a hospital system in the US access your procurement process or supply chain?

Is GF lessening their oversight of how their grant money is used?

These are great questions. We’ll see what we can do to get answers to the ones that have not been answered.

great perspective from Peter on how African countries are more equipped in some ways to deal with COVID than western countries because they've experience this before.

How do you deal with the culture of defiance in many African and Caribbean communities towards installing healthcare systems from the West - it is being perceived as colonialism

and hinders the delivery of much needed care

The GFATM has decades of success and scaling up, but there's lot's more room for scaling up. Can we, like, double the scale in the next replenishment?

for example, in Haiti clinics are being burned down

Thank you for the direction on messaging!

yes 🙌 civil society knows what best what they need and how to deliver services to their people

Joel, the scale you call for is the scale needed.

thanks, Peter!!!

Sounds like GF is locally driven and globally funded.

great recap, Jim

Exactly! Thanks for hitting on that way to frame the way GF works.

yes, John!!

great numbers dem v independent v GOP

Olympia RESULTS folks: we’re meeting briefly right after this meeting here:Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82429116756?pwd=Wm9aa2dlLzdNUnhLZkF1K2pPSWtuQT09Meeting ID: 824 2911 6756Password: olyresults

I lost the audio

Now I am good

Testing, testing, testing!

We have a lot of important work to do 💪

Thanks for your work on these informational packets, John!

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Keith Task from Cleveland, OH

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Silicon Valley - Ram Nagarajan

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Kyle in Dallas - 1

RESULTS Raleigh - 4 members attending today. Lindsay, Marisah, Roger, and Ruth. Thanks everyone!

Nancy Morgan from Northern Virginia. Great session!

Pranav, RESULTS Manhattan,KS-2

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Marty and Madeline White, Dallas Global

melessa seattle

thank you! Have a good day!

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Olalla, WA - 2

Maxine in Indianapolis :)

greg just texted you!

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Amy in Corvallis 1

Mary Pat Brennan from RESULTS Metro Maryland

Peter in Corvallis OR 1

Ben and Lily in Pittsburgh 2

Olympia, WA 1

2 in the room part of San Francisco

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Faith in Cedar Falls 1

Contra Costa Global (1 in Concord)

Mercedeh Tavacoli Lawrence, KS - 2

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Amy, Spokane -1

Lee Ann Connolly - Delaware

Amy M is St. Louis (1). Thank you and stay safe!

Thank you goodbye Gill stort valley results uk

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1 here—I think other people are onlie

100 degrees Phoenix AZ

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Judy Arbogast Olalla, WA. Thank you for all the great information. Raining here today

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Hello All! This is Lynne Patalano, alone in kitchen Beaumont, CA

thank you!! great info

Steve in Portland - 2

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thank you

1 in Lawrenceville NJ from Delaware Valley group

I think there were 9 in Houston; 3 Global, 6 US Poverty