Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Fellow Activists,
I’m excited. You may wonder why. There has been the usual amount of crazy and bad news the past week.
I am excited because on Saturday I spent most of the day with hundreds of other activists at the Windivisible Bootcamp event. I am excited because the focus was on how we are going to win in the November election. And win big.
So, it’s to start really doing things! This week. And continue until November 3rd. So, let me tell you what’s going on this week.
MONDAY
2:30 to 4 PM
The Poor People’s Campaign is coming back for a second Moral Monday March on McConnell, where we will stage a digital “sit-in” and massive call-in to Senator McConnell’s offices to demand he stop causing misery, meanness and mayhem for our people and nation. RSVP here.
7:30 PM
Indivisible Brookfield will have a special guest for an hour for "Defund the Police, Explained". Tanya Watkins, Executive Director of Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL Chicago) will discuss what the Defund the Police movement means, and what steps we can take to push for racial justice.
Please bring an open mind, a listening ear, and your questions for this thoughtful and insightful discussion event. This event will take place via Zoom. In advance of the event, please click here to register and then receive the Zoom link to join us.
TUES.
10 AM Coffee Klatch
Meeting ID: 756 102 112 or by phone at 312-626-6799 Come join us. And here’s an idea. Grab a few postcards to write as well, so we can connect with voters in other states as well as talk. And, don't be alarmed--we may talk about twitter as well.
3 - 5 PM
Textbank Bingo into New Mexico: Here’s the FB post with more info. That explains the couple of things you need to do in preparation for the event. And here is how to register:
https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcOmrpjIjE9ZvYy8yp6Hx32PG-TBpoeZ2
WED
3-5 PM Phonebank Bingo to MA https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkd-GvpzgrHddTj4gVeTTEOsG_fCqcR89m Have you tried phone banking yet? This is a great way to do so. In a Zoom room with some training and some support as you start making calls.
THURS
3-5 pm. Textbank Bingo into MA. Same as on Tuesday, and register here https://indivisible.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYucu-grD4vEtI5Qh4shmKI0lFiPaLowaEi
5 PM Phonebank Training for Voter Registration Calls to Michigan Voters. Indivisible Chicago is teaming up with Statewide Indivisible Michigan (SWIM), Rust Belt Rising, and Register2Vote on "8 Million Voters,” a project to increase the number of registered voters in Michigan over that threshold during the months of August and September. Register2Vote is mailing targeted unregistered people a voter registration application and we will call them about completing their registration. This training will get you comfortable using the virtual phone bank and helping people get registered to vote in Michigan. Here is the link to register for this important program.
FRI
4:30 HAPPY HOUR
Join us to talk about what has happened this week, and what our response should be. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82011233258
Meeting ID: 820 1123 3258 Or by phone 312-626-6799
SAT
2 PM Virtual Postcard Party
Join us to write postcards to voters in swing states, urging them to get out and vote. You'll need to have postcards ahead of time. That and a pen or two. And you'll be ready to go. How many can you write in an hour and a half? This time we’ll have some live cello music to inspire our work. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84539980412
Meeting ID: 845 3998 0412 Or by phone 312-626-6799
BUT THERE’S MORE
There are phone calls you can make this week to our Senators and Representatives. Many of these relate to the election and voting rights. Go to our blog page CALLS TO MAKE to see the scripts for all of these issues.
ELECTION DATES TO REMEMBER
This may be something you want to print out and put on your refrigerator. Or maybe email to some friends or family members. This is especially important in a year when many of us will be voting by mail.
Did you know that all early voting sites will have drop boxes where you can safely deposit your mail-in ballot? Where are early voting sites? Go to the board of elections site for information on that. And, they will be announcing more locations for ballot drop boxes on Sept. 10th.
For late-breaking news on the elections and other events, please join our Facebook Group.. And you can follow us on Twitter @WFIndivisible. And you can generate your own tweets using these suggestions for this week
CAN YOU HELP THOSE IN NEED?
We’ve been hearing about a program that the Third Unitarian Church in Chicago is doing in the Austin community, an outdoor pop-up pantry on Saturdays, 10am-Noon, at the church. Support is needed for this--food and money donations, volunteers, and helping spread the word. Learn more about this program by reading this blogpost.
Also, and this is a repeat from last week. The Refugee Community Connection in Chicago is seeking donations of quality, used laptops, smartphones, and diapers. Mary-Beth Heine is coordinating the electronics portion of the drive. Chris Martin has volunteered to handle collecting diapers. These are the items currently in greatest need. Electronics should be five years old or less. Mary-Beth can be reached via text at 563-639-9781 or by email marybethheine@gmail.com. Chris can be reached at 708-477-1986.
DO SOMETHING
Whatever you do, please do something! There are always postcards to write to voters. We just got in new ones to send to voters in Florida. If you are out of postcards or if you want to join our postcard writing team or have friends who want to, email us at westernfrontindivisible@gmail.com.
So have a good week. Please find some event to join in on this week. And watch the news. I’m pretty sure we’ll find out Biden’s VP pick this week.
Keep on,
Etta
PS I want to mention one thing about next week. We are planning a special Happy Hour session on Friday Aug. 21st about Disinformation and the Truth Brigade. You won’t want to miss this one! Put it on your calendar and Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsd-uopj0rG9dmYCnFL8e5y8rorbAqZkec
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