Hi all! We are producing a short video for the March 5th Indivisible event in Austin TX, and we want to include you! And guess what, taking part is SUPER EASY! We are looking for a diverse sampling of your voices to tell us WHY YOU STAND INDIVISIBLE. Just follow the filming instructions and submit …
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Protections for Trans Students Rescinded – Call Your State Reps
Our new affiliate, TX Lege Indivisible, has a writeup on Trump’s overturning of transgender student protections and what you can do about it. On Wednesday the Trump administration announced that it would be rescinding federal rules that simply allowed transgender students to use the bathroom that they choose. So what does this announcement mean? It means …
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Take Action: Week of February 20, 2017 Monday, Feb. 20 All Day. Call SENATORS and HOUSE REPS and ask them not to repeal the ACA.
Week of February 20, 2017 Monday, Feb. 20 All Day. Call SENATORS and HOUSE REPS and ask them not to repeal the ACA. Despite not having a plan for a replacement, Congressional Republicans plan to go ahead with ACA repeal, and many are pushing for a faster timeline. We have loads of resources on the ACA …
How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: Feb. 19, 2017
Here’s how your voices made a difference last week. National Security Adviser (and Islamophobe) Michael Flynn resigned amid proof that he discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Russian intelligence prior to Donald taking office, and lied about it to the VP and the FBI. Subsequent findings showed that many in the Republican administration have had contact …
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UPDATED: Upcoming Town Halls – Really!
One of the core tactics in the Indivisible Guide is to attend Town Halls where you can speak directly to your Members of Congress (MoCs). But what do we do when our MoCs refuse to hold a Town Hall–even during next week’s recess when they are supposed to be in their districts? Answer: You hold one …
Governor Abbott’s Cruelty Will Be His Undoing
Authoritarian regimes succeed only when there are enough lackeys willing to brutalize their fellow citizens on behalf of the autocracy. These lackeys do it without being told, and they do it with zeal. One such lackey is Gov. Greg Abbott, whose fealty to Trump is painfully evident in the case of a Tarrant County, Texas, woman named Maria Ortega, who …
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Take Action: Call SENATORS to oppose the nomination of Steve Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary
Monday, Feb. 13 All day. Call SENATORS and REPRESENTATIVES and demand a congressional investigation in Michael Flynn’s communications with Russia. Use this outstanding resource from the Indivisible Guide on how to call for action on investigating Flynn and his Russian ties. Note, this was compiled before Flynn resigned, but the call for investigations remains the same. All …
Take Action: Continue calling SENATORS on Betsy DeVos
Monday, Feb. 6 All day. Continue calling SENATORS on Betsy DeVos. More information and scripts are here, here, and here. Sen. Cornyn announced via Twitter during the Super Bowl that he would support DeVos. (Cruz had already endorsed.) So the tone of your calls should now be disappointment, or an appeal to listen to constituents and …
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#Resist Meetups and Other Groups
Update: We heard from Meetup.com: they set up all of these groups. Part of their statement: “#Resist is an extension of the Meetup platform designed to help members easily find and host Meetup events with a civic engagement focus.” We weren’t alone in our concerns that 1,000 groups springing up overnight was a Honeypot attempt …
How to Help: Active Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Ops in Travis County
Through attorneys in the Austin immigrant rights community, we’ve learned that there appears to be an active ICE operation in Travis County right now. According to our sources, ICE is lodging detainers for any foreign-born person in a county jail. We understand that those with criminal warrants and outstanding orders for removal are being specifically targeted. …
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