We posted recently about our concerns with using Slack for team communications. Here's the thing: A lot of us love Slack. It is life-changing software that makes team collaboration roughly 1.3 gazillion times easier. And if you're a geek, the API integrations are heavenly. Slack is great...for work or to organize a neighborhood barbecue. Slack (and …
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This is it, folks, the week when Trump officially seizes power. If ever there was a time to march in the streets, it is now. Here are some opportunities to do just that. If you prefer to act from the relative safety of your cubicle or underground bunker, make some calls to your reps about …
Protest/rally songs are a useful tool for communicating a movement’s message, motivating and energizing a crowd, and demonstrating unity. The best ones are pretty simple & easy to pick up on. Here are a few we can use for upcoming actions such as the One Resistance Inauguration Day Protest March or the Women's March. Print …
Disclaimer: I can't tell you what to do. I am not dictating a policy here, nor do I have the means to enforce one. This is a discussion of basic security concepts as they apply to Indivisible teams & data and how Slack measures up. It also includes some mitigations to take if you do decide to use Slack. …
Greetings from your Washington, DC correspondent for this week! I traveled to Capitol Hill to hear our Texas Senators, Cornyn and Cruz, speak at the Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing on Wednesday. It was an interesting experience, and I look forward to my next visit! I arrived at the Russell Senate Office building at around 8:30 …
Hey! Happy Saturday! We have a new little resource you can print at home and use to spread the word about Indivisible ATX and our district groups. Print the IndivisibleATX Zine, (or the Spanish Version) fold it up, and drop it around town. Just fold lengthwise down middle so text is on the outside, then an accordion …
Thanks to everyone who was able to join the call last night, and to our guest speakers. This week Congress voted to move forward with the process of instructing Committees -- including the House Ways and Means Committee chaired by Texas Congressman Kevin Brady -- to begin writing up repeal legislation that would go around the normal …
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During his farewell address, President Obama asked us to remember as we go forward that “…laws alone won’t be enough. Hearts must change. If our democracy is to work in this increasingly diverse nation, each one of us must try to heed the advice of one of the great characters in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who …
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Everyone is invited to join a conference call this evening to discuss critical strategies to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Congress began the process of dismantling this law that protects the health and lives of millions of Americans last night. UPDATE: Tonight's call will focus on Texas, but the topics and tactics …
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IndivisibleATX will be joining many other organizations and individuals for a peaceful march on the State Capitol to protest Donald Trump's politics of fear and hate and to rally for civil rights, immigrants' rights, reproductive rights, our environment, good jobs, as well as justice and safety in all of our communities. The marchers will gather …
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