Our Representatives, Senators, Governor and Mayor have been exceptionally responsive and forward-thinking in their response to the COVID-19 emergency. However, they are lagging on several fronts, and this is where we come in. Join us in making 3 calls or emails to hold them accountable.
(Note: it might be more effective to email your MoC’s or use Resistbot since their offices are not likely to be well-staffed at this time due to the shelter-in-place orders).
We’re continuing to pressure Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Speier to get the House to reconvene and vote remotely.
Congress is not scheduled to reconvene from its recess until April 20. That's four days after U.S COVID-19 deaths are predicted to hit their apex (if all goes well), with Maryland not peaking until April 28 and Virginia on May 20. That makes it unlikely that Congress will be able to reconvene at that time. Both Pelosi and McConnell remain opposed to remote voting.
In the meantime, Trump has fired the Intelligence Inspector General for his role in impeachment, issued a signing statement for the third Emergency Relief bill that essentially gutted Congressional oversight, and unilaterally removed the congressionally-mandated Inspector General who was to oversee the $2 Trillion emergency relief funds for the pandemic. The Democratic House has to respond forcefully with more than public statements by Pelosi, but it cannot do so if it cannot work and vote remotely.
Contact your Representative and demand that they enact remote voting.
Meanwhile, we are continuing to address deadly oversights on the state and local level.
Join us in continuing to pressure Governor Newsom to #FreeThemAll. Governor Newsom has the discretion to order ICE detainees to be released back to their communities where they can safely shelter in place.
Urge Governor Newsom to order the release of ICE detainees.
Finally, we’re urging Mayor Breed to provide safe and decent housing to homeless San Franciscans to protect them from the pandemic. Earlier this week, Mayor Breed proposed indoor mass camps to house homeless people, an unhygienic and dangerous idea that received instant backlash. Although she has since walked back the proposal, she remains resistant to procuring hotels for housing. This is a fast moving situation, but we should pressure the Mayor to do the right thing.
Urge Mayor Breed to house vulnerable homeless San Franciscans in hotel rooms, not in mass camps!
ISF Spotlight
We sent a letter to our MoCs’ staffers with our demands for the next stimulus bill. House Democrats are currently drafting a 4th Emergency Relief bill, lwhich they refer to as "CARES 2." Based on the principle of putting people first, and drawing on work from Indivisible National and other organizations, ISF has developed a list of 36 principles, economic relief provisions, and national policies that we believe need to be included in the bill in order to combat the pandemic and rescue the economy in a manner that is fair and just for all. We will pursue this agenda with the MoCs’ staff in virtual meetings and continued email exchanges. Read more on our blog post.
Pints & Postcards is Back! Join us in partnership with Vote Forward to write letters while chatting after our general meeting. Here’s how it’s going to work:
- Register HERE to get an invitation to join us on Sunday, April 19 at 3:00pm.
- At the time of the event, click the link in the invitation to join our Zoom meeting.
- We’ll assign you a batch of letters to print out at home and tell you how to fill them out.
- Print out your letters, pour a glass of whatever you like best, and start writing.
For more info, see our webpage on the event.
Virtual Textbanking is here! Join your friends at Indivisible SF and learn how to text bank with the Indivisitexting Team for progressive causes and candidates! Here's how:
- Register here to receive an invitation to join us on Tuesday, April 21 at 6pm.
- At the time of the event, fill a glass with your favorite drink and click the link in the invitation to join the meeting.
- We’ll introduce you to Indivisitexting and help you get set up with the online tools you’ll need to get started. You can connect to the call with your phone or tablet, but you will need a laptop or desktop computer to use our texting tools.
For more info, see our webpage on the event.
Feeling down or lonely? We’re testing out a virtual coffee talk TODAY to bring some joy and togetherness to our community. Hop on to our Zoom meeting for some freeform chatting/community building and sharing advice on how to get through this tough time. Join here with the password ‘ISFcoffee’.
And, help provide for San Franciscans in need! The City of San Francisco has asked Hospitality House to continue providing services to people who are unhoused in San Francisco during the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place. They are hoping to raise $3000/month between donated items and cash donations to get through the next 4 months of this crisis. Information and links to buy from Amazon or Target or donate cash can be found here.( Even if delivery dates are not until May, they are still welcome!)
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ISF General Meeting: Sunday, April 19 1-3pm via Zoom. Register here to join our online meeting! We are working on more ways to stay in contact with you online!
Wednesday, April 8 10:30-12:30am: At Home & Together Phone Bank with Democracy Action SF. RSVP here to join this phone bank via Zoom.
Wednesday, April 8, 4-5pm: Indivisible SF Virtual Coffee Talk via Zoom. Hop on to our Zoom meeting for some freeform chatting/community building and sharing advice on how to get through this tough time. Join here with the password ‘ISFcoffee’.
Saturday, April 11 1-4pm: At Home & Together Phone Bank with Democracy Action SF. RSVP here to join this phone bank via Zoom.
Monday, April 13- April 17 4-6pm: Virtual Phone Bank for Elizabeth Romero with NARAL. RSVP here and pick a date to join this virtual phone-bank for a pro-choice candidate for State Senate in the May 12th runoff election in CA-25.
Tuesday, April 14, 6-7:30pm: Virtual Happy Hour for Reproductive Freedom ft. Christy Smith via NARAL. Join NARAL organizers and fellow NARAL members across California for a fun evening to learn how we're fighting for reproductive rights during COVID-19, featuring special guest Congressional Candidate Christy Smith! RSVP here.
Virtual Pints & Postcards: Sunday, April 19, 3-5pm via Zoom. Join us in partnership with Vote Forward to write letters while chatting after our general meeting. Register HERE to get an invitation to our meeting. For more info, see our webpage on the event.
Virtual Textbanking Meetup: Tuesday, April 21, 6-7:30pm via Zoom. Join your friends at Indivisible SF and learn how to text bank for the Indivisitexting Team for progressive causes and candidates! Register here to receive an invitation to join us.
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