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Indivisibles,

It’s congressional recess week! This is the first one of the year for the
Senate, and the second for the House. As you’ll recall, last month we made
[ [link removed] ]quite the splash at Republican town halls, and successfully
[ [link removed] ]encouraged some Dems to fight back. 

Congressional recess is an enormous opportunity for all of us to use the
power we’ve been building to pressure Republicans in red areas to break
from Musk and Trump, to cheer on Democrats who are leading, and to help
others find their spines.

Why this week is a big opportunity. Below you’ll find a lot of content
about what we’re doing over recess. But I want to take a step back and
talk about the strategic logic here, because I think it’s important.

Trump has spent the months since November claiming that his narrow
plurality win gives him a mandate to remake our country, take a chainsaw
to the government services we rely on, and govern as a king. He’s wrong.
We don’t have kings in America.

Many elected Republicans won’t admit it, but they know that he’s wrong
too. That’s why they’ve stopped showing up in public and started hiding
from their constituents. If your policies are popular, you’re not scared
to go talk to your voters. If you have overwhelming popular support for
your plans, you go out and tell people about them.

Republicans know that cuts to cancer research, special education, national
parks, and more are deeply unpopular. They know the public is horrified by
Elon Musk firing air traffic controllers while he picks up big fat
contracts from the FAA for himself. They know that most Americans hate the
GOP's plans to gut Medicaid to pay for another round of giveaways to the
rich. 

They have no mandate for what they’re doing. This month, [ [link removed] ]our actions
help make sure everyone knows it. And next month, with our April
5 [ [link removed] ]Hands Off! national mobilization, we go on offense.

What about Democrats? Well. Where Democrats are ready to fight back, they
need to be visible! Out and about, talking to everyone, shouting their
heads off about the damage Trump, Musk, and congressional Republicans are
doing to our government, our communities, and our democracy. When
Democrats do that, we in the grassroots should cheer them on. When they
fail to do it, we stiffen their spines.

I’d be remiss if I didn’t notice that we’ve had a pretty big wrench thrown
in the plan last week, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer abandoned
House Democrats and rejected the advice of good government wonks, [ [link removed] ]rule
of law litigators, [ [link removed] ]the federal government employee union, and the
grassroots. He led the Senate Democrats to surrender and accept the GOP
funding bill, giving up congressional Democrats’ biggest source of
leverage this year. [ [link removed] ]Trump, Musk, [ [link removed] ]congressional Republicans, and the
[ [link removed] ]Wall Street Journal editorial board are thrilled.

How Indivisible is leading in this moment. Over the weekend,
[ [link removed] ]Indivisible officially called for Chuck Schumer to step down from
Senate leadership. With Trump and Musk ramping up their assault on the
constitution and rule of law, we cannot afford to quietly accept failed
leadership -- it is because the stakes are so high that we need to make
this call right now.

This is not a step we took lightly, and it’s not a decision that I made or
Leah made alone -- 91% of the nearly 1,300 local Indivisible leaders on
our emergency call on Saturday voted for this move. If you want to dig in
more on the human and political cost of Schumer’s leadership failure, hit
[ [link removed] ]me or [ [link removed] ]Leah up on Bluesky, or [ [link removed] ]join our What’s The Plan
discussion this Thursday. 

But because it’s recess week, I want to spend less space in this
newsletter on analysis and more on action. It’s time for the grassroots,
and those who are willing to fight, to step forward and lead. That’s what
we do this week.

How we move forward: locate your leverage; organize with conviction; lead
with integrity. Indivisible groups in red districts this week are hosting
empty chair town halls to demonstrate their Republican Member of Congress
is not just backing Musk and Trump, but also hiding from constituents.
Indivisible in blue districts are cheering on House Democrats who held the
line and did their part -- and holding those who did not accountable,
starting with Minority Leader Schumer.

So with that, here’s what you can do during this special congressional
recess week.

- Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Musk or Recess: Join a town hall or event. The congressional
recess is officially underway and will run through March 23. This is
an opportunity to hold Republicans accountable for the lawless chaos
we’re enduring, and to demand Democrats fight back. Click the link
above to find town halls and other events near you or [ [link removed] ]read through
our toolkit to plan your own event.
 2. [ [link removed] ]Find or register an event for our April 5 mass mobilization to
tell Trump, Musk and the GOP: Hands Off! Americans are fed up with the
Musk-Trump power grab and want an end to the lawless raiding of our
government. Together with progressive partners, we’re planning a
massive, coordinated mobilization in the streets to translate that
anger into a nationwide show of defiance. Click the link above to find
or plan an event, and [ [link removed] ]join us on Friday, March 21 for an
informational meeting for event hosts.
 3. [ [link removed] ]Call your Democratic senator(s) and tell them Schumer must step
down. Last Friday, Democrats had a rare opportunity to exercise real
leverage in the government funding fight and demand an end to the
Trump-Musk coup. Instead, Chuck Schumer caved and allowed Republicans’
extreme funding bill to pass through without a fight. We need leaders
who are willing to fight as hard as we are to save our democracy. If
you have a Democratic senator, call them and tell them Schumer must
step down as minority leader.
 4. [ [link removed] ]Process the news with Indivisible co-founders Ezra Levin and Leah
Greenberg this Thursday at 3pm ET/12pm PT. Every Thursday at 3pm, we
take a step back to absorb the news of the past week, draw inspiration
from the work Indivisibles and allies are doing all across the
country, and talk about how we fight back. 

P.S. -- With social media companies bending the knee to Trump, Project
2025 purging the government of dissenters, and corporate media companies
caving in the face of speech-chilling lawsuits, it’s never been more
important to invest in organizations you believe in that are willing to
speak out and defy autocracy. [ [link removed] ]Please consider chipping in with a
monthly or one-time donation to help us keep up the fight.

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Demand your Member of Congress host a town hall

[ [link removed] ]Screenshot of animated video demanding Members of Congress host town
halls.

[ [link removed] ]Click here to watch our video pushing for MoCs to host town halls.

The congressional recess is already underway, but there’s still time to
demand your Members of Congress host a town hall. Whether you’re
represented by Republicans or Democrats, your MoCs work for you and they
should be spending this recess meeting with their constituents. 

If you have Republican MoCs, demand they host a town hall and explain why
they’re gutting Medicaid and Social Security and looting the government
for billionaires. 

[ [link removed] ]Call Senate Republicans >>

[ [link removed] ]Call House Republicans >> 

If you have Democratic MoCs, demand they meet with their constituents and
explain how they’re fighting the Trump-Musk coup. 

[ [link removed] ]Call Senate Democrats >> 

[ [link removed] ]Call House Democrats >>

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Fight Back with Friends

Are you attending or hosting a Hands Off! event on April 5? Want to use
the Empower app, proven relational organizing skills, and Indivisible’s
messaging to make your event even more impactful?

Join us Thursday, March 20 at 8pm ET/5pm PT to learn about our latest call
to action, then use Empower to invite your friends, and grow this movement
nationwide. We’ll cover the mass mobilization, the call to action, and how
to use Empower to reach your network as a trusted messenger. [ [link removed] ]Register
for the call here!

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Red state and rural Indivisibles: Join our March 26 caucus call

One of the most common questions we get is, “I’m in a deep red
district/I’m in a rural area with little party infrastructure -- what can
I do?” Our Rural and Red Caucus calls are a great place to find the
answers! 

Each month, grassroots leaders from rural areas and Republican-dominated
districts/states come together to strategize about messaging and tactics
that we employ to change hearts and minds in our communities and build
grassroots political power. 

[ [link removed] ]Join our next Red and Rural Caucus call on Wednesday, March 26, at 8pm
ET.

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Don’t let Musk buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court majority

On April 1, control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is up for grabs. This
is one of the most important elections of 2025 -- and not just for
Wisconsinites. If conservatives win a majority, they will entrench the
state’s gerrymander and get the final say in voting rights cases in the
crucial swing state. That’s why Elon Musk is pouring millions of dollars
into the race. 

We’re working with Wisconsin Indivisibles to get out every last vote for
our endorsed candidate, Judge Susan Crawford. But if you’re outside
Wisconsin, we need your help, too. 

[ [link removed] ]We’ve got six upcoming phonebanks to help boost turnout and keep our
liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Sign up for a shift
today!

And to learn more about this race and how we’re fighting back against
Musk’s attempt to steal this election, [ [link removed] ]click here to watch our latest
Wisconsin Wednesday update on Bluesky.

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IndivisiWin of the Week 

[31]Chart showing Republicans in competitive districts and the number of
SNAP recipients in their district.

On Saturday, New York Indivisibles joined labor unions and other
progressive orgs to host a 10,000 person-strong march. The protest
featured a “die-in” outside the Stock Exchange coordinated by Indivisible
Brooklyn.

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