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Indivisibles,
I’m going to keep this intro short, because when you’ve got the goods,
it’s better to show than tell. And last week we showed what democracy
looks like! This last week was the Senate’s first and the House’s second
congressional recess of the year. And Indivisibles showed up everywhere --
we tracked about 200 local events nationwide.
Republicans: Out of sight, but not out of mind. The vast majority of the
local events were Republican “missing member” town halls -- ie, town halls
held on behalf of Republicans who are currently hiding from their own
voters. These took place in states [ [link removed] ]Maine, [ [link removed] ]Alaska, [ [link removed] ]Montana, and
[ [link removed] ]North Carolina -- states with the most vulnerable Republican senators
up next year. The 15 most vulnerable House Republicans did not show up for
public town halls last week -- but in every single one of those districts,
there was an Indivisible group (and many partners!) holding a missing
member town hall. We saw empty chairs, [ [link removed] ]cardboard cut outs,
[ [link removed] ]ridiculous masks, and [ [link removed] ]chicken costumes galore. The message broke
through with dozens and dozens of [ [link removed] ]local, [ [link removed] ]state, and [ [link removed] ]national
media stories about all these cowardly Republicans.
How we’re encouraging Dems to fight back. With a few exceptions, like
no-show Fetterman, the Democratic district and state events generally
looked like normal, old-fashioned town hall events with the actual Members
of Congress. Indivisible pushed these members to fight back with
everything they’ve got. Two of them -- [ [link removed] ]Glenn Ivey in Maryland and
Delia Ramirez in Illinois -- called for Chuck Schumer to step down from
Senate leadership. Over the weekend, I was talking to a Member of Congress
who hadn’t yet called for Schumer to step down. “Why not?” I asked. “Well
nobody has asked me at a town hall yet -- if they did, I probably would.”
[ [link removed] ]As I told Chris Hayes after his Schumer interview last week, we get
the Party we demand -- if you want something better, demand it.
April 5 is coming up next. We’re now building the largest one-day
mobilization in years: the April 5 Hands Off! day of protest. As of this
morning, there are more than 600 local events planned, and we’ve got
nearly two weeks to go. Nothing stops authoritarians in their tracks like
organized people power -- and we’re organizing it in communities
throughout the country right now. All this work depends on real life
people taking real life action.
See below for some practical things you can do this week to tell the
authoritarians to keep their grubby little hands off our families, our
schools, our communities, and our democracy. As you think about how to
take action locally, feel free to hit [ [link removed] ]me or [ [link removed] ]Leah up on BlueSky, or
[ [link removed] ]join us for the weekly What’s The Plan live Q&A on Thursday!
- Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible
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Your weekly to-dos
1. [ [link removed] ]Find or register an event for our April 5 mass mobilization.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're
taking everything they can get their hands on, and daring the world to
stop them. On April 5, we're taking to the streets nationwide to fight
back with a clear message: Hands off! Click the link above to find or
plan an event near you.
2. [ [link removed] ]Join a phonebank to get out the vote in Wisconsin. With just one
week to go until Election Day, we need all hands on deck to stop Elon
Musk from buying a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Sign up for
one of our six upcoming phonebanks to help boost turnout and keep our
liberal majority on the state supreme court.
3. [ [link removed] ]Call your Democratic senator(s) and tell them Schumer must step
down. With Trump and Musk actively working to dismantle our democracy,
we need Democratic leaders who recognize the crisis we’re in and are
willing to fight back as hard as we are. Through his words and
inaction, Chuck Schumer has told us that he is not that leader. If you
have a Democratic senator, call and tell them Schumer must step down.
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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Join the Families Over Billionaires Rally this Wednesday
Congress is coming back from recess and Republicans in Washington must
decide whose side they are on: hardworking Americans just trying to get
by, or their billionaire donors demanding tax breaks at the expense of
everyone else.
Their draconian budget proposal would cut Medicaid by $880 billion, take
food away from children in need, increase housing and grocery costs, and
more. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is slashing funding for veterans, Social
Security, and public education. All of this chaos and harm, just to fund
tax cuts for billionaires.
We’re fighting back and teaming up with Families Over Billionaires to
welcome Republicans back to DC with a major mobilization. [ [link removed] ]Rally with
us on Wednesday, March 26 at 10:15am to tell Congress no tax breaks for
billionaires on the backs of working families.
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Trans Day of Visibility Rally
Trump and Republicans are using every tool at their disposal to scrub
transgender people from America. But trans and queer people were always
here. Women were always here. Immigrants were always here. All of us,
together, are America. Our freedom is ours, and it cannot be bought by a
billionaire or stomped on by a dictator. We’re not going anywhere.
Next week, for Trans Day of Visibility, thousands of people will gather
alongside transgender rights advocates, organizations, and allies in DC to
send a clear message: Our freedoms are bound together.
[ [link removed] ]Join us on Monday, March 31 at 4pm to rally, hear from activists and
over a dozen members of Congress, and show Donald Trump that we’re not
giving up in the fight for trans rights.
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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/ 5pm PT.
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Help combat disinformation with the Indivisible Truth Brigade
Disinformation thrives in our overwhelming “attention economy,” where
human attention is the most valuable resource driving profit and political
outcomes. Algorithms and sensationalism exploit our emotional responses,
luring truth-seekers into false narratives. In a society where sound
decision-making depends on access to accurate information, inattention
poses a serious threat.
[ [link removed] ]Join us on April 9 at 6:30pm ET/3:30pm PT for a discussion on how to
protect truth, combat misinformation, and restore focus on what matters
most in today's media landscape.
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IndivisiWin of the Week
[ [link removed] ]Video of Indivisible town hall events and protests from last week's
congressiona recess.
Last week’s recess was a huge success with Indivisibles showing up at
hundreds of local events across the country. [ [link removed] ]Check out our post on
BlueSky to see a recap.
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