In this issue:
- This Saturday, April 19th Action
- Our next General Meeting is Sunday, April 20
- Save the Date for May Day
- We are in a constitutional crisis: What are Our MOCs doing about it?
- Tell Mayor Lurie: no more children living on the streets!
- Tell our MOCs: protect funding for NPR and PBS
- Help the Roxie Theater buy its building
- Thank you for coming to the People’s March
- Want to help us do this work?
- Upcoming events
We’re on the streets Saturday, April 19, with We Fight Back Coalition
We Fight Back Coalition is hosting a Civic Center rally on April 19 to uplift our ongoing message: No to fascism!
Want to attend? Mark your calendar for April 19 at 11 AM at Civic Center.
Want to spread the word? Download, print, and post our flyers wherever you can!
Got time before 11 AM on Saturday?
Join the Impeach & Remove Human Banner at Ocean Beach with our friends Brad and Travis! The event will be at Stairwell 7, people will line up to form a human banner that will be photographed by drone. RSVP on Eventbrite.
Our next General Meeting is on Sunday, April 20.
Come blaze it with us this 4/20. By “it,” we mean the Trump administration. And by “blaze,” we mean resist.
We’ll be at 518 Valencia at 2 PM. Join us and learn about our core teams to build a long-term resistance to fascism and defend our neighbors and loved ones.
Space is limited, so you have to RSVP to attend this in-person event. RSVP on Eventbrite.
Save the Date: May Day Rally (May 1)
May Day, an annual celebration of the strength of unions, has been celebrated in the United States since the 1880s. The San Francisco Labor Council, the ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, 50501 SF, and of course, Indivisible SF are working hard to unite on May 1 and show our support for all workers, including those in the immigrant community.
Join us at Civic Center on Thursday, May 1, at 4 PM. More details coming soon!
We are in a constitutional crisis. What are Our MOCs doing about it?
A federal judge had issued a Friday-morning deadline for the Department of Justice to provide a plan to return Kilmar Abrego García, a Maryland resident wrongly abducted and sent to a Salvadoran prison, to the United States. The Supreme Court—the one stacked with Trump appointees!—unanimously affirmed the lower court’s directive. Rather than comply, the DOJ simply argued that meeting the deadline was “impracticable.” These actions reveal a disturbing disregard for the rule of law.
To make matters worse, the administration has already admitted that García’s deportation was an “administrative error.” The Supreme Court has ordered the administration to return him to his family in the US immediately. The constitutional rights that protect Kilmar Abrego Garcia from arbitrary deportation protect all Americans. If the government can bypass courts for him, they can potentially do this for any of us. Today Trump confirmed his administration has no intention to return Abrego Garcia to his family.
Senator Van Hollen of Maryland has requested a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele while he is in the United States in order to discuss the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Senator Van Hellen has also announced his intent to travel to El Salvador and check on his constituent’s condition if Abrego Garcia is not returned by the end of this week.
We are asking Senator Padilla, Senator Schiff, Representative Pelosi, and Representative Mullin to join Senator Van Hollen’s delegation to El Salvador.
Tell our Members of Congress: Stand up for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and defend the US Constitution.
Keep pushing: No more children living in the streets—Mayor Lurie and our Supes must keep our immigrant families housed!
We must keep pushing to repeal the 90-day eviction policy reinstated in December 2024 by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), which is forcing families back onto the streets. We're getting some support from our Supervisors, and now there will be hearing on a resolution to end the evictions.
But we need to keep pushing. This cruel policy must end!
Call Mayor Lurie and your Supervisor and tell them: no more children living in the streets!
A Call to Action from our Media Accountability, Balance and Protection (MAB+) Group: Protect funding for NPR and PBS!
Everyone in the United States has the right to free speech promised under our Constitution. You have this right whether you are an immigrant or a citizen, a reporter or a protester.
Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk, student protesters, have the right to speak their minds. Whether or not Trump or anyone else agrees with them, they have the right to criticize a government’s actions. And yet ICE agents abducted both of them in retaliation for expressing their opinions.
Trump has also been punishing journalists for covering his regime. He’s slashed staff at Voice of America and tried to shut down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He’s banned the AP from the White House press pool, and still hasn’t restored full access. In both cases, he's openly defying court orders.
And now, following a sham investigation he ordered on January 30, Trump has turned his sights on NPR and PBS, two stalwarts of domestic public broadcasting in the United States that run on listener/viewer donations, private donations, and Congressional funding. Trump is proposing $1 billion in cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds both broadcasters. At least he’s asking Congress nicely this time!
Tell our Members of Congress: Protect funding for NPR and PBS!
Help the Roxie Theater buy their building!
We’ve happily worked with the Roxie Theater in the Mission on a couple of fronts this year. Last month, the Roxie hosted the showings of “Democracy Noir” that raised money for us. We also rent our current meeting space, 518 Valencia, from them.
Even beyond our own benefit, the Roxie has been a cultural institution in the Mission for roughly a hundred years, having opened under its current name in 1934, and with antecedents going back a bit farther.
Now the Roxie is working to raise $7 million to buy the building it occupies and make various improvements and investments in future operations. As of yesterday, the campaign has about $1.5 million left to go.
You can help either by making a one-time gift or becoming a monthly donor to the Roxie. Learn more at Forever Roxie.
Thank you for coming together to the People’s March!
What a beautiful moment at the People’s March! We joined Alex U. Inn and Juanita More, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, numerous BIPOC and LGBTQIIA+ groups, and so many more to show our strength, unity, and joy.
Indivisible SF volunteers played a big role in keeping the march safe and orderly, and our contingent impressed with signs and tireless chants. Thank you so much for attending and volunteering!
You can find photos of the event in Pro Bono Photo’s albums here and here.
Want to help us do this work?
We will plug you in where your skills can do the most good to resist this administration.
If you would like to join and do important work with us, we welcome you! Currently we are in need of volunteers to help with the following:
- Publishing our newsletter with MailChimp, and helping update our website on Newsletter Night (Tuesdays at 5PM).
- Making short-form videos to help educate people on our topics in an accessible way.
- Tracking federal, state, and local legislation and working with our state and local legislatures and Mayor Lurie.
- Organizing our protests and other in-person actions, and scheduling our in-person meetings.
No experience is needed, we will train you and provide everything you need. If you would like to help us, please contact us at [email protected].
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Indivisible SF General Meeting: Sunday, April 20, 2-4 PM at 518 Valencia. Join us for this month’s general meeting. Learn about our core groups and how you can plug in to resist the Trump administration. Space is limited, so RSVP soon. RSVP on Eventbrite.
We Fight Back Coalition: Saturday, April 19, 11 AM at Civic Center. We Fight Back Coalition is hosting a Civic Center rally on April 19 to uplift our ongoing message: no to fascism! Print & post these flyers and join us this weekend.
Youth vs. Apocalypse Earth Day Community Event: Saturday, April 19, 1-5 PM at Fruitvale Plaza, Oakland. A youth-led Earth Day gathering focused on cultural restoration, resilience, and community building in the face of escalating political and environmental crises. More info here.
IMPEACH & REMOVE Human Banner: Saturday, April 19, 10-11 AM at Ocean Beach, Balboa Ave and Great Highway, Stairwell 7, San Francisco, CA 94121. Be part of a human banner declaring the need for Trump to be impeached and removed. Organized by Brad Newsham and Travis Van Brasch. Details on Eventbrite.
People over Profit at the Tesla Dealership: Saturday, April 19, and (almost) every Saturday at 12 PM. Join this weekly, peaceful protest at the SF Tesla Dealership at 999 Van Ness to speak out against Musk’s takeover of the federal government. Details on Mobilize.
Friends of Canada - Elbows Up: April 21, 5-7 PM at Canadian Consulate San Francisco. Join us in solidarity with our Canadian brothers and sisters at the Canadian Consulate in San Francisco, 580 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 to say Hands Off Canada!
Stop the Attack on Federal Workers at the Tesla Dealership: Monday, April 21, and every Monday at 12 PM. This weekly protest at the SF Tesla Dealership at 999 Van Ness is organized by Federal Workers United to stand with federal workers. Details on Mobilize.
Phone Bank with Common Cause to stop the SAVE Act: Tuesday, April 22, 3-5 PM. Join Common Cause for an important phone bank as we mobilize voters to take action against the dangerous SAVE Act and advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. RSVP via Mobilize.
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If you’ve seen our newsletter posts on social media, you might have noticed that we include a photo or graphic with each issue.
Today’s graphics are calls to action to join the El Salvador delegation, protect homeless families, help the Roxie buy its building, and flyers for our events.
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Keep Fighting,
The Indivisible SF Team
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