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OUR NEXT EVENT: Wed, July 16, at 5 PM, celebrate the legacy of the late Rep. John Lewis with a community film showing at the SF Main Library! Get your tickets here ([link removed]) .
In this issue:
* Tell your Supervisor: Block the RV ban
* What to do if you see masked gunmen/ICE
* Mobilize Your State and Local electeds: Pass the No Secret Police Act
* Support a Wealth Tax in San Francisco
* Direct Action Monitoring: we need your help!
* Want to help us do this work?
* Upcoming events
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** TODAY: Tell your Supervisor: Block the RV ban!
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The Board of Supervisors is considering a measure to ban people from living in San Francisco in recreational vehicles by prohibiting them from parking on City streets.
This is a punitive, wasteful measure that would force these San Francisco residents into living on the street instead. Street homelessness is a big enough problem already—the Supervisors shouldn’t make it worse.
The ban will be heard in committee TODAY, Wednesday, July 9. The committee hearing starts at 10 AM. You can give public comment in person or via email, or call your Supervisor directly.
Tell the Supervisors: Don’t force even more San Franciscans to live on the streets! ([link removed])
** What to do if you see masked gunmen snatching people
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As Trump’s goons ramp up their attacks on our own community, more and more people are wondering how they can help.
You have the right to film law enforcement, but there are some things you should know and some precautions you should take.
Read our recommendations for what to do if you see masked gunmen ([link removed]) .
** No Secret Police Act: Mobilize Our Governor, State Legislature, and Board of Supervisors
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Indivisible National ([link removed]) is highlighting the need to pressure state officials to pass bills such as California’s No Secret Police Act. ([link removed]) As they state:
Over the lastsix months ([link removed]) , we’ve witnessed an alarming rise in disappearances, surveillance, and secretive operations targeting immigrants, international students, researchers, leaders of organizations, protestors, and even elected officials—often under the guise of federal law enforcement. Across the country, individuals have reportedly been abducted by masked, unidentified officers, taken without notice, and detained without immediate access to lawyers or families. In many cases, those targeted have not been accused of a crime, only of participating in protests, speaking out about U.S. foreign policy, or simply being present at immigrant-heavy protests and institutions like universities. In other cases, they are alleged to have obstructed or assaulted law enforcement, even when video evidence contradicts those claims.
In addition to supporting the state bill, we should also encourage our Supervisors to pass similar legislation at the local level.
Call your state reps and tell them ([link removed]) : Support the No Secret Police Act.
** Support a Wealth Tax in San Francisco
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As of 2024 San Francisco was home to 50 billionaires, the highest per-capita level of any city in the world. A wealth tax affecting only these top earners would create lasting revenue and prevent the kinds of cuts that are about to impact our City—but local income taxes are not allowed in California.
To this end, Supervisors Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen, Jackie Fielder, and Shamann Walton have co-sponsored a resolution calling for our state representatives Matt Haney, Catherine Stefani, and Scott Wiener to introduce legislation that would allow cities and counties in California to have local income taxes. Sixteen states allow local income taxes, but California is not among them.
The Resolution received unanimous support among the Board Supervisors. Let’s thank them for bringing progressive solutions to the table, and urge our state representatives to do what our Supervisors are asking them to do.
Tell your state representatives ([link removed]) : Support a wealth tax in San Francisco.
** Direct Action Event Monitoring: We need your help!
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At every protest, we always want as many safety monitors as we can get to help keep our actions peaceful. And that’s never been more true and more important than at last month’s No Kings march, where roughly 100,000 people filled the streets.
We’ll have more protests in the future. Please volunteer to be a safety monitor for our next action. We can train you—it takes about 90 minutes. It's a simple, usually fairly chill, and essential job that helps keep our actions safe for all participants.
As pro-democracy, anti-authoritarian movements depend on nonviolence for success and as the US movement grows and potentially provokes authoritarian backlash, we encourage you to join in this vital work at our future actions. Read more on our blog ([link removed]) .
When you see a call for volunteers for our events, please sign up as an event monitor. And, join #direct_action if you’re on our Slack.
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Want to help us do this work?
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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:
* Editing submissions to our newsletter (Mondays and Tuesdays).
* Publishing our newsletter with MailChimp and helping update our website on Newsletter Night (Tuesdays at 5 PM).
* 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
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TODAY: Truth Brigade Campaign Launch, Orientation and Workshop: Wednesday, July 9, 3:30 PM. Join our Truth Brigade Campaign Launch, Workshop and New Member Orientations to learn what this grassroots disinformation-countering project is all about—and where you fit in. We'll launch a new message campaign for all to share, train new members and provide a workshop for current members. This call is open to anyone—new friends, longtime Brigaders, or in-between. Register here ([link removed]) .
Phone Bank with Common Cause to stop the SAVE Act: Thursday, July 10, 2:30-4:30 PM, and Tuesday, July 15, 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 on Mobilize ([link removed]) .
Help Free SF pack the court for Guillermo’s Preliminary Injunction hearing: Monday, July 14, rally at 11:45 AM at 425 Golden Gate, hearing at 1:00 PM. Guillermo Medina Reyes knows that detention is a terrifying reality, but he’s choosing to fight back to defend his freedom—and he needs YOU there. More info here ([link removed]) .
Film screening for Good Trouble day at SF Main Library, Wednesday, July 16, 5-8 PM. Join Indivisible SF for the powerful community film screening that honors the late Rep. John Lewis in the Koret Auditorium. Get your tickets here ([link removed]) .
** This Week's Social Media Graphics
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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 promoting our upcoming mobilizations and calls to action. You can freely use and share these graphics. Tag us on your social media website ([link removed]) of choice!
Keep Fighting,
The Indivisible SF Team ([link removed])
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