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This is a national tragedy. Indivisibles,
Remember this?
We sure do. 62 days ago, Indivisibles in Arizona, Texas, and Florida came together to tell their governors that re-opening before they were ready was dangerous. Yet, all three of these states are reporting some of the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths today. And it’s no coincidence that this happened. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ignored their constituents’ warnings and they proceeded to rush re-opening and refused to enforce safety measures.
It should have never gotten this bad. Florida is breaking records with a staggering 15,000+ new cases -- the highest number of new cases in a single day by any state since the pandemic started. Florida isn’t the only state that’s been hit, Johns Hopkins reports that at least 33 states are seeing higher rates of new cases since last week. As we see states rolling back their plans to reopen, we can’t help but feel like we’re back to square one (or worse).
We’re living through a national tragedy. As a country, a lot of healing will have to be done to ever recover from this. But even as people continue to lose their lives and loved ones, Trump is spending his time withdrawing from the World Health Organization and discrediting Dr. Anthony Fauci, all while finding time to defend how much time he spends playing golf. The list of grievances goes on…
But it’s not just Trump. Our leaders in Congress have yet to meet this moment with the care and urgency it deserves (and we’re not just talking about Ted Cruz refusing to wear a mask on a commercial flight). The Senate has yet to move forward with the Heroes Act even though it passed the House back in May, and we only have a small window for action. The Senate returns from recess this coming Monday, July 20 before leaving again for August recess. The Heroes Act will save countless lives and ensure working families are able to weather this recession, but Senate Republicans are refusing to act. In response, we won’t follow the Senate’s lead and just look the other way.
Despite living through a pandemic and collectively fighting for Black lives in one of the largest movements in U.S. history -- we’re still here. And we’re still channeling all of the energy that we’ve got into these ongoing fights. With that, here are our weekly to-dos:
Your 5 weekly to-dos
- Join essential workers on social media for a National Digital Day of Action on July 15 to hold Congress accountable for passing the Heroes Act. Get creative on Wednesday by recording a quick selfie video about why we need the Heroes Act and post it on your preferred social media channels. Don’t forget to tag your Senator’s official Twitter handles and use the hashtag #DoYourJob. Follow along with us at @IndivisibleTeam as we share and uplift your posts on Wednesday.
- After you post your video, make sure to call your Senators to demand they pass the Heroes Act without watering it down. Working families are struggling to make ends meet and we need every protection in the Heroes Act to pass or lives will be at stake.
- Call your local officials to express your support to defund the police and invest in Black communities. So many of you joined the fight to support and protect people of color from state sanctioned violence, but the truth is a lot of that work has to happen locally, in your town and cities. Call your local officials and demand that they defund the police and invest those funds in resources. If you need more context, check out our latest video where we explain exactly what we mean by #DefundThePolice.
- Join the DFAD #DemocracyOpenMic to inspire our elected leaders to act now to protect our elections. While COVID-19 cases continue to rise in states across the country, too many states lack the resources to ensure safe and accessible voting this fall. The disastrous primary elections in Wisconsin and Georgia demonstrate the urgent need for Congress to act now to #ProtectOurVote. That’s why we’re calling on activists, artists, and creators across the country to make your voice heard by participating in a Democracy Open Mic. Record a video, create a protest sign, design a graphic and more, the possibilities are endless!
- Join our 2020 Electoral Bootcamp to win back the Senate and White House, and keep the House. On August 8th, we’re holding a day long virtual conference to teach you the in’s and out’s of Indivisible’s general election strategy. Come learn of the different ways to take action: from phone banking, to text banking, to countering online disinformation -- these are all the tactics we need to win!
2020 Update
- Finally, we’re just over 100 days out from the general election and we want to hear from YOU about why you’re in this fight and what you’re doing to help us beat Trump on November 3rd. Record or upload a video with your story here.
Find a Virtual Event "near" you
STARTING TONIGHT: Week of Action Prep Training
As we get ready to kick-off of our General Election Strategy, join us for this hands-on training to get the resources you need to carry out your General Election work with Indivisible’s Direct Voter Contact Program. During this training, you will learn how to set-up and host a successful General Election Kick-Off event, put together a timeline for your Week of Action events, and train your group members on how to sign up for text banking and phone banking.
Date: TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 14 at 3 PM EST -- Register HERE.
Indivisible Text Banking Trainings
Learn how to start texting with the IndivisiText program on our platform TextOut! We’re planning to send millions of texts before Election Day so we need volunteers who want to help. We send texts for endorsed IndivisiCandidates, to do volunteer recruitment, get out the vote actions, and more. These trainings are mandatory for anyone who wants to text -- so if your group is hosting a text banking party, please ensure all your attendees go to a training. Please note these trainings will all cover the same material so there is no need to attend more than one.
Date: TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 14 at 8:30pm EST -- Register HERE.
Date: Wednesday, July 15 at 7pm EST -- Register HERE.
Date: Sunday, July 19 at 6pm EST -- Register HERE.
Date: Wednesday, July 22 at 7pm EST -- Register HERE.
Annual Red and Rural Missouri Workshop
If you’re in Missouri, be sure to join us for a conversation on how to manage difficult, uncomfortable and emotionally charged conversations around topics such as racism, racial equity, Medicaid expansion, etc. and why it's so important that we have these conversations throughout rural communities in Missouri.
Date: Saturday, July 18 at 1:30pm CT -- Register HERE.
Support the Movement
We’re in the habit of trusting in the rule of law and peaceful transfer of power in the US, but even that isn’t guaranteed: Trump himself has hinted at staying in office past 2024, and he’s been systematically undermining the public trust in election processes since he entered office. This is a nightmare scenario, and we have to start preparing for it now. Luckily, that’s just what we’re doing with Protect the Results -- a joint project with our partner Stand Up America to make sure Trump and everyone else respects the results of November’s election. We’re budgeting over $1.2 million if we need to do that work, and we need your help: can you donate $10 to protect the results and fund all our work?
IndivisiWin of the Week
For this week’s IndivisiWin, we wanted to show off the volunteers from Mom’s Demand Action who were at the virtual town hall held by an Indivisible group in Texas. John Cornyn, Senator from Texas and blatant Trump enabler, is one of the Senators we’re getting ready to defeat come November. Events like these are happening around the country until November -- the fight is on!
In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
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