Indivisibles,

We’ve seen, time and time again, that there are virtually no limits on the cruelty that the Trump administration is willing to enact on immigrant and asylum-seeking children and families. From locking people in cages and refusing them access to basic necessities, to leaving children alone and deporting their parents, to attempting to illegally block asylum altogether -- these policies are part of a full-on assault on immigrants and refugees.

Just a few weeks ago, 129 Democrats joined congressional Republicans and voted to give the administration even more funding to continue this hateful, fearmongering agenda. And as we write this, ICE is raiding the budgets of other departments including FEMA, pulling an additional $271 million from emergency relief and other sources to continue attacking and traumatizing immigrants.

These are not our values, and it’s up to us to resist these repeated attacks. We’ve got a plan to push back at the federal level, which we’ll articulate below. If you’d like to learn more about our work or donate to support it, read on.

A Week of Action

Tomorrow, we’re launching our Defund Hate Week of Action -- a major push to fight back against the racist Trump agenda. Our ask for our members of Congress is threefold: cut funding for ICE and CBP to stop these outrageous abuses of power, eliminate the slush fund for ICE that effectively grants Trump a blank check for his administration's deportation agenda, and prevent ICE from stealing money from other agencies. So we’re providing Indivisibles the resources it will take to make sure our members of Congress listen.

The Defund Hate Week of Action will include:

• A National Call-In Day (tomorrow, September 9). Indivisibles nationwide are planning to call our elected officials in Washington, demanding they commit to cutting funding for ICE and CBP.
• Events hosted by local Indivisible groups across the country. All week, Indivisibles will be hosting rallies and visiting Congressional offices to pressure members of congress and build visibility to #DefundHate. As of Friday, there were 121 events already scheduled.
• Social Media Actions. Indivisibles are recording video testimonies and posting messages across social media to build momentum and power the conversation, letting Congress know that we stand Indivisible against hate.

To make all these actions possible, we’ve built toolkits and other resources to help Indivisibles turn up the heat in districts across the country. These tools are critical to push back against hate, but they don’t come cheap. Here’s an example of just some of the costs we’re incurring to roll out these initiatives:

• Email tools, to keep Indivisibles like you informed -- $1,914 a week
• Calling tools, to make it simple and straightforward to let your MoC know where you stand -- $6,000 a week
• Rally signs, buttons, and stickers for local group events -- $12,000 for the week
• Web hosting for our Defund Hate site -- $250 a week

That’s just for this week, and it’s not to mention the hours and hours of policy research and the salaries for staff who make all of this work possible.

Let’s be clear -- this administration’s anti-immigrant agenda is hateful, and we can’t just stand by and let it happen. Our members of Congress need the moral clarity to use their authority to combat Trump’s racist agenda and cut funding for ICE and CBP. But they’ll only do it if we speak out. We’ve already proven that the power of our numbers and of the thousands of Indivisible groups all around the country can change legislation for the better. If you’re ready to support this massive effort, chip in $5 today to support Indivisible Project and all of our legislative work.

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This is the moment for us to truly stand up for our values. Thank you for every action you take to do just that.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team