Indivisibles,

It’s hard to believe that April is nearly over, and with it, the third
full month of the Biden Administration. 

With the pandemic still raging and the Capitol Riot still fresh in our
minds, the new president had a lot going on, so his team delayed the usual
February Joint Address to Congress until this week. Make sure to put 8pm
ET / 5pm PT on Wednesday on your calendar to watch! 

An aside: One of the strange quirks of the American system is that while
an incoming president does make a speech to Congress in the spring, for
some reason we don’t call the first one a “State of the Union” address.
But don’t be confused if you hear someone refer to it as the State of
the Union or “SOTU” -- this is the speech they mean! 

While we watch the speech, we’ll be particularly interested in seeing how
much (or little) President Biden prioritizes democracy in his address.
With D.C. Statehood passing the House last week and now headed for the
Senate, a markup of the For the People Act in the Senate in early May, and
Republicans still using the threat of a filibuster to try and halt real
progress in its tracks, it’s never been more important for him to be out
and public with his democracy plans. Want to know what you can do to
promote democracy reform? Check out the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Votercades in the “National Events” section below. Without further ado,
here are your weekly to-dos:

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 Your 4 weekly to-dos 

 1. Watch Biden’s Joint Address! It will start at 8pm ET / 5pm PT and
should be broadcast and streamed on all of the major news networks, as
well as [ [link removed] ]C-SPAN. Join us on [ [link removed] ]Facebook and [ [link removed] ]Twitter during the
speech to follow along. 
 2. Make calls to your [ [link removed] ]senators & [ [link removed] ]member of Congress on our recovery
priorities. We expect part two of Biden’s Build Back Better Plan, the
American Families Plan, to be released sometime this week, so this is
a crucial moment. 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Watch and share our latest video on why relying on the budget
reconciliation process in the Senate is unsustainable. Budget
reconciliation can be a confusing process so our latest video explains
what reconciliation is and how the only path forward is to eliminate
the filibuster once and for all. 
 4. [ [link removed] ]Take action for democracy reform with the For the People Project.
Check out our For the People Project page to learn more about our
plans and find ways to take action. 

We’re able to build, host, and maintain resources like this, as well as
events, organizing, ads, and more because of grassroots supporters. [ [link removed] ]If
you’re able, click here to donate to help fund our work.

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This week on the Hill

This week we’ll be paying a lot of attention to the signals the Biden
Administration puts out in advance of the Joint Address. We expect they’ll
release the second half of the American Families Plan (the second half of
the administration’s recovery package) sometime before the address. We’ll
be looking for the president’s plan to go big in terms of size, speed, and
scope. We already have a resource out on the first half of the plan
([ [link removed] ]click here to read it) which we’ll update with more details throughout
the week. We’ll be looking for alignment with the priorities the
Congressional Progressive Caucus put out recently and standing with the
caucus to negotiate to get these policies in the final recovery package. 

Progressives have the ability to commit their votes together as a voting
bloc and use that leverage in legislative negotiations to secure
progressive wins and prevent harmful compromises, and we’re excited to see
them use it to win these necessary components of a robust and inclusive
recovery. Here’s what we’re looking for in the package: 

* A Pathway to Citizenship
* Dramatically Lower Drug Prices & Use Savings to Pay for Public Health
Expansion
* Investments in Climate
* Investments in the Care Economy
* Investments in Housing

If this sounds familiar, that’s because it’s what the CPC did for the
American Rescue Plan! This play resulted in some huge progressive wins
like $1400 checks and extended UI making it into the final bill. [ [link removed] ]You
can learn more about the package and what we’re looking to see by clicking
on our recovery resource, here.

Related: We also expect the THRIVE Act to be introduced in the House and
Senate on Thursday. Remember, THRIVE is the blueprint for a progressive
recovery grounded in climate, jobs and justice, that we’ve been working on
with our friends at the Green New Deal Network for the last six months. It
makes major investments in the economy, going big on the scope of
recovery, and including strong cross cutting climate, equity, and labor
standards, and it offers the best legislative texts for accomplishing the
CPC’s priorities around climate, jobs, and overall size. We should be
pushing Democratic members of Congress to sign on as cosponsors. [ [link removed] ]Check
out our THRIVE resource here to stay up to speed.



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National Events

TO BE RESCHEDULED: POC Caucus Conversations: COVID Vaccine - Increasing
Equity, Decreasing Hesitancy. Please note that the People of Color Caucus
will be postponing this call, originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 27.
Last week’s news has heavily impacted us, and we think it’s critical to
hold space for our POC leaders and members to receive the support they
need. We will share the new date once confirmed in our next group leader
email.

[ [link removed] ]On Wednesday at 7pm ET (right before the Joint Address) join activists
for the John Lewis Mobilization Town Hall. This town hall is for activists
and local organizations to learn more about the May 8th John Lewis Voting
Rights Advancement Day of Action mobilization where we will take to the
streets for more than 100 "Votercades" in more than 100 cities. Then sign
up to [ [link removed] ]host a Votercade or [ [link removed] ]find one near you.

[ [link removed] ]Tough Talk: Tools for Anti-Racism Conversations with Friends & Family
on Saturday, May 15 beginning at 12pm ET / 9am PT  Interested in learning
how to courageously and empathetically dialogue with your loved ones about
anti-racism? Wishing you were more confident in talking about anti-racism
with friends and family? On Saturday, May 15, join Indivisibles and other
progressive activists across the nation for a customized, half-day
workshop. This session is for everyone interested in playing an active
role in dismantling white supremacy and its ever-present impacts on our
communities. While white supremacy affects people differently, we have all
been socialized within it -- and therefore, must continue to work against
it.

Facebook Training Series Join us for a series of Facebook trainings. The
series will be broken up into two parts: one for folks who are new to
Facebook and the other for those who have some experience.  Learn how
Facebook can be used in large or small audiences for connecting with other
people to gain knowledge, expand advocacy, effectively share, and connect
with others. 

In the Facebook basics training, learn what Facebook is all about, and
explore the basics about creating a page or group, tagging folks, and much
more!

During the Facebook strategy training, we’ll dig into how analytics can
improve your reach with Facebook, how algorithms work, and explore how
lists and promotions can improve your reach.

[ [link removed] ]Social Media Training Series: Facebook Basics May 3rd 3pm ET / 12pm PT

[ [link removed] ]Social Media Training Series: Facebook Basics May 5th 8pm ET/ 4pm PT

[ [link removed] ]Social Media Training Series: Facebook Strategy May 10th 3pm ET/ 12pm
PT

[ [link removed] ]Social Media Training Series: Facebook Strategy May 12th 8pm ET / 5pm
PT

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Take the Indivisible Census

All of the energy and passion we've put into our organizing since the
inauguration in January is already starting to pay off. We’re seeing wins
with members of Congress (MoCs) fighting for the strongest COVID-19
relief, speaking out against the filibuster, and now they’re starting to
fight for the boldest recovery plan possible through the THRIVE agenda.
Being able to tell the story of our work this year is a way that we show
our power, but in order to do that, we need to build a shared
understanding of who we are as a community -- and to provide a way for
you, as the leaders of this movement, to share that with us directly. 

We’re excited to work with Dr. Dana Fisher, a prominent researcher on
American political movements, and her team at the University of Maryland
to launch the 2021 Indivisible Census, and we’re asking you to
participate. [ [link removed] ]Please click here and take a few minutes to complete the
Indivisible Census today.

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 IndivisWin of the Week

[ [link removed] ]A tweet from Indivisible Tennessee. They are retweeting Marsha
Blackburn who wrote “Tennesseans do not support making DC a state.” The
Indivisible Tennessee tweet reads “If you were willing to come down from
your ivory tower and talk to us, you’d find out WE DO SUPPORT DC
STATEHOOD! @NorrisIndivis (Norris) @igctn (Greeneville) and
@indivisible_tn (Knoxville) all want you to do your job and pass #S51!
#NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation #51Stars” and includes three photos of
people holding 51-star flags.

All over the country, Indivisibles have been flying their 51-star flags
proudly to support D.C. Statehood! Keep sending us your photos and
[ [link removed] ]check out this great compilation from our video team. Want your own 51
star flag? You can [ [link removed] ]order one here.

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In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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