Prescott Indivisible is a non-partisan community which seeks to promote a progressive and inclusive agenda in support of human rights and the environment.
INFORM CONNECT INSPIRE RESIST
Prescott Indivisible Newsletter:
August 10, 2020
UPCOMING ACTIONS
Corporation Commission Meet & Greet
Wednesday, August 12, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Join a coalition of Arizona Indivisible groups and activists for a Meet and Greet with Arizona Corporation Commission Democratic candidates Bill Mundell, Shea Stanfield and Anna Tovar. The event will be moderated by Commissioner Sandra Kennedy.
The Arizona Corporation Commission jurisdiction includes regulation of public utilities and extends to the incorporation of businesses and organizations, securities regulation and railroad/pipeline safety. The ACC’s decisions directly impact the lives of AZ citizens.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/999148717221824/
Tricia Sauer , Indivisible Senior Regional Organizing Manager
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANTI-RACIST EDUCATION IN ACTION-PRESCOTT (AREA-P)
Zoom meeting scheduled: Wednesday, August 19 @ 5:00pm
A new team for Prescott Indivisible– “Anti-Racist Education in Action- Prescott” (AREA-P). We meet twice monthly to learn about whiteness, and also about racism in history, in our community, in our country, and within ourselves. Both Prescott and Arizona, sadly have reputations of being welcoming to those that would like to see an exclusive “white” country. AREA-P formed in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as in service to our community and state.
For information or to join: piar072020@gmail.com
All who care about fighting against racism and fostering equity are welcome.
Prescott Area Move To Amend
“Help us amend the U.S. Constitution…to establish that Corporations are not Persons with Constitutional Rights…and that spending money to influence elections is not protected by the First Amendment!”
Learn more— Join our ZOOM meeting: Thurs, Aug 20, 5:30 pm
ZOOM link==> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89375224305
FROM MAVIS BRAUER, Chair PI Prescott
August 6 General Meeting (GM):
At the General Meeting on August 6, members unanimously endorsed candidates Joe Biden for President of the U. S., Mark Kelly for U. S. Senate, and Delina DiSanto for U. S. Representative from Congressional District 4. Delina spoke briefly, thanking us for the endorsement and asking for our support, both as volunteers and financially. This is the time for all of us to step up and help vote out Gosar.
National Endorsement of Delina DiSanto:
At the GM, we also agreed to put forward DiSanto’s name for National Indivisible’s endorsement. Maria Lynam submitted that application on Friday, August 7.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO for Delina to be officially endorsed by Indivisible–
National will be requesting votes from all Indivisible members in CD4. She needs the confirming votes of 66% of all members
Request a ballot. Sign up HERE.
You will not be sent an e-ballot until Delina has been vetted by National which may take a couple of weeks but sign up now!
From Bill Court: PI Videographer
YouTube link to the video of the August general meeting: HERE
PLEASE “Like” the video and “Subscribe” to the PI YouTube channel to see past and future videos.
Twitter Office Hours:
I will be having Twitter Office Hours every Monday afternoon from 1:00-3:00 with the same Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88604403935 Please join us if you have questions on social media or want to learn more strategies that will amplify our progressive voice.
Parade Planners:
Thank you Maria-Elena, Jeff and Marion for all of your work in organizing the parade on August 14. Mark your calendar and watch for more details!
Disinformation in the 2020 Election:
This is a huge issue! Yesterday National Indivisible hosted a Windivisible conference and one of the 50-minute sessions addressed “Leveraging People Power to Combat Online Disinformation” – really good with lots of usable information! As soon as I receive the link to that recording, I will let you know so we can watch it on Zoom together.
VOTING RIGHTS FROM THE VOTER VALUES PROJECT
LINK TO VVP Voter Information article on the PI Website: HERE
The Voter Values Project of Prescott Indivisible has gathered data on voting eligibility and practices for Arizonans. This week’s update discusses voting by mail. Voting by mail isn’t a new idea. Every state already has some kind of vote-by-mail program in place. Arizona offers an absentee ballot upon request with no excuse needed. Arizonans who request absentee ballots also get to vote early in the process.
In addition, voters can opt to always receive an early mail-in ballot by signing up for PEVL (Permanent Early Voting List – pronounced like “pebble” but with a “v”) and receive their ballots a few weeks before any election. At present, 80% of registered voters in Arizona are utilizing this feature.
If you aren’t a PEVL voter, click here to sign up before the November election.
https://azsos.gov/votebymail
If you have a friend or family member who isn’t signed up for PEVL – explain the benefits. Their votes are counted and available within hours of the close of the polls.
Thank you!. Voter Values Project Prescott Indivisible
Volunteers from Prescott Indivisible and Democratic Women of the Prescott Area plus other community members are making masks for our county schools.
If you have sewing ability and would like to help….
If you would like to donate mask supplies or make a donation to this effort…..
Please contact Maria Lynam at maria488@icloud.com directly OR go to Facebook – Yavapai County Mask Project – Masks for Those in Need
Ask to become a member. All the information on patterns and current needs are there. The page is updated many times daily.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/337168860628855/
“WE BELIEVE” SIGN FUNDRAISER FOR PRESCOTT INDIVISIBLE
18X24 sign, printed on 2 sides, corrugated plastic with mounting stand
$20…proceeds go to Prescott Indivisible
To order CLICK HERE.
REMEMBER TO write in “We Believe Sign” in description box.
Questions? Contact M Beverly, prescottAZ@slowfoodusa.org
RECOMMENDED READING from Rosemary Dixon
Dismantling Democracy:
The forty-year attack on government…
and the long game for the common good. by Donald Cohen
Beyond the specifics policies, actions and tweets, Trump’s presidency has made clear that we are in values war. The conflict between unfettered individualism and the collective pursuit of the common good has endured in American culture and politics since the earliest days of the republic. But over the last forty-plus years, the assault on public solutions and the common good has reached unprecedented levels of intensity and sophistication.
Important Dates to Remember
civil rights and progressive politics across Arizona.
CONTACTS
Contact Your Members of Congress
KYRSTEN SINEMA
825 B&C Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-4521
contact@sinema.senate.gov
MARTHA MCSALLY
B40D Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
202-224-2235
contact@mcsally.senate.gov
PAUL GOSAR
2057 Rayburn HOB, Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2315
6499 S. Kings Ranch Rd. #4, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 480-882-2697
220 N. 4th St., Kingman, AZ (by appt. only)
122 N. Cortez St., Suite 104, Prescott, AZ 86301 928-445-1683
http://paulgosar.house.gov/contact/
Arizona
Governor, Doug Ducey
State Capitol, 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
602.542.4331
http://azgovernor.gov/governor/form/contact-governor-ducey
Legislature http://www.azleg.gov/
Senator Karen Fann kfann@azleg.gov 602-926-5874
Rep. Noel Campbell ncampbell@azleg.gov 602-926-3124
Rep. Steve Pierce spierce@azleg.gov 602-926-5584
Prescott
Mayor Greg Mengarelli
201 S. Cortez St. Prescott 928.777.1248
Our mailing address is:
Prescott Indivisible
P. O. Box 12694
Prescott, AZ 86304
Our email address is:
info@prescottindivisible.org
