Blue Thursday, we hope you know, is a monthly political happy hour in which we mingle, imbibe, gossip, and hear the latest from pols, press, and pundits. It happens at the Hideout, the city’s most excellent saloon. Bar opens at 5:30, program starts at 6. It’s free and open to all, but please RSVP here. And bring several friends!

If you can’t be there in person, catch the livestream at facebook.com/IndivisibleChi or find the podcast at on.soundcloud.com/NukJf.

…and help her Bring Chicago Home 

Bring Chicago Home is just the kind of progressive policy we were hoping to see when we elected Brandon Johnson mayor in 2023. It’s now a referendum on the March 19 primary ballot, and of course it faces the usual opposition from real estate interests and chamber-of-commerce types. We need Chicagoans to VOTE YES. At the Hideout you’ll be able to sign up to canvass and phone bank in support, but there’s no need to wait. Here’s how you can help right now:

➔ Phone bank with us this Sunday and every Sunday through primary election day March 19. We specialize in making phone banking easy and comfortable even for first-timers. We provide all the training and resources you need, including one-on-one tech support, and a core of experienced volunteers who will welcome you in and help you succeed. 

➔ If Sundays don’t suit you, or one day a week is just not enough, join another one of BCH’s many phone banks. Click here for a complete schedule.

➔ Canvass with Bring Chicago Home. They have numerous neighborhood canvasses scheduled between now and election day, many (but not all) on Saturdays and Sundays. Look here for a complete schedule and signup details.

➔ Talk with your family, friends, and neighbors. If they know the facts they won’t fall for the lies. If you’re not familiar with the issue, educate yourself at bringchicagohome.org and with this info sheet prepared by Indivisible Chicago.

Flip a House seat in NY

Remember George Santos? Want to give him the final farewell he worked so hard to earn? Help our friends at Swing Left flip his sorry seat and bring the House one step closer to Democratic control. The special election to replace him is this Tuesday February 13. Swing Left is mobilizing phone bankers from all over the midwest to get out the final vote Tuesday from 12-1:30 PM CT. Learn more and sign up here.