Join us this month to help save democracy!
EVERYDAY ACTIONS
Task #1 – Democracy isn’t going to save itself.
We can’t just depend on the Democrats to educate people on Project 2025 – they’ve got their hands full promoting specific candidates and now they’ve got this whole Biden thing to deal with. We all need to become trusted messengers spreading the word about the wider threat of Project 2025 to friends, relatives, and our wider social circles. Talk to Republicans too. For those who still see themselves as “fiscal conservatives,” this may not be what they signed up for.
- Our facebook page is stuffed with great memes and discussions to share:
https://www.facebook.com/IndivisibleVentura/ - We are constantly adding to our collection of videos and articles to share here: https://indivisibleventura.org/2024/01/20/join-in-were-translating-project-2025-the-gops-plan-to-destroy-democracy/
- TLDR? (“Too Long, Didn’t Read“) We’ve reduced Project 2025’s +900 pages to 4, along with great short videos! Spanish translation at bottom. (tinyurl.com/Project-2025-TLDR)
- TLDR? We’ve reduced Trump’s equally alarming Agenda 47 here. Note! Project 2025 is a prerequisite for Trump to be able to effectively institute his terrifying and corrupt schemes.
- You think this is all fearmongering nonsense? GOP-controlled states are already test-driving Project 2025 agenda.
Task #2 – Talk about voting.
A lot of people will be harmed by a Christo-fascist regime – our immigrant and LGBTQ communities, our schools, teachers and librarians, those vulnerable to pollution and climate change, girls and women no longer in control of their reproductive lives, religious and racial minorities, elderly, children and disabled folks who depend on social safety nets, those living in public housing, workers, union members, etc… Even if each group banded together, there are not enough of them to defend themselves from the danger to come.
Biden’s resignation has changed the conversation a bit, but there will still be people who will be disappointed, no matter who takes his place. Our home-grown perfectionists will express this by declaring they aren’t going to vote, or that they will vote 3rd party to “send a statement” – that the replacement isn’t who they wanted, isn’t (fill in the blank) enough, or that they want “to hold them accountable” for saying or doing (fill in the blank). It took Germans generations to admit to supporting a man who promised to make Germany great again. Imagine trying to explain to our own future kids and grandchildren why we didn’t do all that we could to defend democracy when we had the chance.
Task #3 – Vote for love!
Instead of letting anger or ego drive one’s vote, vote for democracy. Vote for the future. Vote for the opportunity to vote again. And, as corny as this may sound, vote for love. Visualize the faces of those you love who will be harmed under a Christo-fascist regime, and then TELL THEM you are dedicating your vote to protecting them. They know they are vulnerable. Let them know you have their back.
THINGS TO DO – POSTCARDING AND PHONEBANKS
JOIN VENTURA COUNTY’S POSTCARD BRIGADE!
Contact Sheila at Runisbliss@aol.com to get started!
Debby will continue to help with delivering and mailing packets to the writers, and for Ventura residents, her front porch will continue to be the pick up location. Contact her at ivpostcards@gmail.com for any questions about this changeover.
Please notify us of any changes! We also want to update our writer roster – some people may have moved, some may be dropping out of postcarding, other people may want to get on the roster. As we move into the 2024 election season, getting our voters out to the polls is even more important than it was before. Get out your pens and get ready to write!
Roe Roe Roe the Vote – and resist every damn day!
SEND A NOTE TO BIDEN!
Send President Biden a thank-you note for all he did to heal the wounds Trump left us with. (Need some help remembering all he’s done so far? How about this? Or his record on education. Or how this older Catholic guy became the most LGBTQ-positive president in history.) You can send an email, here (https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/). Or send him a hand-written card if you can. He needs an outpouring of love and appreciation right now. Here’s the mailing address:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
VIRTUAL PHONE BANKS TO TRANSFORM CURRENTLY INACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISTS INTO CONSISTANT VOTERS.
| Phone bank into Kansas with Third Act | July 30 | 9:00 am | https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved/phone-bank-kansas-third-act/2024-07-30 |
| Environmental Voter Phone Bank with Citizens’ Climate Lobby | July 31 | 4:00 pm | https://www.environmentalvoter.org/ccl/7-31-24 |
| Phone bank into Kansas | July 31 | 5:00 pm | https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved/phone-bank-kansas/2024-07-31 |
| Phone bank into Kansas | Aug. 1 | 4:00 pm | https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved/phone-bank-kansas/2024-08-01 |
| Environmental Voter Phone Bank with Elders Climate Action | Aug. 2 | 8:00 am | https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved/environmental-voter-phone-bank-elders-climate-action/2024-08-02 |
Saturday – 08/24/2024 – SANTA BARBARA – Salud Carbajal PASSPORT FAIR (9:00 am – 3:00) Faulkner Memorial Art Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara
I’m excited to announce today that my team and I will be hosting a Passport Fair next month to give Central Coast families the chance to file for new or renewed passports directly with the U.S. Department of State.
Walk-in availability will be limited, so reserve a spot today here!
Once you’ve reserved your spot, don’t forget to come prepared with the following documents:
- A passport application for each applicant (forms can be filled out and printed here: travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html)
- Proof of U.S. citizenship
- Photo Identification and a clear, single-sided copy of the front and back of the ID
- Passport Photos
FUN THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER!
News from Swap Meet Justice Coalition partner – the Ventura County Library!
“We are trying to encourage everyone to read during the summer. Children 0-17 (or senior year of high school) can register for the summer reading challenge. If they read 500 their name will enter a drawing to possibly win tickets to Disneyland. If they read up to 1000 minutes, their name will go in the raffle one more time. There is an adult version of the program with small prizes. The last day to enter minutes is August 4th.”
“Estamos tratando de alentar a todos a leer durante el verano. Los niños 0-17 (o el año mayor de la escuela secundaria) pueden registrarse para el desafío de lectura de verano. Si leen 500, su nombre ingresará a un sorteo para ganar boletos para Disneyland. Si leen hasta 1000 minutos, su nombre irá al rifa una vez más. Hay una versión para adultos del programa con pequeños premios. El último día para entrar en minutos es el 4 de agosto.”
Please DONATE to the cause!
Indivisible Ventura is completely volunteer run and your donation will support the direct costs of organizing in Ventura — things like expenses for Swap Meet Justice, posters, art supplies, stamps, transportation, and more! Although we’ve defeated Trump and taken back the Senate, we have to act urgently to save our democracy and enact other desperately needed reforms. Getting it done depends on all of us. Let’s stand together, indivisible. Indivisible Ventura is one of 6,000 grassroots Indivisible groups across the country. Together, we will win. (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ven383907253)
The usual caveats…
Keep ahead of us on our calendar scroll here: tinyurl.com/VC-calendar If we screw up a link, our apologies. You can find the original post here: tinyurl.com/VC-calendar We’re putting up information on local protests and actions by others we’re finding from informal sources. These listings are not endorsements nor guarantees as to time/place/type of protest or participant safety. Events can and have already been cancelled without notice. Check ahead for future events there as well. We often miss morning event postings and these newsletters are often tardy as hell. If we screw up or miss information about an event, please send an email to indivisibleventura@gmail.com
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