This Thursday – Write Letters with Us
Together, we can help get out the vote in critical states and districts. We’re meeting TWICE this month to write Vote Forward letters to voters: Thursday, September 5 and Tuesday, September 17. RSVP here.
Since March, 54 people have joined our letter effort at least once!
Join us for one or both of these dates:
- THIS WEEK: Thursday, September 5th, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Nile,1162 E. 55th St. If weather permits, we’ll sit outside on the pleasant back patio. IC-SS will order some appetizers for the table, and we ask people to purchase their own food and drink to support the venue. The Nile is BYOB, so feel to bring wine or beer to share.
- Tuesday, September 17th, 6:00-8:00 pm at a private venue in Hyde Park (get the address when you register). IC-SS will provide pizza and soft drinks. Feel free to bring along wine or beer, a side dish, or a sweet treat to share.
At each party, letter leader Steve Kagan brings letter printouts, envelopes, and pens for you. If you can, bring stamps to donate. If you’re writing letters from home, you are welcome to bring along your own letters to work on. RSVP here
Having trouble with the automatic RSVP? Instead, you can just send an email to Indiv.Chi.South@gmail.com, saying that you’ll attend the letter party on Sept. 5 and/or 17. Please provide your full name and cell number.
Write at Home from Now to October
We encourage you to sign up with Vote Forward, so you can print, write, and mail your own letters from home. Create a free account with Vote Forward, choose a state or states, and then print and write the number of letters that fit in your schedule this summer and early fall.
IMPORTANT: If you are writing letters at home, remember to hold onto the envelopes until October. Mail Vote Forward letters in October.
Rest Up, Then Rev Up!
Labor Day weekend is a time to rest… and recommit. This month and next are crucial for getting out the vote in key states and districts.
From home: phone or text voters. In person: canvass door to door.
We reach voters best with direct contact: through canvassing (knocking doors) and phone banking. Connect with the citywide Indivisible Chicago Alliance for training, support, and opportunities.
- Find opportunities: Action Calendar
- Knock doors in nearby Wisconsin or Michigan: Canvass Info
- Phone voters: Phone Bank Info
Whether virtually or in person, Indivisible Chicago gives you ALL the training.
This Wednesday: Hear Ari Berman
From national Indivisible: Wednesday, September 4th, 4:00 pm CT, join national Indivisible for a powerful conversation with author Ari Berman and our Co-Executive Director Ezra Levin, as they dive into Berman’s latest book, Minority Rule. From voter suppression to gerrymandering, Berman exposes the dangerous tactics used to undermine our democracy. Register here
INFO: Wednesday, Sept. 4th, 4:00 pm CT (5:00 pm ET), online event
SIGN UP: Register here
Organizations & Opportunities
Indivisible Chicago-South Side shares information and actions from other organizations on issues important in our country, state, city, and communities.
Sat., Sept. 14: Treatment Not Trauma Summit
From Southsiders Together Organizing for Power (STOP Chicago): Join STOP Chicago and partners for the Treatment Not Trauma Summit, featuring workshops, community-building, and discussion of how we can win more free public mental-health clinics, more non-police crisis response, and other programs and policies for community mental health.
INFO: Saturday, September 14th, 10:00 am – 2:30 pm at Hyde Park Academy High School, 6220 S. Stony Island Ave. Register here.
Indivisible Chicago-South Side
Email: Indiv.Chi.South@gmail.com
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Co-Leaders: Esther Peters,Betsy Rubin, Teri Watkins, Sarah Lincoln
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