ACTIONS
It’s Time to Vote NOW!
There is less than a week until Election Day on Tuesday, November 3. Don’t dilly-dally any longer! Get that ballot completed and drop it off in the Ballot Box located in front of the Vashon Library.
GET TRUSTED VOTING INFORMATION:
Heard about the website Vote Safe? Great title, right? The truth is that it’s funded by Elon Musk’s PAC, and its real function is to gather your data. Use trusted websites to check your registration and get voting information:
WHAT’S ON MY BALLOT?
We all probably know the names Jayapal, Alvarado, Fitzgibbon, Mosqueda, and Thomas as Representatives that are already working hard for our district and are running for reelection. We join Seattle Indivisible in recommending the following:
Judges/Justices:
- Position 1: Justice Colleen Melody
- Position 3: Judge Jaime Hawk
- Position 4: Judge Ian Birk
- Position 5: Justice Theo Angelis
- Position 7: Chief Justice Debra Stephens
NO votes on all three Initiatives:
- No on I-001 – Parental Right to Review Education Materials & Receive Notifications (This sounds good on the surface but is potentially very harmful for LGBTQ students and abuse victims. No Hate in WA State strongly recommends a No vote as this will destroy the trust school kids currently have when sharing confidential information with school counselors and teachers.)
- No on I-638 – Sex Verification for Female School Sports (All girls should be allowed to play school sports — without an invasive medical exam.)
- No on I-645 – Repeal of Millionaires Tax (This would destroy the progress that was making our tax system more progressive.)
More information:
League of Women Voters Washington
GET OUT THE VOTE on Vashon:
Vashon tends to vote blue — but this cycle we need massive, EARLY voting.
Daily “Vote Now” Sign-waving: Now thru Tuesday, November 3 – Calendar – Contact us
Where: 4-way in town (Bank Rd. & Vashon Hwy.
- Halloween Costumes: Friday, October 30, 5:00 pm
- GOTV Hopium Sparkle Party: Monday, November 2, 4:00 pm (followed by drinks/dinner at The Hardware Store)
- Bucket Brigade Drums: Tuesday, November 3, 5:00 pm
RIDES TO THE BALLOT BOX:
Do you need a ride to the Ballot Box – or know of someone who does? We have a crew of vetted drivers standing at the ready! Contact us at: vashoncommunityresponse@gmail.com
2026 ELECTION ACTIONS ALERT:
We’re encouraging ALL concerned citizens to sign up on Signal to receive our messages about actions to take when the regime does not accept the election results. Contact us
HAVEN’T RECEIVED YOUR BALLOT YET?
It’s not too late! You have options:
- Contact the WA Secretary of State Office.
- Print a replacement ballot at Vote.WA.Gov.
CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT’S ON YOUR BALLOT?
Check out voter information on our Actions page. Once completed, drop off your ballot at a King County BALLOT BOX (Vashon’s is at the library) — NOT the Post Office, and not a ballot box in another WA county!
VOTING DEADLINE:
The absolute deadline for casting your ballot is 8:00 pm, Tuesday, November 3. King County elections workers promptly close the ballot box at that time. That means if you’re still waiting in line in your car at 8:00 pm, you can’t vote! If you’re cutting it close: park your car and walk to the ballot box. The best way to make sure? Don’t wait; cast your ballot NOW!
GET OUT THE VOTE Nationally:
Person-to-person contact is the most effective method to persuade reluctant people to vote. Your work can impact votes in critical races.
- Check out our Guide to help WIN the midterms and regain progressive control of Congress. As the outcome of Congressional races move in favor of the Dems, we continue to update the “on the bubble” list showing the most important races and how you can help those candidates win.
- Postcarding: Mailing deadline has passed. Stay tuned for possible opportunities for Run-Off Elections.
- Phonebanking: Check out all the phonebanking opportunities you can do to reach out and talk to potential voters.
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
Talk to… well, EVERYONE about how important it is to vote (especially in this midterm, and especially in swing districts and states!). Each newsletter will include a fact that you can share in those conversations. Here’s your fourth one:
TRUMP’S LIE: ‘We’re going to grow like nobody’s ever grown before.’ (Economic Club of New York, Sept. 5, 2024)
In this year’s second quarter, growth dropped to an annual rate of just 1.5 percent, a shift substantially caused or exacerbated by Mr. Trump’s policies. Rising energy prices and inflation. Decreased government spending. A deteriorating trade balance, thanks to his tariffs. That’s added up to materially slower growth than the healthy 2.75 percent rate that Mr. Trump was bequeathed by President Joe Biden.
~ New York Times Opinion by Steven Rattner, August 18, 2026
Election Eve Hopium Sparkle Party
Yes, it’s imperative that we keep meeting this moment with focused rage and concerted effort. It’s also important — no, crucial — that we practice JOY. By the time the evening of Nov 2 rolls around, we will have, for the briefest moment, done most of what we can do. We’ll have voted, donated, rallied. Postcarded, phonebanked, canvassed. We’ll have done everything we can possibly think of (Right? RIGHT??) to slay the midterms. There will be a tiny pause while we, as a nation, wait.
While we pause, instead of holding our breath in fear, let’s spread a little joy. At the same time, let’s encourage last-minute voters to GET THOSE BALLOTS TO THE BOX!
Join us at the 4-way for one last pre-Election Day rally, before we hand it back to the bucket drummers for the big day! Inspired by Patricia’s sequined VOTE banner and Nick’s daughter’s bedazzled VOTE pins, we’re calling this event our Hopium Sparkle Party — because no matter what’s to come, in those moments before results roll in, we’ll need an infusion of hope and joy.
We’ll have party lights; bubbles; an impeccable pop playlist featuring Black, Latinx, Asian, and Queer artists (because diversity is part of what makes America ACTUALLY great); and — of course — each other. We’ll rally, we’ll dance, we’ll HOPE. And we’ll do it together. Wear your sparkliest outfit, or borrow from our rolling sequin closet. Bring your VOTE sign, help hold Patricia’s fabulous banner, or just dance your heart out.
When: Monday, November 2, 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Where: The 4-way, of course!
If you have any sparkles to temporarily donate, bring them along! Someone who doesn’t own sparkles will get a chance to shine, and you’ll get your items back immediately after the event.
Afterward, join us as we drink & dine at The Hardware Store bar. Let’s spend Election Eve together, and let’s spend our dollars to thank THS for supporting our efforts over these past weeks.
I’ve got Pre-election Jitters! What Can I Do RIGHT NOW?
Let’s get as prepared as we can for the inevitable post-election interference.
- Contact our members of Congress to voice your outrage at Meta’s election interference in Brazil and the US.
- Help cure ballots (by phone) in North Carolina: Friday, 10/30, 3:00 pm and Saturday, 10/31, 9:00 am. Mobilize
- Keep spreading the word! Has EVERYONE you know (at least the ones who get it) voted??
- Phonebank to help candidates in close races. Contact James with questions.
- Add the Signal app to your phone and join our 2026 Election Action Alerts channel. Contact us for help and to get added.
- Can’t add Signal to your phone? Find a friend who can, and have them alert you when they hear from us.
- Witness election interference, or something that just doesn’t seem right? Call the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683). Add this number to your contacts so you have it at the ready.
- Share the Election Protection Hotline on Social Media.
- Visit 866ourvote.org to get the latest info.
- Sign up for Indivisible’s Hands Off Our Vote to get alerts.
- Think outside the box: fly to Michigan and help the El-Sayed campaign – they’re providing free housing for out-of-state volunteers! Abdul for US Senate
Show Up for Our Community!
Vashon Community Response & Immigrant / Refugee Rights Teams
Also visit our Community Defense page!
TO REPORT ICE ACTIVITY: Call Vashon Community Response Dispatch at 564-225-2161
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Vashon Community Response
Sign up today to join Vashon Community Response and receive more information.
EMAIL vashoncommunityresponse@gmail.com and include:
- Your full name
- Phone number
Secure communications are key:
STAC is training on the tactics and organizing needed to resist authoritarian advances. Join us in October for essential trainings to protect elections and expand democracy:
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November 4 – Rapid Response Post Election
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November 5 – Rapid Response Post Election
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November 6 – Rapid Response Post Election
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Want to form a group in your neighborhood to support each other and protect against threats? Email Vashon Community Response (VCR) for help setting up a meeting and information to present.
Want to help out VCR by being a hotliner, hotliner scheduler, or being a dispatcher – work that can be done from your own home? Email Evan.
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Immigrant / Refugee Rights Team
Want to help immigrant families? Our Immigrant/Refugee Rights Team has many sub-groups you can join:
- Accompaniment: Volunteers are needed to accompany immigrants to appointments and to court. Email Jean.
- Rapid Response: Join the team to respond to an ICE abduction. Email Jenna.
- Reading Buddies/Tutor Group: Help student multi-language learners improve their reading skills, and more. Volunteers needed now during summer break, and in the fall. Email Jenna.
- Court Watch: Pass out information and assist immigrants when they are in the court house. Email Jan.
- Financial Support: Help raise funds for legal case fees. Email Suzanne.
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It’s no longer a question of IF. It’s a matter of WHEN.
ICE is now actively terrorizing communities in King County and in our state. It’s only a matter of time until they come onto our island. This is a very frightening thought for all of us. They purport to only be going after people who have committed crimes and aren’t in the US legally. But we all know this isn’t the case, most prominently as evidenced by events in Los Angeles, Portland, Chicago, and most recently Minneapolis. People of every race, legal status, and walk of life have been beaten, detained, terrorized. Kept in reportedly monstrously inhumane conditions. And, in the cases of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, they were shot in cold blood for the “crime” of trying to help their fellow citizens.
So how do we prepare, and how do we react? What can we do to keep Vashon families and our community safe? While we cannot prevent ICE from coming to Vashon, we CAN prepare ourselves to safely and legally make their visit as uncomfortable as possible.
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More Info:
Guidelines for Bystanders and Observers: In the U.S., everyone has certain constitutional rights and protections regardless of their immigration status — or who is president. You have the legal right to film police and/or immigration officers if they are in a public place and if the filming does not impede the performance of their duties.
Documenting ICE activity:
- Stay at a safe distance: The general rule is about 10 feet. Assess your own risk tolerance and “safety zone” ahead of time, so that you can stay calm under stress. If you’re asked to step back, take a step back while repeating: “I am exercising my right to record and document.”
- If the officer gets too close: Say, “I am stepping back and have the right to record.” Speak in a calm, audible voice.
- Protect video content on your phone: Make sure your phone is passcode protected. Disable fingerprint or face recognition. You might also consider equipping yourself with a wearable camera, both to keep your hands free and eliminate the danger of your phone being snatched.
- Focus your recording of ICE officers: Record all the way through the incident. Narrate what you’re seeing. Say the date and time.
- DO NOT GO LIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Please protect the privacy and safety of the people being detained.
- ALWAYS do a self-risk assessment in advance about what your personal “safe distance” is. For some, 6-10 feet may suffice, others may feel comfortable with 20+ feet. Practice what your safe distance looks/feels like so you are comfortable under stress.
What to document:
- ICE officer identification: Name, badge, uniforms, vests
- Date, Time, Location: Location with specific address
- Language used by officers: Hate speech and identity speech (racist, sexist, homophobic), incorrect or unproven statements
- Enforcement Agency vehicles: If they are marked or the license plate states Police, Sheriff, Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration Enforcement (ICE), unmarked but possible government vehicles
- Violence or physical force: Pushing, shoving, grabbing, violence during arrests, damaging of property
Add this SALUTE webform to your phone’s home screen or contacts. It guides you through what information to capture about an action (in a draft text), which you can edit before copying and pasting into a text to the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) (1-844-724-3737) to activate Indivisible Vashon’s Rapid Response.
TO REPORT ICE ACTIVITY: Call Vashon Community Response at 564-225-2161
TO RECEIVE ALERTS ABOUT ICE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: Sign up for alerts with Stopicealert.ddns.net
SEND VIDEOS, NOTES, PICTURES: Please send to the WAISN hotline.
VASHON-SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
- Homeland Security (DHS) regularly visits Vashon to carry out ferry security. To date, they are not doing immigration sweeps and they do not wear masks. If you think you see ICE, please take photos, note the time/place, and then report to the WAISN hotline asap to help determine whether your sighting is a ferry check or something more.
- Our Immigrant/Refugee Rights Team has many things already in place on the island. They have been working closely with our immigrant community to set up teams to do Rapid Response, Accompaniment, Court Watch, Fundraising, etc. If you would like to get involved and get training, please contact Jenna.
- When ICE comes to Vashon, they likely WON’T be spending the night as we don’t have hotels on the island. This means we won’t have the opportunity to disrupt their sleep (aww shucks…) but we can still make noise and alert others to their presence.
- UPDATED WHISTLE KITS: One of our amazing Leadership Team members, Evan, has whistle kits! Please fill out this form to request kits, learn how to use them, or volunteer to help out.
- Check out the Community Defense page on the website.
No More Billionaires Buying Elections
Ask State legislators to support the Transparent Elections Initiative (aka “The Montana Plan”), which restricts dark money election contributions (ie: Citizens United) in Washington.
Find a sample script.
Email Senator Emily Alvarado
Let’s Flip the 26th!
We have a chance to flip this district! Want to help? Complete this survey to let Kevin know which door-to-door canvassing session you can attend. Indivisible Vashon will cover your ferry and toll bridge fees, as well as provide training.
We Could Lose This WA State Congressional Seat
In 2022, Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez won her first election, against MAGA Joe Kent. This November she faces a less toxic candidate, and polls are shifting in his favor. Keeping this seat is essential to regaining progressive control of the US House next year. If you’d like to join Kevin in phonebanking to help Democrats retain the one vulnerable Congressional seat in Washington State, take this survey.
Protect Clean Water
The Clean Water Act is facing extreme reductions in protection by the EPA. Tell them not to weaken the Clean Water Act’s ability to protect our waters.
Support These Voting Rights Organizations
Follow/Donate:
For Court Reform:
For Redistricting Fights:
To Win State Legislative Races:
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Support Groups Suing to Restore Voting Rights:
Protect Your Family and Our 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
Two initiatives on Washington’s November ballot are targeting the safety and human rights of our state’s youth. Support the health, safety, privacy, and dignity of Washington’s students by opposing two hateful initiatives on the November ballot. IL26-638 endangers female-identified youth, whether cisgender or transgender, while IL26-001 endangers all 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
No Hate in WA State Yard Signs
THERE ARE A FEW LIMITED-EDITION YARD SIGNS IN MEMORY OF MARIDEE BONADEA AVAILABLE FOR $20.00. CONTACT US.
No Hate in WA State yard signs are now available! Be the first to show visible support of the campaign to defeat anti-trans measures IL26-001 and IL26-638. This is all the more important as the Supreme Court just upheld trans athlete bans in other states. The cost of the signs is a direct contribution to the campaign. Please make a $25 (or more if you can!) donation on the website and then text Kim at 206-850-0747 for delivery arrangements. No need to wait for the sign to arrive in the mail!
Website – click the orange “donate” button on the upper right.
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- No Hate In WA State campaign manager Libby Watson explains what’s at stake and what we need to do to fight back: VOV
- Want to help? Endorse the campaign as an individual (scroll down to “Individuals & Organizations”.)
- Learn about the No Hate in WA State campaign.
- Read what the ACLU has to say.
- Volunteer at (and attend) Pride events.
- Encourage island businesses to endorse the campaign. Email Kevin to join the No Hate in WA State policy action team.
Donate to No Hate in WA State.
Demand Congressional Action Against Mass Detention
People detained at Delaney Hall (NJ) and other detention centers are on hunger strikes to protest their captivity and inhumane treatment by ICE. Congress must use every lever of power they have to demand dignity for detainees.
Contact our Elected Representatives.
Take Action Network (TAN)
The Take Action Network is a fabulous way to keep up on the progress of bills moving through the WA State Senate and House concerning de-masking ICE, use of FLOCK surveillance cameras, and the WA Dept. of Licensing sharing of data. You get the opportunity to sign in PRO on the bills you support. Over 14,000 people signed in support of the de-masking bill while it was in committee!
You can easily find actions that you can take to help support your values. You can set up a search that will send you an email each time there are new actions that meet your criteria. Or, when you are ready to take some action, you can log on and see what is available. TAN is especially useful during the Washington State Legislative Session as bill trackers are posting actions just about daily.
Sound intimidating? We are here to help!
- Review a TAN demo video at: https://bit.ly/TAN-Indi-Invitation (go to page 2)
- Sign up for online TAN training sessions at https://bit.ly/TAN-Training-Dates-2026.
- We have our very own in-house TAN expert that will give you a one-on-one training at your home! Email Evan at lockejaw1704@gmail.com for one-on-one TAN training.
Vashon2Voters What’s The Plan?
Join us while we hear the latest election results and possible actions for election sabotage from Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg, co-founders of Indivisible National.
Questions? Email Kathy.
When: Thursday, November 5, 11:30am to 1:30 pm
- What’s the Plan?: 12:00 pm
Where: The Vashon Havurah, 15401 Westside Hwy, Vashon
Next Gathering Dates: November 12, 19, 26 and EVERY THURSDAY
Can’t make it? Want to watch later on your own? Sign Up
Also, What’s the Plan? is now a podcast.
Vashon2Voters Postcards
Our postcard writing is on a brief hiatus until after the election! Stay tuned!
- When: 11:00 am to 1:15 pm
- Where: The Vashon Havurah, 15401 Westside Hwy
- Everyday pickup of postcard bundles in the Blue Box at the Activist Annex: Email for location. This is a great way to write postcards in your free time – think waiting in the ferry line! Please be considerate and only pick up during daylight hours.
Please bring your stamps to the in-person sessions as all of these postcards will be gathered and held at the end of each session.
Postcard stamps are available to purchase through Kathy. PLEASE consider donating to cover the cost of stamps for other writers!
Message from Indivisible Vashon Leadership:
I was mulling over this intro and was pondering how to make “Get Out the Vote” and “Come Join Us” sound different and fresh. Then the news broke that the Supreme Court had ruled against USPS screening mail-in ballots (gift NYT article)! Of course, Trump ranted that the Justices he appointed were “not the people I interviewed” – crybaby! The rest of us celebrated SCOTUS finally making a sensible ruling and breathed a sigh of relief. We’ll have our ballots delivered – at least for the November midterms. Make no mistake: the war is not over, but we have won this battle. We owe WA State AG Nick Brown a huge debt for leading the fight against this unjust executive order. Send him a thank you!
We now need to all step up and encourage our fellow progressives to vote, as well as have the hard conversations with swing voters about why to vote progressive. All of our Indivisible Vashon teams are collaborating on this effort. And, oh, yeah — spread the word that we need to vote EARLY!
To quote the great Billie Eilish: Not showing up is not an option.
~ Kathy, Leadership Team
“Trump recognizes that the biggest threat to his dream of autocracy comes from members of the resistance who stand on roadsides and bridges, write postcards to voters, knock on doors, and rally others to register and vote. Trump fears them more than anyone or anything else, so he is engaging in psychological warfare to make them believe that resistance is futile. Resistance is not futile. It is the path forward.”
~ Robert Hubble
Message from a Fellow Indivisible Member:
If, around town in Vashon, you happen to see a gentleman in 1770s colonial dress, please go over and introduce yourself. Mr. Thomas Paine, author of the bestselling and very influential pamphlet Common Sense, died in 1809 — yet somehow he’s found himself reincarnated here on Vashon! He has no idea how it happened, and is as astonished by the event as we are. The current political situation in America surely explains the timing — for example he definitely doesn’t approve of this week’s $1.776B slush fund, and takes great offense to the 1776 allusion — but why Vashon? Surely his adopted home of Philadelphia would make more sense? Mr. Paine, however, has confided to me that he does not think his arrival on Vashon is a coincidence. “There is something about this community,” he says, “that is essential to our national progress towards a more perfect union.” Mr. Paine has therefore expressed to me a very keen desire to converse with our townsfolk, in order to divine what that “something” might be. I do hope you will be able to help enlighten him.
Yours in Community,
Bryan Long
Protest Team, Theatre for Social Change, Bucket Brigade
“Though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.”
– Thomas Paine, The Crisis
Policy Action Team
Join our Policy Action Team and help advocate for specific, individual policy improvements to advance the change we want to see in the world.
When: First Wednesday of each month
Where: Swiftwater Gallery, 17600 Vashon Hwy SW
Contact Kevin for more information at kevin@indivisiblevashon.org
Be in Community
Free Range Freedom Choir
Want to join in adding music to resistance?
Email Leslie.
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Theatre for Social Change
Did you catch the Suffragists at the September Meeting, Snapdragon Cafe, and the Heritage Museum?
More info: Email Deb.
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Bucket Brigade
Next Practice:
When: Tuesday, November 3, 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Where: 4-way in town
Email with any questions. (We have drum kits available for a $5.00 donation.)
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Resistance Knitters/Crocheters
Contact Melissa.
Donate to Indivisible Vashon
Indivisible Vashon is all-volunteer and people-powered. Help us cover expenses like meeting location insurance, outreach materials, postcards and stamps, protest supplies and more.
We’ve made it easier for you to donate! We now have a Venmo account. Just scan the QR code above with your phone camera. You can also search in Venmo.com for @Indivisible-Vashon. Don’t Venmo? We still happily accept checks (made out to “Kevin Jones for Indivisible Vashon”) or cash! Donations can be mailed to: Indivisible Vashon c/o Kevin Jones, P.O. Box 2607, Vashon, WA 98070.
Thank you so much for your support and if you have questions about how donations are used, please contact us.
Vashon Families Continue to Need Our Help
Thank you for improving food security for our community during these challenging times. Please continue to support island families hurt by SNAP cuts or federal furloughs by donating food, supplies, or funds.
Vashon Maury Community Food Bank: Did you know that your $1.00 donation can buy $1.80 in food?
DONATE Mail checks to: Vashon Maury Community Food Bank, P.O. Box 1205, Vashon, WA 98070
Vashon Interfaith Council to Prevent Homelessness: A special fund has been set up to supply food gift cards to our two island grocery stores. (Type “Food” in “Add special instructions to the seller.”)
DONATE Mail checks to: IFCH, P.O. Box 330, Vashon, WA 98070 (Write FOOD in the memo).
Qualified Charitable Distribution: If you’re 70½ or older, or you are required to take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from an inherited IRA, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly to charitable organizations, like the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, and reduce your taxable income — even if you don’t itemize deductions. QCDs count toward your Required Minimum Distribution and are one of the easiest and most impactful ways to give. See the Qualified Charitable Distribution instructions HERE.
Support Immigrants & Refugees by Donating Locally Today
The Immigrant/Refugee Rights Team fundraising group is hard at work to secure a fiscal sponsor for immigration legal fees for specific community members’ cases in 2026. Thank you for your patience as they do their due diligence.
In the meantime, there’s another important legal case you can contribute to right now! There are two islanders who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. (SIJS is a path toward citizenship.) Funds are being raised for their continuing legal cases, with a goal of $12,000 by May 2026. The Vashon United Methodist Church will manage the funds and are taking this on as “Vashon Island Mission” project. All donations are tax deductible.
To donate:
- Pay electronically via Vashon Methodist Church website. This link goes to “Vashon Island Missions.” You can even set up a monthly recurring payment (e.g., December 2025-May 2026).
- Mail a check to: Vashon United Methodist Church
Attn: Vashon Island Missions
PO Box 330, Vashon, WA 98070
Please write “Vashon Island Missions” (or “VIM”) on the memo line. - If you are interested in donating from a Donor’s Advised Fund, grants can be made to:
GENERAL COUNCIL ON FINANCE & ADMINS OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
VASHON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Tax ID: 91-1227676
Want more information? Contact Jenna@indivisiblevashon.org
Gear Up For Protesting, Show Your Indivisible Pride
& Help Grow the Movement
INDIVISIBLE VASHON MERCH – NEW ITEMS ARE FREQUENTLY ADDED! MOST RECENTLY, MEMORIAL T-SHIRT FOR MARIDEE BONADEA – AND – VOTE EARLY CLOTHING AND CAPS!
Our amazing in-house designer Jenna has created a Zazzle shop where we can order t-shirts, tote bags, car flags, hats, and more with designs unique to us! Let us know what else you’d like to see. Think: “Use Your Outside Voice”, “Hate Has No Place Here”, etc. We all have ordered tee shirts and sweatshirts and they seem to run true to size, are good quality, medium-weight fabric, and the printing is high quality. Check out the shop and let us know what you think.
Order NOW for upcoming protests and just to spread the word about Indivisible Activism! Order Soon!
Indivisible Vashon Zazzle SHOP
Come Join Us!
- Actions Tracker: Read a Substack Newsletter or follow a trusted news source? Help us turn what you learn into Action Alerts to help fellow Indivisible members know what actions to take to fight the Regime.
- Social Media: Do you have a Facebook, BlueSky or other Social Media page? Help us amplify the posts that Indivisible Vashon puts out and also help post on our pages.
- Video/Multimedia: Have experience with making videos (even just on your iPhone!) or editing, production? We would love for you to help film segments that could then be shared via YouTube, on our Website, or Social Media platforms.
- Poster Crew: Join our group who helps hang posters around town to advertise our upcoming events.
- Marketing Background: Do you have a background in Marketing and would like to help our Communications Strategy Team?
- Elected Official Liaison: Create a connection with one of our elected Representative’s teams — so that we know up to date information from them and vice versa.
- Climate Action Plan Team: Help us to move forward the King County Climate Action Plan.
- Washington Indivisilbe Legislative Action: Help track legislation and provide actions for members to take to support legislation in the 2026 WA State Legislative Session.
Email Action.Alerts@IndivisibleVashon.org to sign up or get more information.
Rolling Boycotts – Have Your Spending Align With Your Political Beliefs!
The boycotts are WORKING! Tesla’s sales are down over 70% and Target’s profits and foot traffic have fallen dramitically since they caved to the Admin’s demands to cancel DEI. PLUS, Spotify and Avelo Airlines have declined to renew their contracts with DHS due to the public pressure and pushback. Keep it up!
- Home Depot – They are allowing ICE to pick up day workers from their parking lots.
- Boycott goods from El Salvador – many knit clothing items are made in El Salvador including Hanes tee shirts and underwear, and Patagonia clothing – please check labels or on website before purchasing clothing.
- Boycott Chipolte – Tesla is adding Chipolte executive Jack Hartung to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee
- Boycott Tesla, Amazon, Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A, Hobby Lobby, Home Depot, Target, Wells Fargo.
COMPANIES TO SUPPORT! AND USE CASH!
- LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES
- COSTCO
- KOHL’S
- KROGER
- DOLLAR TREE
- GIANT
- LEVI’S
- ULTRA
- TJX (TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Home Goods)
- BEN & JERRY’S
- GO TO FOODS (Moe’s SW Grill, McAlister’s Deli, Schlotzky’s, Auntie Annie’s, Jamba Juice, Carvel, Cinnabon)
Let your purchases reflect your convictions! Visit the following sites to find the best companies to visit (and the ones to avoid!)
Inspiration – Persisterhood: Celebrating Women’s Stories
During Women’s History Month, the Persisterhood Oral History Project captured and preserved the powerful experiences of women who stepped into politics because they could not stay silent after Trump was elected. Be inspired by the stories of these amazing women.
Spotlight #1: Michelle Ward
Spotlight #2: Michele Hornish & Linda Meigs
Spotlight #3: Ms. Margaret Morrison
Good Things!
- The Jimmy Kimmel interview with James Talarico that Trump’s FCC tried to suppress now has over 8.5 MILLION views on YouTube.
- The Texas Supreme Court knocked down implementation of a vote-suppressing redistricting plan officials adopted in Galveston County after the state’s March primaries, saying it cannot be used in November.
- New Mexico just banned uranium mining on 13 million acres of state land.
- A GOP state lawmaker whom Trump deliberately targeted in Indiana for voting down new gerrymandered maps was declared the winner of his primary after a recount was finally completed. His final victory margin? THREE VOTES.
- The contractor hired to renovate the Reflecting Pool admitted that its repair work—not vandals— caused the pool’s liner to peel and bubble.
- Republicans’ “Trump-a-Palooza” was an utter flop, with empty seats, embarrassingly low ratings, the podium literally falling apart, and little enthusiasm from attendees.
- Bad Bunny made Emmy Awards history, winning all seven categories his Super Bowl halftime show was nominated for, and becoming the first Spanish-language program to win for Outstanding Variety Special (Live).
Visit Jess Craven’s Substack, Chop Wood, Carry Water.
Great Reading on Effective Organizing!
Check out legendary community activist Saul Alinsky’ classic organizing book, Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals (free pdf version) where he presents 13 rules and loads of sage advice and stories on how to organize effectively. In a nutshell – “Have fun, don’t let your tactics get stale, and keep the pressure on. The grassroots would add, build community with everything you do.”
Get Active – Get Involved – Get Focused!
Indivisible Vashon Teams are where our work gets done. Email the Team leaders listed below – they will be thrilled to hear from you!
PROTEST: Resisting the administration’s actions through public protests — email Nick
VASHON2VOTERS: Postcard writing AND weekly actions — email Kathy
VOTER OUTREACH: Opportunities are availabe to Canvas, Phone Bank, and Text – email James
BUILD A PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY: Electing progressive candidates at all levels of government across the nation — email Kevin
POLICY ACTION: Assuring elected officials pass and support policy which aligns and supports our values — email Kevin
IMMIGRANT / REFUGEE RIGHTS: Policy and direct action to support immigrant and refugee families — email Jenna
COMMUNICATIONS: The Comms Team supports all the other Teams and ALL the goings-on for Indivisible Vashon by spreading the word about all the wonderful opportunities we have available – email Dwight
Let’s Keep Up the Pressure!! The GOP and the Current Regime are Showing Cracks and Weakening!!
Want to learn what is going on with Indivisible in Washington State? Check out the new website for the Washington Indivisible Network (WIN)!
NEW Washington Indivisible Network Website – HERE
Trusted News & Information Sources
- Indivisible National
- Washington Indivisible Network
- 1440
- PBS News
- National Public Radio
- Rachel Maddow Show
- Jessica Yellen – News Not Noise
- Talking Points Memo
- Project 2025 Information
- Substack Newsletters – www.substack.com and then search the names below:
- – Heather Cox Richardson
- – Jay Kuo
- – Joyce Vance
- – Andrew Weissman
- – The Contrarian
- – The Grassroots Connector