WEEKLY ACTIONS

 

Vashon Community Response 

Show Up for Our Community!

Also visit our new Community Defense page!

TO REPORT ICE ACTIVITY: Call Vashon Community Response Dispatch at 564-225-2161

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.

ICE Response in Our Community: How YOU Can Help

Sign up today to join Vashon Community Response and receive more information. 

EMAIL vashoncommunityresponse@gmail.com and include:

             – Your full name

             – Phone number

Note: Group members will be required to attend a States at the Core online training (90 minutes).

States at the Core is hosting ongoing Community Defense and ICE Watch webinars. These are a great intro to what’s worked in Chicago and Minneapolis. They’re continually updated, and they run often.

When: March 20, 25; April 1, 10

Sign Up HERE 

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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.


Help Support our SeaTac TSA 

 

Our TSA workers at SeaTac have been showing up for work — even though they are not getting paid! The result is that we currently only have about a 10-15 minute wait instead of the HOURS wait we are seeing at other airports like Atlanta.

Please help support our fellow residents of King County who work for TSA by dropping off nonperishable food items and gift cards at the SEA Conference Center (see contact info above). This is a perfect way to thank those who make our air travel safe and as smooth as possible.


Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, April 8

When: 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30)

Where: Vashon United Methodist Church, 17928 Vashon Hwy SW

Upcoming Dates: Wednesday, May 13; Wednesday June 10

If you would like to help with setup/cleanup, please contact Kevin.

Stop Trump’s War with Iran

The American public is firmly against Trump’s war against Iran. Congress must act. Email Senators Cantwell and Murray and Rep. Jayapal to demand they use every lever available to rein in the administration and prevent further escalation. They are spending over $1 billion a day of our tax monies on this unauthorized war – not another dime!

Contact

Reject the Deportation & Detention Agenda

Trump and DHS are trying to use money from the Big Ugly Bill to do a massive expansion in detention facilities across the country. They have been buying properties and converting warehouses into camps that will hold human beings in dangerous and horrifying conditions. 

We have a chance to stop this expansion by speaking up and demanding that our elected officials speak up, too. Write Senators Murray and Cantwell and Rep. Jayapal to demand they use their power as your elected officials to reject localized expansions of Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda.

Contact

More Info – Seattle

Stop the GOP’s New Voter Suppression Legislation

Republicans are once again pushing for a series of voter suppression bills – all variations of their infamous “SAVE Act” – which would create unnecessary obstacles for millions of eligible Americans trying to register to vote. Tell Senators Cantwell and Murry and Rep. Jayapal to vote NO on the SAVE Act, the MEGA Act, or any similar bill that attacks our voting rights.

Contact 

Thank Representative Thomas for Supporting Privacy Rights

The Driver Privacy Act seeks to protect privacy by regulating Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), otherwise known as FLOCK cameras. The bill did pass, but was considerably weakened. Rep. Thomas took the brave position to vote no on the bill because it didn’t go far enough to protect privacy rights. Let’s thank Rep. Thomas for her protest vote.

Email Rep Brianna Thomas – brianna.thomas@leg.wa.gov 

Sample script:

Subject: Thank you, Representative Thomas, for your “no” vote on SB 6002!

Dear Representative Thomas,

I agree that regulating Automated License Plate Readers requires strong guardrails to protect Washington residents – especially immigrants, rapid response groups, LGBTQ+ people, organizers, and protestors.

Thank you for recognizing that the bill that emerged from committee was not strong enough to protect us. I encourage you to keep pushing back on these harmful mass surveillance systems in the state legislature.

Or use Take Action Network 

Reject New HUD Housing Rules That Punish Mixed-Status Families

Under federal law, individuals without US citizenship or eligible immigration status cannot receive housing assistance, but HUD’s long-standing “mixed status rule” allows families with both eligible and ineligible members to live together with financial assistance based only on the eligible members, instead of denying help to the entire household. 

Now HUD wants to change that and has issued a rule that households with ineligible members will not receive ANY housing assistance at all (Housing Choice Voucher or live in Public Housing).

When this rule was proposed under the first Trump administration, communities flooded HUD with more than 30,000 comments, and the rule was not implemented. Right now, we have a chance to make our voices heard again!

Deadline: April 21

How to write an effective comment (scroll down to action) 

Submit comments online. (You can submit as an individual, an organization, or anonymously.) 

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!

Build a Progressive Majority

Phone Bank to Help Flip the House in November 

Virginia is the latest state to enter the redistricting war, and not a moment too soon. But, as in California, Virginia voters must give their approval. We need every opportunity to create more progressive seats in the US House. Virginians have a chance to level the playing field.

Join weekend phone banks to help get out the vote and build grassroots teams across Virginia.

When: Weekends between now and April 19

Sign Up: Virginians for Fair Elections

Interested in learning more about Phone Banking? Contact: James: james@indivisiblevashon.org

Message from a Fellow Indivisible Member:

“The answer to authoritarianism is in our communities.” ~ Jill, States at the Core

I see a silver lining in this dark fascist cloud: it has reawakened civic connection and collaborative action. I’ve spent less time with my glowing screens, and more time interacting with others face to face. I’ve made more new friends in the last year than in the previous five years put together. In a national crisis, I have found local community. In a time of outrage, I have found hope. As we prepare for the historic national NO KINGS 3 protests on March 28th, I look forward to my distress and anger being transformed within a collective response that is joyous, loving and fun. Some will say that these protests don’t matter, but they do, so very much.  When you and I join millions across the nation in peaceful defiance, publicly demonstrating our love of country and love for each other, we signal to many millions more that they need not be alone nor in despair. Joy is our super power. Our numbers will keep growing. When the corruption, depravity, and destructive violence of the GOP/billionaire alliance is defeated, our reawakened civic spirit will remain. We will rebuild our social institutions, reassure our allies, and restore our progress towards a more perfect, more moral nation. See you on March 28th!!!

~ Bryan Long – Protest Team, Bucket Brigade, Theater for Social Change, and channeler of Thomas Paine

  • Listen to our own Deb Pierce McCabe and Bryan Long discuss the Theater for Social Change on the Brown Briefly, Voice of Vashon.
  • Read the New York Times article (subscription-free) on the inspiring creation of a new verb, neighboring, during the ICE occupation in Minneapolis.

Collective Courage for Authoritarian Times

Strategies for Noncooperation, Resistance and Democracy

Presenter Scott Winn’s workshop brings together historical lessons from successful resistance efforts and strategies to help us meet the moment with courage and resilience. We will explore strategic noncooperation as a path toward stopping authoritarianism, build community as we plan our personal and collective action plans, and work to connect and align with regional and national movement strategies.

When: Sunday, March 22, 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Where: Vashon Methodist Church, 17928 Vashon Highway SW 

Vashon2Voters What’s The Plan? 

Ezra and Leah certainly will have a lot to share after the regime’s unauthorized bombing of Iran. They answer our questions, and it’s always enlightening and informative. Be in community – together we can survive this!

Questions? Contact Kathy.

When: Thursday, March 26, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm

  • Postcards – 11:00 am
  • What’s the Plan? – 12:00 pm

Where: The Vashon Havurah, 15401 Westside Hwy

Next Gathering Date: Thursday April 2 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

We’re writing postcards to spur voter engagement for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election coming in April and voter information in Georgia and Michigan. These are priority states on the Get Out the Vote Matrix compiled by our amazing IV researchers.

The Blue Box at the Postcard Depot is OPEN and postcards are always available there – please be considerate and only pick up during daylight hours. In addition, we’ll be bringing the postcards to the Havurah for in-person writing every Thursday.

When: Thursday, March 26, 11:00 am and EVERY THURSDAY; every day at the Postcard Depot

Contact Debby or Kathy for more information.

Be in Community!

Democracy Quilt

Calling all sewers and quilters! This is What Democracy Looks Like quilt project is requesting quilt panels that highlight the theme, “I vote because…”. You do not need to be proficient in sewing or quilting – you are welcome to use markers, fabric paint, or pictures. Get together with friends and get creative! DETAILS

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Resistance Knitters/Crocheters

Join our group of knitters and crocheters for a weekly gathering at Cafe Luna to create resistance hats, etc. and be in community. No prior experience necessary.

Contact Melissa – info@indivisiblevashon.org 

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Bucket Brigade

New members of ALL skill levels are ALWAYS welcome!

When: Tuesday, March 24, 5:00 to 6:30 pm (and every other Tuesday)

Where: Sheila’s house – firepit helps keep us warm on her patio!

Email for meeting location and any questions. (We have drum kits available for a $5.00 donation.) protest.action@indivisiblevashon.org 

From Our Partners

Vashon for Palestine Film Series:

Award-Winning Films at the Vashon Theater 

Vashon for Palestine, in partnership with the Vashon Film Institute, is bringing a powerful lineup of award-winning films to the Vashon Theater this spring. Co-sponsored by CRAB (Creative Resistance Art Brigade), SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice), Vashon Island Unitarian Universalists, and Wild Dreams Farm, these films offer historical context, human stories, and a vital connection to the ongoing struggle for Palestinian rights.
First in the line up is Palestine 36. Set in 1936, this historical drama follows Yusuf, a man torn between his village and his work in Jerusalem as the British Empire tightens its grip on the region. Against a backdrop of anti-colonial revolt and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Europe, all sides converge in a defining moment for the land and its people.
Palestine 36 is Palestine’s Official Selection for the 98th Academy Awards and a multiple international award winner.

WHEN: Sunday, April 19, 1:00 pm
WHERE: Vashon Theater
SIGN UP: Tickets available at the door/tickets by donation or purchase tickets at Vashon Film Institute
MORE INFO: More films in the series will be coming in May

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Backbone Campaign

Help our partner Backbone Campaign deploy crews to Washington, D.C., New York, Houston, Minneapolis, and Seattle for No Kings 3 protests. Their newest creation, the inflatable Trump burning the constitution with flames shooting out of his rear end, is traveling to Washington, D.C. and requires two fans and a team of 7 people to deploy. Donate or sign up to help with one of the deployments HERE.

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Agent for Change Photography

The Agent for Change series is free workshops offered by the Photographic Center Northwest that explore photography as a tool for advancement in areas of social justice, racial equity, environmental justice, and more. 

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Lost and Found

We’re in possession of a men’s jacket and two water bottles that would like to find their way back to their owners. Please contact us, describe the item, and we’ll happily return them to you.

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!

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 HAVE BEEN ADDED!

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!

NEXT UP: February 17 thru April 4

  • 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!

  • LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES
  • COSTCO 
  • 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!)

We Ain’t Buying It

Impactivize 

Shop How You Vote 

Goods Unite Us

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

BUILDING A PROGRESSIVE MAJORITY: Electing progressive candidates at all levels of government across the nation — email Kevin

LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY: 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!!

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