WEEKLY ACTIONS

                         

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

The President is directing his allies in states across the country to re-draw Congressional district maps in order to elect more Republicans next year. Some progressive state Governors intend to “fight fire with fire” and respond in kind.

While we prefer electoral fairness, we will never achieve that without regaining the majority and passing legislation requiring independent redistricting commissions.

In the meantime, there are several ways to take action:

  • Ask Governor Ferguson to make a public statement: If Republicans gerrymander their maps, he must signal clearly that Washington state will respond in kind. Use this script to make a CALL OR send an EMAIL
  • Contact state legislators and urge them to review redistricting laws, prepare to pass legislation or ballot measures that would enable mid-decade map adjustments, and convene a special session if necessary. Use this script to make a CALL OR send an EMAIL
  • DONATE to support progressive redistricting in California
  • DONATE to the Texas Democratic Party, which is collecting donations to help to offset the substantial costs involved with the walkout

Tell Cantwell and Jayapal to Co-Sponsor the VISIBLE Act

Masked and badgeless goon squads are indiscriminately and violently disappearing people. Anonymity reduces accountability and encourages misconduct. Senate Bill S2212, the VISIBLE Act, requires immigration enforcement officers to display visible identification. Senator Murray is a co-sponsor, but Senator Cantwell is not. Rep Jayapal has not yet co-sponsored the companion bill (HR4667).

Ask them both to co-sponsor the VISIBLE Act! Use this Take Action Network TAN action to easily contact your elected officials.

Indivisible Truth and Share

Indivisible National put together a social media toolkit that tracks Trump’s most unpopular policies and biggest failures. Share these posts with your networks and customize your messages so they break through the social media algorithms. Indivisible Vashon is going to be using this for some of our posts on our Facebook Group page and BlueSky page.
CHECK IT OUT: HERE

 

August 5 Election Results

Thank you to all who cast their ballot in the August 5 election (only about 22% participation state-wide…). The results are still being tabulated as we’re publishing. Here are the latest counts:

  • Deb Krishnadasan (D) is ahead by 2.5 points over Michelle Caldier (R) in Leg. District 26.
  • Victoria Hunt (D) is ahead by 8 points over Chad Magendanz (R) in Leg. District 5.
  • Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay made it through to the General Election in November for King County Executive.
  • Proposition 1 Parks Levy is passing by over 72%.

MORE INFO: SEATTLE TIMES

                                       

Amid the Chaos, Remember the Salmon and Orca

Take these two quick actions using the Take Action Network to urge your member of Congress to support salmon funding in the fiscal year 2026 budget process. Help maintain focus amid the chaos and support the health of our critical species and ecosystems. Helping the salmon in turn helps the orcas!
TAKE ACTION NETWORK: HERE
SAVE OUR WILD SALMON: HERE
EARTH JUSTICE: HERE

                                     

Get Informed About the

“Trump Tax”

Donald Trump promised he would lower costs on Day One. Instead, his first six months in office were spent pushing a budget bill into law that takes money out of working people’s pockets to give handouts to the rich. Look up by state to find out how the Big Betrayal Bill is affecting the residents of that state. Please share this info far and wide! 

GET INFO

                                       

Stop the Dismantling of Public Education

If you are UPSET about the far-right attempt to dismantle public education (enabled by a major Supreme Court decision), join STOP Mom’s for Liberty, WA (StopM4L) to collaborate on promoting and protecting public education in WA State!  While many Washingtonians are seeing emboldened actions of MAGA folks in our communities and online, tech companies are sucking up to Trump, and our free press is being cowed in the face of existential attacks by the administration. During these unprecedented times, it’s important for us to connect locally to defend our rights and those in our communities.  And though it may not be happening on Vashon yet, why wait for the incursion of MAGA into our public schools? 

If you are ready to take action beyond rallies and calls to legislators, check out the links below: 

WHAT:  STOP M4L, WA

WHEN: August 19, 6:30 TO 7:45 pm

READ MORE HERE

REGISTER HERE to attend the August 19th kick-off meeting

                                           

Message from IV Leadership

In “normal times,” we’d hopefully be relaxing with August cookouts, summer vacations, and time in our gardens. But of course in this timeline Trump and his henchmen (henchpeople? Should that be a word now??) have been wreaking havoc as well as manufacturing whatever they can think of to distract from how unpopular they are and the specter of Jeffrey Epstein.

Our job? Tune out the noise, stay laser focused on issues that truly matter, and organize everyone you know (and maybe even a few you don’t know!) to take ACTION.

  • Join the Protest Group and Bucket Brigade at their “Action is the Antidote” events in August.
  • Join Ezra and Leah, who are back from a well-deserved vacation, for “What’s the Plan?” on Thursdays.
  • Help Vashon2Voters write postcards to VA to cut through the disinformation and help spread legitimate news. 
  • Contact our elected Representatives to let them know your thoughts on masked ICE agents and GOP redistricting efforts.
  • Support one of our selected candidates to help retain a BLUE Progressive government.

We are in this together, and are stronger in community!

Kathy

If you have not had a chance, watch Bryan Long and Bryan Cardillo’s inspiring and invigorating performances from July 4 — Bryan Cardillo’s Star Spangled Banner HERE; Bryan Long’s Declaration of Independence: Then and Now HERE.

Building a Progressive Majority

Focus on 2025 Elections – Support our Selected Candidates

For the first half of this year, the “research” arm of the Building a Progressive Majority Focus Group (BPM) has been hard at work researching candidates and updating the 2025-2026 GOTV Matrix so that people know where to effectively use their volunteer time and efforts for upcoming elections. This now has set the stage for the “activity” arm which includes texting, phone banking, postcarding and canvassing.

We want to WIN all of the 2025 races (listed below) and, in so doing, send a strong message that the current direction is not acceptable. It will also set us up well for the midterms in 2026.

If you’re interested in participating in any, some, or all of these activities, please contact James: james@indivisiblevashon.org

Check out the 2025-2026 GOTV Matrix HERE

Introducing… Virginia Delegates

Introducing… Pennsylvania Judges

We have an addition to the list of priority elections this November — the Pennsylvania Supreme Court! We won in Wisconsin this year. We need to win in Pennsylvania so Republicans can’t steal more US House seats by redistricting. We’re supporting these candidates:

Latest Volunteer Opportunities For Our Other Top 2025 Candidates

Deb Krishnadasan (D) – WA State Senate

Senator Deb Krishnadasan (D) for WA L.D. 26 Senator – Krishnadasan was appointed to this seat when Emily Randall was elected to the US House of Representatives. To hold her position, she needs to be elected in a special primary in August and the special election in November 2025. Indivisible Vashon supported both elections of Randall by post carding and canvassing, and we are proud to do the same for Krishnadasan!

It will be close. Let’s keep this blue WA State Senate seat!  

Door-to-door canvassing: HERE 

(RSVP to Zach 253-285-8783 or zach@debkforsenate.com)

Donate: HERE     

Abigail Spanberger (D) – Virginia Governor

In 2021, Virginians elected a Republican Governor, losing their powerful state Democratic trifecta. Let’s get it back this November! Abigail Spanberger is running to challenge the incumbent Lt Gov and GOP nominee Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger was a CIA operations officer, served on the VA Fair Housing Board, and has served in the US House of Representatives for VA District 7. This will be another very competitive race.

Phone Bank (multiple events and times) 

Mobilize – S,M,W,F;  Mobilize – T, R; and Mobilize – W

Text (multiple event times)

Donate

Jay Jones (D) – Virginia Attorney General

What’s a blue state trifecta without a progressive Attorney General to help hold the federal administration to account? Think of Washington State without Nick Brown (or, previously, Bob Ferguson). The last Virginia AG race was very competitive – less than a 5% win margin. Let’s elect a progressive AG to support Virginia’s new Governor Abigail Spanberger!

GOTV opportunities coming soon (research ongoing)

Donate: HERE

Mikie Sherrill (D) – New Jersey Governor

You guessed it, another very competitive race — this time to retain the New Jersey state Democratic trifecta. Current Gov. Murphy (D) only won by 3.2%, and now must step down, ceding his power of incumbency, because of term limits. With your help we can win this!

Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank: HERE (multiple events)

Donate: HERE                        

For more information on any of these candidates, or to help the Electoral Team, contact Kevin HERE

The Vashon2Voters Postcard Depot is OPEN

 

Thank you to all who showed up for our joint postcarding event with Not On Our Island. We had a great time and completed all 220 postcards being sent to the US Senate and House members of the Indian Affairs Committees.

NOTE: For those who already wrote postcards for the VA News Boosting Study – your mail date is THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 15!!! (New bundles in the Blue Box have a Sept 3 mail date.)

The Vashon2Voters Postcard Depot is OPEN, so please grab a bundle and write away your anxiety. Need directions? Email Kathy or Debby. The box is currently stocked with:

  • Elect Mikie Sherrill in the N.J. Governor race: We need to win this November race by a landslide. Mail as you complete.
  • Virginia: Write to Democrat-leaning voters as part of the News Boosting Study with Postcards 2 Swing States. Mail September 3.
  • Ongoing “Send Love / Tough Love” campaign: Need to find an outlet for some of that frustration and anxiety you’re feeling? Write a “Tough Love” postcard!

There are some free stamps in the Blue Box; please feel free to use these if you need. We always welcome donations to help fund stamps and postcards. Stamps can also be purchased by contacting Kathy. (The price of stamps went up on July 13, but we still have them at the old price of $.56 until the supply runs out!)

We’re taking a summer vacation from meeting at the Havurah for “What’s the Plan?”. We’ll start back up in September to gather, share stories of our summer adventures, and learn how to keep taking action. If you want an Ezra and Leah “fix,” you can sign up to watch on your own. They send a recording after the fact, so you can always watch at a later date.

SIGN UP: MOBILIZE

Call or email WA state AG Nick Brown:

Urge him to fight hard against ICE overreach in our state.

Donald Trump has doubled down on his calls for ICE to get even more aggressive and unlawful — targeting blue states and big cities, in particular. State Attorneys General have real power to fight back and we need to put the pressure on them to use every tool at their disposal to hold ICE in check.

ALSO, thank him for joining up with other Democratic AG’s to stand up for the Constitution – over 30 lawsuits later, they are just getting started, and “none of them are tired”!

WHEN: This week (and weekly after that!)

Contact AG Nick Brown HERE

                                                                       

Action Alerts with Vashon2Voters

Contact us to receive weekly emails with timely Alerts so you can take Action!

Email Kathy

Email Debby

RESIST…RENEW…RECLAIM

Sign the 34th Dems Letter Condemning Political Violence

Sign on as an individual (or an organization) to encourage Washington state lawmakers to increase funding for lawmaker safety, which Republicans unanimously voted against last session.  

Sign on: HERE

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, and more with designs unique to us! We currently just have the IV logo and the Bucket Brigade logo in the shop — let us know what else you’d like to see. Think: “Use Your Outside Voice”, “Hate Has No Place Here”, etc. 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

We NEED you!

  • Action Alerts – we could use help curating the weekly Actions that are sent out to Membership. Email Action.Alerts@IndivisibleVashon.org to sign up.
  • Social Media – we are looking for volunteers to amplify our messages put out on the Indivisible Vashon Facebook and BlueSky pages.  We also need help copying the articles from the Newsletter into a Google Doc so that they can then be easily posted to Website, Facebook, & BlueSky. Easy to do!  Email Action.Alerts@IndivisibleVashon.org to sign up.
  • Join one of our groups to take ACTION and become a Protector of our Democracy! Scroll down to the “Get Involved” graphic.

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. Keep it up!

  • Costco – just announced that they would not be carrying Mifepristone in their pharmacies. This is a HUGE disappointment at we have been championing them for doubling down on their DEI hiring practices. Contact their Corporate Office: Costco Wholesale, 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027 – OR – P.O. Box 34331, Seattle, WA 98124 – OR – Leave a comment on their website: Costco.com (there is a blue “Feedback” button on the extreme right)
  • 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!

  • COSTCO (see above)
  • 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!)

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 focus groups are where our work gets done.  Email the focus group 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

COMMUNITY BUILDING: Sustaining and supporting the Vashon-Maury Island community — email James

Try this Soul Sync zoom!

 Try this Soul Sync zoom every morning!  To be effective, activists must be able to sleep, be calm inside, and be clear headed.  According to Island practitioner, Alix Clarke, “Soul Sync will give people a moment to think of exactly what they want to manifest…so that they can work to the best of their ability to help make this world a better place for all.”  

Join Alix and Jim at 7:45 am each morning to take part in this beautiful, powerful guided Oneness meditation.

Zoom ID: 839 1059 8484

Passcode: love

                   

Our showing up makes a difference!!

Michele Hornish’s Small Deeds Done newsletter is always wonderful, but this issue’s opening essay is really beautiful and important – check it out HERE

Take Heart! There WERE Good Things that happened this week!       

From Jessica Craven’s Chop Wood, Carry Water, 7/6/2025, “Extra! Extra!”

  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court formally struck down an abortion ban from 1849 that had technically taken effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. Thanks, Janet Protasiewicz! (Our efforts helped with that election!)
  • E. Jean Carroll says she plans to give away the millions Donald Trump was ordered to pay her —  just to annoy him.
  • A billboard depicting Trump as “Swamp King” is now on display in Phoenix, AZ.
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for the longest House floor speech, speaking for eight hours and 45 minutes in an attempt to stall the final vote of Trump’s vicious bill.
  • In Pasadena, CA, dozens pitched in to help a 14-year-old boy who recently took over his family’s tamale cart in Pasadena after they stopped coming out due to fears over the immigration raids.
  • A group in San Diego is patrolling neighborhoods to identify potential ICE presence. They keep watch for vehicles that may belong to federal agencies, and use livestreams, radios, and social media to keep communities informed.
  • A coalition of 20 states (WA included!) has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for sharing personal health data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
  • A government ban on Hungary’s annual Pride parade backfired when more than 100,000 people marched through the Hungarian capital, far more than have taken part in previous such events.

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