INCO Weekly Newsletter 1/22

Dear Indivisibles, Congratulation on today's event!  On my drive back from today's summit to Cannon Beach I found myself suddenly smiling – I guess to myself, since no one else was in the car. A year later we/I know what sets us apart from the Trump Base is our identifying what we are for and gather us as committed volunteers to make those for issues achievable goals that will place our country back to that shinning place where democracy is alive and well and meets the tenets of its meaning. We must ... make certain every citizen understands our commitment to integrity and equity, balanced with sustainable and fair taxation to support long-held promises coupled with the new demands of a quickly changing world. Thanks for reading my exuberant ramble, but I feel it is essential to begin our proclamations for what we are for as we  continue in 2018 working to get out the vote and continue to prepare for 2020....and I still can't stop smiling. I am so lucky to be associated with all of you and our growing affiliates. Lolly Champion, Cannon Beach YES for Measure 101; YES for Election Night Gathering Tuesday, January 23 - starting at 7 pm Fort George upstairs, 1483 Duane, Astoria; probably toward the back. Look for Steve and his laptop. Gather with other Measure 101 supporters to get election returns, share stories, and enjoy no-host drink and food. Due to construction, enter from 15th or Exchange. INCO encourages you to vote YES for Measure 101. Ballots are due Tuesday by 8 pm. Postmarks don't count. Take your ballot to an official drop-off ballot box. Returns available after 8 pm.   ACTION PRIORITIES  www.indivisible.org This week's Americans of Conscience Action Checklist is here.         Contact elected officials here. •  Tell Your Members of Congress to stand up for our country.  How did the Trump Shutdown happen? Read here (current as of Sunday night).   •  Remind them you are FOR full long-term funding: for the Children's Health Insurance Program, aid to post-hurricane Puerto Rico (an unincorporated territory of the US), Secure Elections Act (S.2261), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DREAMers, National Parks, the NIH, Medicaid, and Medicare. They won't know what you want if you don't tell them. INCO blue tshirt orders are back, and we now have hoodies too!  Ordering ends Jan. 29.Order here.  https://goo.gl/forms/GBLrk7z9I5WrQbYX2 INCO Sustained and Empowered Thank you to everyone who made this summit happen.  Organizers Deb Vanasse, Laurie Caplan, Nancy Montgomery, Steve Bronstein Guest speakers Jack Harris, Jen Hoffman, Linai Vaz, and Lindsay Hessel Dozens of volunteers and generous donors The Lovell Showroom, Columbia River Coffee Roaster, and The Blue Scorcher Indivisibles get to work at the INCO summit, January 20, at the Lovell Showroom in Astoria. The Daily Astorian featured INCO and the summit on Friday's front page . CNN.comshowed signs from 2018 Women's Marches. HAPPENINGS Check for details and new posts on our events page.   THIS WEEK Tuesday, January 23 - Election Night Gathering, 7 pm - TBD; Fort George Brewery & Public House, upstairs, probably toward the back. 1483 Duane; enter from 15th or Exchange, due to construction. No host event. Every Wednesday, INCO Happy Hour, 4-6 pm, Buoy Beer, probably in the Tap Room, foot of 8th on the Riverwalk, Astoria. Food and non-alcoholic drinks available; no host, no agenda, no meeting Almost every Friday - INCO Southwest Washington postcard party; email gwenbrake@gmail.com for date, time and place. UPCOMING Saturday, February 3 - Warrenton INCO Community Group meeting, 11 a.m., Dooger's Restaurant, Highway 101. Tuesday, February 6 - Oppose Bigotry Team meeting, 6 pm, Astoria; contact catladyjoan@gmail.com for directions. Wednesday, February 7 - INCO Book Club,  6:30 pm, Astoria. For directions, contact cebeady@outlook.com. This month's book is American Nations: A History Of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures Of North America, by Colin Woodard, Penguin Books, 2012. Tuesday, February 13 - Seaside/Gearhart Community Group meeting, 6:30-8:00.  Contact  Kathleenannmacdonald@yahoo.com for location. Wednesday, February 14 - V-DAY RALLY, End Violence Against Women and Girls, 11:30 am -1 pm, 8th and Commercial, Astoria. Saturday, February 17 - Warrenton INCO Community Group meeting, 11 a.m., Dooger's Restaurant, Highway 101. Excerpts of wisdom and warnings from  ON TYRANNY: TWENTY LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Timothy Snyder, Tim Duggan Books, 2017.  Lesson 19. Be a patriot. A nationalist encourages us to be our worst .... Lesson 20. Be as courageous as you can. If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny.  When the levers of power are seized by the small hands of hateful men, you work hard, you stand with those who are most vulnerable, and you don’t give up until it’s morning again. --Liel Leibovitz, tabletmag.com We're Ready! Trump and Mueller INCO has planned a “Rally for the Rule of Law,” to be held in the event Trump fires Mueller or takes a similar action that threatens the rule of law as it relates to the investigation. We'll post info on our INCO Facebook page and email an Action Alert. You can also sign up (RSVP) for a notification here.   COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS  Get involved with your INCO Community Group today in Manzanita-Cannon Beach, Seaside, Warrenton, Astoria, Washington Peninsula. INCO's Events Team, Oppose Bigotry Team, Vote the Future Team, and Book Club are INCO-wide. All INCO Indivisibles are invited to participate. For more information, contact incoregon@gmail.com.   Questions, suggestions, & photos to INCO at incoregon@gmail.com Share this newsletter and our website with other resisters. They can join INCO here and ask to join our closed Facebook group. INCO is supported entirely by your donations. Donate here. Deb Vanasse and Laurie Caplan, INCO Co-chairs INCO Weekly Newsletter   January 22, 2018 Copyright © 2018 INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at a community group meeting. Indivisible North Coast Oregon (INCO) defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. Our mailing address is: INDIVISIBLE North Coast Oregon PO Box 536 Warrenton, Oregon  97146 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list