4-22-24 Newsletter

 

REVERBERATIONS OF COMPASSION “You have heard of collateral damage. Now hear of collateral renewal. Every time we act in kindness, in mercy, in love: the impact of our actions radiates out to touch many more lives than the ones in our immediate vicinity. Others we do not know will be affected. The reverberations of our compassion will circle the world. Collateral renewal – healing rippling out, never ending." -- Stephen Charleston EARTH DAY Earth Day came out of recognizing that people are part of nature, not its adversary. Heather Cox Richardson describes its meaning and history as we celebrate Earth Day today, April 22, 2024. INDIVISIBLE WILL MATCH YOUR DONATION TO INCO We've reached 35% of our goal. Please help us reach 100%. THANK YOU! Donate to INCO now, and your donation will be matched by Indivisible up to $500!    Please support INCO's mission to Get Out the Vote and defend democracy in this urgent election year. That could mean $1000 for supplies to write voters and to support campaigns and other activities. INCO writers have already written hundreds of cards this year and will be writing hundreds more, and those cards need stamps - 53¢ each!  Donate ONLY through this form to double the impact of your donation!  WRITE TO VOTERS TUESDAYS  •  3 - 4:30 pm WineKraft, 77 11th Street, Astoria On the RiverWalk, just inside the east end of the building, up the ramp on your left No purchase necessary. NEW!  WEDNESDAYS  •  3 - 4:30 pm Private home in Seaside Please contact geneiajam60@gmail.com for details.   INCO provides postcards, scripts, pens, stamps, and Wite-Out. We'll help you get started if you're new to writing voters. Write postcards with us to support Tessa Scheller, candidate for Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2. You can support INCO's postcard writers by helping pay for postage. When you donate here, Indivisible national will match your donation. Thank you! CHOOSING OUR REPRESENTATIVES The last day to register to vote in the May 21 election is Tuesday, April 30. Please remind potential voters to be sure they're registered.  INCO endorses Tessa Scheller for County Commissioner, District 2 Learn more about Tessa on Facebook.  Donate to her campaign online here, or mail a check to: Tessa for D2 PO Box 211 Astoria, OR 97103  INCO endorses Logan Laity for State Representative, District 32 Learn more about Logan here. Donate to his campaign online here, or mail a check to:      Logan for Community                                                             PO Box 161 Tillamook, OR 97141 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SPACES "I figured out over the years that public schools are some of the last public spaces in our country that have not been privatized. I figured out they are the epicenter of so many communities. I figured out they are the places we learn civil discourse and learn to get along with folks who aren’t like us. I figured out they are (small d) democratic institutions meant to make us better. We are better for them." -- Jess Piper, The View from Rural Missouri newsletter, April 3, 2024 IMAGINING THE FUTURE “For all its marvelous creativity, the human imagination often fails when turned to the future…. When Donald Trump is the subject, imagination falters further. Trump operates so far outside the normal bounds of human behavior — never mind normal political behavior — that it is difficult to accept what he may actually do, even when he declares his intentions openly.”   — David From, The Atlantic, January-February, 2024 -- Reader's comment, Substack, March 26, 2024 INCO INSIGHTS "The world is so full of a number of things, that we should all be as happy as kings." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish poet and novelist Sign listing towns in Maine. Photo by Peter Ralston. Indivisible defends democracy by opposing authoritarianism, bigotry, and corruption. Comments, news, and photos to INCO at incoregon@gmail.com.  Resources and other information at www.incoregon.org and www.indivisible.org. Encourage others to sign up for the INCO newsletter at our website or here. Look for the INCO column in Hipfish Monthly. We're on Facebook, too. INCO Weekly Newsletter   April 22, 2024 Website Email Facebook Copyright © 2024 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. Our mailing address is: *|766 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103:HTML|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.