9-30-24 Newsletter

 

INCO recommends this inspiring interview with Kamala Harris and Oprah, from September 19. On YouTube, it's even wonderful in small doses!  VIRTUAL VP DEBATE WATCH AND ACTION PARTY Tuesday, October 1, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM The "Childless Bunny Ladies For Harris-Walz" All in for Harris Action Team In partnership with INCO, Women for Harris-Walz Hosted by INCO Leader Beeb Ashcroft   RSVP here or at  https://events.democrats.org/event/695138/ Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512851301?pwd=S6hU9W5FfaWSgMCZHbFbeItGFID78r.1 CANVASS FOR ANDY DAVIS Andy Davis for State Representative, House District 32 Thursday, October 3 2-5 pm and 5-8 pm Alderbrook Park , 668 45th Street, Astoria  Join us for a door-to-door effort to elect Andy Davis as our State Representative. Meet Andy and get the training and materials you need to reach out directly to voters in your area. The campaign will provide light refreshments, literature, lists, and training. Andy is a longtime community leader and volunteer. In his work and civic life, he deals with budgets, agencies, and challenging problems. He will make an outstanding legislator who will serve all Oregonians.   Learn more, get a yard sign, volunteer, or donate to Andy's campaign here.  VIRTUAL LETTERS TO VOTERS PARTY AND MOVIE Screening of "Suppressed and Sabotaged" film with closed captions VoteRiders presentation, how to write letters to voters, movie screening and discussion  Sunday, October 6, 7-9PM RSVP link at: http://bit.ly/suppressedmovie INCO leader Beeb Ashcroft has letter-writing kits available, including envelopes, letterheads, stamps and instructions, which she will deliver to anyone in the local area.  Register here for this virtual event: Sunday, October 6 at 5 pm PT. "The ultimate cat ladies, people who care about women’s health and think it matters, are holding a call for Kamala Harris. Donald Trump, JD Vance & Project 2025 threaten a woman's right to reproductive healthcare, from her first period to pregnancy to menopause. We obviously can’t let them into the White House and our bedrooms. I hope you’ll join us! There will be lots of amazing women on the call, and I’m honored to be among them."  Register here. -- Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse, September 29, 2024 CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION BY OCTOBER 15 Register to vote, check your status, or update your voter registration if you have a new name, address, or signature at vote.gov or IWillVote.com or at the County Clerk’s Office, 820 Exchange Street, 2nd floor, Astoria. The last day to register to vote is October 15.   You’ll receive your Voters’ Pamphlet and your ballot in the mail in mid-October. BABIES AND WOMEN'S BODIES What's behind the far right's focus on women making babies? Ruth Ben-Ghiat describes the connections to birth control, fascism, and white supremacy. It's not a pleasant read, but definitely worthwhile. Ben-Ghiat is an American historian and a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.  ACTIVATE AMERICA VISITS INCO Ronnie Cohen, the Executive Director of Activate America (top left in the photo) was INCO's special guest at a Zoom party last Friday. She discussed the work the organization is doing to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate and House this election cycle. Activate America puts funds towards things such as voter outreach and can reach out to voters at a cost of just 10 cents per contact. To learn more about their work and sign up for their phonebanking, postcards and other volunteer opportunities, visit: activateamerica.vote You can make a donation to support their work on ActBlue here. Kudos to INCO leader Beeb Ashcroft (top right in the photo) for organizing this event. HOW TO HELP ELECT HARRIS-WALZ AND OTHER DEMS   YARD SIGNS AND STICKER Clatsop Democrats has online ordering for Harris-Walz bumper sticker and yard signs with stakes. Order online by credit card, and one of their volunteers from around the county will be in touch with you to deliver your stuff. Since this is local delivery only, you will need to enter your address before it will allow you to add items to your cart. DOING SOMETHING * To volunteer for the official Harris-Walz campaign, sign up here. * Volunteer through the Action Network - sign up here. * Mobilize and People for the American Way offer many volunteer opportunities. * Connect with the Clatsop Democrats here. MORE SOMETHINGS YOU CAN DO * Donate to the Harris campaign here.  * Join Virtual Harris-Walz Field Office on Discord here.  * Highest priority volunteer actions listed here * These Oregon Democratic candidates for the US House of Representatives would love your help in their very competitive elections: Val Hoyle (OR-4) - Donate HERE.  Janelle Bynum (OR-5) - Donate HERE.   Andrea Salinas (OR-6) - Donate HERE.   PROJECT 2025: THE GOP'S ANTI-DEMOCRACY BLUEPRINT Text from Project 2025. LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT 2025 • NEW: "What Project 2025 means for you." It's terrific graphic, suitable for printing as a flyer. • NEW:  A long list of major features of Project 2025, from Robert Hubbell in his Today's Edition newsletter •  FROM INDIVISIBLE:  - Project 2025 Explained -- An in-depth analysis of the MAGA playbook - 25 Things to Know About Project 2025 -- A quick list of 25 extreme things MAGA Republicans have planned with Project 2025 - Talking About Project 2025 -- Key messaging strategies for educating voters about Project 2025 and ensuring they understand the stakes • The 920-page Project 2025 document is here. Find a topic that interests you in the Project 2025  table of contents.   Last Saturday INCO celebrated Beeb Ashcroft's birthday and kicked off the postcarding campaign for Amanda Taylor, candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives. WRITE TO VOTERS TUESDAYS, 3 - 4:30 pm   WineKraft, east end of Pier 11 Mall, 77 11th Street, Astoria  No purchase necessary.   Invite a friend to come with you! INCO provides postcards, scripts, pens, stamps, Wite-Out, and good cheer. Thanks to Rebecca Kraft for hosting INCO's weekly postcard gatherings!   POSTCARDING AT HOME Channel your wish for election victories into writing to voters from home. Sign up for the postcard campaigns you want.   Commit to Democracy: https://www.commit2democracy.com/sign_up Activate America: https://www.activateamerica.vote/postcards Markers for Democracy: https://postcards.markersfordemocracy.org/ Blue Wave Postcard Movement: https://shop.bluewavepostcards.org Postcards to Voters: www.postcardstovoters.org has a 3-day turnaround for its postcard campaigns.  FUN STUFF INCO INSIGHTS "Tyranny is always better organized than freedom." -- Charles Pierre Peguy, French poet, essayist, and editor  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 here. Look for the INCO column in Hipfish Monthly. We're on Facebook, too. INCO Weekly Newsletter  September 30, 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.

9-23-24 Newsletter

 

"Indivisible has really helped me sleep at night.  💤  Knowing that I'm doing something to help move us across the finish line has done a lot to calm my frazzled nerves!  My neighbor was the one who told me about Indivisible and I've passed that same info along to several others since.  Strength in numbers!" -- Marian, INCO activist LAUGH, CRY, AND GET OUT THE VOTE It started out as the "10 Worst Things about the Trump Presidency," but Robert Reich couldn't stop at 10, or 20, or 50..... Way too many horrible things to remember. INCO recommends Reich's 18-minute video review of the four years that felt like 40. It's a reminder of why we must elect Harris, Walz, and a Democratic Congress this year! Here's the link if you want to share with others:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdstZDCCgAc Hosted by INCO leader Beeb Ashcroft, Really Do Care, INCO, and Activate America. RSVP HERE. ZOOM LINK:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88355983875?pwd=eZXM9UKlPjWNvdH66vYAiWUBbLL4Fw.1 Saturday, September 28 • 1:30 - 5 pm • Cartwright Park, 1942 South Franklin, Seaside WHY IS IT NECK AND NECK? -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post newsletter, September 18, 2024. Here's the link to the article about authoritarianism that she refers to.  CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION BY OCTOBER 15 Register to vote, check your status, or update your voter registration if you have a new name, address, or signature at vote.gov or IWillVote.com or at the County Clerk’s Office, 820 Exchange Street, 2nd floor, Astoria. The last day to register to vote is October 15.   You’ll receive your Voters’ Pamphlet and your ballot in the mail in mid-October. ANDY DAVIS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Andy is a longtime community leader and volunteer. In his work and civic life, he deals with budgets, agencies, and challenging problems. He will make an outstanding legislator who will serve all Oregonians. Learn more, volunteer, or donate to Andy's campaign here. Yard signs are expected soon - contact incoregon@gmail.com if you'd like one. VIRTUAL VP DEBATE WATCH AND ACTION PARTY Tuesday, October 1, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Hosted by INCO leader Beeb Ashcroft In partnership with INCO, Women for Harris-Walz The "Childless Bunny Ladies For Harris-Walz" All in for Harris Action Team RSVP: https://events.democrats.org/event/695138/ Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512851301?pwd=S6hU9W5FfaWSgMCZHbFbeItGFID78r.1 ON THE TABLE THIS ELECTION "Don't leave anything on the table this election. Democracy is on the ballot. Our future is on the ballot. We cannot say that enough. A Trump win would have devastating consequences. For those of us who follow the news closely, that’s gospel. But for people with less time or who are less engaged, your conversation may be the one that helps them understand the importance of voting. They need to hear that from you, a trusted friend. "Never doubt the importance of hundreds of thousands of people engaging in civil discourse in their communities. We are doing the work of democracy." -- Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse on Substack, September 17, 2024 "Remember: If trump wins, the Republicans retain the House, and Mike Johnson continues as Speaker, there will be two white "Christian" nationalists/supremacists standing second and third in line to the presidency. We must turn the House blue and ensure Hakeem Jeffries holds the gavel." -- Nancy, reader's comment on Substack HOW TO HELP ELECT HARRIS-WALZ AND OTHER DEMS DOING SOMETHING * To volunteer for the official Harris-Walz campaign, sign up here. * Volunteer through the Action Network - sign up here. * Mobilize and People for the American Way offer many volunteer opportunities. * Connect with the Clatsop Democrats here. MORE SOMETHINGS YOU CAN DO * Donate to the Harris campaign here.  * Join Virtual Harris-Walz Field Office on Discord here.  * Highest priority volunteer actions listed here * These Oregon Democratic candidates for the US House of Representatives would love your help in their very competitive elections: Val Hoyle (OR-4) - Donate HERE.  Janelle Bynum (OR-5) - Donate HERE.   Andrea Salinas (OR-6) - Donate HERE.  YARD SIGNS AND STICKER Clatsop Democrats has online ordering for Harris-Walz bumper sticker and yard signs with stakes. Order online by credit card, and one of their volunteers from around the county will be in touch with you to deliver your stuff. Since this is local delivery only, you will need to enter your address before it will allow you to add items to your cart. A LOST CAT Trump and Vance know the Ohio cat story is a lie, but they love repeating it. Historian Timothy Snyder explains why people fall for it and how fantasy, impotence, and fascism bolster their campaign.  PROJECT 2025: THE GOP'S ANTI-DEMOCRACY BLUEPRINT These are some of the major features of Project 2025, as listed by Robert Hubbell in his Today's Edition newsletter: ·      Impose a national abortion ban. ·      Restrict access to contraception ·      Remove medical privacy protections for people seeking reproductive healthcare ·      Engage in mass deportations of 20 million immigrants ·      Roll back protection for same sex marriage and LGBTQ rights ·      Remove prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of race or sex ·      Allow the president to use the DOJ to target political enemies ·      Cut funding to the FBI LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT 2025 • NEW: "What Project 2025 means for you." It's terrific graphic, suitable for printing as a flyer. • NEW:  A long list of major features of Project 2025, from Robert Hubbell in his Today's Edition newsletter •  FROM INDIVISIBLE:  - Project 2025 Explained -- An in-depth analysis of the MAGA playbook - 25 Things to Know About Project 2025 -- A quick list of 25 extreme things MAGA Republicans have planned with Project 2025 - Talking About Project 2025 -- Key messaging strategies for educating voters about Project 2025 and ensuring they understand the stakes • The 920-page Project 2025 document is here. Find a topic that interests you in the Project 2025  table of contents.   WRITE TO VOTERS TUESDAYS, 3 - 4:30 pm   WineKraft, east end of Pier 11 Mall, 77 11th Street, Astoria  No purchase necessary.   Invite a friend to come with you! INCO provides postcards, scripts, pens, stamps, Wite-Out, and good cheer. Thanks to Rebecca Kraft for hosting INCO's weekly postcard gatherings!   POSTCARDING AT HOME Channel your wish for election victories into writing to voters from home. Sign up for the postcard campaigns you want.   These groups usually have campaigns available that do not give tight deadlines for writing and mailing postcards: Commit to Democracy: https://www.commit2democracy.com/sign_up Activate America: https://www.activateamerica.vote/postcards Markers for Democracy: https://postcards.markersfordemocracy.org/ Blue Wave Postcard Movement: https://shop.bluewavepostcards.org Postcards to Voters: www.postcardstovoters.org has a 3-day turnaround for its postcard campaigns.  FUN STUFF INCO INSIGHTS "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought." -- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel winner, Medicine 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 here. Look for the INCO column in Hipfish Monthly. We're on Facebook, too. INCO Weekly Newsletter  September 23, 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.