9-16-24 Newsletter

 

Imagine bringing postcarding supplies with you on your vacation! Wendy and Stuart Wolf did that when they visited the north coast from the Seattle area. They even came to INCO's Write to Voters last Tuesday at WineKraft to write postcards with us. On their vacation!   We think you'll enjoy this song about Kamala that Stuart composed and performs! 9/11 TRIBUTE: PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER Last week, on September 11, Joanne Rideout paid tribute to the maritime rescuers of nearly 500,000 people stranded on Manhattan Island on 9/11 in 2001. Joanne hosts 'Ship Report' on KMUN. Here's the podcast. INCO recommends watching the inspiring 11-minute documentary "BOATLIFT," about people coming together and "being the best we can be." MEET AND TALK WITH ANDY DAVIS The Democratic candidate for State Representative, House District 32 Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 3-5 pm 328 7th Avenue, Seaside OR Rebecca Read and Laura Allen, hosts https://www.davis4oregon.com/ "We know Andy and have come to respect and admire his commitment to our communities and the people who live and work here. He is dedicated to his work as an Astoria City Councilor and County Budget Committee Member. We are impressed with Andy's ability to bring people together and offer creative solutions to difficult problems. When he talks about an issue, you think right away “he gets it”.  "On a personal note, we have found Andy is always interested in the lives of the people he meets; he is warm and engaging and has a way of drawing people in. Andy will make an outstanding legislator, and we should not miss this opportunity to have him in Salem as our representative." -- Rebecca Read and Laura Allen, hosts   Please RSVP at lauraallen57@icloud.com or 425-419-7301 or at this link.  Please circulate the link to anyone you think might be interested in attending!  More about Andy at https://www.davis4oregon.com/ ASTORIA CANVASS KICKOFF FOR ANDY DAVIS Sunday, September 22 10 am - 1 pm Fred Lindstrom Memorial Park a/k/a Peter Pan Park 7th and Niagara, Astoria Hosted by Andy Davis for Oregon - https://www.davis4oregon.com/  You can help elect Andy Davis as our state representative by going door-to-door to talk with voters. Andy's campaign will give you talking points, voter addresses, and other details. Help defeat the MAGA Republican incumbent, who blames Democrats and Portland liberals for everything wrong in Oregon. 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 $1 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: Val Hoyle (OR-4) - Donate HERE. Val has canvasses in Corvallis, Eugene, Newport, and Cottage Grove this weekend. Pick one near you and sign up  HERE.  You can also find phone bank sign ups at the same link.  Janelle Bynum (OR-5) - Donate HERE.  Janelle has canvasses this Saturday September 14 in Happy Valley, Milwaukie, SW Portland, Albany, and Bend. Pick one near you and sign up HERE. You can also find phone bank sign ups at the same link. Andrea Salinas (OR-6) - Donate HERE. Andrea has canvasses this Thursday through Sunday in  Tualatin, Wilsonville, Woodburn, Yamhill County, and Salem. Pick one and sign up HERE.  You can also find phone bank sign ups at the same link.   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. NEXT WEEK'S LOCAL BLUE WAVE EVENTS This event is 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 FACES AND FREAKING OUT Responding to critics of Kamala Harris's facial expressions during the presidential debate, Dahlia Lithwick wrote: "Women have faces. Their faces have expressions. If that was upsetting to you during Tuesday’s debate, you might be dismayed to learn that deep beneath our expressive faces lie thoughts, dreams, frustrations, and other markers of human agency. If a woman smiling freaks you out, imagine what happens when a woman votes." 'WE HAVE MADE NOISE" "In that first letter [Letters from an American] five years ago, I wrote: “So what do those of us who love American democracy do? Make noise. Take up oxygen…. Defend what is great about this nation: its people, and their willingness to innovate, work, and protect each other....  "And we have made noise, and we have taken up oxygen. All across the country, people have stepped up to defend our democracy from those who are open about their plans to destroy it and install a dictator. Democrats and Republicans as well as people previously unaligned, we have reiterated why democracy matters, and in this election where the issue is not policy differences but the very survival of our democracy, we are working to elect Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz. "If you are tired from the last five years, you have earned the right to be." *INCO recommends reading this entire Letter from an American by Heather Cox Richardson, September 14, 2024.    PROJECT 2025: THE GOP'S ANTI-DEMOCRACY BLUEPRINT Watch #Project2025 meets #SchoolhouseRock on Instagram here. •  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 • NEW: Watch Robert Reich's video, first in a series, to help you spread the truth about Project 2025 in advance of the upcoming election. • A BBC summary of Project 2025 • A CBS News summary of Project 2025 •  Scroll down for the ACLU's summary of Project 2025 • Sign up for Joyce Vance's Substack newsletter for in-depth explanations of Project 2025. • 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!   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, at 3: 00 at Julia Hesse's Astoria home Contact her for the address at hesse.julia@gmail.com 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 "The arc bending toward justice is no mystery: It bends because people force it to bend." -- David A. Bell 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 16, 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.