Actions For You And Help For Students

Happy Friday, Activists! 

We hope your week is going well and looking forward to a nice weekend.  At least the sunshine in Philadelphia is a nice change of pace!  We've got a lot to do and a lot coming up!  

 HELP FOR QUAKERTOWN STUDENTS

You may have seen the news about what happened to some high school kids in Quakertown last Friday.  They were protesting against ICE when an unidentified man barged into the crowd and accosted them.  It turns out this guy in a brown jacket was the MAGA chief of police Scott McElree.  Five students were arrested and held in jail for five days (the snow storm closed the courts for a couple of days) and some have been released to house arrest.  Some have been charged with aggravated assault, a felony.  

Here is an explainer on Instagram (a lot of cursing, just fyi). You can share it too.  Here's a detailed series of videos on Facebook reels that show what happened throughout. 

Here's what you can do to help:

1.  Sign the Change.Org Petition at this link calling for McElree’s resignation

2.  If you can, donate to the Go Fund Me campaign at this link, to help the students' legal defense.  Their parents have had to hire lawyers and these are families without means.3.  Contact Quakertown Administration to demand the resignation of Police Chief & Township Manager Scott C. McElree● Police department non-emergency phone line - 215-536-5002● Township email address - contact@quakertown.org● Town Council 215-536-5001 - They voted to put this MAGA police chief in place.

Borough Council President Donald E. Rosenberger, Council Vice President L. JamesRoberts, Jr., and Council Members Michael Johnson, Dave Wilsey, Jonathan Sell, and Mae Wear

NO KINGS 3!

Sign up here!

Let's fight dictatorship together!  On March 28th we'll show that together we can overcome this regime's repression when we unite.  After all, the country belongs to us, the people!  Sign up here!

We will gather at City Hall starting at noon, start the march at 12:30 down the Ben Franklin Parkway and rally at about 1:15 at 22nd Street where there will be the stage and some music with a DJ.  Then a some exciting speakers.  And then (drum roll please) a dance party with an exciting musical group!  Sign up here!

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP

We need to fund our No Kings protest and we are grateful for everyone who has donated already.  Thank you!  But there's still a long way to go.  We are about half way to our goal of $55,000 so that we can pay for it. 

Your support is crucial to make No Kings 3 a success and show we stand against the authoritarian takeover of our government. We expect the crowd to be bigger than ever and so we have to make accommodations for that.  

We have three ways for you to contribute:

1.  Join us at Le Virtu for a very special Italian dinner.  The menu will feature selections from the Abruzzo region as well as foods and wines from other regions of this very special cuisines of Italy.  The restaurant owners are generously donating to us and sharing all the profits from the dinner with us.  It is an extremely generous offer and the largest percentage of your reservation payment will come to us.

You can make your reservation and donation at this link. You’ll see the delicious menu and donation levels there.

Check out our new long-sleeve No Kings t-shirts! 👇

2a.  You can donate $45.00 and receive a LONG SLEEVE No Kings T-shirt!

Our long-sleeve No Kings t-shirts come in three colors – Red, Blue, and Athletic Heather as you can see above. Your t-shirt will be direct shipped to you.

Fill out this form with all the information we need for your t-shirt.

Donate $45.00 here so we can send you your t-shirt.

 2b.  You can donate $35.00 and receive a SHORT SLEEVE No Kings T-shirt! These are our short-sleeve t-shirts with the No Kings logo on the front.  Your t-shirt will be direct shipped to you.

Fill out this form with all the information we need for your t-shirt.

Donate $35.00 here so we can send you your t-shirt.  

3.  Donate whatever you can.

Our members' donations have always been a generous, substantial ingredient to our success and we are enormously grateful to all of you who have donated in the past even a very small amount.  Please remember that whatever you do with us -- volunteering or donating, it is all important and it all counts!

You can make your donation here.

Thank you for helping us say . . .

 SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER DURING NO KINGS

You also can help by volunteering during the No Kings protest. We have lots of positions to be filled so check them out at this link.  Thank you for everything you are doing to make No Kings a big success!  

 CALL TO ACTION

TELL CONGRESS - NO WAR IN IRAN

Trump has had only a flimsy-to-nonexistent case for a potentially catastrophic military adventure and Iraq War-level false claims from his advisors and of course without authorization from Congress.  But some Democratic leaders have reportedly been hesitant to advance legislation aimed at preventing an attack. 

So it’s up to us to demand a vote and let every Member of Congress know that the American people oppose more forever wars. Please call your representative today and demand they act to prevent a war with Iran.

Here are the contacts to call and write:

Sen. McCormick – Phila office 215-405-9660; D.C. office 202-224-6324; email link

Sen. Fetterman – Phila office 215-241-1090; D.C. 202-224-4254; email link

For outside PA:  Find your senators’ phone numbers and emails at this link.

Rep. Evans – D.C. 202-225-4001; Phila. office (215) 276-0340; email link

Rep. Boyle – D.C. office 202-225-6111; Phila office 215-335-3355; email link

Rep. Scanlon -- D.C. office 202-225-2011; Chester office (610) 626-2020; email link

Outside Philadelphia?  Find your Representative here.

 COME AND KNIT RED RESISTANCE HATS WITH US!

And let's have some fun!  Are you ready to knit?  We'll meet on zoom to chat and knit together.  We'll have knitting experts there to help you if you need it. 

We hope you were able to buy your red yarn already.  If not, get it now so you're ready.  You can see the history of these hats here. 

When:  Tuesday, March 3 at 5:30 pm

Where:  Zoom

Sign up here.

 HERE'S MORE YOU CAN DO, IN SHORTHAND

Join Our Overpass Project!  Make Some Signs Tomorrow

Join us and have some fun making signs to hold on overpasses around Philadelphia. We'll promote the next No Kings protest and create other meaningful messages. 

When:  Tomorrow, February 28, 11;00 am to 3:00 pm

Where: First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut St, Philadelphia

Sign up here.

Join Our Detention Camp Labor Project - Write Some Letters!

Join the 700 others who have signed up for our new Detention Camp Labor letter writing program!  You can join the team too to write a couple of letters a week to the companies we are focusing on. Sign up here and we'll give you all the information you need!  Check out the project's background at this link.

Protest Citizens Bank's Funding of Cruelty - Saturday March 7

Come out and tell our fellow Philadelphians about it!  

900 South Street; 11am - Noon - Sign up here.

1515 Market Street; 11am - Noon - Sign up here.

2001 Broad Street, 11am - Noon - Sign up here.  

8623 Germantown Ave., 11 am - Noon

Join our Leaflet Philly project. Join hundreds of your fellow Indivisible Philadelphia activists making a real difference! Just one time every month you’ll hang one hundred eye-catching leaflets on doors in your neighborhood. Sign up here!

Stand Up For Science Day Of Action

Join the folks at Stand Up For Science in the Day of Action on March 7th at 11:00 am on the north side of City Hall, 1400 JFK Blvd.  There will be speakers calls to action. 

Write Letters To The Editor

Got something on your mind you want to tell others about?  Or need a topic to write about?  We've got you!  Even if you're just not sure if you want to join, you can sign up and find out more to make your decision.  Sign up here.  

Or just get answers to your questions by emailing us here. 

MORE PROTESTS YOU CAN JOIN

1.  Springfield protest - Every Saturday, 1:00 - 2:00 at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and PA Route 320.  Bring your signs on your favorite topic!  

2. Tesla Takedown Protest - Every Saturday - 11:00 - Noon

Tesla Takedown Devon - At the Tesla showroom, 470 Lancaster Ave, Devon, PA 

3. Every Friday -- 11:15 am - Join Fridays@Fetterman's for the weekly Friday vigil for peace in Gaza/Palestine outside of Senator John Fetterman's office at 200 Chestnut Street from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Register here  

4.  Fitz Friday - 4:00 - 5:00 pm -- Protest at Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick's office at One Summit Square, Langhorne, PA. Bring signs about whatever you want. There's a lot to complain about!

5. Every Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 pm -- Join this resistance group at #WeThePeopleWednesdays for Singing for Sanity at Unitarian Universalist Church, 6900 Stenton Avenue.  More information is here.

6.  Every Wednesday at noon - Outside the Philadelphia ICE Office, 114 N. 8th Street.   Sponsored by New Sanctuary Movement.  This is a 40-week series of Interfaith Prayer Vigils.  

7. Every Monday at Noon - Monday at McCormick's -- Join our friends at Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW for Monday's at McCormick's,, in front of Senator McCormick's office at 20th and Market Streets.

8.  Every Monday at 11:00 AM - Vigil outside the ICE office, 114 North 8th Street, Phila. sponsored by State Senator Art Haywood and led by local clergy.

9.  Every Friday at 3:00 - Join a vigil outside the ICE office at 114 North 8th Street.  

10. Are you outside the Philadelphia area?  You can see all the protests planned by Indivisibles in your area at this link. 

And One More Thing:

We can send you our No Kings t-shirt!  First, make a donation of $35 . Then, check out the t-shirts, sign up for your choice and we'll send it to you to wear any time! 

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