May Day and Other Actions

Happy Friday, Activists!

We hope you've made it through this week with your sanity!  It has been taxing on our brains but remember, taking action will relieve your anxiety.  Lots of options below!

To close out the week, we thought we needed to include some humor, provided by SNL for your viewing pleasure. It's on Substack but you don't need to sign up to watch it. 

CALL TO ACTION

We have a ceasefire one day and the next day we apparently don't have a ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz is closed again.  At least we don't have a genocide.  But this war of choice has gone on for way too long and is costing way too much.

Email your Members of Congress and then call our senators and your representative to say: Not one cent more for Trump's war.

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.

REGISTER VOTERS!

You can register voters and get them ready for this year's elections.  Join us and we'll give you a short training first and all the materials you need.  

When:   TODAY, April 10, 1:30 to 2:30

Where:  John F. Street Community Center, 1100 Poplar Street, Philadelphia

Sign up here.

NEW!  When: THIS SUNDAY, 11:00 - 3:00 pm (two shifts)

Where:  Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square 

Sign up here.

Northern Liberties Farmers Market

When:  Saturday, April 18th, 10:00 - 1:00 (two shifts)

Where: We'll meet at Urban Village Brewing Company, 10001 N. 2nd Street.

Sign up here.

TOMORROW - JOIN THE WE ARE AMERICA MARCH!

The march starts tomorrow morning at Independence Mall with a rally at 9:00 and the march kickoff at 10:30.  Join for an hour, a day, a week, or the whole two weeks!

THIS LOOKS LIKE FUN!

Our friends at Social Justice Indivisible are hosting a Quizzo Fundraiser! When:  APRIL 16th 7-9PMWhere: Location will be shared once you register. 

Join in for fun, food and prizes!Register to purchase $30 tickets here.

All the details will be shared with registration.

MAY DAY RALLY!

Join our local unions at City Hall on May Day at 4:00 pm to say Workers Over Billionaires!  Besides hearing from speakers, their plan is for folks at the rally to ratify their Working People's Vision for Philadelphia.  See you there!

JOIN OUR DETENTION CAMP LABOR PROJECT

Write Some Letters!

Join the 800 others who are writing two letters a week in our new Detention Camp Labor program!  You can join the team too and 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.

JOIN OUR LEAFLET PHILLY PROJECT

Join over 450 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!

JOIN OUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TEAM

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. 

COURAGE COLLECTIVE

You may know that Indivisible encourages meetings called  Courage Collectives, these are "community-based groups organized around shared identities to build power within key societal pillars and push institutions to resist authoritarian actions and defend democracy." 

Several Indivisible Philadelphia members have formed a collective, Quaker Courage, which encourages the University of Pennsylvania to stand up to Trump. They just launched an open letter asking Penn's leadership to reject the federal government’s political control. 

Higher Ed is a key pillar and a key target of the Trump regime, and the University of Pennsylvania is one of a handful of universities and colleges that regime is targeting specifically. We invite Penn alumni, faculty, staff, students, and allies to sign on to the letter. If you have questions, or wish to join the Quaker Courage team, email info@quakercourage.org. 

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 A Few More Things:

We can send you our No Kings t-shirt!  For the short sleeve shirt, make a donation of $35 and then sign up for your choice.  Or, for the long sleeve shirt, make a donation of $45 and then sign up for your choice.  Your shirt will be mailed directly to you. 

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