Some Cool New Actions!
- indivisible
- Jun 12
- 5 min read
Happy Friday, Activists!
We hope you've been having a good week. Today we have a few upcoming actions for you and you can see all the ways you can get involved at this link from a recent newsletter.
And don't forget! Sign up for our two important letter writing campaigns -- 1) our Detention Camp Labor Project where you'll join 850 other letter-writers in pushing companies to commit to not using detention camp labor; and 2) our Citizens Bank Letter Project, where you'll write directly to Citizens Bank demanding they stop their financial relationship with detention camp companies GEO Group and CoreCivic.
TWO EVENTS FOR MOSHANNON - TOMORROW AND 6/18  TOMORROW! Moshannon Valley Processing Center is the largest ICE Concentration Camp in the Northeast. Join us in Philipsburg, PA, at a lot close to the Moshannon facility, to send our message loud and clear to the Clearfield County commissioners (as well as the community at large) that they must VOTE NO on an upcoming Geo Group renewal. Pack a lunch, water, chairs, shade, supplies, and your signs saying “End Detention Now” or “Shut Down Moshannon”.
JUNE 18TH - VIGIL WITH LIVE FREE PHILLY  On June 18th you can join the bus sponsored by Live Free Philly to go out and protest what's happening at Moshannon. Live Free Philly is a movement that calls on people of conscience to stand in prayer, witness, and community action against profit-driven inhuman confinement. More information and sign up here.
The vigil starts at 1:00 pm. The bus leaves Mt. Airy at 8:00 am and returns at 7:00 pm. The group is asking for a donation of $40 to help pay for the bus. |
REGISTER VOTERS!
Come out and register voters with us on Wednesday, June 24 to start to get folks ready to vote in November. The info is below.
Where: Park Towne Place, 2200 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. Park Towne Place includes multiple buildings and we'll meet in the South Tower in the vestibule/lobby. When: Wednesday, June 24, 5:00 - 7:00 pm
SIGN UP TO READ THE ORIGINAL PRESIDENT'S HOUSE PANELS!
This one is awesome. Remember when we told you about Sheri Utain, who was featured when Rachel Maddow profiled this project, as Sheri read passages from the President's House panels aloud? You can sign up to do it too!
The Old City Remembers project is how you do it. Volunteers take shifts at the President's House site on Independence Mall, reading the text of the original panels aloud, and inviting passers-by to do the same. The organizers will continue to need more volunteers as tourist season heats up!
Check out the project at this link, then click the included link to review the onboarding slides and take the quiz, then tell them you're interested in being a volunteer! It's all at this link. |
JUNE 14 - RISE UP, SING OUT PARTIES!
THIS SUNDAY, the anniversary of No Kings and Flag Day, the No Kings Coalition is partnering with the Committee for the First Amendment (CFA) for their national day of action, “Rise Up, Sing Out.” The concert is sponsored by Jane Fonda and will feature a lot of entertainers and singers you know. It's from 7:30 - 9:00 pm. Sign up here and to see all the entertainers performing at the concert.
Use this toolkit to host an in-person party to livestream CFA’s celebrity-packed concert and bring your communities together to have fun, get creative, share food, and build deeper connections!
This toolkit has everything you need to organize your Rise Up, Sing Out Party. Let’s dig in! And here's another helpful guide to plan your party! Have fun with it!
TELL THE WORLD WE WANT ICE OUT!  Starting this week, the eyes of the world are on North America - including Philadelphia. We have an historic opportunity to force the issue of ICE’s human rights abuses onto the global stage.
Project World Cup Spotlight is mobilizing non-violent protests, hosted by a variety of local organizations, in eight World Cup cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico to harness the power of the world’s media. Our group is hosting this one, on the day of one of the six World Cup games in Philadelphia.
Media from across the globe will be present and local voices can shape international narratives. This is an opportunity to influence global perception and elevate our community's concerns. We believe the principles of fair play shouldn’t stop at the stadium walls. A disregard for human rights is unacceptable, and we must make that clear to the world.
Where: NOTE: We have a slightly new location - down the block at Darien Street and Pattison Avenue on the sidewalk; across the street from Lincoln Financial Field (now called Philadelphia Stadium) on the side of Citizens Bank Park When: Saturday, June 27, 2:30 - 4:00 (the game begins at 5:00)
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 - 5:00 - 6:00 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 4:00 - 5:00 pm -- Join this resistance group at #WeThePeopleWednesdays for Singing for Sanity at High Point Cafe at Allens Lane. More information is here.
6. Every Thursday, 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Join your Northern Liberties neighbors in peaceful protest at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden Streets. Bring signs or borrow ours!
7. 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.
8. 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.
9 - 11. Vigils outside the ICE office at 114 North 8th Street:
11. 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! We fixed the links, below! 1. For the short sleeve shirt, make a donation of $35 and then sign up for your choice of color. 2. For the long sleeve shirt, make a donation of $45 and then sign up for your choice of color. Your shirts will be mailed directly to you.
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