We Have A Lot Going On!

Happy Friday, Activists!

We hope you're staying safe in this heat.  You can see Tuesday's newsletter here for more information and actions.  And check all of our new actions below! 

CALL TO ACTION

1.  This week Trump once again failed to achieve a real ceasefire in the bloody war that he and Israel launched on Iran. Democrats have repeatedly tried to bring an end to the carnage by forcing a War Powers Resolution and Republicans continue to stand in their way. Another War Powers Resolution was voted on and failed again by one vote yesterday. 

Tell your Members of Congress, no matter their party: Americans never wanted this war and Congress must do all it can to bring it to an end -- and if they don't, we'll hold them accountable for the blood on their hands.

And email our Members of Congress and then call them our senators and 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.

LOTS OF VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES!

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.  

Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch

When:  Saturday, April 18th, 11:00 - 2:00 (two shifts)

Where:  1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia (we'll meet in the lobby)

Sign up here.

Trader Joe's

When:  Two dates:

April 19, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

May 3, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Where:  2121 Market St, Philadelphia

Sign up here.

Congressman Brendan Boyle's Office

When:  April 24, 1:00 - 3:00 pmWhere:  5675 N. Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19120

Sign up here.

Fairmount Arts Crawl

Where:  North 24th Street & Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia

When:  April 26, Noon to 4:00 pm (two shifts)

Sign up here.

APRIL 24TH - JOIN THE WE ARE AMERICA MARCH IN D.C.

The WAAM organizers are setting up buses to go to Washington, D.C. for a lobby day at the end of their march.  Want to tell Sen. Fetterman what you think of his votes and his "thoughts"?  You can do it with this group at his office!  Take the bus and join this short rally, followed by office visits.  Friday, April 24th.

Sign up here and get more info as it comes out.  The organizers are asking for $20 per person to defray the cost of the bus.  

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!

When you're at the rally you can bring signs to say thank you unions: for our 40 hour work week, no child labor, etc. 

NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.

This is another part of the May Day effort.  It's about flexing our economic power on May 1, sending a message to Trump and his oligarch enablers: We refuse to do business as usual as you trample our rights, terrorize our communities, and conduct your war. THe goals is to be a day of mass refusal to engage with the American economic engine.  

Part of this effort is the rally noted above.  Of course, not everyone will be able to refuse work, school, or spending entirely, but it's vital that each of us does whatever we can do to show the regime that we don't just have numbers -- we have economic leverage. 

This type of action is new for Indivisible - our national movement has never done this type of economic disruption before. But we need to be prepared to do it in the future. 

We know that Trump and his cronies are going to try to sabotage the election. And when that happens, it won’t be enough to pull from our regular playbook. We will need to demonstrate a widespread backlash that lets Trump know that we won’t just go along while he tries to rig our democracy.  So we’re taking inspiration from the powerful organizing in Minnesota. 

PHONE BANK TO PROVIDE VOTING SUPPORT!

Turn Pa Blue and Promote the Vote are calling voters every Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm ET to correct misinformation and offer voting support ahead of the May 19th Primary election. They provide training and support during every Zoom phone bank.Join and make a real impact on Pennsylvania's midterms!Sign up here

Next Citizens Bank Protests

Citizens Bank has long financed private prison and detention facility companies even though there have been years of allegations of forced labor, healthcare neglect, and other abuses. Citizens is a lender to companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group, which have caused widespread, documented harm to people in their facilities.

Here in Pennsylvania, GEO operates the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest ICE detention facility in the Northeast. When people in our communities are abducted by ICE, they are usually taken to Moshannon.

Join us to tell Citizens Bank that we want them to stop supporting this cruelty. We will protest peacefully with signs on the sidewalk outside the branch and we will have handouts for passersby, to tell them about Citizens' support of abusive detention facilities.

Two protests in Philadelphia on May 2nd!

Chestnut Hill Citizens Bank

Where:  Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike

When:  May 2, 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Sign up here.

Center City Citizens Bank Branch

Where:  1515 Market Street

When:  Saturday, May 2, 11;00 - Noon

Sign up here.

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

Today is the last day to sign up to get your leaflets for May.  This month we're focusing directly on getting out the vote for the May 19 primary election. 

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!

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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