Actions

Resources including Immigrant Support, Eastside Protests, Postcarding and more. 

For the week of May 18, 2026

 

🎙️May 18, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 Thank of you to those of us who joined us on Saturday for our election-focused monthly group meeting. We learned about election observing at King County Elections from steering committee member Hanna Floss, Building a National Majority with Kevin Jones of Indivisible Vashon as well as how (and why!) to participate in your local legislative district with Stacy Doerr of the 45th LD. If you missed the meeting you can catch up by checking the slides and notes where you will find all of the information and resources that were shared.

🔷 In the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room (we all know how he likes his name on things), corruption, cover-ups, and crime can’t hide. Opening this month in Manhattan, the reading room provides all 3.5 million pages, 3,437 volumes, and 17,000 pounds of the released and partially redacted Epstein files that Trump has been working overtime to distract us from. In addition, the installation is built around a tribute to the survivors and victims of Epstein’s crimes, and features a timeline that documents the crimes, accusations, and legal proceedings. Consider donating to support this physical space that brings the truth to Trump’s hometown and America.

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Tell your Representative: No pay during government shutdowns

The US Senate just adopted a resolution that will withhold its own salaries during a government shutdown. “Shutting down government should not be our default solution to our refusal to work out our issues and our differences,” said Sen. John Kennedy, the bill’s sponsor, in a floor speech Wednesday. Bravo! Now we need the House to pass a similar resolution for their own chamber next. Let’s tell them to put their money where their mouths are. Having skin in the game could go a long way in bringing representatives to the bargaining table to prevent or to shorten future shutdowns.

🔷 Rep. Suzan DelBene (1st): DC 202-225-6311 | Bellevue 425-485-0085 | EMAIL

🔷 Rep. Kim Schrier (8th): DC 202-225-7761 | Issaquah 425-657-1001| EMAIL

🔷 Rep. Adam Smith (9th): DC 202-225-8901 | Renton 425-793-5180 | EMAIL

☎ Sample Script:

Hello. My name is [NAME] and I am a constituent from [CITY]. The Senate just adopted a resolution to withhold members’ salaries during government shutdowns, and the House must do the same. I want you to sponsor a House resolution to match the Senate. US citizens are fatigued and alarmed by increasingly frequent shutdowns, especially after 2025’s record 42-day saga, and we do not want Congress isolated from the impacts of their actions. Please sponsor a resolution and/or vote yes when it is up for a vote.

Thank you.

[IF LEAVING A VOICEMAIL: please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied]

✊ Action 2 – Hygiene products drive for middle school families in need

submitted by an IE member

Rose Hill Middle School has a free hygiene pantry for families in need. We ask no questions, no one is turned away, and recipients do not have to prove their need. The V.I.P. treatment is both our motto and a deep value that we have for our families. Recipients drive through, and we load them up with free hygiene items – products typically not available at food banks but necessary for dignity. See below for the full list of desired items for donation; the most needed is Costco-sized laundry detergents. We will do a final distribution at the end of the school year (we don’t operate during the summer), so if you’d like to donate, please do so by June 5.

To donate items, please contact Claudia Jensen for the drop-off location in central Kirkland or to request a pick up; she will deliver to RHMS. If you have any other questions, please contact Danielle MacDonald, counselor at Rose Hill Middle School and its pantry coordinator.

Requested hygiene items and staples for the RHMS free pantry:

  • Shampoo and Conditioner  
  • Laundry Soap  
  • Dish Soap  
  • Toilet Paper  
  • Paper Towels  
  • Deodorant
  • Feminine Hygiene Products (pads, not tampons)
  • Vegetable Oil  
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Maseca Flour (used to make corn tortillas and tamales, for example)

⛅ Bright Spots

  • The “failed experiment in human suffering,” also called Alligator Alcatraz, will soon close. Florida state officials told vendors at the facility to prepare for a breakdown of the immigration jail beginning next month. 
  • The Supreme Court stayed an appeals court ruling that would ban Mifepristone, a medication used for abortion and other health care needs, from being mailed to any state. Now, medication abortion will remain accessible to patients by telehealth in all states while a lawsuit is ongoing in lower courts.
  • In a new filing, ABC accused the FCC of violating its free speech rights, potentially setting the stage for a protracted, high-stakes legal battle between the network and the Trump administration. This is in sharp contrast with ABC’s capitulation to Trump’s suit in 2024.
  • Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the Big Bend National Park; their backlash got it canceled. Now, the Customs and Border Protection agency’s plans instead include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

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