For the week of March 9, 2026

🎙️Mar 9, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 Help these amazing organizers out! No Kings Kirkland March 28th is in need of volunteers before, during and after the event. If you’re planning on attending, take a look at the opportunities using access code ‘rally’ and sign up for something! Many hands make for a safe, fun, peaceful day of raising our voices to say No Kings, No Thrones, No Dictators.

🔷 We are “drumming up” support for a bucket brigade for No Kings 3 on March 28. We have six bucket drums and sticks. No experience necessary – we will use simple rhythm techniques. Drums will coordinate with our chants and music at rallies and marches. Let’s get some practice sessions scheduled now! Contact Sally E at wsallye@gmail.com.

🔷 The newsletter will now feature important updates on how to make your digital presence more secure. Did you know that advertising services can be used by CBP to track you? To prevent being tracked in this way, go to the privacy settings on your phone and turn off personalized ads. IF you want to learn more, attend the IE Digital Safety Workshop on March 22, 2-3:30pm via Zoom.

🔷 HUD has proposed a new rule called Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status (FR-6524) that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to access federal housing assistance. Currently, mixed-status families are allowed to live together in HUD housing and this proposal would end that long-standing policy. If you believe families should be allowed to stay together and remain housed, HUD is accepting public comments until April 21, 2026. A guide for writing comments can be found at Keep families together.

Weekly Actions

✊ Action 1 – Retain State Bar Oversight of DOJ Attorneys

from Liz Oyer

The DOJ has proposed a new regulation on the Federal Register. Currently, lawyers must be licensed by at least one state bar, which enforces basic rules against lying to a judge, bringing charges that are unsupported by evidence, and similar ethics violations. This state bar oversight applies to all lawyers, including DOJ lawyers. Bondi’s proposed rule would allow the Attorney General to step in and shut down state bar investigations into complaints filed against DOJ lawyers. Instead, the DOJ’s own internal review (the Department investigating itself) would be the only review that could go forward. Implementation of this rule would make DOJ attorneys immune from suspension and disbarment. Please see this explainer video for more information on the proposed rule.

Action: We must raise our voices against allowing the DOJ to override the ability of a state bar to discipline federal attorneys. The chances of persuading Pam Bondi to change her mind are slim, but we can create a strong record of public opposition. That will make a crucial difference when the rule is challenged in court–which will definitely happen if the rule is allowed to take effect.

Make your voice heard by submitting a comment (press the Comment button on the upper left) to ensure that complaints and allegations against DOJ attorneys are investigated in their respective states. Comments must be received by April 6.

Sample Comment:

[your email]

I am a concerned citizen who cares deeply about preserving the rule of law and upholding the integrity of our justice system. I strongly oppose this new rule because it will diminish accountability for misconduct by government lawyers.

I believe that lawyers representing the United States should be held to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. They must be subject to oversight by independent authorities like state bar associations. The Justice Department cannot be trusted to police itself.

This proposed rule would allow the Attorney General to interfere with independent state bar investigations. This will greatly harm the integrity of our justice system and allow misconduct to go unpunished. This rule should not be adopted.

✊ Action 2 – Tell Home Depot: Stop Giving Data to ICE!

From National Day Laborer Organizing Network

Some Investors and shareholders are currently urging the Home Depot to take a closer look at what information the company shares with law enforcement. Reporting from the summer of 2025 indicates that Home Depot has helped build a nationwide surveillance network. Records show that hundreds of AI-powered automated license-plate-reading cameras in Home Depot’s parking lots are feeding into massive police surveillance systems—allowing cops, Immigration and customs enforcement, and other agencies to track customers without a warrant.

In February, Representative Bonnie Watson-Coleman of New Jersey wrote a letter demanding that Home Depot disclose the extent of its cooperation with ICE and explain what they are doing to protect workers and community members. She has yet to receive a response. It is time for us all to demand that Home Depot stop feeding data to ICE. No private company should give customer information to government databases without consent. By contributing to these surveillance networks, Home Depot is supporting often aggressive and cruel immigration enforcement.

Action:

Email: Ted Decker, CEO Ted_decker@homedepot.com or

Mail to: The Home Depot Inc., 2455 Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30339

Sample Script:

Dear Members of the Board,

I am asking the Home Depot to take a clear stand against collaboration with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and put policies in place that protect employees, customers, and the day laborers who rely on their stores for work. It is time for Home Depot to end their Flock Security contracts. The Home Depot should send a clear signal to staff, patrons, and the community at large that Home Depot is opposed to unconstitutional entry by federal agents and recognizes that ICE’s current approach to enforcing immigration policy is excessive and harmful to our communities.

By allowing ICE’s excesses to occur without objection, Home Depot appears complicit in efforts to instill fear rather than safety in our communities.

As a customer, I want to support companies whose actions reflect fairness, inclusivity, and respect for all people. At present, Home Depot’s leadership is sending the opposite message. Unless there is a clear and public effort to establish policies that prevent its resources from being used in ways that harm vulnerable communities, I will take my business elsewhere and will encourage others to do so as well.

I urge you to reflect on Home Depot’s role in shaping the future of this country and to act in defense of democracy, human dignity, and justice.

Sincerely,

[your name]

[city and state]

⛅ Bright Spots

Democrat Alex Holladay won a Republican-held seat in the Arkansas state House on Tuesday night. This is the ninth time Democrats have flipped a district from red to blue in a special election since the start of Trump’s second term.
The King County Council has approved an emergency one-year moratorium that immediately blocks the acceptance of permits for new or expanded detention facilities in unincorporated King County. Claudia Balducci was a co-sponsor of this legislation.
The day after she wrapped up testimony on Capitol Hill, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by Donald Trump. She is the first cabinet secretary to be fired during Trump’s second term.

Upcoming Events

Tues Mar 10 – 7-10:30 pm – Redmond Council Study Session – remote viewing. Submit questions and comments about use of Flock cameras in advance to cityclerk@redmond.gov.
Wed Mar 11 – 1-1:45 pm – Zoom meeting with Senator Maria Cantwell’s staff. Register to attend.
Wed Mar 11 – 4-6 pm – NO ICE EXPANSION! Demand Sabey Stop Supporting ICE Terror – Sabey Corporation HQ, 12201 Tukwila International Blvd, Tukwila.
Wed Mar 11 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Know Your Rights Training – online. Register to attend.
Wed Mar 11 – 3:30-4:30 pm PDT – ICE Off Campus: Alumni & Higher Education Organizing Call – online. Register to attend.
Thur Mar 12 – 3:30-5:30 pm – Stitch Squad Meetup – Kirkland. Register to attend using access code ‘stitch’
Mon Mar 16 – 12:45-3:45 pm – No Kings 3 Sign Making Workshop – Kirkland Public Library, 308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland. Register to attend.
Wed Mar 18 – 1:30-3:30 pm Whistle Kit Assembly and Poster Making – Bellevue Public Library Meeting Room 1, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue. No sign up required.
Wed Mar 18 – 3-4 pm – Zoom Meeting with Rep. DelBene’s staff. For CD1 constituents. Email hello@indivisibleeastside.com for a link to the agenda and Zoom session.
Thur Mar 19 – 4-6 pm – City of Kirkland’s Conversations with Council – North Kirkland Community Center, 12421 103rd Ave NE, Kirkland.
Thur Mar 19 – 7-9 pm – City of Redmond’s Council Conversations – Redmond Middle School, 10055 166th Ave NE, Redmond. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required.
Sat Mar 21 – 3-4:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting – on Zoom. Register to attend.
Sun Mar 22 – 1-3 pm – Singing Resistance Meeting – St John’s Episcopal Church, 105 State St, Kirkland. Register to attend.
Sun Mar 22 – 2-3:30 pm – IE Digital Security Workshop – on Zoom. Register to attend.
Mon Mar 23 – 7:30 pm – Ibram X. Kendi discusses great replacement theory at Town Hall Seattle – The Great Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, Seattle.
Sat Mar 28 – 1-4:30 pm – No Kings Kirkland – Marina Park, 25 Lakeshore Plaza Drive, Kirkland. Please see the link for the schedule and other important details.

📣 Everyday Actions

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2026

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

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