Actions Previous 2026

Previous Actions from 2026

For the week of February 9, 2026

 

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

🔷 Please join us Sunday Feb 15 for Indivisible Eastside’s In Person Group Meeting in Kirkland. Register to attend using the access code ‘indivisible’. The meeting is 3:30-5 pm with a new-member welcome/orientation at 3:00. We will be collecting a number of items. See registration for details.

🔷 There have been a lot of questions about the use of whistles. Indivisible Eastside partners with immigrant led support organizations who work closely with directly impacted communities. Here is a statement from Safe Haven, a coalition of 35 organizations on the Eastside: “Although we respect the decision of WAISN to stop encouraging the use of whistles, we will continue making and distributing the whistles. We consistently hear from community members that the whistle alerts are needed as part of effective hyperlocal rapid response efforts.” If you are able, consider donating to support the whistle program. Groups need to listen to the front-line organizations in their community and decide for themselves what level of preparation is right for them.

🔷 Save the date for the third No Kings event on March 28. The Indivisible Eastside Rally team is busy working on a location and time, and will have more information in the coming weeks, as well as a volunteer signup form specific to No Kings 3.

🔷 Ballot dropboxes are open until 8:00 pm on Feb 10th. Local school districts including Issaquah, Mercer Island, Lake Washington, Northshore, Snoqualmie Valley and Bellevue School Districts have renewal levies on the ballot. These levies fund daily operations, staff, technology, and facility repairs not fully covered by the state. In Issaquah and Mercer Island, the Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) Levy funds nearly 17% of the budget. Most are not new taxes, but renewals of expiring funding. Links take you to the district FAQs.

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Stand Strong and United, Demand DHS Reforms

from 5 Calls

Democrats are demanding more targeted language to rein in how ICE and Border Patrol agents behave. They have outlined demands they want incorporated into a DHS funding measure before passage. These demands would require that ICE and Border Patrol make changes including: stop entering private homes without a judicial warrant, remove face masks, have names and badge numbers on all uniforms, and use body cameras for accountability, not tracking. Senate Democrats are also asking DHS to put an end to racial profiling and raids of sensitive sites including: medical facilities, churches, schools, daycare centers, polling places and courts.

Before additional funding is approved for DHS, it is vital that federal agents have a reasonable use of force policy in place and that agents are removed during an investigation when they violate it. Additionally, federal agents should be required to coordinate with local and state governments and those agencies should be given jurisdiction over federal agents who break the law.

In essence, these demands require ICE and Border Patrol to behave like any other law enforcement agency and be held to the same standard. The best case scenario is to defund ICE entirely pending organizational restructuring, and at a minimum, appropriations funding should be eliminated and the slush fund for ICE and Border Patrol repealed. This is all happening in a context where Democrats are demanding accountability from the administration while Republicans try to hide its actions.

Contact your members of Congress and thank them for holding strong and let them know you support their efforts to govern these dangerous and reckless agencies.

☎ Sample Script:

My name is [NAME], and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP] in WA state.

I’m calling to urge [House Rep/Senator] to hold strong in opposition to the continued funding of ICE and Border Patrol in the DHS funding bill until there is accountability and reform. These lawless agencies continue to endanger the American public and must be reined in.

The Democrats have put forth a list of reasonable demands to ensure continued funding of DHS. As a constituent I fully support a strong and united democratic front that ensures these agencies are held accountable and must follow the rules expected of any law enforcement agency.

Thank you for your continued opposition to funding proposals that ignore these crucial demands. It is time for all of Congress to do their job and hold DHS accountable for their harmful actions against the people of this country.

Thank you.

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

✊ Action 2 – Resist With Your Wallet

from Resist and Unsubscribe

Private prison companies, investment firms, and tech providers continue to exploit U.S. immigration policies for major profits. CoreCivic, GEO Group, and other investors drive detention, surveillance, and policy lobbying, often at the expense of immigrants. This billion-dollar industry shapes enforcement, politics, and oversight, blurring the distinctions between public benefit and corporate gain.

Holding people in physical detention is just one part of the story. Electronic monitoring and surveillance technology are growing rapidly and revenue from for-profit detentions continues to increase. Some big-name tech companies also make money on this business by cashing in on things like facial recognition apps, cell-site simulators, and phone hacking and unlocking technology.

It’s time to take action: resist with your wallet, and join in with the Resist and Unsubscribe boycott. Consumer discretionary spending represents concentrated political power, and non-participation is an act of resistance in a capitalist society. The Resist and Unsubscribe list includes subscription-driven tech companies that have been identified as having an outsized influence over the national economy as well as companies that actively enable ICE and current immigration policy. This explainer video and this article describe the boycott, and detail some of the reasons why economic non-participation can be a highly effective form of resistance with this administration.

Private prisons profit purely from detaining and surveilling people, but the businesses that support them are not immune to public accountability. Consumer advocacy and resistance is a very important part of the democratic process, including economic boycott and protest against corporations directly profiting from this inhumane industry.

⛅ Bright Spots

  • Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were released on February 1 from the detention Center in Texas where they had been held since January 20, and are now back home in Minnesota. The judge’s ruling in this case challenges the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
  • On February 4, the Supreme Court cleared the way for California to use a new congressional map that gives Democrats five additional House seats. California voters approved a ballot measure to allow lawmakers to ⁠adopt this new map in November and this decision honors the will of the voters.
  • A federal judge has temporarily blocked federal officers from firing tear gas at peaceful protesters near an immigration detention center in Portland, Oregon. This order came just days after federal officers deployed chemical agents and other riot control weapons during peaceful protests where children were seen coughing and flushing out their eyes with water after tear gas filled the streets.

Upcoming Events

  • Wed Feb 11 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Know Your Rights Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Thurs Feb 12 – 12-1 pm PST – What’s the Plan? Zoom call with Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin. Note that this is an ongoing weekly event (using the same registration link), though we don’t list it in every calendar. Recordings are also available.
  • Sun Feb 15 – 3:30-5 pm – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting In Person, Kirkland. New Member Welcome 3:00. Sign up to attend and apply access code ‘indivisible’.
  • Sat Feb 21 – 11-1 pm – Kirkland City Council will hold a Conversations with the Council meeting at Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd St, Kirkland. These meetings are designed to create more informal, accessible opportunities for community members to connect directly with City Councilmembers.
  • Sun Feb 22 – 2-3:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Digital Safety Workshop – online. Register to attend.
  • Sat Mar 28 – No Kings Eastside – Time and Location TBD

📣 Everyday Actions

 

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2026

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

Sign up for Take Action Network to take state legislative action

Additional resources for your activism

For the week of February 2, 2026

🎙️Feb 2, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 Please join us Sunday Feb 15 for Indivisible Eastside’s In Person Group Meeting in KIRKLAND (note location change). Register to attend using the access code ‘indivisible’. The meeting is 3:30-5 pm (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE), with a new-member welcome/orientation at 3:00 pm. We will be collecting new socks for a local immigrant support group. 

🔷 Shocked by the murders in Minneapolis, hundreds of folks have joined the Indivisible Eastside mailing list and Facebook group. The steering committee hopes to connect new and current members with meaningful actions and community. Please fill out this Indivisible Eastside Volunteer Opportunities form to let us know how you want to engage, or how you can help others engage. Our #1 need right now is help responding to volunteers – personally connecting new folks with those leading events and activities. If that’s you, please fill out the form and let us know!

🔷 On Wednesday, the No Kings Coalition announced that March 28th is the date of the next No Kings national mobilization. The Indivisible Eastside Rally team is busy working on a location and time and will have more information in the coming weeks, as well as a volunteer signup form specific to No Kings 3.

🔷 Ballot dropboxes available for Feb 10th elections. Local school districts including Issaquah, Mercer Island, Lake Washington, Northshore, Snoqualmie Valley and Bellevue School Districts have renewal levies on the ballot. These levies fund daily operations, staff, technology, and facility repairs not fully covered by the state. In Issaquah and Mercer Island, the Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) Levy funds nearly 17% of the budget. Most are not new taxes, but renewals of expiring funding. Links take you to the district FAQs.

Weekly Actions

✊ Action 1 – Denounce the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act

from Democracy Docket and 5Calls

“The right to vote is fundamental, and Congress should be working to make it easier, not harder, for eligible Americans to participate.” U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).

Instead, on Jan. 29th House Republicans introduced The Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, which goes far beyond even the SAVE Act, passed by the House last year and which one historian called “the most extraordinary attack on voting rights in American history.”

While the SAVE Act focuses almost exclusively on requiring voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship when registering, the MEGA Act is far more sweeping. It would:

  • Impose a strict photo ID requirement to vote,
  • create a centralized voter surveillance system in every state,
  • mandate constant voter roll purges, gutting the “Motor Voter” law that expanded access to voter registration,
  • bar states from counting ballots that arrive after Election Day,
  • ban universal mail voting, in which states mail a ballot to all registered voters,
  • bar the federal funding for voter registration by outside groups

Tens of millions of Americans, particularly people with disabilities, younger people, and Black and Hispanic people, lack the necessary documentation to vote under these potential new requirements.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

🔷 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:

My name is [NAME], and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP] in Washington state.

I’m calling to urge [House Rep/Senator] to oppose the Make Elections Great Again Act. This bill usurps states’ constitutional authority to administer elections and imposes needless and expensive voting restrictions, potentially disenfranchising millions in the name of fighting almost nonexistent voter fraud.

Thank you.

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

✊ Action 2 – Support Reforms: Hold Federal Agents Accountable

from Rogan’s List

The Administration has been repeatedly caught covering up for violence by agents of the deportation machine, and they have made it abundantly clear there won’t be justice for ICE and CBP wrongdoings from the federal government. States have a path for criminal prosecution, but it is not easy. But individual citizens have little recourse.

In theory, we have the right to file suit against federal government officials for constitutional violations based on a case called “Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents.” But in recent years the Supreme Court has put so many limits on when that right can be used, it is nearly worthless. There are bills on Capitol Hill now to make “Bivens reform” happen. Senator Alex Padilla has introduced the Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act (S. 3470), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Hank Johnson have introduced the Bivens Act (H.R. 6091/S.3187).

Please call or email your representatives asking them to support these initiatives, giving power back to the people.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

🔷 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 or Call Info:

My name is [NAME], and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP] in Washington state.

Americans desperately need more power to fight for our rights. We shouldn’t have to rely on the government to address injustices committed by that same government.

Right now, we are effectively blocked from suing federal officials for damages in federal court when they violate our constitutional rights. The Supreme Court has rendered the Bivens doctrine useless, essentially leaving federal officials above the law. Unless the state is willing to act on our behalf, they can get away with harming us and there’s not much we can do about it.

Several bills addressing this issue have been introduced already in this Congress, including the Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act (S. 3470) and the Bivens Act (H.R. 6091/S. 3187). Please add your support to one of these Bivens reform efforts and work to pass it into law as soon as possible. Let Americans stand up for themselves.

Thank you for your consideration.

⛅ Bright Spots

  • Democratic Senators stood together to block a spending package that would fund DHS and ICE. Congress has two weeks to negotiate guardrails on ICE.
  • Democrats won two Minnesota special elections, bringing the state House back to a tie.
  • A federal judge permanently blocked key portions of the sweeping executive order on elections President Donald Trump signed last year. “Put simply, our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures,” the judge wrote.

Upcoming Events

  • Wed Feb 4 – 9-5 pm – The Circle Donation Day. Drop off at Premier Storage [next to The Circle], 182 NW Gilman Boulevard, Issaquah. Call 425-331-2103 upon your arrival so volunteers can meet you and assist with unloading.
  • Wed Feb 4 – 5:30-7 pm – Organizing the Resistance: Voices from Minnesota is a virtual panel sponsored by the Free Washington Project. Organizers who played a crucial role in Minneapolis will share concrete strategies and lessons learned from recent actions, and discuss how people in Washington can prepare our communities. Online. Register to attend.
  • Thur Feb 5 – 5-6 pm – Indivisible hosts Eyes on Ice: Document and Record. Online. Presenters cover rights when documenting and recording law enforcement encounters, and how you can continue to take action. Register to attend.
  • Fri Feb 6 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Rapid Response Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Sat Feb 7 – 10-11 am or 5:30 pm – TAN-WILA Training Online. Learn how to use Take Action Network (TAN) to help get progressive policy codified in our state laws. Link takes you to registration and multiple options of training dates.
  • Wed Feb 11 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Know Your Rights Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Sun Feb 15 – 3:30-5 pm (time change) – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting In Person, KIRKLAND (location change). New Member Welcome 3:00 pm.  Sign up to attend using access code ‘indivisible’.
  • Sat Feb 21 – 11-1 pm – Kirkland City Council will hold a Conversations with the Council meeting at Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd St, Kirkland. These meetings are designed to create more informal, accessible opportunities for community members to connect directly with City Councilmembers.
  • Sun Feb 22 – 2-3:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Digital Safety Workshop – online. Register to attend.
  • Sat Mar 28 – No Kings Eastside – Time and Location TBD

📣 Everyday Actions

 

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2026

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

Sign up for Take Action Network to take state legislative action

Additional resources for your activism

For the week of January 26, 2026

 

🎙️Jan 26, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 The Washington State legislature “short session“ runs from Monday, January 12, 2026 through Thursday, March 12. A handy way to participate in fast-moving legislative actions is to sign up for Take Action Network (TAN).

New to TAN, or need a refresher? Training is available.

🔷 On Friday, tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in bitter cold temperatures with wind chills of -20℉ to protest. Then on Saturday, intensive care unit nurse Alex Pretti was murdered by a federal Immigration officer. While the administration pushes their ‘domestic terrorism’ label, protesters called out the assault on the First Amendment that protects freedom of speech, the press, and the right to assemble peacefully. Brennan Center’s Rachel Levinson-Waldman writes, “To actually be called a ‘domestic terrorist,’ an individual must commit one or more of 51 underlying ‘federal crimes of terrorism,’ which involve nuclear or chemical weapons, plastic explosives, air piracy, etc.” Indivisible Eastside has a rally team. Maybe you are inspired to volunteer to help out with rallies? There are many options, including pre-rally activities such as making whistle kits or crocheting frog hats.

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Speak UP for Climate Friendly, Fuel Efficient Cars

from Rogan’s List and the Revolving Door Project

Trump is taking aim at another victory for climate action and our environment secured under Biden’s leadership. He’s proposed a new rule to roll back Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards, which Biden raised to ensure new cars are more fuel efficient. CAFE standards require that the entire fleet of vehicles sold by a given automaker, on average, get more fuel-efficient over time. Automakers who fall short have previously needed to either pay hefty fines, or buy credits from a company that over-performs on efficiency.

Lowering CAFE standards will have multiple effects beyond the obvious effect of making climate chaos worse. With lower standards, there is less incentive for automakers to build more efficient cars, including electric cars, so people who want to buy those cars will find it more difficult. Less-efficient cars cost more to drive, and people with less income will struggle more to pay for gas. If more gas is burned, air pollution is worsened, threatening the health of people with asthma, heart, or respiratory conditions.

It’s time to let the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration know about our concerns. Comments will be accepted through February 4th. Go to: https://www.regulations.gov/document/NHTSA-2025-0491-4837. Click the Comment button. Text options are below. Leave information such as your name, email, and phone out of the body of your comment, and click an option to either submit your comment anonymously, or with your name associated with the comment.

Focus on Affordability: Text option 1

Previous research from Consumer Reports successfully challenged the argument that regulations make cars more expensive. Stringent fuel economy standards also carry an economic benefit in the form of lower fuel costs over time. Fuel economy standards matter because transportation is already the second-largest household expense for American families, accounting for about 15% of average household spending. For lower-income households, the burden is far worse: families earning under $25,000 a year spend roughly 30% of their after-tax income on transportation, largely driven by fuel costs. Strong efficiency standards are one of the few proven tools that consistently lower those costs. Do Not change the CAFE standards.

Address climate and ‘winning’: Text option 2

Dropping or weakening Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the U.S.gives a strategic advantage to China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry, allowing them to gain a stronger foothold in global automotive markets while Western, particularly U.S., automakers risk falling behind. The popularity of high-quality, affordable Chinese EVs has raised questions about whether legacy automakers can compete. Changing the law reduces any competitive incentive our manufacturers might have in building a profitable, energy efficient product. Keep our automotive base strong by maintaining CAFE standards.

✊ Action 2 – Say Yes to Greenland’s Soverneignty

from Rogan’s List

When a sovereign nation says, “No,” we should listen. Instead, our administration has continued to propose we spend $700 billion to ‘acquire’ a country that has repeatedly said, “No thank you.” Whether this is really about shipping lanes, national security or valuable minerals, the response needs to be the same. Representative Blake Moore, Republican from Utah and chair of the Republican Conference has said, “Sabre rattling about annexing is needlessly dangerous.” Post Davos, he believes we’ve reached the “framework of a future deal” with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte. We have all seen how fragile our ‘deals’ have been.

Let’s give our members of Congress a clear message: No tax dollars to make a hostile acquisition of another country for our selfish gains.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

🔷 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:

The President of the United States is proposing we buy Greenland, conquer Greenland, or simply take over Greenland. The verb changes, but his intent is clear. Equally clear is the fact that Greenland has said NO. This is a war the American people don’t want, aimed at goals that can be easily served by working with Greenlanders and Denmark instead of treating them like enemies. We shouldn’t waste resources that could help make health care and child care affordable. The threats alone are shattering the alliance that helped us win the Cold War.

As your constituent, I am asking you to publicly denounce the threat of military action against another NATO state and to reject any push to annex Greenland. I am also urging you to commit to supporting any upcoming war powers resolution to block an invasion. In addition, I urge you to support Senator Ruben Gallego’s amendment to the defense appropriations bill and use the government funding process to prevent our money from being used to attack or purchase Greenland.

Thank you.

[Your Name]

⛅ Bright Spots

  • Sound Transit’s 2 Line will be crossing Lake Washington via I 90! Ready for riders on March 28th.
  • On Friday, January 23rd, over 700 businesses in Minneapolis closed as part of a “Day of Truth and Freedom.” The economic boycott was part of mobilization efforts against immigration enforcement activities. Central Neighbor and Resist is a 501c3 nonprofit raising funds for those unable to get out and go to work during the extended ICE activity.
  • Virginia voters will decide in a special election in April whether to adopt a constitutional amendment to ensure fair elections. If voters adopt the measure, the Virginia General Assembly will be allowed to conduct congressional redistricting mid-decade if another state (like the red states of Texas or Missouri) does so first. Democratic legislative leaders want to flip four of the five Republican seats.
  • Among many other signs of resistance, a “No Kings” sign was lit on a mountain slope above Davos, Switzerland, ahead of President Trump’s arrival at the World Economic Forum.

Upcoming Events

  • Jan 22 – Ballot dropboxes became available for Feb 10th elections. The Bellevue School District (BSD) special levy election is on February 10, 2026. Voters will decide on two renewal measures: Proposition 1 (Educational Programs and Operations Levy) and Proposition 2 (Technology and Capital Projects Levy). These are not new taxes, but renewals of expiring funding. Loss of funding will result in staff cuts. Please VOTE.
  • Tues Jan 27 – 4:30-5:30 pm PDT – Understanding Extremism: The Psychology of Radicalization. Online. Register to attend. Sponsored by Red, Wine and Blue.
  • Thur Jan 29 – 6-8 pm – Opening reception for ‘Faces of the Past and Present’: An Exhibition at Mutual Arts Collective, Pike Place Market, Seattle. Features original artwork by incarcerated artists. Register to attend.
  • Sat Jan 31 – 10-11 am – TAN-WILA Training Online. Learn how to use Take Action Network to help get progressive policy codified in our state laws. Link takes you to registration and multiple options of training date.
  • Thur Feb 5 – 8:30-5 pm – Advocacy Day – Washington for Peace and Justice and Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle, Capitol Building, Olympia. Register to attend.
  • Fri Feb 6 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Rapid Response Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Wed Feb 11 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Know Your Rights Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Sun Feb 15 – 3-4:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting In Person, Redmond. New Member Welcome 2:30. Signup to attend using access code ‘indivisible’.
  • Sat Feb 21 – 11-1 pm – Kirkland City Council will hold a Conversations with the Council meeting at Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd St, Kirkland. These meetings are designed to create more informal, accessible opportunities for community members to connect directly with City Councilmembers.
  • Sun Feb 22 – 2-3:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Personal and Digital Safety Workshop – online. Registration coming soon.

 

📣 Everyday Actions

 

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2026

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

Additional resources for your activism

For the week of January 19, 2026

 

🎙️ Jan 19, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 On Saturday, we held our first 2026 Indivisible Eastside meeting, where guests from the ACLU informed members about important state bills and ways to be more involved with state and local politics. See meeting notes HERE.

🔷 Speaking of local government, the 2026 session of the State Legislature is underway. Please be sure to sign up for TAN (Take Action Network) for the fastest and most efficient way to make your voice heard in Olympia.

🔷 Bloodworks Northwest is in Code Red, as our area blood supply is at emergency low levels. They are urging everyone eligible and feeling healthy to fill immediate appointments at a donor center or blood drive. Spread the word and donate blood if you can! This is a meaningful act of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day today and in the weeks to come.

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Tell the Senate we need ICE Out For Good

from Indivisible.org

On January 7, Renee Nicole Good, an American citizen, was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities.

A broad coalition of groups across the country is calling for Congress to answer the people’s call to get ICE Out For Good. Congress MUST demand an end to these reckless immigration raids and withhold their votes from any bill that would add to ICE’s already massive budget.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

🔷 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:

My name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your District] in Washington state.

I’m calling to urge Senator/Representative [Name] to refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that fails to rein in ICE.

Renee Nicole Good’s murder on January 7th is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against our communities.

We can’t wait around while ICE harms more people. Senator/Representative [NAME] must push for an appropriations bill that puts serious restrictions on ICE, ends its dragnet raids, and doesn’t add a penny to its already bloated budget.

Thank you.

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

✊ Action 2 – Congress Must Prepare for Trump Misuse of Insurrection Act

from Rogan’s List

Donald Trump has already used our troops in unprecedented ways to stifle political dissent, and he is now threatening to cross yet another line. He’s suggested yet again that he will invoke the Insurrection Act, sending in the military to crack down on protesters against the continued terrorizing of Minneapolis by ICE.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has already promised legal action if Trump takes this step. But this would be a watershed moment for our democracy, and more of our elected officials would need to rise to the occasion.

Let’s give our members of Congress a clear and unambiguous message: our president is threatening to use our troops against our people because they are peacefully protesting his policies and upholding the Constitution. His threats are incredibly dangerous and fundamentally un-American. Members of Congress need to be prepared to act immediately if he moves forward, using whatever tools are available to them.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

🔷 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 Email Script (for a phone script, consider shortening to the first and last paragraphs):

The President of the United States is once again threatening to deploy our troops against American citizens. Trump has publicly warned that he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act to stop protests against state violence in Minnesota.

Unlike the ICE and CBP agents Trump has sent in, who have already killed a legal observer and brutalized their targets and protesters alike, the folks exercising their First Amendment rights have been overwhelmingly peaceful. These are people who believe in our Constitution and simply want our government to be held to it, too.

What Trump is threatening is the stuff of tinpot dictatorships. One of the crucial protections that has kept America free and democratic has been our insistence that the military never be used as a political weapon against our own. That safeguard is being destroyed. It’s an affront to our most sacred values, and it’s dangerous as hell.

If the President chooses to pull the trigger, you need to treat it as the dire emergency for our nation that it is. Have a strategy ready and be prepared to use whatever legislative or political tools you have available to take concrete and meaningful action. Strongly worded letters and angry videos on social media won’t cut it. If you accept this as business as usual, that’s what it will become.

Thank you.

[Your Name]

⛅ Bright Spots

Upcoming Events

  • Mon Jan 19 – 11 am-3 pm – MLK Jr. Celebration and Health Fair, Bellevue Crossroads, 15600 NE 8th St.
  • Tues Jan 20, 1-3 pm – Election Observer Training ahead of the Feb 10 election. King County Elections headquarters, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton. Email King County Democrats Chair Beth Bazley at chair@kcdems.org to register.
  • Wed Jan 21 – 10-11: 30 am PST – ICE OUT for Good virtual phone bank to voters. Register to participate.
  • Thu Jan 22 – 10:30 am-12:30 pm – IE Valentine Making Social in Redmond. Register to attend using access code ‘valentine’.
  • Fri Jan 23 – 8:30 am-5 pm – Democracy Lobby Day – United Churches of Olympia. In Olympia; register to attend.
  • Fri Jan 23 – 11 am-1 pm – Election Observer Training ahead of the Feb 10 election. King County Elections headquarters, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton. Email King County Democrats Chair Beth Bazley at chair@kcdems.org to register.
  • Thur Jan 29 – 6-8 pm – Opening reception for ‘Faces of the Past and Present’: An Exhibition at Mutual Arts Collective, Pike Place Market, Seattle. Features original artwork by incarcerated artists. Register to attend.
  • Thur Feb 5 – 8:30 am-5 pm – Advocacy Day – Washington for Peace and Justice and Jewish Voice for Peace-Seattle, Capitol Building, Olympia. Register to attend.
  • Fri Feb 6 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Rapid Response Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Wed Feb 11 – 6-8 pm – WAISN Know Your Rights Training. Online. Register to attend.
  • Sun Feb 15 – 3-4:30 pm – Indivisible Eastside Group Meeting In Person, Redmond. New Member Welcome 2:30. Signup coming.

 

📣 Everyday Actions

 

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2026

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

Additional resources for your activism

For the week of January 12, 2026

 

🎙️Jan 12, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 Thank you to the hundreds of people who came out to the No Ice for Good protest in Bellevue on Saturday, as well as to others in the area. Kudos again to our Rally Team for pulling this together at very short notice, although please note that it is the location of one of our regular weekly protests.

Don‘t forget that the 2026 session of the State Legislature starts today, Jan 12! Please be sure to sign up for TAN (Take Action Network) for the fastest and most efficient way to make your voice heard in Olympia.

🔷 Our first Indivisible Eastside meeting for 2026 will be on Zoom, on Sat Jan 17, 3-4:30 pm. New members, please join at 2:30. (Note-new registration link for 2026). We will hear from the ACLU about state bills that are important to know about and learn about how you can be more involved with state and local politics.

🔷 Indivisible Eastside hosts 4 meals a year for the men of Porchlight. For January, we are making a traditional German meal, with a main dish of Spätzle and Chicken Paprikash. We are looking for 4 people to join us in East Bellevue on Tue, Jan 27 from 10:00 – 12:30 to do food prep (and have fun too!). Please sign up HERE, using the access code ‘porchlight’ (all lower case).

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Ask your State legislators to ensure that all state agencies are following the law

A report from the University of Washington Center for Human Rights has revealed a new pathway into Washington driver data that has been exploited for immigration enforcement, via a system administered by the Washington State Patrol (WSP).

Last July, local media revealed that the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) had been sharing driver information with immigration enforcement, in violation of state law (the Keep Washington Working Act.) But apparently federal immigration authorities continued to get Washington driver data through a different channel.

According to the report, agents used a Washington State Patrol system called ACCESS — a messaging “switchboard” that connects to a national law-enforcement network known as Nlets (pronounced “N-lets”). Through ACCESS and Nlets, officers can enter a license plate number and receive driver and vehicle information from DOL within seconds. Federal agencies like CBP (border patrol) and ICE have been using this to track people down and researchers have found multiple examples of them doing so as recently as November 2025. Seven of these queries were confirmed as involving civil immigration enforcement by ICE and CBP.

DOL and WSP argue that Washington has already taken aggressive steps to block immigration agencies from driver data, and dispute suggestions the state is violating the Keep Washington Working Act. However it appears that immigration authorities are continuing to find ways to exploit loopholes.

Please contact Governor Ferguson and your legislators and ask them to block all federal immigration authorities from accessing Washington’s Nlets data.

  • Governor Bob Ferguson: 360-902-4111 | EMAIL
  • Sen. Derek Stanford (1st LD): Olympia 360-786-7600 | EMAIL
  • Sen. Victoria Hunt (5th LD) : Olympia 360-786-7608 | EMAIL
  • Sen. Lisa Wellman (41st LD): Olympia 360-786-7641 | EMAIL
  • Sen. Manka Dhingra (45th LD): Olympia 360-786-7672 | EMAIL
  • Sen. Vandana Slatter (48th LD): Olympia 360-786-7694 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Davina Williams Duerr (1st LD): Olympia 360-786-7928 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Shelley Kloba (1st LD): Olympia 360-786-7900 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Zach Hall (5th LD): Olympia 360-786-7852 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Lisa Callan (5th LD): Olympia 360-786-7876 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Janice Zahn (41st LD): Olympia 360-786-7894 | EMAIL
  • Rep. My-Linh Thai (41st LD): Olympia 360-786-7926 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Roger Goodman (45th LD): Olympia 360-786-7878 | Kirkland 425-739-1810 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Larry Springer (45th LD): Olympia 360-786-7822 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Osman Salahuddin (48th LD): Olympia 360-786-7936 | EMAIL
  • Rep. Amy Walen (48th LD): Olympia 360-786-7848 |Kirkland 425-822-1114| EMAIL

☎ Sample Script (note: Nlets is pronounced “N-lets”):

Hello, I am a constituent from [CITY]. I am contacting you because federal immigration authorities are still using drivers’ data in our state to use for enforcement actions.

The UW’s Center for Human Rights has recently released a report that illustrates how DOL data was queried in immigration enforcement actions as recently as November 2025, via a system called ACCESS that connects to a national law-enforcement network known as Nlets. Seven of these queries were confirmed as involving civil immigration enforcement by ICE and CBP.

It is unacceptable that federal authorities can find ways to exploit loopholes in our laws. Law enforcement can use the systems for legitimate criminal investigations without compromising the immigration status of Washington residents, as the Keep Washington Working law intends.

Please take steps to ensure that all federal immigration agencies are blocked from accessing Washington’s Nlets data.

Thank you.

[NAME]

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

✊ Action 2 – Tell our Members of Congress to stop using Twitter as it continues to use AI to sexualize women and children

As bad as it has been since Elon Musk took over, Twitter (‘X’) has recently sunk to new depths by allowing its built-in artificial intelligence chatbot, called Grok, to produce sexualized images of women and minors with just a few simple prompts. This happens thousands of times per hour, according to one report. In a new low, in the last few days this has included images of Renee Nichole Good, who was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week. Although some changes have been made to access this part of the platform, it still exists.

Many thousands of users have quit the platform in the past few years in disgust at the cesspool that it has become. Yet many influential people insist on staying on it for reasons that remain baffling. This includes all of our Members of Congress. It is time that anyone who calls themselves a Democrat stops giving X any legitimacy–they must leave the platform.

Please contact our legislators and tell them that it is time to close their accounts and focus on their following on other platforms.

(Our local State legislators, for the most part, don’t seem to have accounts on Twitter. You can check their websites or look HERE, although this site is not completely up to date.)

☎ Sample Script:

Hello,

My name is [NAME] and I am a constituent from [CITY]. I am contacting you to let you know how disappointed I am that you continue to have an active account on Twitter (X). As you must know, the platform is allowing its built-in AI product (Grok) to produce overtly sexualized images of women and minors that are shared widely, including Renee Nichole Good within hours of her death. Perhaps it has happened to you or someone in your life? It easily could.

Please take steps to remove yourself from this toxic site and focus on growing your following on other platforms.

Thank you.

[NAME]

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

⛅ Bright Spots

  • Several pieces of progressive legislation became law in our State on Jan 1, including unemployment for striking workers, big business surcharges, a plastic bag fee increase and the ‘right to repair’ for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones.
  • Avelo Airlines will stop flying deportation flights for the U.S. government and will close its base in Arizona.
  • A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against Washington and Oregon, both vote-by-mail states.

Upcoming Events

 

 

📣 Everyday Actions

 

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2025

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

Additional resources for your activism

For the week of January 5, 2026

 

🎙️Jan 5, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 Happy New Year! Community is the antidote to despair! Our first Indivisible Eastside meeting to kick off 2026 will be on Zoom, on Sat Jan 17, 3-4:30 pm (new members please join at 2:30). You can also join with others Thur Jan 22, 10:30-12:30 in Redmond at a social gathering to make Valentines for care home residents. Register to join using the access code ‘valentine’.

🔷 Join a massive, peaceful, and non-violent protest of ICE deportation flights at King County International Airport (Boeing Field) hosted by La Resistencia on Thur Jan 15, 9:30-11:30 am. Sign up HERE. You can also support local Rapid Response and Community Support organizations by attending a Happy Hour at Woodblock, 16175 Cleveland Street, Suite 109, Redmond, also on Thur Jan 15, 3-5 pm.

🔷 The Trump administration ordered military strikes on Venezuela and kidnapped President Maduro and his wife to charge them in the US for drug trafficking. There is no congressional approval for this military action. Congress must return from recess immediately to rein in these aggressive and illegal acts of war. 5 Calls makes it easy to call your representative, or use Indivisible National’s action tool.

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Protect Trans Youth Healthcare

From Human Rights Campaign and 5 Calls

The House has passed two bills that threaten health care that supports transgender youth:

  • H.R. 498 “Do No Harm in Medicaid Act” blocks Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for transgender youth; and
  • H.R. 3492 “Protect Innocent Children Act” makes the provision of gender-affirming care for minors a Federal crime.

Since 2016, both Medicaid and ACA insurers have been prohibited from categorically excluding gender affirming surgery or hormone therapy from their coverage. Trump, lawmakers, and HHS are attempting to reverse these protections. (For information about actions taken by HHS, see “Extra credit” below. )

The research is clear: gender-affirming care saves lives. Please contact your Senators and urge them to vote NO on these two bills.

🔷 Sen. Patty Murray: DC 202-224-2621 | Seattle 206-553-5545 | EMAIL

🔷 Sen. Maria Cantwell: DC 202-224-3441 | Seattle 206-220-6400 | EMAIL

☎ Sample Script:

Hello, my name is [NAME], and I am a constituent from [CITY], WA. I am calling to strongly oppose efforts to block access to essential, medically necessary care for transgender youth.

Studies have consistently found that transgender youth who are able to receive gender-affirming care like access to hormonal treatments report positive outcomes, including increased well-being and decreased depression.

Medical professionals, not federal agencies, should be the people advising parents and their children about what kind of care is appropriate.

I urge you to vote NO on the “Do No Harm in Medicaid Act” and the “Protect Innocent Children Act” if they come up for a vote. Thank you.

[NAME]

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

Extra credit—comment on proposed HHS rules affecting transgender youth: On top of the bills in Congress, rules have been proposed by Health and Human Services (HHS) to block hospitals and doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth across the country. The rules would also take away public funding like Medicaid and CHIP from kids who rely on that coverage to access best practice, medically necessary care. The comment period for these rules runs until February 17, 2026. To add your comments:

https://www.takeaction.network/xactions/ie/26-1-5-A1

✊ Action 2 – Tell the Forest Service to back off from logging proposed in Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

From Sierra Club

The US Forest Service is proposing a massive forestwide “thinning” project in Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest that threatens recreation, wildlife, local economies, and clean air and water, while increasing the likelihood of forest fires. It would impact 36,000 acres over 30 years and stretch from the Canadian border to Mt Rainier National Park.

We have a little time before the deadline of January 12, 2026 to comment. Note that even if our voices don’t cause the Forest Service to immediately reconsider this project, the public record we create by submitting comments can help bolster the fight in the future.

Action: submit a formal comment to the Forest Service telling them to stop this project until a thorough Environmental Impact Statement is produced. Deadline: January 12. Steps:

  1. Use the Individualized Sample Text below to develop the first paragraph of your message. Individualized text increases the impact!
  2. Copy the detailed text developed by Sierra Club and add it after your first paragraph. This adds depth and detail to strengthen your message.
  3. Go to the U.S. Forest Service’s webpage on this project (scroll down to the form).
  4. Fill out your personal information.
  5. Copy and paste your message into the “Letter Text” part of the form.
  6. Click the “I’m not a robot” button, and then click “Submit.”

☎ Individualized Sample Text (for first paragraph of comment)

I live in Washington state, and I love our forests for_______ { examples: their beautiful hiking trails … their spectacular beauty … the way they clean our air and water and keep our streams flowing … the way they sequester carbon while supporting the health of wildlife, fish, and people … the way they support our rural communities }. The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is of central importance in the forests of our state.

⛅ Bright Spots

  • 50 States, 50 Fixes highlights local and state level environmental action that is going on right now, regardless of actions at the Federal level. The article was published by the New York Times to celebrate the new year.
  • Renee Hardman didn’t just win Iowa Senate District 16—she crushed it with 71.5% of the vote. By flipping this seat, she officially shattered the GOP supermajority and became the first Black woman ever elected to the Iowa Senate.
  • Zahid Chaudry, a disabled, Pakistani born US Army Veteran was finally released after over 3 months in ICE detention.

Upcoming Events

📣 Everyday Actions

 

See Eastside and Seattle Protests 2025

See Ways to Help our Immigrant Neighbors

See Postcarding & Letter Writing resources on our website

Additional resources for your activism

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