Actions

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

For the week of September 14, 2026

 

🎙️Sep 14, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go

🔷 Please join us Sat Sept 19, 3:30-5:00 pm IN PERSON in Kirkland for the IE Group Meeting. We have a great agenda including noted immigration attorney Jay Stansell as well as planning for IE’s No Kings: Vote Early project (not a protest), updates on upcoming events including GOTV overpass bannering, a Ballots ‘n Brews party in Redmond, and another field trip to the King County Ballot Processing Center in Renton. This month we are collecting non-perishable food items for Rose Hill Middle School’s food bank. Please click the link to sign up so we know how many refreshments to provide. 

🔷 A reminder: While there is understandable anxiety around the flurry of court rulings related to the Executive Order and USPS rule regarding Ballot Mail for Federal Elections, our state elections officials are actively building contingency plans (watch the Secretary of State’s recent briefing for more details). As of Sept. 10, King County’s mail-in election system is currently unaffected by new rule changes being made by the federal government. King County Elections Communications Manager Halei Watkins said, “To be clear, there are no proposals at the federal level that would require us to go back to full polling places or to eliminate voting by mail altogether,” Watkins said. “The current and most likely issue is around USPS and delivery of ballots and election mail. All of that is to say that yes, you would still be able to get your ballot, vote at home (or wherever!), and then return by drop box.”

 Indivisible Eastside stands ready to communicate any changes to voting, as well as ballot tracking, online ballot printing, how to access Voter Centers as necessary, and more as we near the Nov 3 elections. See our Action 2 Get-Out-The-Vote series below for actions you can do now and in the weeks ahead!

🔷 We are building whistles and community on Tuesdays in Redmond! Join us each month or occasionally; 1st Tuesdays we build whistle kits, and 3rd Tuesdays we build kits and do other community service projects. Using safety whistles is a community safety practice rooted in resistance movements in LA and Chicago to help alert neighbors during immigration raids. Join Indivisible Eastside in blowing the whistle on ICE!

Weekly Actions

 

✊ Action 1 – Submit a public comment: Stop the Trump administration from dismantling Head Start

The Trump administration is proposing to wipe away more than 1,400 federal requirements governing Head Start, stripping back national standards that help ensure children and families receive high-quality services no matter where they live.

The proposed rule would eliminate the federal staff-child ratio and class size requirements and instead rely largely on state standards. It would remove federal limits on suspensions and the prohibition on expulsion. It would eliminate detailed requirements involving health, dental, and mental health services, as well as weaken family engagement standards and replace current support for bilingual learning with an English instruction requirement for most programs.

These changes could transform what families receive from Head Start.

Action: Submit a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services. The deadline is October 6. This is our opportunity to put strong opposition directly into the federal record! Choose from two methods: 

  • (Easiest method) Use the tool provided by the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN Action) to learn more about the proposed dismantling of Head Start and to submit your comment. Tip – if you do not wish to be added to their mailing list, click “Edit Subscription Preferences” below the “START WRITING” button and uncheck the opt-in box. 
  • (Most direct method) Use THIS LINK to go directly to the Federal Register for “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start.” Click “SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT” to begin. Do not include personal information such as name and address in the comment box.

✊ Action 2 – Focus on Voter Registration With a Plan to Vote Early!

💥 National Voter Registration Day is the moment for all eligible Americans to make sure we’re ready to vote. Whether you just turned 18, moved, or never registered, September 15th is the day to check your voter registration status, get registered, or update your details before deadlines hit.

  • VoteWA.gov – Washington state’s official voter registration and information portal: For voter registration and tracking the status of your ballot, visit votewa.gov (do NOT use votesafe.org). Ballots are placed in the mail to registered voters by October 16.  
  • WA Dems Voter Protection Hotline: If you have questions about voting or your ballot, call our Voter Protection hotline at 206-309-VOTE (8683)!

💥 Turn Out Overseas Voters! 🌎

With margins as tight as a few hundred votes in some swing districts, we all know by now that every vote counts! There’s an untapped resource out there too—millions of Americans are living overseas, and many of them don’t realize they can vote! If you know a left-leaning American who is overseas (such as working or retired; in a study abroad program; on sabbatical; in the military; or temporarily abroad during the November election), please make sure they know that distance does not disqualify them from registering or from voting! They can go to votefromabroad.org, where they will get all the information they need to register and vote and SAVE DEMOCRACY!

Using the Washington state voter portal, they can also register online and/or print or have their ballot emailed to them rather than wait for USPS to deliver it.

💥 Volunteer to GOTV

There are opportunities aplenty out there! Keep an eye on this space and check this page for previous actions.  

💥 Help No Hate in WA State: Needed Actions to Defeat I-001 and I-638:

With over 250 organizations (including WA Education Association, Planned Parenthood, ACLU WA, Gender Justice League, League of Women Voters, 25 Indivisible chapters, and more), over 60 healthcare professionals, over 30 faith organizations, and many federal, state, city/local leaders (U.S. Reps Pramila Jayapal, Suzan DelBene, and KC Executive Girmay Zahilay to name a few), plus recommendations from the Seattle Times editorial board to oppose the initiatives, the No Hate in WA State Campaign is gaining more traction.  Unfortunately, we are still finding that about half of voters are still unaware of these harmful initiatives.  We also know that some school districts in eastern WA are supporting the passage of these initiatives, and signs to vote yes on these initiatives are popping up, even in downtown Bellevue.  We can’t assume these initiatives will be defeated and need to spread the word.  Watch and share this powerful message from Campaign Manager Libby Watson.

Here’s how to get the word out to VOTE NO statewide:

  • Talk with your friends, neighbors, and anyone you meet about the harmful impacts of I-001 and I-638.  Even non-voters know other voters, especially since the votes may impact them.
  • Phone bank virtually on Wednesdays (5-7 pm) and Sundays (4-6 pm) – training provided before calling begins.
  • Canvass – kick-off canvassing on the Eastside begins Oct 1.
  • Join a tabling event – we need help at Issaquah Salmon Days on Oct 3 & 4.  Email Jan at kapoho.yo@frontier.com to join.
  • Sign the online Pledge to Vote NO.
  • Write a Letter to the Editor of your city/local paper – template and tips provided.

⛅ Bright Spots

Upcoming Events

📣 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 actions by Indivisible groups around the state

Additional resources for your activism

Previous Actions 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

© Indivisible Eastside 2026. Allegiant theme by CPOThemes.