Actions
Resources including Immigrant Support, Eastside Protests, Postcarding and more.
For the week of July 6, 2026
🎙️July 6, 2026 Weekly Actions Audio – available for when you’re on the go
🔷 Happy 250th Anniversary of the United States of America. We’re hanging on by a thread to our democracy. This anniversary pales in comparison to the year-long celebration in 1976 many of us remember. Enjoy the 4 minute animated “People People People” video commissioned by our government back then. It’s a fairly honest depiction of our nation’s history that would never be allowed in schools today.
🔷 Connect with other Indivisible Eastside members for an evening Ice Cream Social on July 14th. We’ll be serving ice cream from 7 to 8 but the picnic shelter is reserved from 6-9 so bring a picnic dinner, come early and stay late. Meet up with others from your city and help fold a GOTV booklet. RSVP for the exact location and so we know how much ice cream to provide.
🔷 Show some love for our rural friends at Yakima Indivisible who are doing amazing things! They have two needs right now. 1) Watch their 12-minute film, “The Declaration of Independence – 2026” produced by their Defending the Rule of Law education team. 2) Support the Yakima Valley Center for Democracy – a collaboration between Yakima Indivisible and Washington Youth Alliance. Learn more and donate HERE. Washington is stronger when our youth and rural residents can thrive – be part of that support system!
Weekly Actions
✊ Action 1 – Submit comment to the FCC to renew ABC affiliate licenses
ABC News is fighting back against censorship pressure by the Trump administration, and asking viewers to help. The network launched an on-air campaign urging the public to file comments with the Federal Communications Commission, which has opened two separate actions against ABC.
The FCC ordered early license reviews of eight ABC-owned stations in April (a process that wasn’t supposed to begin until 2028) and is also investigating daytime talk show “The View” over federal rules about airtime for political candidates. Both actions came after President Trump directly pressured regulators to punish broadcasters he says treat him unfairly. ABC has called the license reviews “unlawful, arbitrary, and unconstitutional.”
Action: Listen to or read NPR’s Morning Edition report, then submit a comment with the FCC expressing your support for the freedom of the press, ABC and The View.
✊ Action 2 – Tell the Religious Liberty Commission that Americans support church-state separation
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State
President Trump’s so-called Religious Liberty Commission wasn’t created to protect religious freedom for all Americans. Rooted in Christian Nationalist rhetoric, the Commission pushes a warped version of “religious freedom” that privileges one specific version of Christianity above all other faiths and the nonreligious.
Ignoring guidelines set by a law called the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the commission’s membership consists exclusively of Christians, except for one Orthodox Jewish Rabbi. No members of the commission represent other religions in the US, such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism, or non-religious Americans. The unlawful manner of creation of the Religious Liberty Commission has been challenged in court by religious groups who united to file a case called Interfaith Alliance et al. v.Trump et al., but the commission has continued to hold meetings, where members have routinely expressed their views that the United States is a Judeo-Christian or Christian nation.
On June 26, the Commission released its draft report—and it’s troubling. The report explicitly attacks the separation of church and state and calls it a “myth” that the Supreme Court dreamed up. The separation of church and state is actually a cherished constitutional principle that is foundational to our nation.
Action: email the Religious Liberty Commission to let them know that Americans do value church-state separation, it does make our country stronger, and we will not tolerate it being erased by a dubious commission.
Tell them why church-state separation matters to you. On the 250th anniversary of American independence, we all need to protect this pillar of our democracy. Comments are due by July 13, 2026.
⛅ Bright Spots
The news from the Supreme Court was bleak last week, but here are some important wins. The Supreme Court:
- Upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s restrictions
- Ruled states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
- Refused President Trump’s request to overturn a jury verdict against him that found he abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s
- Prevented Trump from firing Fed governor Lisa Cook
Upcoming Events
- World Cup Bridge bannering, July 6 – see details and sign up at https://bit.ly/Eastside-Protests-26.
- Wed Jul 8, 1-1:45 pm – Lunchtime Meeting w/ Sen. Cantwell’s Staff– virtual.
- Tues Jul 14, 7-8 pm – Indivisible Eastside Ice Cream Social – Kirkland waterfront – register for exact location.
- Thur Jul 16, 5-6:30 pm PDT – Common Power Fall Fieldwork Launch – virtual.
- Thur Jul 16, 3:30-5:30 pm – Stitch Squad Meetup Is Back! – Kirkland – use access code ‘stitch’ to sign up.
- Fri Jul 24, 3-9 pm – Love over Hate – Erika Kirk Protest – Kirkland. Sign up for a 2hr shift or join when you are able.
- Sat Jul 25, 3-7 pm – Africa Day – Together Center, 16305 NE 87th St Ste 110, Redmond.
- Mon Jul 27, 6:30-8 pm PDT – Constitutional Observer Training – virtual.
- Tues Jul 28, 1-1:45 pm – Lunchtime meeting with Senator Murray’s Staff– virtual.
- Thur Aug 6, 1-1:45 pm – Lunchtime Meeting w/ Congressman Smith’s Staff – virtual.
📣 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
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