Action Alerts: Midweek Edition

More Opportunities for Activism

Welcome to our June 17 Midweek Edition of Action Alerts!

By Abbi Lichtenstein

In this newsletter, you’ll find action steps to take so you can resist the Trump administration’s unlawful actions against our government and help protect our democracy.

Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom. — Angela Davis, political activist, professor, and author

Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Let us unite in honoring and celebrating the enduring legacy of Juneteenth!

1. Celebrate Juneteenth with the Chicago White Sox for a vibrant Juneteenth Day Party 2025 on Thursday, June 19, in the Patio at Rate Field, celebrating freedom, resilience, and Black excellence. Buy your tickets here.

2. Here are ways you can celebrate Juneteenth in Washington, D.C. You’ll find a variety of activities to celebrate Black history.

3. Come to a Juneteenth Parade on June 22, 12:30 PM ET, ER SOUTH CONCOURSE DR ACROSS FROM THE MANN CENTER, Philadelphia. Click here for more activities and information.

4. Join us for a Juneteenth Day of Service and learning on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 11 AM ET at Washington, D.C.’s oldest Black cemeteries: Mt. Zion and the Female Union Band Society Cemeteries. Sign up here.

5. For Juneteenth Week of Action, join The Reclaiming Roundtable: Storytelling Training on Tuesday, June 17, 7-8:30 PM ET. Storytelling is deeply woven into the fabric of Black American history, serving as a tool of resilience, truth, and empowerment. Sign up here.
   

6. Celebrate or find volunteer opportunities in your community to commemorate Juneteenth.

7. Find information here on how you can celebrate and honor Juneteenth.

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Events

1. Join Political Revolution and 50501 for a crash course on Civil Resistance 101, June 18, 12–1:30 PM ET. Sign up here.

2. Join Summer to Grow, Turn Up the Heat, Wednesday, June 18, or Thursday, June 26, 7:30-9:30 PM ET. This training is for anyone who wants to learn about absorption and build skills to effectively bring people into our movement in times of political activation, and anyone who is planning on hosting a mass meeting this summer! To learn more about absorption and to sign up, click here.

3. Join Team Enough Welcome Session for Young People under 26, on Wednesdays, 6–7 PM ET. Are you a young person between 13 and 25 years old who is interested in taking action around preventing gun violence? Join the Team ENOUGH welcome session to learn more about the different ways you can engage. To learn more about Team Enough and to sign up, click here.

4. Join BigTentUSA on Wednesday, June 25, 7 PM ET, for a conversation with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D-CT) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D-CA), moderated by Michael Waldman, the president of The Brennan Center for Justice. As threats to democracy are increasing, learn how state attorneys general, our the last line of defense, are standing up to the Trump regime’s extremism and building a firewall to protect our civil rights and the rule of law. Learn how we can help defend against MAGA extremism. Register here.

5. Indivisible will be hosting Solidarity in Action: Training for Systemic Change and Allyship Series Kick-off With Heather McGhee on June 24, 4 PM ET. Heather McGee is an expert on economic and social policy and is the bestselling author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. The kickoff call will focus on the foundation we need to be in solidarity with each other: an understanding of the current authoritarian climate and a discussion on why solidarity is necessary right now. Click here to register.

6. Join Climate Interactive for the En-ROADS Climate Ambassador Camp training class. This virtual month-long training covers the Mastering En-ROADS online course, enhanced with live sessions, group activities, and peer learning — blending climate science, systems thinking, and facilitation skills to help you engage any audience. You'll come away with understanding the dynamics of climate systems and solutions. The course begins on July 1. Apply here.

7. Join Power & Purpose: A Virtual Training for ACLU People Power Activists, July 8, 8 PM ET. The Power & Purpose Training is a free, high impact, virtual training series built to ignite your activism and give you the tools to organize, mobilize, and lead in this critical moment. Learn more and sign up here.

8. Fight Back With Friends is a monthly call to action with Indivisible. Please join this national program designed to help you activate your community! They will teach you how to use their Empower app and equip you with tools to connect with friends, family, and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get civically engaged. Join them on the fourth Tuesday of every month for a one-hour training session, where they’ll introduce calls to action that make a real impact. Sign up here.

9. Attend What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders every Thursday, 3–4 PM ET. Discuss what is happening in the chaos of the White House and learn about the plan to stop it. Please sign up here.

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Rallies

1. In honor of John Lewis, there will be a John Lewis Day of Action on July 17. If you would like to host an event, please join a John Lewis National Day of Action Informational Session held on Wednedays and Thursdays and learn what you can do. “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” — Congressman John Lewis. Register here.

2. Disappeared in America Visual Action is a national day of action to stand up for the rule of law and confront the Trump administration’s illegal abductions, detentions, and deportations of people. On Thursday, June 26, we’re showing up at federal buildings, courthouses and town squares across the country to say: “In America, we don’t let the government disappear people.” Learn more here.

3. Action Network is organizing Tesla Takedown protests every week. Find a protest near you by entering your ZIP code here.

4. The Big List of Protests will help you find a rally near you.

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Contact Congress

1. The Reconciliation bill that Trump dubbed as the big beautiful bill (which is really a big, bad, ugly bill that will hurt millions of Americans) passed in the Republican House. It cuts over $7 billion from Medicaid which means: it will be harder to get the health coverage that millions of Americans need; hospitals will be in danger of closing, especially in rural areas; and seniors will get kicked out of their senior living facilities — where will they live? It will also cut $5 billion from Medicare after Republicans told us they wouldn’t touch it. The bill also cuts food assistance for 11 million people including four million kids. Kids and seniors will starve. All this to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg while Americans will be left struggling. The bill is unconscionable. Now the bill is in the Senate. Please contact your Republican senators and demand they vote NO on this bill:

• By phone: 202-224-3121

• By email: Congress.gov

• By U.S. mail: Senators

• By Resistbot: Resist.bot

2. Call your senators and demand they vote no on the GENIUS Act, a crypto bill that wouldn’t do anything to regulate cryptocurrency and still allow Trump to keep profiting from his crypto investments. Now, the GOP has added a line into the bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize stablecoin owners over depositors. The provision would allow banks to take money from your savings account and use it to pay these investors. For more info about the bill and to contact your senators, click here.

3. Stop Trump’s Cut to Federal Programs. Write a letter to your representative now and demand that they protect essential programs such as SNAP, Meals on Wheels, Medicaid, Social Security, and others during the upcoming tax and budget negotiations. Sign up here.

4. Save the Fair Housing Initiatives Program. The Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program created in 1987 to support people facing housing discrimination, educate the nation about fair housing laws, and cure the harmful effects of housing discrimination. Trump has terminated 78 grants to local fair housing organizations and the next budget will eliminate the program entirely.
   
   Please call your Members of Congress (MOC), 202-224-3121, and demand that they preserve FHIP. For more info about FHIP and a call script, click here.

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Speak With Your Wallet

Women Forward provides resources to help you find companies that support Democratic values and candidates, those that support opposing values, and those that do not make political contributions.

Show corporate America we don’t agree with them when they go along with what the administration is doing. Take part in these national boycotts:

June 24-30 — McDonald’s Boycott

July 4 — Independence Day Boycott

You can find other action items here.

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Phone Banking, Canvassing, Texting, and Postcard Writing

1. Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, 11 AM–12:30 PM ET, join Indivisible for a phonebank to call voters and connect them directly to their senators. Together, we’ll urge Republicans to oppose the Trump Tax Scam — a reckless GOP tax plan that prioritizes billionaires like Elon Musk while selling out working families. Sign up here.

2. Please join a virtual phone bank for Democrats to call North Carolina voters on various dates. It’s an opportunity to build power for the Democrats so we can flip North Carolina blue! Sign up here.

3. Canvass for Democrats and talk with voters in North Carolina in various counties. This is also a great opportunity to help flip North Carolina blue!

4. The SAVE Act, A GOP-backed bill would make voter registration significantly more difficult for married women, transgender individuals, seniors, people with disabilities, and minorities. The legislation is aimed at addressing the largely unsubstantiated issue of noncitizen voting. While the bill has already passed in the House, it could still be blocked in the Senate if Democratic members remain united.
   
   Common Cause will be hosting phone banks every Tuesday and Thursday either from 5:30–7:30 PM ET or from 6–8 PM ET to call swing state voters and encourage them to urge their legislators to oppose this bill. Volunteers will have the opportunity to patch voters directly through to their lawmakers, allowing them to express their outrage and advocate against the legislation. Training will be provided at the start of each shift. Sign up here.

5. Grassroots Democrats, in partnership with the California Democrats, Team Pelosi, and the Los Angeles Democratic Party, are hosting the #HandsOff Our Healthcare Phonebank on Thursdays. Fifteen million Californians and 72 million Americans rely on Medicaid to get the care they need. They are mobilizing constituents in three battleground districts to fight against the Republicans who are attacking our health care. Please sign up here to join.

6. Join Black Voters Matter on Zoom at 6 PM ET every week on Tuesdays as they gather to drive change through digital organizing. Their texting campaigns will give you the opportunity to engage residents across the U.S. while empowering them to make a positive impact in their communities.
   
   For more information and to sign up, click here.

7. Join Third Act and Activate America to write postcards! Write postcards to voters and help safeguard our democracy, win elections, build voter enthusiasm, and turnout to elect progressives and climate champions! Sign up here to request voter names and addresses for a variety of campaigns in key swing states and districts.

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