Action Alerts: Midweek Edition
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Welcome to our June 24 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.
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
What’s Next
Let’s keep the momentum of the No Kings rally going and continue standing up against the Trump regime’s harmful policies. Indivisible has many ways for you to get involved. Some are listed below, but you can find more information here.
Rallies
In honor of John Lewis, there will be a John Lewis Day of Action on July 17. Click here to find a rally or information on hosting an event. Join a planning call — John Lewis National Day of Action Informational Session at 7–8 PM ET on Wednesday, June 25, and on Thursdays, July 3 and 10, and learn what you can do. “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” — Rep. John Lewis
Register here.
Use this toolkit to spread the word about the protest and Get in Good Trouble!Disappeared in America Visual Action is a national day of action to stand up for the rule of law and confront the Trump regime’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.
Action Network is organizing Tesla Takedown protests every week. Find a protest near you by entering your ZIP code here.
The Big List of Protest will help you find a rally near you.
Events
Join One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered on Wednesdays, July 16 and July 30, and Aug. 13, 8–9 PM ET. Be one of the One Million Rising — a national effort to train one million people to help lead in this moment, gain the skills to lead others, and build a force that will fight back against the Trump’s regime unconstitutional policies. Sign up here.
Join Summer to Grow, Turn Up the Heat, Thursday, June, 26, 7:30–9:30 PM ET. This training is for anyone who wants to learn about absorption and build your 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.
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.
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.
Indivisible will be hosting a Zoom call, 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 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.
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 an understanding of the dynamics of climate systems and solutions. The course begins on July 1. Apply here.
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.
Fight Back With Friends is a monthly call to action with Indivisible. Please join this national program designed to help you activate your community! Using their Empower app, they’ll equip you with the 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.
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.
Contact Congress/Attorneys General
From Indivisible — Trump and the GOP’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is anything but; it’s a dangerous piece of legislation that would gut Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP benefits, and more, all to hand out massive tax breaks to the wealthy.
We must stop this. Take the Let’s Stop the Cuts pledge and join the fight to protect critical programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP.
Click here to take the pledge, learn more about what's in the bill, learn how you can contact your representatives to demand a NO vote on this bill, and more.Join Stand up For America, Tell Your Senators: Don’t Put Trump Above the Law! Buried in House Republicans’ 1000-page reconciliation bill is a provision that could gut the power of our federal courts and give Trump something no other president has had: the power to ignore the law and judicial orders. Write to your senators here.
June 24 marks the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Trump and the Republicans continue to attack women’s reproductive rights and are going to defund Planned Parenthood in the reconciliation bill which would affect health care for millions of women. On Wednesday, June 25, 6 PM ET, join the DNC special edition of The Network Strategy, a volunteer training focused on becoming a powerful messenger for reproductive freedom and holding Republicans accountable. Sign up here.
Save 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 about the nation’s 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, 202-224-3121, and demand that they preserve FHIP. For more info about FHIP and a script to call your MoC, click here.
From Indivisible Blue State Defiance — Safeguarding Civil Liberties: What Blue State Attorneys General Must Do To Stop ICE Overreach. Contact your blue state attorney general and tell them to fight ICE’s overreach. State attorneys general have both the authority and the responsibility to defend residents against federal overreach. Please click here to learn more and find contact information for your AG.
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.
Phone Banking, Canvassing, Texting, and Postcard Writing
This week the Senate is rushing to pass the reconciliation bill that will slash Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. On June 24-26, 6–8 PM ET, join a phone bank organized by Indivisible, Working Families Power, MoveOn, and others to call Medicaid recipients urging them to contact their senators to vote NO on this bill. Sign up here.
Every Wednesday and Thursday in June, 11 AM–12:30 PM ET, join Indivisible for a phone bank where we’ll be calling voters and connecting them directly to their senator. 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.
Join Common Cause Phone Bank and mobilize voters to take action against dangerous legislation in state houses around the country. They will focus on the most urgent campaigns that need our help. Issues include stopping bills that make it difficult for students, minorities, seniors, veterans, and others to vote. The phone banks are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at various times. Sign up here.
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.
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!
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.Grassroots Democrats, in partnership with the California Democrats, Team Pelosi, and the Los Angeles Democratic Party, are hosting the Hands Off Our Health Care Phone Bank 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.
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.
Join Third Act and Activate America to write postcards! Write postcards to voters to help safeguard our democracy, win elections, and 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.
More Action Items
Trump's Office of Personnel Management has proposed another rule to threaten the federal workforce. Please leave a public comment opposing a rule that will weaken civil service protections. You can leave your comment through July 3, 2025.
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