No Kings Day – June 14! Why? Because we do not have kings in the US and while our constitution and norms are being pushed to the limits and beyond, so is the resistance.

Be Prepared:

-          ACLU Know Your Rights: recording here if you were not able to join on Tuesday, it was excellent and goes over safety tips, what to bring, taking photos/videos, etc

-          Review Protester’s Rights: Know Your Rights Guide: Protests | ACLU of Washington

-          Join the Indivisible Event Attendee Pre-Mobilization Call on Thursday at 5pm: RSVP here

-          Make a sign, join WI on this Thursday at 7pm at Keystone Church

-          You can join WI Signal for Urgent Response: Signal Group
Note: This is new for us, we will modify and adapt as we go, but let’s use it for Saturday communications.

-          NOTE: Do post to social, DO NOT include faces or other identifying features (e.g., tattoos, scars) of other protesters

Cal Anderson Meet-Up at 11:45ish:

-          Take light rail, if possible

-          We will be meeting in the park just west of 11th (border of park) and just north of Olive. We will be holding our BIG Wallingford Indivisible banner (and will ask for volunteers to rotate holding/marching with it)

Cal Anderson Alternatives: If you are mobility challenged, or other:

-          Bergen Place in downtown Ballard, noon

-          Join North County NY Indivisible virtual rally, RSVP here

See you there!

FEDERAL ACTION – BY JUNE 16

The Big Bad Budget Bill now in the Senate: The goal is to pressure for changes in Senate version of the bill and slow down the whole process as much as possible. There is pressure coming from the top to get this done by July 4th for the optics and to ensure details stay misunderstood or invisible. Our job is to shine that big bright light. It is starting to work.

·       Phone Bank with Indivisible: Join Indivisible on every Wed/Thurs in June, 8-9:30am, to phone bank into Republican states to connect constituents with their senators. More info and RSVP here.

·       Contact the Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee: Not a single hearing has been held in the Finance Committee! Demand that they schedule a markup of the budget bill that would slash health care, nutrition assistance, fire prevention and forest management, and clean energy investments. Yes, this must be done individually. Write out a short comment and just copy and paste.

o   Crapo (R-ID): Email Me | U.S. Senator Mike Crapo

o   Grassley (R-IA): Questions & Comments | Senator Chuck Grassley

o   Cornyn (R-TX): Share Your Opinion | Senator Cornyn

o   Thune (R-SD): Email Senator Thune - U.S. Senator John Thune

o   Scott (R-SC): Email Senator Scott — U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina

o   Cassidy (R-LA): Get In Touch | U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (for topic, choose Other)

o   Lankford (R-OK): Email James - Senator James Lankford

o   Daines (R-MT): Email Steve - Senator Steve Daines

o   Young (R-IN): Email Todd - Senator Young (for topic, choose Taxes)

o   Barrasso (R-WY): Contact Form - John Barrasso

o   Johnson (R-WI): Email Ron - Ron Johnson Senator from Wisconsin

o   Tillis (R-NC): Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator for North Carolina

o   Blackburn (R-TN): Email Me - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee

o   Marshall (R-KS): Share Your Opinion - Senator Roger Marshall