Did you feel the power of collective non-violent resistance last Saturday – one of the largest single-day protests in US history! This is an indication that the movement is building and we are on the path.

·       Listen to the No Kings post-protest call. Feel energized and gain deeper insight into the bigger picture and what’s next.

·       Good Trouble Lives On will be the next planned mass mobilization on July 17 (5-year anniversary of John Lewis’ death).

We were reminded on the call that “People are most successful at stopping dictators when the number of people taking multiple actions engaging in non-cooperation and non-violent resistance reaches a sustained 3.5% of the population.” We are all about actions and getting to sustained 3.5%! One avenue is to get involved with one of our teams. It’s an opportunity to work with other WI members more closely in a specific area. Let us know where your interests are: WI Teams Survey.

My mea culpa! So how many were out in the streets on No Kings? My apologies for last week’s mail about the all-up number of folks out on the streets.

Short explanation: Alt Park Service reported 13 million based on self-reporting counts from all rallies. Indivisible and other partner groups reporting at least 5 million based on the tally of counts received from registered rallies. The difference between high and low? In short –registered rallies vs count obtained by self-reporting of all rallies.

FEDERAL ACTIONS

Phone Bank with Indivisible to call Medicaid recipients this week Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs
Join MoveOn, Working Families Power, Indivisible, and Community Change Action for a national phone bank to Medicaid recipients urging them to call their Senators ahead of the upcoming budget vote to stop the cuts and save Medicaid! RSVP here.

Phone Bank with Indivisible and to call into Red states this week Wed, Thurs
The Senate faces a mess with the Big Billionaire democracy-eroding deficit-Ballooning Bill and the GOP is rife with conflicting interests. Indivisible is focused on maximizing senators' changes and delaying their process as much as we can. Join Indivisible Wed and/or Thurs (June 25, 26), 8-9:30am, to phone bank into Republican states to connect constituents with their senators. More info and RSVP here.

Tell Congress to reject the Trump–Palantir data grab by June 26
Use the Demand Progress template to let our WA lawmakers to express your concern over the unaccountable data consolidation that happened and is happening without congressional oversight. Take Action.

Protect our Public Land by June 26
The Senate’s version of the Big Bad Betrayal Bill includes a provision for the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public lands across the West. Senator Murray is mad as hell about this.

-          Use REI’s template or, better yet,

-          Contact Senators Murray (write or call) and Cantwell (write or call) to thank them for their fight and send the above to everyone you know in another state and ask them to contact their senators at the U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.

Listen to Senator Murray’s warning about defunding Planned Parenthood by June 26
Senator Murray is digging into the Big Bad Betrayal Bill and is it bad! After listening to her public statement, send her a thank you and send this to everyone you know in another state and ask them to contact their senators at the U.S. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.

Bonus Action: Thank SPD for No Kings support by June 26
SPD helped positively manage our No Kings rally and march. They even sent out a timely and positive message about No Kings. Use the form (leave the name of SPD officer blank) to thank them and indicate that we hope for more of the same at the planned and unplanned future protests. Yup, taking notes from the Resistance Lab and Pillars of Support tactics!

STATE AND LOCAL ACTIONS

(From Rich - WI Environment Lead): Support Updates to the WA Clean Truck Rules by Jul 3
The proposed update will make sure we have more clean trucks on our roads and will match Cali’s clean air updates. Submit written comments here. More info and talking points. If you wish to testify at the public hearing, contact Rich.

COMMUNITY MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES

From Gail: Join a small protest group that meets on Friday, 4-5pm, at Queen Anne Safeway. They would love to grow this group (and feel less vulnerable). Learn more and join in.

From Garren: June 21, noon-3pm, fundraiser for a Little Free Pantry at the corner of 90th and Fremont. Finds include vintage apparel, local art, plants and more!

From Tyler: Interested in a July 4th memorial service on zoom for Uncle Sam at 11:00am? Contact Tyler.