Quote of the Week:“The numbers are on our side. Trump and Elon Musk are like two guys with six-shooters trying to hold a thousand people hostage. They only win if everyone thinks they are too strong to rush.” --Hamilton Nolan, They Are a Minority, February 14, 2025 Olympia Indivisible Special Event:SAVE THE DATE! Olympia Indivisible will be holding an in-person all-member meeting on the morning of Saturday, March 8, to roll out our 2025 Strategic Plan. Details coming soon. Legislative Actions: If you're new to Take Action Network (TAN):
Sign in PRO/Support Education Support SB 5186 Simple majority of voters to authorize school district bonds. Sign in PRO DEADLINE: Feb 24 • 12:30pm SB 5186 makes it easier for school districts to get approval of bond financing proposals by eliminating the 60% “supermajority” requirement and requiring only a simple majority. Justice Support SB 5231 (Connecting Incarcerated People with Friends and Family): Sign in "Pro" for Senate Ways & Means's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Feb 24 • 12:30pm The high cost of prison phone calls means that many incarcerated people cannot afford to stay in touch with loved ones or their communities. Protect families and promote public safety by making prison phone calls free. Support SB 5490 (providing safer body searches of gender-nonconforming individuals in jails or prisons): Sign in "Pro" for Senate Human Services's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Mar 12 • 12:30pm This bill would align state law with language in the Prison Rape Elimination Act to make conducting body searches safer for transgender, intersex, or other gender non-conforming individuals in jails or prisons. Environment Support SB 5284 (Producer Responsibility in the Management of Packing and Paper Products): Sign in "Pro" for Senate Ways & Means's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Feb 24 • 12:30pm This bill aims to utilize the extended producer responsibility in the reduction in packaging and through refill, reuse, recycling and composting of packaging. The bill also aims to increase recycling through education and access to services. Support SB 5033 (A bill concerning the sampling or testing of biosolids for PFAS Chemicals): Sign in "Pro" for Senate Ways & Means's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Feb 24 • 12:30pm Thousands of PFAS chemicals are found in consumer, commercial, and industrial products. Many enter the environment via biosolids applied to soil. Studies show that PFAS chemicals may be taken up by plants from soil. Testing for PFAS is needed to minimize risk to public health and the environment. Support SB 5667 (improved Amtrak Cascades service to relieve traffic congestion and lower greenhouse gas emissions!): Sign in "Pro" for Senate Transportation's Public Hearing DEADLINE: Feb 25 • 12:30pm The Intercity Passenger Rail Improvement Priorities (SB 5667) requires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Legislature to implement long-awaited improvements to Amtrak Cascades intercity passenger rail service. Good Government Email your House Reps: Support the WA VOICES Act DEADLINE: Feb 28 • 5:00pm Although many places in our state could soon adopt Ranked-Choice Voting, there are no statewide standards to ensure that it will be implemented right. The WA VOICES Act will make sure that all communities can maintain the same high-quality voting experience that we are used to in WA. Healthcare Support HB 1049 to increase access to trained sexual assault nurse examiners by providing a stipend for training. (House: In Committee (Appropriations)) DEADLINE: Feb 28 • 11:00pm This bill creates a stipend for nurses training to become sexual assault nurse examiners to address a shortage. Support reproductive health on college campuses (Senate: In Committee (Ways & Means)) DEADLINE: Feb 28 • 11:00pm This bill ensures the availability of medication abortion to college students who rely on campus health services. It also requires easy access to reproductive health information for students. Save Our Voting Rights Source: Tiffany Tertipes, Unsplash Background: Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance The so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives and in the Senate. What it would really do, if passed, is disenfranchise millions of citizens at home and abroad. Here are some of the things the bill does:
Local Actions Today We will encourage our Senators and Representatives in CD10 to vote NO on the SAVE Act. But we also have OI members in Tenino and lower Thurston County whose CD-03 Representative is Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, and many of us have friends in Perez’s district. Indivisible National confirmed that The SAVE Act could be voted on as early as next week. They are most worried about Rep. Perez voting YES on this act. Action 1: Please ask all your SW Washington friends to call Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and ask her to vote NO on the SAVE Act.
Action 2: Let’s urge our Senators and Representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act. Members of Congress (MoCs)
Script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP]. I'm calling to request that you vote NO on the SAVE Act, which would create unnecessary barriers to voter registration by requiring a passport or birth certificate for registration along with in-person registration. This bill is designed to disenfranchise voters despite no real evidence of widespread fraud. Please vote against it. Thank you for your time and consideration. Stop Republican Cuts to Medicaid Source: Matt Bennett, Unsplash Background:
The Republican-majority Congress is taking the axe to Medicaid, which provides medical and long-term care to:
The Republicans are manipulating eligibility rules to disqualify more of our low-income and disabled Americans and put “saved” dollars towards the President’s tax cut for the rich. Yet, “We the People,” Democrats and Republicans alike, are saying we approve of Medicaid and should increase it (see link below for the Health Tracking Poll). Fight for our families! Call ‘em out for their heartless axing of medical care so the $4 trillion of tax cuts for the rich can be funded. Action: Contact our U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives and urge them to publicly speak out against the Republican Congressional cut to Medicaid. Members of Congress (MoCs)
Script: My name is [NAME]. I am from [CITY, ZIP]. I oppose cuts to Medicaid because they will hurt the most vulnerable among us. Please ask the Senator/Representative to vote accordingly. Join the US Economic Blackout on Friday, February 28th. Source: Freedom Writers toolkit Background: Consumers are boycotting major retailers. Here's what they plan for 'blackout' on Feb. 28 The 24 hour Economic Blackout instructions. When:
What Not to Do:
What Can You Do:
Spread the Message:
Why This Matters!
AND look for next week’s CTA, when we will talk about aligning your spending with your values! Local Actions:Support Trans Youth in Tumwater Schools Source: Ted Eyten, flickr Transphobic comments are expected at the next Tumwater School Board meeting this Thursday. This is an opportunity to go and show your support for trans youth, especially trans athletes. At a recent high school JV girls basketball game, two Tumwater girls sat out and refused to play because one of the players on the opposing team was transgender. (Tumwater went on to win without them; the transgender girl played for five minutes). After the game, one of the girls publicized the incident on social media; she and her mother were then interviewed by rightwing social media influencer Brandi Kruse. More information in this Olympian article. Action: Come to the Tumwater school board meeting this Thursday, the 27th, at 6pm at the district office, 621 Linwood Ave SW, Tumwater, WA 98512. Wear your Pride gear. To speak at the meeting, you must register by 6pm Wednesday, February 26. -------- Support Our Democracy – Rally in Centralia Join the rally in Centralia to protect immigrants and protest Trump’s Policies and Elon Musk When: Monday, February 24 from 11:00am to 1:00pm Where: On the sidewalk on Centralia College Blvd in front of the clock tower on Centralia College -------- Join an Olympia Indivisible Team! Olympia Indivisible needs YOU! Many of you have responded already--thank you! We still need more sign-ups for these five teams:
Here is how to do just that!
Request a Ballot for Thurston Conservation District Election by March 11 Source: Thurston Conservation District website Olympia Indivisible supports the Thurston Conservation District. This year, Position 2, held by T.J. Johnson is up for election. We believe Mr. Johnson has been doing a great job and we want to continue to support him by voting for him. Unlike most local elections, to vote for the TCD supervisor, you must request a ballot. Please note, you cannot request, pick-up, or return a ballot for this election with the Thurston County Auditor’s Offices. Registered voters who live within the Conservation District boundaries are eligible to vote. How to Vote Request your ballot
Get Credit for a TAN Action: Ask for Your Thurston Conservation District Ballot - 2025 Have You Scheduled These Events?Come to the Action Cafe! Every Monday at noon the Action Cafe provides a virtual space where OI members meet, make new friends, and take actions together. Every Cafe comes with a side order of live music and a heapin’ helpin’ of good cheer! Cafe patrons receive an email on Sunday with a sneak-peek at what we'll do at the cafe the next day. On Monday morning, Chef Lisa will send you a pdf "Menu" with links to the actions we'll take together at the Cafe. Action: Register HERE. -------- Ongoing Litigation Against the Trump Administration Join Washington State’s Attorney General, Nick Brown, who will discuss ongoing litigation against the Trump Administration in addition to other responsibilities of his office. When: Monday, February 24, 4:15pm Where: Foley Speaker’s Room, 308 Bryan Hall Watch Live: You can watch the event live on YouTube here -------- Organizing on Decentralized Social Networks: Alternatives to Facebook and X We know a lot of groups and individuals are looking for alternatives to Facebook groups. Jon Pincus of The Nexus of Privacy and Indivisible Plus Washington will be hosting a Zoom meeting Tuesday, Feb 25, at 7:00 pm on "Organizing on Decentralized Social Media: Alternatives to X and Facebook" to discuss Bluesky and Mastodon as well as lesser-known options like NodeBB, GoToSocial, and Mobilizon. Action: Register for This Feb 25 Zoom Training at 7pm. Your Work Pays Off:We asked Marilyn Strickland to speak out and she delivered.
“I want to emphasize this, Musk Incorporated and Donald Trump do not care if you get sick, they don’t care if you get access to healthcare. They do not care about your livelihood. They don’t care about your retirement. They do not give a S*** about the American people.” |
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