Quote of the Week:"The investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity… No one should be above the law in this country and the law required he be held to account.” — former Special Counsel Jack Smith, in sworn public testimony before Congress, January 22. Get Out on the Streets: Photo by zaya odeesho on Unsplash Want the scoop on upcoming rallies, marches, and related events? Visit OI’s Rallies, Marches, Town Halls and Boycotts webpage! Indivisible National Actions
Weigh In! This Coming Week’s WA Leg Bills Immigrant Justice, Education, Environment, Healthcare Action: Here is a link to the list of the latest TAN actions. Use your constituent power to advocate for progress and justice in the 2026 Washington Legislative Session–it’s in full swing and your help is needed! Sign in PRO for Universal Healthcare in Washington SJR 8206 would amend the state constitution to establish a right to affordable health care. SB 5947 would establish a Washington health care board to provide for health care for all Washington residents. Both bills have public hearings at 8am Thursday, January 29. The deadline to register your position online is 7am the same day. For more information see Whole Washington's website. Action 1: Go to the legislature’s web page for SJR 8206, choose PRO, fill in your contact information, and click on the box next to “I’m not a robot.” Action 2: Go to the legislature’s web page for SB 5947, choose PRO, fill in your contact information, etc. --——————-- What?? You Still Don’t Have a Take Action Network Account?? Let’s get that fixed NOW so you can quickly and easily advocate for legislation that protects and strengthens good government, community safety, and more! Sign up for Take Action Network (TAN) right here. Our trainer Kevin is ready to help speed you on your way. Federal ActionsTell our MoCs: Avert Nuclear Weapons Race, Join the New START Co-Sponsor List New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, expires on February 4. Without a follow-on treaty, there will be no limits on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals for the first time in more than fifty years. This moment demands action. Limits on nuclear weapons have helped to keep nuclear weapons in check and reduced the risk of nuclear war. Without a follow-on agreement to New START, we face greater instability, increased risk of nuclear war, and an enormous new wave of spending on weapons we should be working to eliminate. Congress can help steer us toward diplomacy and away from disaster. Two sets of bicameral resolutions — H.Res. 100 and H.Res. 317 in the House and S.Res. 61 and S.Res. 323 in the Senate — are our rallying points. Action: Email or call our Members of Congress, urging them to join the New START Arms co-sponsor list.
Suggested Script: Please write your own! Using your own words is always best. As your constituent, I urge you to co-sponsor H.Res 100 / S.Res. 61 to show support for urgent negotiations with Russia to replace New START before it expires. Also, I urge you to co-sponsor H.Res. 317 / S.Res. 323 to halt and reverse the arms race, take U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert, end the president's sole authority to launch nuclear weapons, renounce the option to use nuclear weapons first, and oppose plans to spend yet more billions of dollars on U.S. nuclear forces. National Actions Tell Target: ICE Out NOW Image Source: Farragutful via Wikimedia Commons Source: Ice Out Now MN Join organizers in Minnesota and national partners to pressure corporations including Target, Hilton, Enterprise, Home Depot, and Delta to show up for our communities and stand up to ICE. Our demands include:
This week’s priority focus: TARGET On January 8th, Customs and Border Protection agents attacked and detained two US citizens who were employees at the Richfield, Minnesota, Target. Minnesota sports teams play in stadiums and jerseys bearing Target’s logo. Target is headquartered in Minneapolis and is Minnesota’s fourth largest employer. They should be standing with the people of Minnesota, speaking out against ICE’s invasion of the state. Action: Call or email Target to demand they take action to rein ICE out of our communities NOW. Local Actions: Donate Food for Spanish-speaking Families Image Source: OI Member Please consider donating food for a non-profit that works with Spanish-speaking families. Many Spanish-speaking families are afraid to go food shopping or to go to the TC Food Bank. Many of you have donated to this organization before and we are asking for your help again. Items requested:
We have a drop-off location in NE Olympia. Action: Contact Elaine at [email protected] for the address. Thank you! Vote YES on Education Image Source: Element5 Digital on Unsplash Four of our local school districts — Olympia, Tumwater, Centralia, and Tenino — have replacement levies up for a vote in the special election February 10th. The levies range from less than a dollar to almost $2 per $1000 of property value per year. We won’t get into the details of each district’s funding here; we’ll just say if you think education is expensive, try ignorance. The deadline to register or change your registration online is February 2nd. After that, you can register in person until 8pm February 10th. Action 1: If you haven’t received a ballot yet, contact the Thurston County Elections Team at (360) 786-5408. If you have, vote YES and drop your ballot in one of the collection boxes spotted around Thurston County. Action 2:
Have You Scheduled These Events?Weekly Olympia Indivisible Gatherings Caffeinated and Activated Coffee Connection Join us Saturday, January 31 | 10 - 11 AM New Location! Diverse Events & Creative Arts Yard (Known as Decay) 402 Washington St. NE, Olympia, 98501 On-street parking available. Bring your own coffee (or favorite morning drink) — we’ll bring the connection and conversation. —————————-- Action Cafe Mondays at Noon. A Zoom lunchtime gathering where folks meet, make new friends, and take actions together. Sign up to be on the Action Cafe email list. Department of Good News: “I've never seen a population more united.”“Half the street corners around here have people — from every walk of life, including Republicans — standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles, which are reported to a robust decentralized network that tracks ICE vehicles and mobilizes responders. “If people can hold onto that unity, if people can accept that different people have different ways of confronting fascism, if we can remind NGOs and orgs that they can join but not control the resistance, then, well, people here will write history.” –Margaret Killjoy, Minneapolis, January 21. Read the whole thread here. Tools for Activism:
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