Quote of the Week: “Hope is often misunderstood. People tend to think that it is simply passive wishful thinking: I hope something will happen but I’m not going to do anything about it. This is indeed the opposite of real hope, which requires action and engagement.”--Jane Goodall, PhD, 1934-2025 Olympia Indivisible Major Events Olympia No Kings 2.0 Rally on October 18 Save the date and show up! On Saturday, October 18, we will once again peacefully gather in Olympia’s Capitol (and all across the nation) to say: America has no kings: the power belongs to the people, and the people choose democracy. Olympia Indivisible, in collaboration with Evergreen Resistance, is looking forward to hosting this peaceful, family-friendly, pro-democracy event. We invite our members to lean in and help us make it a success! We will be back this coming week with opportunities to volunteer and participate. Action: Sign up today to attend! 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! Help Our Candidates Win!  Action: Volunteer! Help pro-democracy candidates for our city councils, school boards, and Port win by showing up for boots-on-the-ground events this week. There are plenty of options including canvassing and campaign kick-offs. You’ll find them all on our 2025 Local Elections Campaign Support Events calendar. This calendar will be continuously updated. Also check it out on our website at any time. Federal Actions: Thank Senator Maria Cantwell for Voting Against the GOP’s Continuing Resolution At this writing, the federal government – or about a third of it – is shut down for lack of funds. The Republican majority’s Continuing Resolution, which failed to pass September 30, put a high price on keeping the doors open: allowing health insurance subsidies to expire at the end of the year rather than extending them. Democrats resisted, citing the hardship the loss of Affordable Care Act assistance would impose on those least able to bear it. Last week we suggested contacting Senator Maria Cantwell, who was silent in the week before the vote, to urge her to oppose the resolution. This week, let’s thank her for picking the right side. Action: Contact Senator Maria Cantwell, phone 253-572-2281 (Tacoma); 202- 224-3441 (DC); if voicemails are full, call any regional office or Contact Form Script: I’m a constituent from [Your City]. Thanks for standing firm in the face of the GOP’s bullying. The shutdown’s not pleasant, but sometimes you have to take a stand. WA State Actions:Support Unionized Journalists at Cascade PBS Source: Maiacosis via Wikimedia Commons Background PBS is laying off journalists, but keeping high executive salaries. The outlet is axing nine union journalists, plus nonunion editors and other staffers. Cascade PBS paid its executives more than $2 million in fiscal year 2024, Action: Sign this petition: Tell Cascade PBS to Take Care of their Workers! LGBTQ Youth Advisory Council Applications Now Open  There are two open positions and the application deadline is October 6, 2025. Action: Apply for a position on the Youth Advisory Council HERE Refuse to Sign  Photo by Sollange Brenis on Unsplash From our friends at Northwest Progressive Institute: Multimillionaire Brian Heywood is again circulating petitions for two measures to sabotage youth and LGBTQ+ rights. Heywood’s been busy this year: he has fifteen initiatives on file with the Secretary of State’s office. Almost a third of them are attempts to reduce his taxes; two of them are worth watching: IL26-001 would restore Heywood’s Initiative 2081 from last year to its original troglodytic form. The legislature adopted I-2081, amending it only to bring it into line with existing laws; Heywood wants that work undone. Like the original, this re-run is being promoted as “protecting parents’ rights”; it does so only at the expense of young people’s privacy and health. IL26-638, yet another attack on the right’s latest scapegoat, would bar transgender girls from participating in girls' team sports in both schools and nonprofit organizations. Horrifically, it would require students' healthcare providers to report on their genitalia to school district officials. Paid signature gatherers for these petitions have been reported in Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey. One was reportedly overheard in a Fred Meyer restroom saying she was getting $5 per signature and considering going to San Diego, where she could get twice as much. Action: Refuse to sign these petitions, tell friends and family to do the same. Local Actions: National Organization of Women Period Action Month  Background As federal funding for local organizations decreases, the need for services increases, especially for women and children. For years the National Organization of Women (NOW) has helped women receive needed products and services; in October, NOW runs Period Action Day, collecting menstrual hygiene products and distributing them to women's service centers. Olympia's local NOW group has conducted this fundraising for years and has asked OI to contribute this year. All items donated in Olympia will go to Thurston County groups. Action: Drop off menstrual hygiene products at Soul Cafe, 300 5th Ave. SE, Olympia, or at other locations at times specified here. Have You Scheduled These Events? Come to Olympia Indivisible's Small Group, In-Person Coffee Connection on Saturdays!  Olympia Indivisible has grown very fast the last six months, and many of us have never met in person. Let’s fix that! Membership Team invites OI members to come to our weekend get-togethers. Here’s the scoop:
Saturday, 10 AM: OI Coffee Connection at Soul Cafe What: Come to the Cafe, support a local business by purchasing a cup of coffee and/or some breakfast, and get to know your OI community! You’ll meet representatives from OI’s Membership Team and/or Small Groups team members. Where: Soul Cafe, 300 5th Ave. SW When: Saturday, October 11 at 10am Note: There will not be a coffee connection on 10/18 the day of the “No Kings” rally. Action: Come join us – no sign-up or RSVP necessary! Comments are closed.
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