Quote of the Week: “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.” - Current Chair of the National Governors Association Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma as noted by J. David Goodman of the New York Times October, 9, 2025 Olympia Indivisible Major Events Olympia No Kings 2.0 Rally on Saturday, October 18, 12-3pm  Come join your fellow OI members, neighbors, and friends as we joyfully and peacefully rally to support our U.S. Constitution and Democracy and proudly declare "No Kings." We will have powerful speakers at noon and lively music afterwards. We will have tents with folks from Olympia Indivisible teams, local mutual aid organizations and civil rights organizations, offering you opportunities to engage and take action. Please take note that this event takes place from 12-3pm. Costumes and signs with positive messaging welcomed. Please consult with our Helpful Information webpage for information about parking, ADA accommodations, safety information, volunteer opportunities, and more. And please, consider making a donation! These major rallies have real and substantial costs. 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: Protect The Right To Vote Without a Passport  Source: United States Election Assistance Commission via Wikimedia Commons From Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance In a new effort to attack the freedom to vote. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is considering adopting a requirement that voters show a passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. This is the same concept that was in the failed anti-voter bill, the SAVE Act. The EAC is accepting public comments on this issue. Anti-voter advocates have flooded their website with one-sided and misleading comments. Read some of the comments on the site for yourself. Deadline October 20, 2025. Action: Fight back with comments of our own HERE Click on the blue “Comment” button to start writing. Choose whether to share your name and information or submit your comment anonymously. Points to make:
Get Rid of RFK Jr.  Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via Wikimedia Commons Background:
Thousands of scientists, doctors, HHS present and former employees, and bipartisan Members of Congress have worked to end RFK Jr’s dangerous reign. This week, six former Surgeon Generals announced he is an unprecedented threat to the health system and “people are going to die.” Action 1: Join 25,000 concerned Americans signing the Stand Up for Science petition to Congress to Impeach and Remove RFK Jr. Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress Action 2: Tell our Members of Congress to keep fighting to get rid of this charlatan who is tearing apart our health system.
WA State Actions: Share Your Ideas for Decarbonizing Transportation  Background:
Governor Bob Ferguson and our state Department of Ecology have recently launched the ZEVergreen initiative, which aims to push forward with cleaning up transportation and reducing fuel costs for the state of Washington. This comes in response to Congress ending tax rebates for e-vehicles, and general opposition from the federal government of our state’s goals of clean transportation. ZEVergreen would like the public to participate in this conversation. Share your perspective, expertise, or unique brilliant ideas about how to decarbonize transportation in Washington. Action: Share your ideas with the Department of Ecology about how our state can push clean transportation forward without federal support in two different ways:
Have You Scheduled These Events? Important Note for Olympia Indivisible Coffee Connections for Saturday, October 18. Hey! October 18th is NO KINGS 2.0 Rally day. Consequently, we will not be holding a Coffee Connections meet-up. Please join us at the Capitol Campus at noon for our event. We’ll be back on October 25th. Comments are closed.
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