Weekly Call To Action - October 2, 2022

​Quote of the Week:

One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone. — bell hooks

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OI All Member Meeting:

What's Next for Reproductive Justice?
Thursday, October 6, 7:00 to 8:15 PM.

​It's been 99 days since SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion, upheld for nearly a half century, no longer exists. 
In the wake of that decision, 14 states have enacted full bans on abortion, including, in some cases, no exceptions for rape or incest. In some states, doctors providing and individuals seeking such services face criminal charges. 

About half of states are expected to enact bans on abortion or other gestational limits on the procedure. In some of these states, abortion remains legal for now as courts determine whether existing or new bans can take effect. 

In the rest of the states, abortion is legal but may still be restricted, or access may otherwise be limited.
In the face of the grave danger now posed to millions of Americans who are either in need of or are providing safe abortion and reproductive health care. 

Action: Attend Olympia Indivisible’s zoom event What's Next for Reproductive Justice? Thursday, October 6, 7:00 to 8:15 PM. The event is open to Indivisible members across Washington state as well as ally and partner organizations. Click HERE to register

Lisa Parshley (Olympia City Council), Jesssica Bateman (State Representative, LD-22) and Sarah DeStasio (Olympia Indivisible Reproductive justice liaison), will tell us what's next for:

• Municipal responses
• November midterm elections
• Upcoming state and federal legislation
• Support for abortion providers
• Support for abortion access funds

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​Campaigns – Get Active:

​Upcoming Events to Support Pro-Democracy Candidates

Indivisible's Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Ezra Levin, and will be making a trip out to Washington State on October 7-9 to talk to voters about the midterm elections! I hope you will all come and join Ezra and your fellow WA Indivisibles next weekend as we talk to voters in WA8 and write postcards about upcoming WA elections!! 


Canvass with Ezra Levin in WA08 for Kim Schrier! 
Who: Anybody is welcome to join! There will be training available for first-time canvassers.
When: Saturday, October 8th 
Where: WA's 8th Congressional District (Maple Valley/Covington Area) - Exact Address available after registration.
What: GOTV Door-to-Door Canvass for Rep. Kim Schrier so we can keep the 8th blue! 
How:

1. Register to canvas with Ezra! After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with some additional information about the location and what to expect.
2. If you want to carpool from Olympia, register here to carpool. 
3. After carpool registration, we will email you the gathering address, more information and list of items to bring.
4. We will leave from a carpool gathering point at 9:00 A.M. and likely return by 3:30 PM.

Write Postcards with Ezra Levin for WA Candidates!
Join Ezra Levin, Indivisible Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, and your fellow WA Indivisibles for an in-person POSTCARDING PARTY in Tacoma, WA on Sunday, October 9th from 11am - 3pm. This will be a casual drop-in event, so you can join for as long as you have the time for! 

Register here. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with some additional information about the location and what to expect. 


Post Signs for Tonya Moore
Thurston County Clerk OI-endorsed candidate Tonya Moore needs our help to post her post campaign signs on right-of-ways. Please contact olympia.indivisible@gmail.com to volunteer!


Sign Bloom for Mary Hall
Thurston County Auditor OI-endorsed candidate Mary Hall is seeking volunteers to put up campaign signs on right-of-ways. She is holding a “sign bloom” event next Saturday, Oct. 8, at 9am. Please contact olympia.indivisible@gmail.com to volunteer!


Help Marilyn Strickland get out the mail!
Team Strickland needs your help sorting mail in Puyallup. These are campaign mail pieces that will be going out to voters in the 10th Congressional District. 

The mail sort dates are October 12th, 18th, 24th, & the 28th in Puyallup, Washington. You can join for multiple days or a single shift. The campaign will work with you on the schedule. Please let campaign manager Jordan McElroy know if you are available to join via email jordan@stricklandforwashington.com or phone 253-287-6225. 


Debates for U.S. Senate and House Races
The debates will be broadcast by multiple media outlets and will be produced by TVW, the state’s public-affairs network.

• U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and challenger Tiffany Smiley (Two Events). 
  When: 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23
  Where: Gonzaga University in Spokane at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center at Gonzaga University in Spokane. 
  
  When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25
  Where: Seattle University.

• Representative Kim Schrier and challenger Matt Larkin,
  When: 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28
  Where: Central Washington University in Ellensburg, 

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OI Website: Keep up with what is happening with candidates on OI’s Election 2022 resource page which includes the Candidate Support Calendar. And discover more about OI plans and activities on the website. 

Local Actions:​

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Comment on Thurston 2045 Comprehensive Plan

The Thurston Comprehensive Plan guides the growth of unincorporated Thurston County (areas outside of the cities). It details policies and goals for zoning and development regulations, and addresses requirements of Washington state's Growth Management Act.

Planners are referring to this Comprehensive Plan update project as Thurston 2045 because they are planning 20 years into the future, and the plan must be ready to implement by 2025. 

The public needs to give staff specific guidelines for Climate Change and Housing that we want incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan update.

Action: Send separate comments on each topic area. Take this one click action in Take Action Network (TAN) Comment on Thurston 2045 Comprehensive Plan Update.

Federal Actions:

​Support the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022

Representative Pramila Jayapal and Senator Elizabeth Warren have introduced H.R.7706 and S.4177 respectively. The Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022 calls for more disclosure, a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court and a new judicial recusal process. 

The Supreme Court is the only court in the country that is not required to abide by a judicial code of ethics.

Background
With high court in spotlight, Democrats push judicial ethics overhaul

Action: Contact your Members of Congress

Option A: Take this one click action in Take Action Network (TAN) Support the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022 

Option B: Contact your Members of Congress

• Senator Patty Murray, Phone: 253-572-3636 or Contact Form 
• Senator Maria Cantwell, Phone: 253-572-2281 or Contact Form 

• Marilyn Strickland, Phone: 202-225-9740 or Contact Form 
  • Email all three MOCs at once using Democracy.io. 

Script: I urge you to cosponsor the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act of 2022 introduced by Pramila Jayapal and Elizabeth Warren. Please do everything you can to get this bill passed. We have judges sitting on the Supreme Court that are not voluntarily policing themselves. We must enforce rules so that judges must recuse themselves when there is a conflict of interest. Court integrity is a high priority for me.

Sincerely,
[NAME] from [CITY, ZIP]

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Have You Scheduled These Events?

Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7pm: What’s Next for Reproductive Justice?
Join Olympia Indivisible, City Councilmember Lisa Parshley, and Representative Jessica Bateman on Zoom to talk about what YOU can do to fight back after the fall of Roe. This event will include breakout rooms where you can connect with other OI and community members passionate about reproductive justice. Register here to attend.


Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7pm: Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan Teach-in 101. Olympia Indivisible is proud to sponsor a youth-led teach-in by the Thurston Youth Climate Coalition. Learn about the TCMP and what you can do to advocate for a sustainable future for Thurston County. Come to this hybrid event at Temple Beth Hatfiloh or on Zoom. Registration is required for both the in-person and zoom events. Sign up on our registration page to attend.


Drinks and Democracy Saying Goodbye for the Winter
OI-Co-Founder Lisa Ornstein invited Olympia Indivisible members to her cozy back patio in SE Olympia for a Drinks and Democracy Happy Hour every Saturday during the Summer to enjoy a signature house drink on a democratic theme. Now that the days are getting darker earlier and earlier, sitting on the patio in the dusk and cold will be a whole lot less fun. We’ll do this again next Summer! And who knows? Maybe there will be some hot toddies in the living room later this Fall. Stay tuned!


Action Cafe, Every Monday at noon
Please come to tomorrow's Action Cafe! This weekly Zoom lunch hour gathering is a place to meet, eat, build fellowship and take actions together.

Register HERE. We will send you a Zoom link and tomorrow morning, we'll send you our "menu" with live links for the actions we'll take together. ​