Quote of the Week: “The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”--David Graeber Olympia Indivisible Major Events All-Member Annual Picnic, Sunday, September 21 Register Today!  Cake and Connection! The annual picnic is your opportunity to connect with your Olympia Indivisible family! Unlike some families, we are HIGHLY functional and full of joy! We’ll be serving up cake and lemonade, and several of our teams will be on hand with opportunities for you to connect, take heart, and wield some pro-democracy activism! Candidates! Guess who’s coming to join us? 17 local pro-democracy candidates will be on hand to greet you, with campaign yard signs and opportunities to provide volunteer support. Meet the folks who are running for your City Council, School Boards, and Port Commission! Community and Contagious Courage! You’ll also get the scoop on upcoming events, notably the NO KINGS Rally on Oct. 18th, as well concrete actions you can take on the spot to defend voting rights and immigrant justice. Our picnic will take place this year on Sunday, September 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm in Lacey. Sign up now to get address details. Registration is required because Olympia Indivisible is now over 1,600 members strong and our seating limit is 300. 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:Correct Wall Street Journal Lies Source: The Wall Street Journal via Wikimedia Commons From our friends at Chop Wood, Carry Water Express your anger to Wall St. Journal for their wildly irresponsible reporting about so-called “trans ideology” carved onto Charlie Kirk’s assassin’s bullet casings. Needless to say, this report has since been discredited, and the WSJ has updated the headline on the original story (barely) but their updated language still repeats the lie and they haven’t retracted the article. Action: Let’s contact them at this link and demand a full retraction and apology. (Choose “feedback” and “product/content” in the appropriate dropdown menu). You can also call them at 1-800-568-7625. Script: I'm appalled that the Wall St. Journal published an article with the headline "Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources” and has not yet issued a retraction and apology, despite the fact that a) this reporting turned out to be totally false b) it spread like wildfire nonetheless and c) transgender Americans were put in grave danger by it. I acknowledge that you've now updated the headline, but even the new one still repeats the original lie. It’s shameful. If the Journal wants to maintain a shred of journalistic or moral credibility they must issue a full retraction and apology to the transgender community. Please do so at once. Sincerely, [NAME], [ZIP] Ask Members of Congress to Vote Against the Continuing Resolution Unless They Can Get Meaningful Changes  Photo by Louis Velazquez on Unsplash From the OI State Electeds Communications Team Background:
Action: Contact your Members of Congress and ask that they vote against the Continuing Resolution unless they can get meaningful and popular demands.
Suggested Script: As your constituent, I urge you to vote against the GOP’s Continuing Resolution unless you can get meaningful changes that have broad popular support, including:
Northwest Regional Actions: Speak Up for Native Fish in the Columbia Basin  Photo by Denley Photography on Unsplash From the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition: The Northwest Power and Conservation Council guides the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in acquiring new resources and protecting fish and wildlife impacted by dams in the Columbia River Basin. The Council is now taking recommendations from fisheries managers and other stakeholders to update its energy plan and its fish and wildlife program. BPA’s recommendations would turn back the clock. It wants the Council to:
Friends of salmon, steelhead, and salmon-dependent Southern Resident orca are urging the Council to reassert its leading role in repairing the damage hydropower development has done to our fish and wildlife, and to remember its duty to represent us and protect our economic, cultural, and spiritual interest in the health of our salmon and steelhead. Action: Sign the petition at Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition. WA State Actions: Thank Governor Ferguson for Protecting Public Health Integrity  From OI State Executive Team Background:
Normally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide recommendations for public health measures and important vaccines. With the recent changes the agency has been undergoing under Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr. 's leadership, its vaccine recommendations and other public health measures are questionable, leaving many concerned that the recommendations are not evidence-based. In response, the governors of Washington, Oregon, and California have formed a West Coast Health Alliance to provide the evidence-based recommendations needed not only to protect public health, but to rebuild the confidence of the public on public health measures. Hawaii governor Josh Green, a medical doctor, joined the alliance within 24 hours of the alliance becoming public. Action: Thank Governor Ferguson for taking a stand against bad science, protecting Washington’s public health, and allying with other public officials that value evidence-based public health measures.
Script: Thank you for standing up for the public health of Washingtonians and other residents of states on the west coast by forming the West Coast Health Alliance. This significant move shows your commitment to evidence-based public health practice and allyship with other governors that are willing to do what is right for the people living on the West Coast. Your efforts to maintain the integrity of public health is noticed and appreciated. WA State Actions: Save Elwha Legacy Forests Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash From The Center For Responsible Forestry: The Elwha River is a jewel among Northwest rivers, home to all five species of native Pacific salmon and four species of anadromous trout, and an environmental success story: since the National Park Service’s removal of two dams upstream in Olympic National Park, once-devastated salmon and trout runs are recovering. Mature legacy forests provide multiple benefits: habitat for threatened and endangered species, medicinal plants, and spiritual resources for the Elwha S’Klallam people. But the Washington Department of Natural Resources is sabotaging the Park Service’s work by allowing the clearcutting of mature forests downstream from the park. Clearcut slopes dump sediment into the river, fouling spawning grounds, and loss of shade warms the water, making it unhealthy for young fish. Citizens of the Elwha Klallam Tribe are petitioning Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove to cancel the August 2024 sale of the “Doc Holliday” forest. The buyer plans to clearcut this mature legacy forest and turn it into a tree farm. Action 1: Sign the Elwha S’Klallam tribal citizens’ letter to Commissioner Upthegrove. Action 2: Contact Commissioner Upthegrove at (360) 902-1000 or [email protected]. Script: I join with citizens of the Elwha S’Klallam Tribe in urging the cancellation of the “Doc Holliday” timber sale. Clearcutting slopes in the Elwha watershed degrades and destroys habitat for salmon and other endangered species. The National Park Service has worked hard to restore the upper Elwha; the Department of Natural Resources shouldn’t spoil that work by allowing the destruction of the lower Elwha watershed. I ask you to stop these timber sales and be guided by principles of respect and reciprocity in caring for the watershed. Action 3: Go to Elwha Legacy Forests’ Doc Holliday page to learn more and see what else you can do. Have You Scheduled These Events? Come to Olympia Indivisible's In-Person Coffee Connections on Saturdays Olympia Indivisible has grown very fast this year, and many of us have never met in person. Let’s fix that! Membership Team invites OI members to come to our Saturday 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, September 20 at 10am Action: Come join us – no sign-up or RSVP necessary! --------- Tuesday, Sept. 16: What's Up With the Port of Olympia's Airport Plans? Join the Sierra Club South Sound Group for a discussion on how the Port of Olympia's plans to significantly expand infrastructure and air traffic at the Olympia Airport are a threat to quality of life in Thurston County. Hear guest speaker Ronda Larson Kramer, who has practiced law in the Puget Sound region since 2001. She earned her law degree from the University of Washington, as well as a master’s of tax laws (LL.M.) and a master’s of urban planning (MUP). Free and open to the public. Where: Olympia Community Center, 222 Columbia St. NW, Olympia When: Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6pm Organizer: Sierra Club South Sound Group Comments are closed.
|
Archives
January 2026
At the bottom of the page lick the "<<Previous" link to see older posts.
|
RSS Feed
