Top 3 Actions
- Save the date for “Democracy Fest 2.0: Election Edition” at Maryland Meadworks from 2:00- 5:00 p.m. on August 29th.
- Post Card, Phonebank, and Canvass!
- Attend the postcard writing party at Denizen’s on Sunday August 23rd at 2:00 p.m.
- Volunteer to help Janelle Stelson’s campaign to unseat Scott Perry in PA-10 on August 19th at 6:00 p.m.
- Canvass for Dan Schwartz on Saturday, August 22, 11 am – 2 pm in the Bel Air, MD. Join or contact us for more information.
- Pantry Watch/ Bystander Trainings
- Volunteer to serve as a Pantry Watcher to help make our food banks a safe place for immigrants. We are asking anyone interested to attend a Pantry Watch Training in Takoma Park on Friday, August 21st at 11:00 a.m. or a training Saturday, August 22nd at 10:30 am in Hyattsville. A TBD Bystander Training will be held in the Hyattsville area on August 23rd. If interested in any of these events join or contact us.
Fight From Your Couch
New Actions
- Flock Cameras 101: The Threat to Privacy and How to Fight Back – August 18th at 8:00 p.m.
- Know Your Voting Rights: A Training with Voto Latino and Hispanic Federation – August 18th at 8:00 p.m.
- Hands Off Our Vote: Election Protection 101 – August 19th at 8:00 p.m.
- Immigrant Justice Summer Call # 4: How to Funnel Support for Immigrant Justice in Your Community – August 20th at 8:00 p.m.
Recurring Actions
- Donate to R1C this month to get us a $500 match from Indivisible National!
- Sign up for Hands Off Our Vote in 2026!
- Text on Tap Free Texting – Register Democrats in Swing States! – Thursdays and Saturdays
- Working Families Party Mass Call: What’s Next – Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
- Check out Resist and Unsubscribe – every dollar lost to a corporation propping up the Trump Administration has an impact
- Our colleagues at PG Immigrant Rights Collective are asking to spread the word that the families they are helping need additional financial support – if you’re willing please go to their Go Fund Me Page: Wednesdays All Day
- Set up a recurring donation ($5 a month as a suggestion) to our fundraising account
- Indivisible Bowie & Beyond 5Calls Storm Team weekly call to legislators –
- Weekly call with Indivisible Founders – Thursdays at 3:00 p.m.
Boots on the ground
New Actions
- Attend our In-person meeting on Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30 p.m. Come at 6:30 to write postcards. We’ll be writing Get Out the Vote postcards to North Carolina Democrats this week, encouraging them to vote in the midterm election on Nov. 3. Join or contact us for meeting location.
Recurring Actions
- R1C Honk & Wave Aug. 19th from 4:30 – 6:00. NE corner of Route 1 and East West Hwy. Be sure to bring water, sunglasses, and a hat! Bring your own signs or borrow one!
- Support the ongoing Rt 1 Food Drive to feed our immigrant neighbors by volunteering or donating at another time/place that’s convenient. Visit http://rt1mutualaid.org to learn more. Food donations and grocery store gift cards are most welcome.
- Report Ice Sightings – 202-335-1183
- Friday ICE Out protest from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the expanding ICE office at 6505 Belcrest Rd in Hyattsville
- Fridays: “Greenbelt BW Parkway Pedestrian Overpass Sign Wave” from 3:30 pm until 5:30 pm every Friday (if no rain) at the Spellman Pedestrian Overpass. From Ridge Road, go east on Gardenway for parking, and walk past the playground to the overpass. Flags and big-letter messages are provided to cheerfully encourage Parkway motorists’ awareness. (To minimize driver distraction, extra signage is discouraged)
- VisBrigade on Pedestrian Bridge over Route 50 in Bowie – Fridays at 2:00 and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. You can park at this location and it’s a short walk: 15202 Major Lansdale Blvd Bowie, MD 20716
Boycotts
- AT&T – Awarded $90M to provide ICE with IT and network projects
- Bezos Bundle – Amazon, Whole Foods, & Washington Post
- Comcast – The company holds an ICE award to provide the agency with broadcast cable at five “regional war rooms”
- Dell – Company’s government contracting arm was awarded $18 million in April 2025
- Enterprise/ National/ Alamo who are renting cars to ICE on our taxpayer dollars!
- FedEx – Mail carrier provides delivery services for ICE through March 2027 in a contract valued at $2.3 million
- Home Depot/ Loews – Using AI powered license plate readers in their parking lots and feeding this data into law enforcement surveillance systems accessible to ICE
- Marriott and Hilton brand hotels where ICE agents are staying on our taxpayer dollars ICE uses Marriott chain to detain immigrants
- McDonald’s
- Starbucks
- Target
- UPS – Small package delivery contract with ICE
- Walmart