Top 3 Actions
- Please come to our R1C hosted Voter Suppression and Election Subversion Presentation – Apr. 7th at 7:00 p.m. – Hyattsville Mennonite Church, 4217 East-West Hwy
- Come to the Postcard Party to reach out to Blue leaning voters who don’t always vote – Apr. 12th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Denizens, 4550 Van Buren St., Riverdale Park, MD. Drop at any point – Contributions of stamps, or cash for stamps, are much appreciated.
- Invite friends and neighbors to our What’s Next after No Kings Meet and Greet. We’ll grab a drink and discuss how to get involved with the fight for democracy! Saturday, April 18, 2:30-4:30 at Denizens, 4550 Van Buren St, Riverdale Park
Fight From Your Couch
New Actions
- Good Questions Beat Great Speeches: How to Engage (Virginia) Voters – Apr. 7th at 7:00 p.m.
Recurring Actions
- Tell Congress to Stop the War in Iran
- Tell the MD General Assembly: Keep Standing Up to ICE!
- Help FLIP THE HOUSE by phone banking from home! Silver Spring Progressive Action (SSPA) has a Swing Left Ground Truth phone banking session most Wednesdays 6-8 pm.
- Fight Back, Vote YES with Commit to Democracy Phonebank – Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m.
- Working Families Party Mass Call: What’s Next – Mondays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
- Tell Congress: Reject the Deportation & Detention Agenda
- Stop the GOP’s new voter suppression legislation
- Tell ICE “NO detention ‘warehouse’ in rural Maryland!”
- Tell Your Senators, Vote NO on Voter Suppression
- 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:
- 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 – Wednesdays All Day
- Weekly call with Indivisible Founders – Thursdays at 3:00 p.m.
Boots on the ground
New Actions
- Swing Left Howard County Ground Truth canvassing in York, PA – Apr. 11th at 11:00 a.m.
- Changing the Conversation (CTC) Deep Canvassing in Harrisburg, PA – Apr. 11th and Apr. 12th at 10:00 a.m.
- Mid-Atlantic Leadership & Organizing Boot Camp – Apr. 11th at 10:00 a.m. – DC location TBD
- Sign up and save the date: Sign up and save the date: Deep Canvassing Apr. 18th, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm in York, PA
- Save the date for the R1C Candidate Forum – Apr. 30th at 7:00 p.m. – Mulligans
Recurring Actions
- R1C Honk & Wave Apr. 8th 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
- FLARE visits to Congressional Offices – Mondays at 10:00 a.m.
- FLARE protests at the Heritage Foundation – Mondays at 6:00 p.m.
- Vigil for Palestine at the White House – Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
- “Fridays: “Greenbelt BW Parkway Pedestrian Overpass Sign Wave” from 3:30 pm until dark every Friday (if no rain, snow, or ice) at the Spellman Pedestrian Overpass on the BW Parkway. From Ridge Road, go east on Gardenway for parking and walk down path to the overpass. Please join us with your goodwill, signs, a banner, music, or just yourself as we usually have extra to share!
- FLARE Fox Takedown – Fridays at 4:00 p.m.
- Vigil for Palestine at the White House – Saturdays 3:00 p.m.
- 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 BlvdBowie, MD 20716
- VisBrigade on Pedestrian Bridge over Route 50 in Bowie – Sundays at 4:00 p.m.
Education
- How the Supreme Court Could Roll Back Voting Rights – April 7th at 7:00 p.m.
Boycotts
- Bezos Bundle – Amazon, Whole Foods, & Washington Post
- Target – Ongoing
- Enterprise/ National/ Alamo who are renting cars to ICE on our taxpayer dollars!
- Marriott and Hilton brand hotels where ICE agents are staying on our taxpayer dollars!
- Walmart
- McDonald’s
- Home Depot
- Starbucks