?Don’t Miss Out! General Meeting & County Auditor on New Voting Laws

?Don’t Miss Out! General Meeting & County Auditor on New Voting Laws

Greetings, fellow Indivisibles! We’re excited about our General Meeting this Wednesday and hope you can come. Julie Anderson, Auditor for Pierce County, will be joining us to talk about our state’s new voting laws going into 2020. Also, we have just ONE DAY left for our April Matching Challenge fundraiser (we’re almost there). Finally, this week’s actions are: Demand Congress hold Donald Trump accountable, calling for the removal of a GOP state rep. who supports right-wing hate groups, and to protect all living things on the Olympic Peninsula and Salish sea from dangerous U.S. Naval exercises.

Voter Registration 2.0: New Tech, New Rules & General Meeting

Please join us and learn how WA state new voting laws will affect you — and our voter registration efforts — in 2020. Featuring Julie Anderson from the Pierce County Auditor’s Office Sponsored by Indivisible Tacoma and Indivisible Puyallup.

Featuring Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor

During the meeting, we will also be taking action in response to the criminality shown in the Mueller Report

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, Washington 98408

To let us know you’re coming, RSVP via Facebook or on Indivisible’s website

We’ll also have a live stream on our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/IndivisibleTacoma/


Only ONE DAY Left for our April Matching Challenge Fundraiser!

Just a quick reminder. We have only ONE day left to take advantage of our April Matching Challenge. As a reminder, Indivisible will MATCH funds raised throughout the month of April, one-for-one, up to $500 per group! And we’re so close!

Indivisible Tacoma is completely volunteer-run and we operate on a shoestring budget.  Your contributions will help us pay for signs, printed materials, our website, email list, rent for our meeting venue at the Tahoma Unitarian Universal Congregation, voter registration booths, gas, snacks for volunteers, and other expenses.

Chip in today so Indivisible Tacoma can keep organize, build power, and continue to fight back in 2020

YES I’LL CHIP IN!


This Week’s Actions!

Hold Trump Officials Accountable

Action: Call Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6) (202) 225-5916 or Denny Heck (D-10) (360) 459-8514.

Ask what they and the rest of the House are going to do if trump administration officials defy subpoenas and refuse to testify. Emphasize that Congress absolutely must respond with vigor or risk losing support from their base. If Trump gets away with this the Democrats will look so weak that they will lose even their most ardent supporters.

SCRIPT:  Hi, I’m [NAME] with Indivisible Tacoma and I’m from [STREET ADDRESS AND ZIP]. Please urge Congress to hold Trump officials accountable. If you let Donald Trump get away with this, the Democrats will look weak and lose support. Thank you.

State Level Actions for This Week

Stop Hate Now by Removing State Rep. Matt Shea (R-4)

Rep. Shea from LD 4 has a long history of unethical and vocal support for dangerous right-wing militia, anti-LGBTQ, and racist groups. Most recently Shea participated in conversations that advocated violence against those with dissenting opinions and offered to do background checks on opponents. The Seattle Times editorial board, Governor Inslee, Lt. Governor Habib and WA Democrats are among those calling for Shea to be removed and condemned.

Script: Hi, I’m [NAME] with Indivisible Tacoma and I’m from [STREET ADDRESS AND ZIP]. I am contacting you in your role as Minority Leader asking you to remove Representative Matt Shea from the House Republican Caucus.  His support for white nationalist extremists is unacceptable.

Protect the Salish Sea/ Olympic Peninsula Environment

We need to stop a plan by the US Navy to begin treetop high training missions over the area from the Hood Canal to the ocean over some of the most sensitive and significant areas in our state. These training runs will disrupt all living things in a huge area of the Salish Sea, the Olympic Mountains and Park and the ocean. This threatens the Orca and their food sources too.

More info:

  • Conservation Statement and Navy Statement.
  • Talking Points from Olympic Park Associates
  • Fact Sheet from Olympic Park Associates

ACTION 1.  Use This Comment Form and write:  “I am opposed to a plan by the US Navy to begin treetop high training missions over the area from the Hood Canal to the ocean over some of the most sensitive and significant areas in Washington State.” Feel free to use your own words and add info from the talking points and fact sheet above.

ACTION 2. Call Sens. Pat Murray (202)-224-2621, Maria Cantwell  (202) 224-3441, and Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6) (202) 225-5916 or Denny Heck (D-10) (360) 459-8514.

SCRIPT: Please stop a plan by the US Navy to begin treetop high training missions over the area from the Hood Canal to the ocean over some of the most sensitive and significant areas in our state. These training runs will disrupt all living things in a huge area of the Salish sea, the Olympic Mountains and Park and the ocean. This threatens the Orca and their food sources too.

Stop Fracked Gas Projects!

This month we signed a letter calling on Gov. Jay Inslee to oppose all new and expanded fracked gas projects. This includes the liquid natural gas (LNG) plant Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is trying to force on the City of Tacoma and the Puyallup Tribe’s ancestral waters. If you’d like to read the letter, it’s here. We also encourage you to call Gov. Inslee at (360) 902-4111 or send him an e-message here: https://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/contact/send-gov-inslee-e-message

?General Meeting and… It’s Mueller Time! (Action) ?

?General Meeting and… It’s Mueller Time! (Action) ?

Greetings, Indivisibles! We’re super excited about our upcoming general meeting on May 1 and new voting laws in Washington State. Among other things, these new laws make it easier to register and vote and moves our primary date up from May to March. Julie Anderson, auditor for Pierce County, will explain these laws and how they impact us.

Also, we need to call our reps and ask them to begin impeachment proceedings for the GOP’s president, Donald Trump, and make some calls to our state reps and Jay Inslee.

Voter Registration 2.0: New Tech, New Rules & General Meeting

Please join us and learn how WA state new voting laws will effect you in 2020. Featuring Julie Anderson from the Pierce County Auditor’s Office Sponsored by Indivisible Tacoma and Indivisible Puyallup.

Featuring Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor

Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, Washington 98408

To let us know you’re coming, RSVP via Facebook or on Indivisible’s website

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It’s Mueller Time! Support Rashida Tlaib’s Impeachment Resolution

Attorney General William Barr’s release of the Mueller report is heavily redacted. But it still reveals plenty of damning new evidence. It also confirms what most of us already know: That Donald Trump has abused his office, flouted the law, and has repeatedly tried to Indivisible US has released their statement on the Mueller Report, as shown below. Feel free to share! Text Red Line to 977-79 to get the latest updates. Or click here to sign up for the latest updates on Mueller Time.

ACTION: Demand Your Member of Congress Support Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Impeachment Resolution

Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I am from [CITY/STATE]. I’m calling Rep. [NAME] to urge them to support impeachment hearings immediately and demand that they cosponsor Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s resolution (H.Res. 257) that would instruct the Judiciary Committee to begin investigating whether Trump should be impeached.

Or just show up…

It’s still recess until April 26th, so you can just show up at an event or at your rep’s office. Our MoCs are in your home turf. That means that you can still show up to their scheduled events and ask them to support Rep. Tlaib’s resolution.

Call Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6) (202) 225-5916 or Denny Heck (D-10) (360) 459-8514.

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We’re ALMOST There!

Help Us Raise $500 and Indivisible U.S. Will Match Your Gift

With activists across the nation, we’ve pushed back against the Trump agenda and taken back the House. Now, we want to keep up the good work and also push for positive change at the state legislature here in Washington. We’ve set our goal to raise $500 this month for upcoming actions… AND Indivisible National has offered to match this goal, dollar for dollar — but only for donations we receive THIS MONTH.

Help us reach our goal and meet this matching challenge by chipping in $20.19 — your gift will go twice as far if you give today!

Indivisible Tacoma is completely volunteer-run and we operate on a shoestring budget.  Your contributions will help us pay for signs, printed materials, our website, email list, rent for our meeting venue at the Tahoma Unitarian Universal Congregation, voter registration booths, gas, snacks for volunteers, and other expenses.

Chip in $20.19 today so Indivisible Tacoma can keep organize, build power, and continue to fight back in 2019.

Donate to Indivisible Tacoma Today!

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And the Survey Says…

This is to thank all of you who filled out our survey on priorities for Indivisible and the 2020 election. Here’s the full report. Thank you Nina Rook, for analyzing the data and putting together this incredible document.

Tacoma Indivisibles who completed the survey ranged widely in preferred candidates and policies, but were united in their opposition to the Trump agenda.  What we heard was:

  • Indivisible Tacoma should not endorse a specific candidate ahead of the primaries – “I don’t think Indivisible should endorse a candidate before the primaries. There are too many good candidates”, “I think endorsing a candidate ahead of the primary is suicide for the group.”
  • We think that candidates need to articulate specific, systemic and ambitious solutions to urgent problems.  Multiracial inclusion and engagement with activism were also important.
  • Nine current candidates got at least 1 “First choice” from our members; Pete Buttegieg and Bernie Sanders each got 10 first choices, while Elizabeth Warren scored highest on points
  • Our most important issues were Environment/ climate change, Democracy (secure elections, stopping suppression, campaign etc), Health care (including single-payer universal) and Civil rights (racial justice, LGBTQ rights, gender equity, criminal justice) (tied)
  • Members were passionate about many additional issues — “College affordability, reduce military budgets, universal healthcare!”, “Democracy/elections”, “Extinction of Species, plastic pollution of the ocean”, “Stop government corruption, extinction of species”, “Sorry, there are just too many high importance issues! Trump and his enablers have wrecked America.”

We received surveys from 44 Tacoma Indivisibles, from super-volunteers logging over 20 hours a week, to people who spent an hour or less.  Priorities were the same, regardless of time available.  I think one respondent spoke for many: Yeah, I know I should spend more time.

To read the full report, just go to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11wwQpWVpDkTiITRPRk9CgDp9owS_N66CGksnszzkMIk/edit?usp=sharing

Actions for Washington State

To see what legislative district you’re in, look it up on this map. To look up phone numbers for your rep or senator, click here.

Washington State Capitol in Olympia.

Photo CC by A-SA 3.0 Bluedisk via Wikimedia Commons.

EHB 2009 Establishing a Healthy Environment for All by Addressing Environmental Health Disparities.

ACTION: Comment on the bill or call/email your Senator and ask her/him to get HB 2009, the HEAL Act for environmental justice, passed.

Budget to Fully Fund Salmon Recovery

ACTION: Call Gov. Jay Inslee at (360) 902-4111 or send an e-message to ask that the budget fully fund salmon recovery.

Tim Sheldon Lied to Sam Hunt to Stop HB1195

On Monday during a floor vote on an amendment to House Bill 1195, for the posting of financial affairs statement online, Tim Sheldon told an untruth story about an elected official’s wife being kidnapped while in Mexico. While there was an unfortunate kidnapping it did not unfold as Sheldon professed to his fellow Senators. The untruthful testimony influenced Sam Hunt to urge the other senators to keep the financial statements offline. The amendment was for the posting of financial statements which are designed to disclose potential conflicts of interest from being posted online.

How a WA lawmaker used a fake kidnapping to sway a vote

Sen. Tim Sheldon cited a Mexican kidnapping as an argument for keeping certain info about state and local politicians offline. One problem: it never happened.

ACTION: Tim Sheldon should be reprimanded or censored for telling a lie in his testimony about House Bill 1195, the posting of financial statements online. The amendment is for posting of the truth in financial statements. The senators in their testimony should also uphold that standard during debates in our house. Contact the Washington State ethics board or attend the meeting on May 9.

Next Meeting:
May 9 at 12:00 PM
Senate Rules Room
Contact: Jennifer Strus, Board Counsel
101 Legislative Building, P.O. Box 40482, Olympia, WA 98504-0482
Phone: 360-786-7343 | Email: Jennifer.Strus@leg.wa.gov ​

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Upcoming Events

Below are events with our progressive allies. If you’d like to be listed, please email IndivisibleTacomaChapter @ gmail.com.

Environmental Justice for All

Join the Tacoma Urban League Young Professionals at EJ for ALL! The environment impacts us all. Our health, our housing, even how we learn, or what jobs may be available. However, the detrimental effects of climate change greatly impact communities of color at a disproportionate rate.

Join us as we speak with Black Environmental Professionals about climate resilience and current strides being made in the Environmental Justice movement.

Hosted by the Black Women’s Caucus for Washington State
Apr 23 at 6:00 p.m. – Apr 24 at 8:00 p.m.
Asia Pacific Cultural Center
4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Washington 98409

For more information, see their event page on Facebook.

Meaningful Movie screens People vs The Politicians: A Film Screening

Citizen rebellions exploding all around the country. People Power taking back our democracy. People fed up with partisan warfare and gridlock in Washington. The states are now the battleground…{for more information, click here)

Friday, April 26, 2019 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Center for Spiritual Living Tacoma
206 N J St, Tacoma, Washington 98403

Black Earth

Saturday, April 27, 11 AM – 3 PM
Hosted by Hilltop Gardens
Peace Community Center
2106 S Cushman Ave, Tacoma, Washington 98405

Black Earth is a community celebration of Black People, our connection to the Earth, each other, and the food that nourishes our body, mind and soul. Black Earth showcases all the ways that Black people in Tacoma are honoring our Blackness and our connection to nature. This event will promote the health and well being of Black people locally, globally, nationally, and internationally.

There will be fun activities for all ages such as interactive music performances, juice bar, arts and crafts, and connecting with local Black Folks doing work within holistic health care. Gather with us around fun, music, and fun!

Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/4Wr91lquV6s2Ayb53
Become an Activity Lead Here: https://goo.gl/forms/a9xHEQ128je3vOYI2

Bernie 2020: Organizing Kickoff

Come together with your friends, family, and neighbors to join our historic campaign to defeat Trump and transform America. Join us on April 27th to hear from Senator Sanders about our vision and what it’s going to take to complete the political revolution. If you’re onboard, it’s going to take all of us, so let’s get to work!

Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM
IBEW Local 76
3049 S 36th St, Tacoma, Washington 98409

For more information, see the Event page on Facebook.

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⏰ Urgent: Just 6 Hours to Make Your Voice Heard In Our Survey

⏰ Urgent: Just 6 Hours to Make Your Voice Heard In Our Survey

Tell Us What You Think: What Should Indivisible’s Priorities Be for the 2020 Primaries?

This is the LAST DAY for this survey and we need your responses by 5:00 p.m. TODAY!

As the primary season rolls out, we at Indivisible Tacoma want to reflect your priorities in our visions, priorities, and plans, and in our feedback to Indivisible National. Please take a minute to let us know, and fill out our form below. Or, to go to the form page, click here.



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General Meeting on May 1st

Voter Registration 2.0: New Technology, New Laws! With Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor.

General Meeting - Indivisible Tacoma - with Julie Anderson

Come one, come all, to our general meeting, featuring a talk by Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408

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Help Us Raise $500 and Indivisible U.S. Will Match Your Gift

With activists across the nation, we’ve pushed back against the Trump agenda and taken back the House. Now, we want to keep up the good work and also push for positive change at the state legislature here in Washington. We’ve set our goal to raise $500 this month for upcoming actions… AND Indivisible National has offered to match this goal, dollar for dollar — but only for donations we receive THIS MONTH.

Help us reach our goal and meet this matching challenge by chipping in $20.19 — your gift will go twice as far if you give today!

Indivisible Tacoma is completely volunteer-run and we operate on a shoestring budget.  Your contributions will help us pay for signs, printed materials, our website, email list, rent for our meeting venue at the Tahoma Unitarian Universal Congregation, voter registration booths, gas, snacks for volunteers, and other expenses.

Chip in $20.19 today so Indivisible Tacoma can keep organize, build power, and continue to fight back in 2019.

Donate to Indivisible Tacoma Today!

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Action Alerts

You may have noticed we’re pushing out more action alerts lately. This is because we’re now doing state actions as well as national actions. Why are we taking this on when we still haven’t gotten Donald Trump out of the White House? Because, now that the Democratic Party has majorities in our state legislature, we can actually get things done. By calling, emailing, and meeting with our state reps and senators, we can help get bills out of committee, onto the floor, and passed. And these bills can dramatically transform our lives for the better.

If you don’t know what legislative district you’re in, here’s a guide.

Actions and Events - Colorful hands waving in air.

National Action Alerts

Enough is Enough. Stephen Miller Must Go.

Stephen Miller has been controlling this administration’s immigration policy despite the fact that he has not been approved by Congress. Beginning with the Muslim ban, he has continually goaded the president into taking questionable and illegal action. This latest attempt to dump detained immigrants into sanctuary cities as political
retribution is the last straw. It is time for Congress to challenge and investigate this misuse of power that is both cruel and illegal.

ACTION: Call our MOC’s with this message:

“I am calling as a member of Indivisible Tacoma to ask that (Senator/Congressman) publicly call for an investigation into Stephen Miller’s role in asking ICE to dump immigration detainees into sanctuary cities. The House Oversight Committee should immediately call as witnesses Department of Homeland Security employees to get to the bottom of this misuse of power. If accurate, there should be a bipartisan demand for his firing. Our country is better than this.

  • Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6) 253-272-3515
  • Congressman Denny Heck: phone: 360-459-8514
  • Senator Patty Murray: Phone: (253) 572-3636
  • Senator Maria Cantwell: Phone: (253) 572-2281

Today Is Tax Day – We Want Trump’s Tax Returns

Illustration with Donald Trump behind bars.

House Ways and Means committee have requested six years of trump’s tax returns from the IRS. One of Congress’s duties is oversight as a co-equal branch of government. Chairman R. Neal requested in a letter to the IRS Commissioner Rettig to release the personal and business tax returns 2013-2018. A 1924 federal law states that
the IRS and release tax returns for committee oversight. Treasury Secretary S Mnuchin stated that the date of April 10 would be missed. The new date set is April 23. Ways and Means next step in the oversight is to ready a subpoena for Trump’s tax returns.

Ask our members of Congress to support the Ways and Means Committee oversight request for the request for Trump’s tax return for the past 6 years. If the request has not been satisfied by Mnuchin or Rettig the committee needs to be ready with a subpoena or lawsuit – no more delays. We The People want Congress to fulfill their sworn constitutional mandate of oversight by receiving the tax returns by April 23 and to use all their constitutional POWER to reach that
end.

If you’re in the 10th District, thank Denny Heck for Co-sponsoring.

  • Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6) 253-272-3515
  • Congressman Denny Heck (D-10): phone: 360-459-8514
  • Senator Patty Murray (D): Phone: (253) 572-3636
  • Senator Maria Cantwell (D): Phone: (253) 572-2281

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State Action Alerts

Calling and emailing our state reps and senators can make a big difference! Don’t know what legislative district you’re in? Check out our handy guide.

Washington State Capitol in Olympia.

Photo CC by A-SA 3.0 Bluedisk via Wikimedia Commons.

Criminal Justice Reform: Thank You, Governor Inslee!

On March 13, Governor Inslee signed a proclamation making April 2019 Second Chance Month in the state of Washington. Second Chance Month is a nationwide effort, spearheaded by the non-profit Prisoner Fellowship, to raise awareness about the barriers faced by and unlock brighter futures for the 1 in 3 Americans with a criminal record (including over 37,000 of our fellow Washingtonians), which limits their access to education, jobs, housing, and other things they need to reach a brighter future. Governor Inslee is one of 20 governors across the nation to have signed such a proclamation.

ACTION: Thank Governor Inslee for making this proclamation! Call his office at (360) 902-4111.
Or send an e-message.

Call our Lawmakers to Support the Following Bills That are Heading for a Full Vote:

  • SHB 1739 Dealing with ghost guns and undetectable firearms.
  • SB 5339 Abolishing capital punishment.
  • 2SSB 5602 Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all.
  • SB 5339 Abolishing capital punishment.

Urge Lawmakers on the Rules Committee to Get These Bills Through the House Rules Committee!

If you’re in LDs 25 and 28, today’s your day to shine, because your reps serve on the House Rules Committee! The bill numbers, names, and scripts are in the bulleted list below. Phone calls are the best way to make an impact. But you can also copy and paste this list into an email. We provide the contact info below.

  • SB 5135 – Toxic Pollution: Please vote yes on SB 5135 in your House Rules committee, and move to a floor vote before the April 17 cutoff date. I support this bill which authorizes the Department of Ecology to take actions to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in consumer products before the pollution contaminates homes, people, waterways, salmon, and orcas, and before it creates the need for expensive cleanup and treatment.
  • SB 5602 – Reproductive Healthcare Access for All: Please vote yes on SB 5602 to provide necessary reproductive healthcare to all low-income adults regardless of status and gender identity or expression.
  • SB 5577 Orca/Vessel Separation: Please vote yes for SB 5577 in your House Rules committee, and move to a floor vote before the April 17 cutoff date. I support this bill, which enhances Orca recovery by reducing their foraging interference by marine vessels.
  • SB 5489 – HEAL – Healthy Environment for All: Please vote YES on the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act, SB 5489, and move to a floor vote before the April 17 cutoff date. The HEAL Act would define environmental justice and improve environmental health conditions for all Washington residents by prioritizing state agencies to work to improve conditions in areas where communities are suffering most from pollution. Environmental health disparities caused by industrial waste and diesel exhaust need to be addressed. Thanks for supporting our communities with your YES vote on SB 5489.
  • SB 5812 – Accessory Dwelling Units: Please vote YES on SB 5812 in your House Rules Committee, and move to a floor vote before the April 17 cutoff date. I support this bill, which makes affordable housing easier to build, provides important housing justice and plays an important role in combating climate change by allowing us to build more energy efficient cities.

House Rules Committee Members in Our Districts

  • Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-28) 360-786-7958 christine.Kilduff@leg.wa.gov
  • Rep. Kelly Chambers (R-25) Asst. Minority Whip 360-786-7948 kelly.Chambers@leg.wa.gov
  • Rep. Chris Gildon (R-25) 360-786-7968 chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov

Public Hearing for HI 1000 – Concerning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion THIS Thursday

This hearing includes lawmakers from the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 25th LDs so PLEASE go, call, or email and make your voice heard!

Washington is one of eight states that have banned affirmative action for our universities and local and state governments. Affirmative action is a government program that has helped reverse the effects of centuries of discrimination against people of color, women, and the disabled. It also seeks to provide equal opportunity in education, hiring, and contracting (entrepreneurship) for the following groups. This bill will reinstate affirmative action, and expand it to include all Honorably discharged Veterans. This law also protects Washington’s colleges & universities from federal penalties for using race as a factor in their student admissions programs. This bill would also add the term, “sexual orientation” to all state anti-discrimination laws. Finally, this bill would create America’s first Governor’s Commission on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Public hearing April 18th at 8:00 a.m.

If you can go, it’s at: House Hearing Rm A John L. O’Brien Building, Olympia If you can’t go, call or email your reps on the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee and your senator on the State Government, Tribal Relations, & Election Committee

House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee
  • Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-27) (Chair) 360-786-7930 laurie.Jinkins@leg.wa.gov
  • Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-28) 360-786-7958 christine.Kilduff@leg.wa.gov
  • Rep. Steve Kirby (D-29) steve.Kirby@leg.wa.gov
State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee
  • Sen. Hans Zeiger (R-25) (Ranking Member) (360) 786-7648

Script: Hi, I’m [first and last name] from [street address with zip]. I’m calling to show my support for HI 1000 for diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Which Legislative District (LD) Am I In?

If you don’t know your LD, you can look it up here on this handy, dandy map. We especially encourage you to do that if you’reBut here are some general guidelines:

  • If you live in North, West, and Central Tacoma, you’re in the 27th LD.
  • If you live in University Place, Fircrest, most of Lakewood, Steilacoom, Dupont, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Hillhurst, and Elk Plain, you’re in the 28th LD.
  • If you live in South Tacoma, Spanaway, parts of East Lakewood, parts of west Parkland, or parts of West Frederickson, you’re in the 29th LD.
  • If you live in Puyallup, Fife, Summit, South Hill, Waller, Midland, parts of east Parkland, or parts of Fern Hill, you’re in the 25th LD.

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Newsy Bits

State House Passes the 100% Clean Electricity Bill (SB5116) 57-4 – Please Thank Our Reps

Clean Energy bill passes in House (photo of windmill farm).

Our State House passed the 100% Clean Electricity Bill (SB5116) 57-42, with encouragement from Indivisibles across our state who called our reps. This means our state’s power grid will be carbon neutral by 2030 and 100 percent clean by 2045. As Gizmodo explains:

The bill previously passed the state senate 28-19. After passing the house 56-42 on Thursday, the legislation goes back to the senate for a final vote. Once signed into law, Washington will join, Hawaii, California, and New Mexico as the fourth state committed to 100 percent clean energy.

Reps. Laurie Jinkins and Jake Fey from the 27th District were sponsors. Christine Kilduff and Mari Leavitt from the 28th also voted for it. Please call them and thank them!

  • Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-27) (Chair) 360-786-7930 laurie.Jinkins@leg.wa.gov
  • Rep. Christine Kilduff (D-28) 360-786-7958 christine.Kilduff@leg.wa.gov
  • Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-28) 360-786-7890 mari.Leavitt@leg.wa.gov.

Indivisible U.S. Has a New Book!

Indivisible U.S. has a new book coming out, We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump. Learn more, or pre-order your copy, at Book.Indivisible.Org.

Thank Denny Heck for Co-sponsoring H.R. 763

On April 10th, Representative Denny Heck became a cosponsor of H.R. 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019. The bill imposes a fee on the carbon content of fuels that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fees will be deposited into a Carbon Dividend Trust Fund. We appreciate Representative Heck’s support for this bill.

If you’re in CD-10, please call Denny Heck and thank him!

  • Representative Denny Heck (360) 459-8514

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Other Upcoming Events

Ancestral Waters

Hosted by Native Daily Network
Wednesday, April 17 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Evergreen Tacoma, Lyceum Hall, 1210 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405

Ancestral Waters is a story of the Puyallup Tribes fight for their treaty, their water and their way of life.

We have stood at the side of tribal members fighting a Liquefied Natural Gas plant that violates their treaty. Ancestral Waters is their story

For more information http://www.nativedailynetwork.com/ancestral-waters/

Discuss It With Denny: The Social Security 2100 Act

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 7:00-8:30 PM
Eastside Community Center, Social Hall
1721 E 56th St. Tacoma, WA 98404

Social Security is the backbone of the American middle class and the most successful anti-poverty program in our country’s history. As more Baby Boomers approach their retirement age, Congress needs to strengthen and protect Social Security for all generations.

Please join Congressman Denny Heck for a public presentation about the Social Security 2100 Act. Co-sponsored by over 200 U.S. House members, this major legislation will cut middle-class taxes, strengthen benefits, and ensure the solvency of Social Security through this century.

About the venue: the beautiful, brand new Eastside Community Center opened last fall. Operated by Metro Parks Tacoma and located in the 10th Congressional District, this facility is a new gem of the South Sound. When coming from Thurston County on I-5 North, please take Exit 130 for S 56th St. E

350 Tacoma General Meeting

Thursday, April 18, 6:00 AM-8:00 PM
New to 350? Come at 5:30
Urban Grace, 902 Market Street, Tacoma, Wash. 98402

350 Tacoma is one of the newest groups within the 350 network which extends to 188 countries. Each group uses online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions to oppose new coal, oil and gas projects, take money out of the companies that are heating up the planet, and build 100% clean energy solutions that work for all. There is much work to be done here in our own community. Join us.

Puyallup Tribe Earth Day

Monday, April 22, 2019 at at 9 AM – 12 PM
3009 E Portland Ave, Tacoma, Washington 98404

Come care for our Mother Earth this Earth Day, Monday, April 22 from 9-12pm at our Eastside Community Clean up. Then join us for dinner at 6pm followed by a screening of “Ancestral Waters” by Native Daily Network. Volunteers needed! Contact Chester Earl or Andrea Bob for info.

Black Earth

Saturday, April 27, 11 AM – 3 PM
Hosted by Hilltop Gardens
Peace Community Center
2106 S Cushman Ave, Tacoma, Washington 98405

Black Earth is a community celebration of Black People, our connection to the Earth, each other, and the food that nourishes our body, mind and soul. Black Earth showcases all the ways that Black people in Tacoma are honoring our Blackness and our connection to nature. This event will promote the health and well being of Black people locally, globally, nationally, and internationally.

There will be fun activities for all ages such as interactive music performances, juice bar, arts and crafts, and connecting with local Black Folks doing work within holistic health care. Gather with us around fun, music, and fun!

Register Here: https://goo.gl/forms/4Wr91lquV6s2Ayb53
Become an Activity Lead Here: https://goo.gl/forms/a9xHEQ128je3vOYI2

Bernie 2020: Organizing Kickoff

Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM
IBEW Local 76
3049 S 36th St, Tacoma, Washington 98409

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We Must Keep the Pressure On! Help Us Raise $500 and Indivisible U.S. Will Match Your Gift

Barely four months into 2019, it’s clear that our hard work in taking back the House is paying off. The House Democrats we helped elect are using their new power to stand fast against Trump’s border wall and investigate the White House’s corruption and crimes… All while pushing for popular programs like electoral reform, a Green New Deal, Single Payer, and protection for Dreamers and TPS recipients.

With your help, U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-8) and State Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-28) won Republican-held seats. And, amazingly, Brian Duthie and Jamie Smith came within just a few hundred votes of winning seats in the GOP-leaning 25th district.

But none of this would be possible without your support, and that of other Indivisible groups across the nation. We worked tirelessly to get progressives elected. And now, we keep pushing every day for these important bills as a compelling alternative to Trump’s cruel and toxic agenda. We’ve got the leverage. Now, we need to urge Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Reps. Derek Kilmer and Denny Heck to go full-tilt for our progressive values.

To do this, we need your help. After pushing back in 2017 and 2018, we’re running low on funds. Now we’ve set our goal to raise $500 this month for upcoming actions… AND Indivisible National has offered to match this goal, dollar for dollar — but only for support we receive in April!

Help us reach our goal and meet this matching challenge by chipping in $20.19 — your gift will go twice as far if you give today!

Indivisible Tacoma is completely volunteer-run and we operate on a shoestring budget.  Your contributions will help us pay for signs, printed materials, our website, email list, rent for our meeting venue at the Tahoma Unitarian Universal Congregation, voter registration booths, gas, snacks for volunteers, and other expenses.

Chip in $20.19 today so Indivisible Tacoma can keep organize, build power, and continue to fight back in 2019.

Give 20.19 to Indivisible Tacoma Today!


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We’ve scored some important victories in Washington D.C. and Washington state. But we need to keep the pressure on! This week, we’ve got an important fundraiser and some important actions on our to-do list. Plus, we’ve got our next general meeting coming up on May 1st.


Our Next General Meeting

Voter Registration 2.0:  New technology, New Laws! With Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor

Learn about how Washington State’s new voting laws will affect the 2020 election and beyond.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Tahoma Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1115 S 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98408


This Week’s National Actions: Release the Mueller Report and Defund ICE/CBP

Group of Indivisibles holding signs.

At Indivisible Puyallup’s #ReleaseTheMuellerReport action on Thursday, April 4.

Demand a Full Release of the Mueller Report

Call your MoCs and demand they make Mueller’s findings public and continue investigations to hold Trump accountable. On March 14, the House voted 420-0 to release the Mueller Report (that’s right, everyone, including Republicans). For more info, read Indivisible U.S.’s report and call to action.

Script: Hi, I’m [Your First and Last Name], your constituent, calling from {Address and Zip]. Please use the full extent of your oversight and investigative powers to ensure that the results of Robert Mueller’s investigation are made public. I also ask you to continue your own investigations — which are wider in scope than Mueller’s — in order to get to the truth and hold Trump accountable.

Urge Your Rep to Defund Hate (ICE and the CBP)

Trump is still committing human rights abuses at the border to try to scare asylum seekers and refugees away. The best way to fight back is to defund Trump’s deportation machine through the appropriations process and demand major cuts to ICE and CBP’s funding levels.

If you’re in the 6th District, we urge you to call Derek Kilmer because he’s on the House Appropriations Committee. That means he helps decide how much funding ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and CBP (Customs and Border Control) receive. If you’re in the 10th, 9th, or 8th Districts, please scroll down for a slightly different script.

For more info, read Indivisible U.S.’s report and call to action.

Script for Derek Kilmer’s Constituents
(Because he’s on the Appropriations Committee)

Since Kilmer has direct influence over ICE and the CBP’s budget, we need to let him know we want funding for these cruel and hateful agencies cut back and eventually defunded entirely.

Script: Hi, I’m [First and Last Name] from the 6th District at [Address and Zip]. This is to demand we cut funding for ICE and CBP to FY16 levels. We also urge you to add specific language that bans ICE and CBP from raiding other DHS accounts to fund their activities. I want us to defund these cruel and racist agencies for good.

Script for Reps. Denny Heck, Adam Smith, and Kim Schrier’s Constituents
(Because they’re not on the Appropriations Committee)

Just because they’re not on the House Appropriations Committee doesn’t mean they have no say. Urge them to sign on to Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Norma Torres (D-Calif.)’s “Dear Colleague” letter.

Script: Hi, I’m [First and Last Name] from the 6th District at [Address and Zip]. Please sign on to Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s and Norma Torres’ “Dear Colleague” letter. This requests that we cut funding for ICE and CBP to FY16 levels, ban ICE and CBP from raiding other DHS accounts, and to eventually ban these cruel and racist agencies for good.

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This Week’s State Actions

If you’re in the 25th and the 28th districts, you can have a huge influence on whether a housing and a fuel bill make it from committee onto the floor for a vote. That’s because you’ve got state reps on the House Rules Committee and Senators on the Senate Transportation Committee. And we’re making it easy for you. All you need to do is copy and paste their email addresses and our message into your email and hit Send.

SB 5812 – Accessory Dwelling Units

House Rules Committee

  • Kelly Chambers (R-25) kelly.Chambers@leg.wa.gov
  • Chris Gildon (R-25) chris.Gildon@leg.wa.gov
  • Christine Kilduff (D-28) christine.Kilduff@leg.wa.gov

Copy and paste this message: Hi, I’m [Your Name] from your district at [address and zip]. Please vote YES on SB 5812 in your House Rules Committee. I support this bill, which makes affordable housing easier to build, provides important housing justice and plays an important role in combating climate change by allowing us to build more energy efficient cities.

HB 1110 – Low Carbon Fuel – Due date: 4/9/2019

Senate Transportation Committee Members

  • Hans Zeiger (R-25) hans.Zeiger@leg.wa.gov
  • Steve O’Ban (R-28) steve.OBan@leg.wa.gov

Copy and paste this message: Hi, I’m [Your Name] from your district at [address and zip]. Please vote YES on HB 1110 in your Senate Transportation committee to provide reduced carbon transportation fuel. I support this bill, which reduces risk of wildfires, fisheries depletion and food crop stress by reversing climate change. Please vote YES on this bill before the April 9 cutoff date.

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Other Actions

NO LNG/FRACKING – TODAY

Support the Puyallup Tribe and demand full and accurate analysis of impacts from the proposed LNG project. 350 Tacoma wants to pack the room! There will be an opportunity for us all to speak for 2 minutes each. So please come and speak from your heart.

Tacoma City Council Public Forum
Tuesday, April 9, 4:00pm, Rally, 747 Market St., Tacoma 98402
5:00–7:00pm, Council Meeting, 759 Market St.
More details here, and carpooling here.

Youth Climate Rally and Day of Action

Thursday, April 11, 10:00am–3:00pm
The United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Ave SE, Olympia 98501
Click here to RSVP.

Salt Marsh Work Party

Hosted by Salt Marsh Stewards
Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1747 Port of Tacoma Road, Tacoma, WA 98421-3714
Click here for more info and to RSVP.

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