Hey folks,

Yesterday, I protested outside an ICE detention facility and visited with
an Indivisible member detained there. [ [link removed] ]As I covered last week, with the
passage of the Big Bullshit Bill, ICE is now the largest law enforcement
agency in the country. So I want to tell you about my experience this
weekend because I think a lot of us -- especially us white, native-born
Americans -- are going to need to get better acquainted with these secret
police headquarters in the weeks and months to come. 

[2]Ezra speaks at a protest outside the detention center in Tacoma. A
banner reads: Immigrants make America great.

This action took place as part of Washington state’s statewide convening
in Tacoma. Across the country, we’re seeing Indivisible statewide groups
host these types of statewide convenings to bring local Indivisible groups
together, build connections across the movement, and develop strategic
plans for coordinated local, state, and federal action. If you’re looking
for inspiration, [ [link removed] ]take a look at Washington’s agenda. 

At their two-day convening, Washington state Indivisible group leaders
heard from their state and federal elected officials, trained on
responding to ICE by local immigrant rights groups, and co-designed
campaigns to put into place at the local and state levels. I sat in on a
campaign strategy breakout session on “demasking ICE” -- when Indivisible
groups around the state started planning a local and state campaign to use
their blue-state and blue-city power to push back on Trump’s secret police
force.

One member of Indivisible Skagit was notably not present: Lelo. [ [link removed] ]You can
read about his story in The Guardian. Lelo is a farmworker, organizer, and
community leader. He joined Indivisible Skagit to help link the
Indivisible world with the farmworker world. But he was detained earlier
this year when an ICE agent broke the window of his car with his wife in
the passenger seat and forced him out. He’s been held in the Northwest ICE
Processing Center in Tacoma for the last 111 days. 

While a crowd gathered outside -- singing, chanting, and playing music in
solidarity with Lelo -- I visited with him in this privately-run detention
center, a dystopian scene in a remote part of Tacoma. I asked Lelo if he
had a message to share with those gathered outside and the many more he
knew were rooting for him. He did, and it was simple: “Keep paying
attention, keep organizing.”

Just as we were getting ready to hit send on this newsletter, we learned
that Lelo had opted for “voluntary” departure to Mexico due to the
inhumane conditions at the detention center. The cruelty here really is
the point.

In a statement today, Lelo committed to remaining in the fight for justice
wherever he ends up. And he urged all of us to do the same:

“I encourage everyone to stay strong and keep fighting. There are many
actions that you can be part of, for example show up at a protest, attend
your city council meetings. Use your First Amendment right. Talk to your
Representatives, let them know your concerns.”

I’m furious at what this vicious regime is doing to Lelo. And I also know
they’re doing it to thousands of others. This regime is ripping people
away from their families, tearing communities apart, disappearing our
parents, siblings, neighbors, and friends to unimaginable conditions in
camps here and abroad. 

You can contribute to Lelo's [ [link removed] ]legal fund here. And I hope you’ll follow
his advice to keep organizing, and keep taking action. We’ve got a number
of to-dos below and I especially want to pull out #2 on the list -- our
One Million Rising series on strategic non-cooperation. That’s Wednesday,
and we’ll have a special [ [link removed] ]What’s the Plan on Thursday with
authoritarianism expert Erica Chenoweth ([ [link removed] ]of 3.5% fame) as a guest. If
you’re looking for next steps -- this is it. 

In solidarity,
Ezra Levin
Co-Executive Director, Indivisible

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Your weekly to-dos

 1. [ [link removed] ]Prepare to march this Thursday at a Good Trouble Lives On Day of
Action near you. Each day brings new attacks on our rights as the
Trump regime chips away at our democracy. But in the tradition of the
late John Lewis, Americans across the country will rise up this
Thursday in a mass, nonviolent demonstration for freedom and justice. 
 2. [ [link removed] ]Learn the tools of strategic non-cooperation to fight
authoritarianism at our One Million Rising training series beginning
this Wednesday. There’s no escaping it; Trump and his enablers are
becoming bolder and our slide toward authoritarianism is accelerating.
With institutions failing to meet the challenge, it falls to us -- the
pro-democracy majority -- to defeat fascism. Join this training to
help lead the fight within your networks and pass on these skills to
others. 
 3. [ [link removed] ]Contact state and local Dems to demand action against masked ICE
abductions. If you live in a blue city or state with a Democratic
trifecta, your Democratic governor, mayor, and lawmakers have the
power to stop secret police tactics like abductions by masked ICE
agents. Our Blue State Defiance toolkit helps identify who to contact
and what to call for.
 4. [ [link removed] ]Join our “Fight Back with Friends” training on Tuesday, July 22
for new tools to help get your friends and family off the sidelines!
We all know someone who wants to join our fight but isn’t sure where
to start; Fight Back with Friends is a new program designed to break
down that barrier. Each call details ways to get your friends involved
in specific, impactful tactics to defend our rights, our safety, and
our democracy. Tuesday’s will focus on our upcoming One Million Rising
campaign (more info below). 
 5. [ [link removed] ]Join our “What’s the Plan?” call on Thursday as Indivisible’s
cofounders break down the latest news and take questions from the
movement. Every Thursday at 3pm ET (12pm PT), Leah Greenberg and Ezra
Levin go live to take questions from Indivisible activists. This week
they’ll be joined by a special guest -- Professor Erica Chenoweth (the
scholar behind the 3.5% rule) -- to dig into the strategic logic of
our One Million Rising campaign (more info below). 
 6. [ [link removed] ]Check out Truth Brigade tools for pushing back on the regime’s
efforts to silence dissent. Americans care deeply about free speech,
so enemies of the First Amendment have to justify their attacks on
constitutionally-protected speech with lies and fearmongering. This
month, our disinformation-fighting Truth Brigade team has some
expertly-crafted messaging you can share to help expose these
authoritarian tactics.

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We want YOU to be part of One Million Rising

Across the country, authoritarian forces are growing bolder and more
dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass
deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and
unprecedented interference in civil society. 

Fighting back requires more than one-off days of protest or calls to
Congress (both still vitally important). It requires us to expand our
toolbox and construct millions of points of defiance that grind the gears
of the regime. 

This Wednesday, we’re launching a new training series that aims to equip
one million Americans with the tools of strategic non-cooperation so that
we can slow, delay, and reverse the spread of autocracy. 

[ [link removed] ]Digital flier for One Million Rising virtual trainings on July 16, July 30,
and August 13 -- Click to learn more and sign up

We’ll talk about how folks can work within their membership organizations,
alumni networks, professional guilds and other small and large scale
institutions to push back on the Trump regime. 

This is a new kind of training for Indivisible, and more than ever before
we are urging every single member of this movement to attend this series. 

[ [link removed] ]Sign up for the One Million Rising virtual sessions on July 16, July
30, and August 13 to join 1,000,000+ Americans training to lead the fight
against fascism!

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Make good trouble at this Thursday’s national mass mobilization

[ [link removed] ]Map of the United States covered in dozens of yellow dots representing
demontrations on July 17 -- Click to find events near you

This Thursday, people all across the country will take to the streets on
the fifth anniversary of John Lewis’ passing for the Good Trouble Lives On
National Day of Action.

We are facing the most brazen rollback of civil rights in generations.
Whether you’re outraged by attacks on voting rights, the gutting of the
social safety net, the disappearances of our neighbors, or the brutal
efforts to crush dissent, this is a moment to show up, speak out, and --
following in John Lewis’ footsteps, make “good trouble” to redeem the soul
of our nation. 

At over 1,000 events throughout the country people will reject the
division being pushed on us by this administration by coming together for
peaceful vigils, marches, and other nonviolent acts of protest. [ [link removed] ]Find
your closest event here. 

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