ACT NOW!
'I share the feeling so many I've spoken with have that it's not enough. It is not, but it is a beginning we can build on. No one knows what will happen in this suddenly destabilized country, but I do know we can choose to have a role in what happens, and it's possible we can determine what happens. "Don't ask what will happen. Be what happens"' Rebecca Solnit
Choose Democracy
What Can I Do?
Here are some starting points on how to orient and help fight the coup.
Indivisible Austin
November 16, 2025 Updates
Home is Here: A Concert for Casa Marianella
The Paramount Theatre
Friday, November 28, 2025
Doors: 6pm
Show: 7pm
Casa Marianella is excited to announce the second annual ‘Home is Here’ benefit concert will take place at the iconic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on November 28!
The show will be a coming-together of Austin musicians welcoming their new Austin neighbors and raising money to fund Casa’s legal clinic.
Performers include Shakey Graves, Shawn Colvin, Nina Diaz (of Girl in a Coma), Eritrean musicians Yowhannes Tquabo (aka Wedi Tikabo) and Tekle Mezghebe, and special guests to be announced.
Indivisible Austin Meeting
Monday, December 15
5:30 – 7:30pm CST
Carver Branch, Austin Public Library
1161 Angelina St
Food Donations Still Needed
Though the government shutdown is over, and folks on SNAP should be getting benefits soon if they haven’t already, there’s always a need for food. Here’s a couple good places to donate:
Brentwood Social House ATX Free Fridge Project
(Here’s the Signup Genius for adopting weeks)
November 13, 2025 Updates
University of Texas: Reject the federal government’s “Compact”
None of the other universities targeted by the Trump regime have signed on to the federal government’s so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”, a dangerous attempt to place universities under direct political control.
Longhorns for Liberty created a petition that they will be delivering before the Board of Regents meeting November 19-20. If you are a UT alum, please sign and share with other UT Alums.
Petition and more information:
Indivisible chapters supporting the Central Texas Food Bank
Local Indivisible chapters are coming together this holiday season to support the Central Texas Food Bank. Your contribution here helps ensure that families facing hunger have what they need, and that no one in our community is left behind. With the loss of funding for SNAP and many other important programs, these efforts are more important than ever.
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And it doesn't stop here. We're encouraging our members, family, and friends to also give the gift of time and volunteer to help ensure these resources reach those who need it most.
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ACLU People Power November Action Call
Tuesday, November 18th at 7 PM CST
On Zoom [RSVP for the link]
RSVP now to reserve your spot and join the fight.​
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Join us on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 at 8 PM ET for our End of Year People Power Action Call, a space to connect with movement leaders, hear what's next, and take your next step in the fight for our freedoms.
One year into the Trump administration's return to power, we've seen the full weight of their attacks: on immigrants, trans people, students, journalists, and anyone who dares to dissent. They wanted to break our spirit. They wanted us to look away.
But we didn't back down. We fought back in courtrooms, classrooms, and in the streets across the country.
October 25, 2025 Updates
New Indivisible Action!
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE. A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.
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But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen.
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CALL TO ACTION
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Governor Abbott signed a bill requiring local law enforcement to help ICE. But we have more bad and less bad options.
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Call and Email Travis County Sheriff Hernandez and ask her to adopt the Warrant Option Under 287(g). Section 287(g) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act requires local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE! The warrant option is essentially the least of the 3 evils!
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Office Number: 512-854-9788
Email: sally.hernandez@traviscountytx.gov
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Main Talking Points:
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Enhance Public Safety: Focus on serious criminals
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Due Process Protection: Ensures individuals are only apprehended based on legal grounds
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Builds Community Trust: Shows a commitment to fair policing
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Resource Allocation: Allows law enforcement to dedicate resources to serious offenders
Sample Email:
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Sheriff Hernandez,
I am writing to formally request that you choose to participate in the 287(g) program by utilizing the warrant option. This approach aligns with best practices for immigration enforcement while maintaining community trust and safety. Thank you for your consideration.
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Extra Credit: Contact your Travis County Commissioner and demand that they pass a resolution in support of the Warrant option. Find your Commissioner HERE.
September 29, 2025 Updates
Mussa Traore Needs Your Help
A hardworking Austin community member was detained by ICE during a routine check-in despite following every rule for more than 2 years.
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TAKE ACTION: No ALPRs in Austin—Not Now, Not Ever!
Sign the petition to tell Mayor Watson, City Manager T.C. Broadnax, and your council member you do not want any automated license plate readers contract, no matter the company that provides the service or the guardrails put in place.
August 19, 2025 Updates
Ground Avelo Airlines’ deportation flights
Avelo Airlines is profiting off Trump’s terror tactics. By contracting with the Department of Homeland Security to run their (often illegal) deportation flights, Avelo is complicit in destroying the very same communities it relies on for its business to succeed.
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With our allies on the frontlines, we’ve been keeping pressure on Avelo for months -- and there are signs that they’re feeling the heat. Now, we need to take our pressure campaign to the next level and finally force Avelo to disavow its work with Trump’s terror cops for good.
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Slow down ICE with Signs of Solidarity
Masked ICE agents are raiding businesses and workplaces in broad daylight, rounding up our neighbors and purposefully cultivating an atmosphere of chaos and fear. We need business leaders to stand their ground and show immigrant communities we stand with them.
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Our Signs of Solidarity program is how you can help make that happen! We’re asking Indivisibles to visit local businesses, speak to small business owners or store managers, and distribute signs that do two things:
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Clearly mark "Staff Only" areas to create safe zones where ICE can’t legally operate without a signed judicial warrant
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Unequivocally show they stand WITH immigrant workers and clientele and AGAINST Trump’s secret police tactics
Once you’ve signed on below, we’ll give you everything you need to succeed, like guidelines for speaking to businesses, tools to track progress/success, and the signs you’ll help businesses post.
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https://act.indivisible.org/signup/signs-solidarity-canvassing/
July 26, 2025 Updates
Demand Accountability: Officer D. Bowers #6991 Must Be Removed
***Trigger Warning*** (Includes police violence)
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William Anthony McNeil, Jr. was brutally assaulted during a traffic stop in Jacksonville, Florida during a traffic stop in Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly for not having headlights on due to "inclement weather," despite clear daylight.
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Footage clearly shows Officer Bowers shattering McNeil’s window and punching him in the face multiple times, despite McNeil showing no resistance.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s office is reviewing whether Officer Bowers “acted appropriately" – as if the video doesn’t clearly show an unprovoked beating of a Black man by one of their officers.
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Email the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office today to demand the immediate expulsion of Officer D. Bowers
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Tell Congress: No Troops on Our Streets
From ACLU:
The Trump administration reportedly plans to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to ICE detention centers nationwide. They have already started using military bases for detaining immigrants.
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The National Guard should focus on assisting with true emergencies, like natural disaster responses, not carrying out Trump's anti-immigrant policies.
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Make no mistake: This move is dangerous for troops and civilians alike – and takes the National Guard away from necessary jobs in their communities.
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Tell Congress: Stop the administration from using military troops and bases for immigration arrests and detention. Stop the misuse of the military.
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https://action.aclu.org/send-message/tell-congress-no-troops-our-streets
Mandate that ICE agents show their face and identification!
From MoveOn:
Join the over 60,000 people who have signed the petition to demand Congress pass the VISIBLE Act and hold ICE accountable.
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“As Bill Widener said (and President Teddy Roosevelt repeated), "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." From Rob Brezny https://newsletter.freewillastrology.com/p/this-is-real
Ongoing
Support Senator Warren’s Paramount Investigation
The Trump administration just approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance. This looks like bribery and corruption.
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Show you support Elizabeth’s call for an independent investigation into the Skydance and Paramount merger, and transparency for why Stephen Colbert’s show was canceled.
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One Million Rising
Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism​
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This is the next stage of the Indivisible movement: Indivisible activists moving their friends, family, and acquaintances from doomscrolling to active resistance. It is vital to our ability to slow down, stop, and ultimately defeat Trump’s authoritarian takeover.
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Whether you’re an experienced group leader or joining one of our trainings for the first time, One Million Rising will bring you critical insights into how we move forward as a movement in the face of a Trump regime that does not care about rules, laws, or the courts.
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This past summer, we’re launched One Million Rising — a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. This is how we build people power that can’t be ignored. You’re invited to join us — and lead.​
The first session gave an overview of the effort. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlemcZNRHVw
Petition the Commissioners Court
Travis County gave Tesla massive tax breaks. Now workers are dying, pollution is rising—and we’re still footing the bill. It’s time to hold Tesla accountable.
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Sign the petition now to tell the Commissioners Court: no more giveaways to law-breaking corporations.
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https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-subsidizing-teslas-bad-behavior
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Read: "Tesla’s Bad Behavior Shouldn’t Be Taxpayer-Funded"
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TELL THE SENATE:
Judges Must Be Allowed to Prevent our Rights From Being Trampled
Email your senators today to demand that they speak out loudly against ANY attempts to use reconciliation to weaken our courts. Whether it’s the No Contempt Clause or this new threat -- they must VOTE NO to handing Trump king-like powers!
More info and an email form here:
https://act.indivisible.org/sign/senator-no-contempt-clause/
Help Fix our Broken Media
Join the Media and Democracy Project in their fight for a better-informed America. Be a media activist!
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Sign up for their Substack https://mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/
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Or attend their monthly meeting to find out how you can help!
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Join a growing community of pro-democracy, pro-media activists on Monday, August 18 at 6 pm CST for our Monthly Zoom MAD Monday Meeting where we will provide updates, suggest actions, and hear from you.
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"Fight Back with Friends" Training
Tuesdays, 7-8pm CST
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Get 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. Our monthly call starting Tuesday, May 27, will give you everything you need to get started!
Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption
Call your senators -- Republicans AND Democrats -- to demand that they oppose a cryptocurrency bill enabling Trump’s corruption. Indivisibles recently helped derail a toothless bill that would’ve let Trump keep profiting from the presidency via his crypto investments. Now, that bill is on the move again, and we need to let our senators hear us so we can defeat it for good.
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https://indivisible.org/resource/call-now-stop-trumps-crypto-corruption
Rise Up Book Club
Here's one for folks in Central/North Central Austin.
Each month, on the 3rd Saturday, they'll meet to discuss a book on the topic of democracy, justice, activism, or anything in between.The first meet up will be on June 21st and they'll be discussing The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee.
Join them at 9:30 AM to settle in and order drinks or food. At 10 AM, they’ll get started with the discussion.
RSVP for location.
What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders
Thursdays
2 – 3pm (central)
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If you ever need a bit of motivation, this is a WEEKLY mobilization meeting with Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg of Indivisible Guide.
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https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/773746/
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
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The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back.
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Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan.
Protest Safety Information​
Joy As a Form of Activism
Always a good reminder including a nice list of 10 suggestions!
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"No one was ever helped because an activist denied themselves joy, or laughter, or fun. Lama Rod Owens teaches students that just because the lotus doesn’t bloom without the mud, we don’t need to be little piggies and roll around in it. Hardships exist, but if we are to deal with them, and see positivity bloom, we need to get out of the mud."
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https://activistcarecircle.substack.com/p/joy-as-a-form-of-activism
How We Fight Back
Sign up for the new FREE Substack launched by MoveOn, Indivisible, and Working Families Power! Each week they'll be giving practical advice on ways to fight back against Trump and Musk.
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These three groups are doing the organizational heavy lifting of the anti-MAGA movement. Let’s follow them! Oh, and please share this first post—it’s great!
Calling All Scribes!
If you are interested in ...
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expressing your opinion about various topics;
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writing GOTV cards for specific candidates;
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congratulating someone on a job well done; or
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urging fellow registered voters to actually GO VOTE!
then you can make a difference by joining the Log Cabin Scribes.
The Log Cabin Scribes meet from 10:00 am to noon on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month to write postcards for a variety of causes. Email rosedalehuddle.org@gmail.com for more information about the meeting place.
Help Combat disinformation with the Indivisible Truth Brigade
With social media companies dispensing with fact-checking and some platform owners/acting US presidents intentionally amplifying disinformation, we all have to step up to identify and combat propaganda and divisive lies.​ Join us to take actions to defend truth online.
Postcards to Voters
Postcards to Voters are friendly, handwritten reminders from volunteers to targeted voters giving Democrats a winning edge in close, key races coast to coast.
​​Support Ukraine!
We are horrified and ashamed by the way President Zelenskyy was treated in the White House on Friday. If you feel the same way, here are some actions to take:
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1. Send money to the Ukranian government.
This fund, which was started in mid-2022, goes directly to them. If we all do this, we’ll send a non-trivial amount of money and make a big statement about what the American people think of the disgraceful behavior of our leaders.
2. Calls to Congress, part 2:
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Call your Senators and your Representative and ask whether they have made a public statement in support of President Zelenskyy and Ukraine. Either thank them for supporting Ukraine, or ask them how it advances American interests (as opposed to the business interests of Trump and Musk) to support Russian dictators rather than democratically elected presidents.
3. Send a letter of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian leaders and soldiers, and the resilient people of Ukraine
4. Rally at the Capitol with our neighbors
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Every Saturday at 11:00 am since Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. They welcome support from anyone who cares about democracy. Slava Ukraini! (Photo by Pierce Lind)
