IN-SLWM Newsletter, 19 Dec 25

The Newsletter
Biweekly news, notices, and more
December 19, 2025

Dear Indivisible Friends,

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your time, energy, and commitment to justice, democracy, and one another. You are the engines of IN‑SLWM.

The challenges of this past year have tested our resolve—but the year has also shown the power of people coming together with shared values and care for their neighbors.

We hope you find moments of rest, connection, and joy with the people and communities that sustain you. This is a time to recharge, reflect, and hold onto hope—because the work continues, and we will need one another in the year ahead.

Thank you for standing up, speaking out, and choosing to be Indivisible. We are deeply grateful to be in this work with you and look forward to continuing the journey in the year ahead.

Wishing you warmth, peace, and solidarity into the new year.

—Indivisible Northampton – Swing Left Western Mass.

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Note to Readers

This newsletter will be taking a break, returning in the new year with a new format and content! We will be reaching out to you all for your feedback and input to engage you and guide us going forward. We want to hear from you! Please stay tuned. —Editors

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More Media Coverage

(Image credit: Marilyn Humphries, Daily Hampshire Gazette)

From last Friday’s Daily Hampshire Gazette:

“Activists hit the road to rally against ICE raids in Massachusetts”; ninety people from Western Mass. joined standouts at the Burlington ICE facility to amplify the stories of the abductees there and press for accountability.

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Update Regarding Springfield Family Targeted by ICE

Excerpted from an update by the Pioneer Valley Workers Center, December 10:

Yesterday, as soon as Juan David entered his regularly scheduled check-in, he was detained by ICE agents. Nothing about his case has changed, he has continued to comply with every cruel demand of him, and his family is separated again—only one month after his wife got home from months of detention.

To quote Juan David on a phone call before yesterday’s check-in, “We are fighting for my case, but also for the thousands of other immigrants in similar situations.” Please join us in the following actions:

• Sign the petition (less than 2 minutes; automatically sent to Congresspeople)

• Call Congressional offices (updated scripts)

• Donate to the family’s fundraiser to support mom [Mirian] and their daughter with rent, groceries, and attorney fees

We will continue to fight together for Juan David and all our community.

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Please see Sara Weinberger’s piece in the Greenfield Recorder on December 15.

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More Opportunities for Action

Leeds
Standout for Veterans,
All Federal Workers

Hadley
Weekly Standout
for Migrant Workers

—and many more!

Weather cancellations: To be notified of event cancellations because of weather, please sign up at the links.

There are also opportunities for indoor activism here! Learn about
• local causes
• organized boycotts
• media campaigns
• campaigns to contact congresspeople.

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