• ISSUES •

Protecting the Social Safety Net

We are concerned with Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, school lunches, education, housing, veterans’ health and more. Each meeting we share relevant information among ourselves, and work on informing a wider audience about how individuals and communities are being impacted by federal legislation and executive orders. We are action oriented and welcome new project ideas. The team recently organized a rally on Social Security in Springfield, Massachusetts, submitted a petition to the Massachusetts Attorney General regarding Social Security disruptions, and members regularly attend safety-net-related and other protests around Western Massachusetts. Our meetings are biweekly, mainly on Zoom.

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Community Solidarity

We work to protect those at special risk from Trump actions (immigrants, trans folks, BIPOC, women, disabled folks, etc.).

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Veterans Action

We are a valiant group of people who lead and organize events to protect Veterans Affairs (VA) and federal jobs, VA benefits, and veteran rights impacted by the federal government. We also rally veterans and all allies to support and attend Indivisible events in our area. Together, we will grow and we will defeat MAGA and will save our democracy.

For more information, please see this fact sheet.

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Voting Rights, Civil Rights, Engagement

We focus on strengthening our electoral and civil rights and access, here in Massachusetts and nationally.

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Reproductive Healthcare Access

We’re dedicated to raising awareness about reproductive healthcare access. We balance awareness raising with tangible actions to ensure that every person is able to make informed choices about their own own bodies and futures.

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Youth Engagement

Our team works with college students on issues that matter to them, and integrating this important population into our pro-democracy work.

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• TACTICS •

Communications

We aim to amplify resistance activities and help build coalitions in Western Massachusetts and beyond. We assist with maintenance of the calendar and other communications. We are passionate about working together to create and disseminate messages about issues, events, and protests in real and digital spaces, to educate and motivate others to join us in active resistance.

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Letters to the Editor

We enjoy reading, writing, and sharing ideas. We meet every two weeks on Zoom to discuss important issues and share ideas for Letters to the Editors of our local papers (and beyond).

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Phone Banking

We call voters (usually in swing states) to inform and encourage them to vote for or against specific candidates or policies. We meet together on Zoom, and there’s always a full training to start and lots of support throughout. All are welcome!

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Postcarding

We conduct campaigns to get out the vote and raise awareness of key issues or candidates in key races.

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Protests/Standouts

We develop and organize local in-person protests against the heinous actions of the Trump regime.

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Tech and Security

The team provides tech support and guiding communication practices for IN-SLWM.

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