It’s decision time for hundreds of pieces of legislation in California this week. Make some calls!

The Senate’s fiscal committee will decide the fate of bills on Thursday, June 1^st; the Assembly will do so on Friday, June 2^nd. The ones that pass will then move to the opposite house.

With our strong Democratic majority, California has the ability to counter some of the negative policies coming out of Washington D.C. Our friends at Indivisible San Francisco short-listed some of the most important bills. If you have time this week, please pick the ones that speak the most to you, and make some phone calls.

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assemblywoman Monique Limon don’t receive many calls from their constituents, so if we all make our voices heard this week, we can make a real difference.

CALL TO STATE ACTION

TUESDAY 5/30 – FRIDAY 6/2
Pick your favorite bills from the list ISF has put together and let our state MoCs know how you feel.

Assembly: Call State Assembly Member Monique Limón: Sacramento: (916) 319-2037, Santa Barbara: (805) 564-1649, Ventura: (805) 641-3700 If outside of these areas, find your Representatives here.

Immigration
- AB21 & AB699: Protects against ICE in schools (Limon is co-sponsoring AB21)
- AB450: Protects against ICE in workplace
- AB578: Makes threatening to report immigration status felony
Criminal Justice Reform Continue reading “It’s decision time for hundreds of pieces of legislation in California this week. Make some calls!” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News: Wonder Women Unleash Their Lassos of Truth Edition!

Women dominated the resistance news cycle this week – Wonder Women Unite! But first, some crazy-good news…

Former FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. To everyone who protested or called their member of Congress to demand an investigation: You helped make this happen! Indivisible Ventura hammered this issue from every angle we could think of – 22 calls to action – and your calls made a difference!

Single payer health care is closer to becoming law in New York and California than ever before but if we want it, everyone is going to have to ask for it. Tell Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson that you care about SB562: SAC (916) 651-4019, SB (805) 965-0862, (805) 988-1940 See the full call to action here.

These guys are ROCKSTARS! The ACLU took legal action to force Trump to produce evidence of voter fraud claims. How many executive orders have lawsuits against them? We’ve kinda lost count.

Public support for gay marriage has reached a new high.

Wonder Women Unleash Their Lassos of Truth!

Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. 42 years before it became an official holiday filled with roses, chocolate and Kodak moments, it was something quite different… and we can be proud to say that women have risen again to resist.

Susan Rice admonishes Trump Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News: Wonder Women Unleash Their Lassos of Truth Edition!” →

Stand for Science at the EPA : We Demand that the EPA Protect the People, Not Industry!

Call Pruitt and demand that he stop removing vital scientific information from the EPA website and stop replacing EPA scientists on the Board of Scientific Counselors with industry representatives. Demand that the EPA develop evidence-based policies that protect the environment and serve the public good, including the regulation of fossil fuels.

Script: Hello, my name is *** I’m calling to demand that Director Pruitt stop removing vital scientific information from the EPA website and that he stop replacing scientists on the Board of Scientific Counselors with industry representatives. The job of the EPA is to protect the environment not industry’s bottom line.

Call Scott Pruitt, Director of the EPA: 202-564-4700

More Info: Continue reading “Stand for Science at the EPA : We Demand that the EPA Protect the People, Not Industry!” →

Expose Exxon’s Lies: Stop Misleading Us About the Impact of Fossil Fuels on Climate Change!

Ask Attorney General Becerra to join Massachusetts and New York in investigating Exxon Mobil for deliberately misleading consumers on the true impact of fossil fuels on climate change. Exxon has spent decades profiting off of carbon emissions while supporting climate change deniers and promoting ruinous public policies. Let’s help put an end to their lies.

Script: Hello, my name is *** I’m calling to urge Attorney General Becerra to join Massachusetts and New York in opening an investigation into Exxon Mobil’s efforts to mislead consumers with respect to the impact of fossil fuels on climate change.

Call CA State Attorney General, Xavier Becerra: 800-952-5225

More Info: Continue reading “Expose Exxon’s Lies: Stop Misleading Us About the Impact of Fossil Fuels on Climate Change!” →

A Bit of Much Needed Fun – After a Tumultuous Week! Sally Yates, John Oliver, Seth Myers… Thank you!

Thanks to Raul Labrador and Mark Twain for the above great laugh, a cynical laugh, but still a laugh.

Thanks to Sally Yates for beating Ted Cruz at his own game this piece of political theater!

Thanks to John Oliver for this lovely link and hysterical (yet important) video on Net Neutrality (it’s a bit bawdy, you are forewarned!):

Thanks to Seth Meyers for the great image of Trump as the “ghost” villian in Scooby-doo:

and this one with Paul Ryan fighting against Paul Ryan: Continue reading “A Bit of Much Needed Fun – After a Tumultuous Week! Sally Yates, John Oliver, Seth Myers… Thank you!” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

We made big leaps this week with the stupid border wall, climate change, immigration, voting, and women’s rights. Also, believe it or not, Trump’s greatest accomplishment is actually a good thing! Gotta love those unintended consequences!

Don’t Frack with our future! The Ventura Climate March became a GIANT art instillation – we hiked up our vertical Botanical Gardens in coordinated bright colors to become a human thermometer. With drones flying overhead and photographers hiking all over the opposite hillside, some stunning pics should come out of the celebration. Watch the Facebook page for them!

Buh-bye Border Wall! The government spending bill will not include funds for the wall. Lawmakers in border states are united against this stupid wall, why go on? Our action calls are working!

California won’t back down: Trump’s order to defund sanctuary cities was blocked by a U.S. District Court Judge in San Francisco. Continue to fight for California’s Sanctuary Bill by making your phone calls – action item here.

Voters won’t back down either! A new poll showed 63% of Democrats nationwide feel “very excited” about voting in 2018, and they’ll have plenty of choices in the primary: There’s a 58% increase in Democratic candidates.

In fact, Trump’s greatest achievement so far? He has sparked one of the greatest surges of American citizen action in half a century!

Good news in the battle for reproductive rights Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

Huge turnout across our Nation as we Marched for Science! Including these clever Ventura Indivisians in Santa Barbara!

“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” – Noam Chomsky

Congress was on recess these past weeks, but the resistance didn’t let up…

Bill O’Reilly is out at Fox News! In large part due to the immense pressure from the American people toward the advertisers on his show.

Seven executions in Arkansas were blocked by a federal judge – the State was trying to outrun expiration dates on the lethal drugs used in these executions.

The last abortion clinic in Kentucky remains open due to an ACLU lawsuit.

Maryland has become the first state in the country to agree to reimburse Planned Parenthood if Congress cuts its funding.

The anti-gerrymandering fight makes a big Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

This happened yesterday, all over America! We marched to tell Donald that, contrary to his belief, we REALLY do want to see his taxes!

Mr. Trump seems to be a bit worried…

I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2017

Yup. It looks like someone was paying attention.

Also, how do we get our greedy mitts on one of those fabulous Trump Chickens? We need one in the worst way.

Good News!

The Wall is looking increasingly less likely.

Some GOP leaders are starting to publicly support elements of the ACA.

8,000 millennial Democrats plan to run for office. Yay!

THIS should be good… Continue reading “Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!” →

This Week in Resistance – Events, Town Hall Announcement and Exciting News!

“To sin by silence, when we should protest, makes cowards out of men” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Poet, 1914

Today is the day we demand Trump’s Tax Returns – join millions around the country – meet us at the Government Center in Ventura 2-5 PM! More details here.

RSVP NOW for this Rep. Julia Brownley Event – before it fills up!

April 19th – Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s Community Engagement Forum – space is limited.

Your Resistance in your Pocket!

Download Indivisible Ventura’s brand-spanking new Mobile App! Get your important Calls to Action directly to your phone – the easiest way to combat the Trump Agenda!

Events

April 17th & 18th – Help Flip the House Blue – phone bank party to flip Georgia seat

April 18th, 6 PM – Indivisible Ventura Election Committee Meeting, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, 4360 E. Main St. #3, Ventura – All are welcome!

April 19th – Congresswoman Julia Brownley’s Community Engagement Forum – space is limited, RSVP now!

April 20th – Indivisible Ojai’s Speaker Series: How Ventura County will be affected by climate change. Ojai Valley Grange Hall, 6pm

April 22nd – March for Science – Santa Barbara – Los Angeles – Washington DC

April 23rd – Democratic Club of Ventura Meeting

April 24th – National Free Press Appreciation Day Petition and Rally

April 29th – Workshop: First Steps to Run for Office

April 29th – Ventura Climate March

May 1st – Women’s March on California Solidarity Strike

May 2nd – Understanding Protest and Resistance in the Trump Era

May 6th – 7th – Nonviolent Organizing Workshop

Let us know if you have an event to add by emailing us at indivisibleventura@gmail.com. Same e-mail if you are interested in carpooling to any event – we’ll do our best to hook you up!

New and Ongoing Actions

Swing these States!
No matter where we live we can help change the face of Congress by helping with upcoming special elections. Here are some current opportunities: Continue reading “This Week in Resistance – Events, Town Hall Announcement and Exciting News!” →

Your Weekly Dose of Sanity-saving Good News!

Buh-bye Bannon!

Steve Bannon has been removed from the National Security Council fulfilling our collective dreams when we made phone calls to our congresswoman!

…and Nunes

Devin Nunes will step aside from leading the investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia. (He’s now officially under an ethics investigation himself.) Was there a call to action on our part? Why, yes, there was! Great job everyone!

Next up – Bill O’Reilly! More than 40 companies pulled their ads from The O’Reilly Factor, following sexual harassment accusations. Sleeping Giants, who have worked diligently to have advertisers remove their presence on Breitbart, is now working on getting advertisers to stop advertising on Fox News during Bill O’Reilly’s show. Keep up the pressure! Here is their current list that is being updated

And in case you missed it:

A Kentucky judge ruled that a lawsuit accusing Trump of inciting violence can proceed, dismissing his free speech defense. According to the judge, Trump’s remarks against protesters at a campaign rally “at least ‘implicitly encouraged the use of violence or lawless action.’”