Upcoming Events
New York LTE Workshop on the IRA
Tuesday, May 21st, 12-1 pm, New York LTE Workshop on the IRA, Do you love writing letters to the editor or are willing to give it a try? This new monthly letter to the editor workshop series will feature an expert guest speaker on a topic that is relevant in this year's election cycle in New York. Come learn more about the topic including what language to use and avoid. Then we'll learn about best practices for writing an effective LTE before giving people time to get started. On May 21st, we're learning about the Inflation Reduction Act from Trisha Maharaj from Indivisible's Policy Team. More people need to learn about this tremendous, historic piece of legislation. Register HERE.
Majority over MAGA Action Team Kickoff Call
Tuesday, May 21st, 8-9 pm, Majority over MAGA Action Team Kickoff Call, Majority Over MAGA is Indivisible’s campaign to defeat MAGA extremism and win a Democratic trifecta for 2025. Indivisibles know how to win, and our Action Team calls are for leaders, group members, and activists to get inspired for our incredible mission over the next 6 months to protect reproductive freedom and voting rights for the country.
The Must Win Election: All Hands on Deck
Thursday, May 23rd, 7:30-9:00 pm, The Must Win Election: All Hands on Deck (featuring Simon Rosenberg), As we ramp up our grassroots efforts to re-elect Joe Biden, retake the House, and preserve our Senate majority, we all need to dig deep to find the energy, the passion, the determination, and the grit to do the work that needs to be done. Join Northwest Bronx Indivisible on a Zoom with Simon Rosenberg. He will convince you that we are indeed powerful and that in November we will, in fact, succeed. Rosenberg, a highly regarded political strategist and commentator with more than 30 years of experience in national politics and television news, leverages his deep experience and data-focused analysis to support this optimistic view. Register for the Zoom HERE.
New York LTE Workshop on the NY ERA
Wednesday, May 8th, 12-pm. New York LTE Workshop on the NY ERA, Come learn how to write a letter-to-the-editor about the NY Equal Rights ballot measure. Guest speaker is Nia Alvarez-Mapp, Organizing Director from the NYers for Equal Rights coalition. Register here.
Off to the Races! Indivisible's Annual Rural Summit
Saturday, May 4th, 1:00 pm, Off to the Races! Indivisible’s Annual Rural Summit, (Originally scheduled for 4/20, the date of the event changed). We’re off to the races! Join Indivisible’s Rural Caucus for our annual Rural Summit, where we will hone in on the importance of having hope in red districts and rural America despite the many challenges ahead of us. We will do a deep dive into state-level electoral work that often gets overlooked, focusing on gubernatorial elections, judicial elections, state legislative races, and ballot initiatives. Come and hear from experts in the field on how you can more effectively use Indivisible’s tools and resources to stand in the face of MAGA extremism and harness your own power not just this year but for years to come! Stay tuned for special guest speaker announcements as they are confirmed. Register HERE.
Off to the Races! Indivisible's Annual Rural Summit
Saturday, April 20th, 1:00 pm, Off to the Races! Indivisible’s Annual Rural Summit, We’re off to the races! Join Indivisible’s Rural Caucus for our annual Rural Summit, where we will hone in on the importance of having hope in red districts and rural America despite the many challenges ahead of us. We will do a deep dive into state-level electoral work that often gets overlooked, focusing on gubernatorial elections, judicial elections, state legislative races, and ballot initiatives. Come and hear from experts in the field on how you can more effectively use Indivisible’s tools and resources to stand in the face of MAGA extremism and harness your own power not just this year but for years to come! Stay tuned for special guest speaker announcements as they are confirmed. Register HERE.
Indivisible OneNYS Rural Call
Wednesday, April 17th, 7:00pm, Indivisible OneNYS Rural Call. Julian Sena from Indivisible's Political Team will be talking with us about Neighbor2Neighbor, Indivisible's relational organizing tool to help people talk to 10 friendly neighbors about voting. We will have N2N available statewide to talk to folks about the NY Equal Rights ballot measure! On this call we're going to brainstorm together about how to make this tool and door knocking experience fun for our rural friends. We'll also be talking about setting up a Rural Team for the NY Equal Rights coalition. Register here.
NY LTE Workshop: Reproductive Freedom
Wednesday, April 17th, 12:00-1:00 pm, NY LTE Workshop: Reproductive Freedom, This new monthly letter to the editor workshop series will feature an expert guest speaker on a topic that is relevant in this year's election cycle in New York. Come learn more about the topic including what language to use and avoid. Then we'll learn about best practices for writing an effective LTE before giving people time to get started. On April 17th, we're learning about reproductive freedom from Indivisible's Policy Associate Hannah Wheelwright specializing in reproductive justice. Register for the Zoom HERE. Check out Indivisible's LTE Tool here: https://act.indivisible.org/lte/majority-over-maga-LTE
Persuasion to Power: Move Them to Your Side - Intro to Deep Canvassing
Thursday, April 11th, 8:00-9:30 pm, Persuasion to Power: Move Them To Your Side - Intro to Deep Canvassing, Deep canvassing is a proven, research-based method for organizing conversations that persuade people and create long lasting change of hearts and minds. It focuses on non-judgmental listening, story-sharing, empathetic curiosity, and reflecting back in order to move people on the most pressing issues of our day. Join Indivisible and the Deep Canvass Institute for a 101 training on the basics of this conversation method.
Indivisible's Unrepresentatives Cohort Call
Thursday, April 4th, 8 pm, Indivisible’s Unrepresentatives Cohort Call, Join Indivisible staff for April's Unrepresentatives Cohort Call when we'll continue our work toward defeating our Unrepresentative Members of Congress (that includes NY22’s Brandon Williams) and transitioning toward supporting their challengers!
Indivisible's Persuasion to Power Series Part II: Know Your Audience with Loretta Ross
Wednesday, March 20th, 8:00 pm-9:30 pm, Indivisible’s Persuasion to Power Series Part II: Know Your Audience with Loretta Ross, On this call, we’ll learn from Loretta Ross how we can assess and adjust our communication approaches based on the person we’re talking to and how closely they already align with our goals. Sign up HERE. Note: This event was rescheduled from the earlier 2/21/24 date
Indivisible's Unrepresentative Call
Thursday, March 7th, 8:00 pm, Indivisible’s Unrepresentative Call, Register for the Zoom HERE. ‘We’re excited to dive into the NY03 win with a group leader from Engage Long Island, how to coach your Unrep challenger, and a political update with you especially as you continue your excellent planning and organizing to unseat your Unrepresentative!” ***An unrepresentative is what we call a Republican member of congress representing a district that Biden won in 2020. Ours in NY22 is Brandon Williams.
Upstate NY for Biden-Harris State of the Union Pre-Party
Thursday, March 7th, 7:30-8:00 pm. Upstate NY for Biden-Harris State of the Union Pre-Party, Rally with others behind President Biden’s message of positivity and progress as well as touch base before the April 7 primary. There may be some special guests. Note: The SOTU begins at 9 pm. Register here to receive the Zoom link prior to the event.
Ezra Levin in Conversation with Sen, Jeff Merkley about his book Filibustered!
Monday, Feb. 26th, Indivisible’s Ezra Levin in Conversation with Sen. Jeff Merkley about his book Filibustered!. Join Ezra as he dives into the details of what the filibuster has cost us, where we stand now, and what a future unobstructed by the filibuster could be with Sen. Merkley. Register HERE
"The Persuaders" Book Talk with Anand Giridharadas
Thursday, Jan. 25th, 4:00-5:30 pm, “The Persuaders” Book talk with Anand Giridharadas. Gather online with Indivisibles for a conversation with Anand Giridharadas, New York Times best-selling author of "The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds and Democracy." Anand Giridharadas will be joined in conversation with Indivisible Co-Executive Director Ezra Levin.
Virtual Fundraiser with Sarah Klee Hood
Tuesday, Dec. 19th, 6:00-7:00 pm, Virtual Fundraiser with Sarah Klee Hood, Register HERE. Join Sarah and her supporters online. To purchase your ticket and get the zoom link sent to you: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/skh12.19?refcode=imv
Indivisible Truth Brigade Big Truths Message Call
Wednesday, Dec. 13th, 6:30-7:30 pm, Indivisible Truth Brigade Big Truths Message Call, Disinformation poisons minds and prevents our society from moving forward to protect our people, our planet and our democracy. Join us the second Wednesday of each month to learn from experts where we are most vulnerable, and how we can and must disrupt disinformation. Leave each call armed with a clear message to share and focused on taking meaningful action. This national Truth Brigade call held on the second Wednesday of every month is perfect for IMVers who want to strengthen our messaging work in 2024. Register HERE.
December Indivisible National Campaigns Call
Thursday, Dec. 7th, 8-9 pm, December Indivisible National Campaigns Call, Join activists across the country as we celebrate the incredible accomplishments of Indivisibles over the past year and take a look ahead to the exciting campaigns and strategic plans for 2024. Register HERE.
Indivisible's Halloween Eve Unrepresentative Text Party to hold Brandon Williams Accountable
Monday, Oct. 30th, 6-8 pm, Indivisible's Halloween Eve Unrepresentative Text Party to hold Brandon Williams Accountable, We're going to join together on Zoom and text as many voters as we can to let them know about Williams' record and just how scary he is for NY22.
Indivisible Unrepresentatives Cohort Call #2
Thursday, May 11th, 8:00-9:00 pm, Indivisible Un-representatives Cohort Call #2 During the first call, attendees heard about our plans to make the 18 Unrepresentatives as infamous as they ought to be, both for their MAGA extremism and their willingness to sell out their most vulnerable constituents for a seat in the GOP halls of power. We discussed how we’re going to fight them and ultimately defeat them. On Call #2: Prepare your own action with us as we brainstorm and build community with each other, and get ready for our MAGA Default Crisis Week of Action.
IMV CAFE Fridays
Friday, Feb. 24th, 9:30 am-10:30 am, IMV CAFE Fridays, Come by and connect for the latest news and conversation. Find Zoom link and password in weekly newsletter or email link/password request to indivisiblemv@gmail.com
Indivisible Truth Brigade BIG TRUTHS Campaign Launch
Wednesday, Feb. 8th, 6:30 pm, Indivisible Truth Brigade BIG TRUTHS Campaign Launch with Special Guests. You may not be surprised by this: disinformation purveyors are planning to spend millions in 2023 to build their dissemination pathways. Join us for this webinar in which we'll announce program improvements and our strategic power-building plan for 2023. Register HERE.
Indivisible Statewide Call with State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Thursday, Feb. 2nd, 6:00-8:00pm, Indivisible Statewide Call with State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. Open to all Indivisibles in NYS. Together we’ll advocate for IONY priorities to ASC before she writes her One House budget. We want her fighting for our priorities going into budget season.
Indivisible's Deep Dive: A Practical Guide to Defeating MAGA
Thursday, Jan. 26th, 8:00 pm, Indivisible’s Deep Dive: A Practical Guide to Defeating MAGA, Register HERE
Kirkland Town Democratic Committee Documentary Film & Discussion on Zoom
Thursday, Jan. 26th, 7 pm, Kirkland Town Democratic Committee Documentary Film & Discussion on Zoom, Click here to join.
Invest in Our NY Media Training
hursday, Jan. 26th, 11 am-12 pm, Invest in Our NY Media Training. We'll spend about an hour going over some general information about speaking with press, and also drill down a bit into talking to reporters about the Invest in Our NY 2023 campaign. This is a great media spokesperson training for anyone who who is interested. Can also help with being effective in communicating with the public and electeds. Click HERE to join the Zoom.
Indivisible's Post-election National Call
Thursday, Nov. 10th, 8 pm, Indivisible’s Post-election National Call. Register here.
The New York Environmental Bond Act Zoom Event
Tuesday, Oct. 11th, 6:30 pm, The New York Environmental Bond Act Zoom event hosted by League of Women Voters. Register here. On November 8th, New Yorkers will flip their ballots and vote on the Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. Join the League of Women Voters of New York State, The Nature Conservancy, WE ACT, and the New York State Conference of Operating Engineers to learn about the Bond Act, and how it will impact the environment, the labor market, and environmental justice in New York. This event is free and open to members of the public.
IMV CAFE Fridays
Friday, Sept. 30th, 9:30 am-10:30 am, IMV CAFE Fridays, come by and connect for the latest election news and conversation. Find password in weekly newsletter or email password request to indivisiblemv@gmail.com
Communicating with Voters Across Lines of Difference - Training
Thursday, July 21st, 8:00-9:30 pm, Communicating with Voters Across Lines of Difference Training. As you're gearing up to talk to voters by text, phone, or at their doors this election cycle, we invite you to join a training about best practices for communicating across lines of difference - in other words, talking respectfully and effectively with voters whether or not you live in their communities, share their identities, or know what influences their voting choices. This 1.5hr Indivisible national training will be practical and approachable while directly addressing key equity and inclusion skills. Participation info: This training does not have breakouts or high-volume/high-intensity group discussion, but does include many lower-stakes participation moments in the chat and out loud, as well as 2 short independent reflection times and discussion/Q&A/debrief at the end. Register HERE.
Three Nights of Indivisible 2022 Convention
July 12-14th 7-10 pm. Three nights of Indivisible 2022 Convention. Sign up HERE.
Indivisible National Rural Caucus Call
Wednesday, June 29th, 8-9 pm, Indivisible National Rural Caucus Call, Learn from peers around the country about how to organize in rural, small town, and red/purple areas. Register here.
Reversing Runaway Economic Inequality Workshop
Friday, May 20th, 1-4 pm, Reversing Runaway Economic Inequality Workshop by Citizen Action of New York. IMV highly recommends this excellent workshop. Sign up here.