Hopefully, you had a chance to catch your breath a bit over the last six weeks from our work as citizen activists. This year is already shaping up to be very busy as we seek to maximize the legislative benefits of our hard-won and infrequent Democratic trifecta, as well as begin to lay the groundwork for the crucial 2022 midterms. There is no time to spare since the GOP is already hard at work to accelerate their voter suppression and gerrymandering agenda. The Senate's soul-crushing, albeit unsurprising, acquittal verdict must only intensify our resolve. We will discuss IndiMarin's current plans for action at our membership meeting on Sunday. Details below.
On a related note, we need your help to plan programming for 2021 that meets the wishes and priorities of our membership. If you haven't already done so, will you please join with over 100 members in filling out our 2021 Membership Survey? Please take five minutes to complete the survey so that we can better plan programs that matter to you.
Please also peruse the list of events below and sign up for all those that interest you.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Happy Hour Discussion Group Series - Tuesday, 2/16 at 5:30 PM - Sign up here.
To kick off the series, we'll be discussing Stacy Abrams' documentary film, “ALL IN: The Fight for Democracy." Feel free to bring your beverage of choice. 🍷
IndiMarin Membership Meeting - Sunday, 2/21 at 4 PM - Sign up here.
Join us to kick off a new year of activism with a short video presentation by Indivisible National co-founder Leah Greenberg. She makes a compelling argument for why Dems need to go "big and bold" in the first year of the Biden-Harris Administration. We'll then outline IndiMarin's focus as part of this strategy, followed by a Q&A session with our in-house policy advisor, Dan Krimm. Dan will field members' questions related to priority legislation, such as the For the People Act (H.R. 1/S. 1) and the related need to eliminate the filibuster. The agenda will also include an overview of the membership survey results, new programs, and optional breakout discussion groups from 5 - 5:30 PM.
Town Hall with Senator Alex Padilla - Wednesday, 2/17 at 5 PM - Sign up here.
A coalition of California Indivisible groups, including IndiMarin, asked Senator Padilla to hold a Town Hall during this week's Congressional recess. He will speak about his priorities and field pre-submitted questions.
March Against Proposed Mega Gas Station in Marin - Sat., 2/20 at 1 PM - Sign up here.
Marin residents are invited to rally and march against the proposed 28-pump gas station at Costco in the Vintage Oaks Shopping Plaza in Novato. Sponsoring groups include 350 Bay Area, 350 Marin, Sustainable Novato, and Green Novato. IndiMarin fully supports this effort. Participant should gather at 108 Rowland Boulevard, the Rowland Boulevard Park & Ride. After a march to Costco, organizers will hold a brief rally with calls to action in front of the threatened wetlands. Please share this information with your networks and sign up at the link above so that the organizers can better plan for the event.