Today, as we remember and honor the men and women who died in service to our country, let us also remember a key reason for their sacrifice - to preserve and protect our country and its democracy. And how can we best honor those we have lost? Let us honor them by continuing the fight to preserve and protect our democracy. It is in grave danger.
This message is likely not what you want to be reading on this beautiful Monday of a long weekend during which, finally, we are able to gather with friends and family. And, quite honestly, it's not what we want to be writing. We all deserve to enjoy these precious new freedoms and our lives returning to normal. So perhaps bookmark this email but please commit to reading it tomorrow, if not today,
Highlights include:
- Background and articles on the dangers and the stakes in protecting our democracy
- Ways that IndiMarin is taking action and how you can help
- Next steps for IndiMarin to gather again and foster our community
Background and articles:
To date, more than 360 bills to restrict voting access have been proposed in 47 states. These measures target and will disproportionately harm voters of color, young voters, and voters with disabilities.. If we don’t push back, state voter suppression laws with S.1, the For the People Act, we will very likely lose the House and maybe the Senate in 2022 and for the next decade. In fact, the grim reality is that if Republicans hold the House, Senate, or both, Congress could refuse to certify elections at all levels of government, even the presidency.
- Are Democrats Sleepwalking Toward Democratic Collapse
- Congress Must Pass the For the People Act
- Democrats are Running Out of Time
Ways that IndiMarin is taking action and how you can help:
1) Citizen groups at the state and local level are invited to join a grassroots-led effort to influence President Biden to urgently prioritize passage of the For the People Act. Our goal is to have 500+ groups representing 500,000+ Americans from all 50 states to sign on to this letter to President Biden. If you have family or friends, who are part of an advocacy, civic, or faith group, especially in other states, please send them this link to sign on.
2) Join us to make calls to activists in key states to help pass the For the People Act. We are asking them to contact their lawmakers who will make the difference between success and failure in passage of this groundbreaking bill. Sign up here.
3) Join us to write postcards to register voters here in California and/or to write voters in California supporting midterm Congressional candidates. We must start extra early in our work for 2022. Sign up here.
Stay tuned for next steps for IndiMarin to gather again and foster our community:
Now that we are finally able to gather in-person, we are excited to bring the IndiMarin community together again! Our Member Engagement and Recruitment team is hard at work planning for a range of events including social, educational, and action-oriented. We are excited to help rejuvenate, inspire, enrich, and expand our community! When we ask members what drew them to IndiMarin, we almost always hear that it was the people, and the inspiration they drew from working with like-minded people toward a shared cause. We look forward to sharing more with you about these plans in upcoming newsletters.